The Football League Third Division Player of the Month award was a monthly prize of recognition given to association football players in the Football League Third Division, the fourth tier of English football from 1992 to 2004. The award was announced in the first week of the following month. From the 2004–05 season onwards, following a rebranding exercise by The Football League, the fourth tier was known as Football League Two, thus the award became the Football League Two Player of the Month award.
Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference to the area's maritime industry included as one of the quarters on the club badge. The club is owned by property developer Ron Martin.
Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Brechin in Angus. The club was founded in 1906 by players and officials of two local clubs, Brechin Harp and Brechin Hearts. The club currently competes in the Highland Football League after successive relegations from the Championship in 2018, League One in 2019 and League Two via the play-off in 2021 after a 3–1 aggregate defeat by Kelty Hearts.
The English Football League Championship is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League. The teams that finish the season in 3rd to 6th place enter a playoff tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Premier League. The three lowest-finishing teams in the Championship are relegated to League One.
Gary Bollan is a Scottish professional football player and coach.
Philip John Parkinson is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of National League side Wrexham.
Darren Ferguson is a Scottish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Championship club Peterborough United. Between his first and third stints with Peterborough, he also managed Preston North End and Doncaster Rovers.
Neil Aspin is an English former professional footballer and football manager.
John Leonard Still is an English former footballer and manager.
Philip Anthony Charnock is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Bryan Prunty is a retired Scottish footballer who is currently on the backroom staff at Scottish League One club Airdrieonians.
The Football League First Division Player of the Month award was a monthly prize of recognition given to association football players in the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football from 1992 to 2004. The award was announced in the first week of the following month. From the 2004–05 season onwards, following a rebranding exercise by The Football League, the second tier was known as the Football League Championship, thus the award became the Football League Championship Player of the Month award.
The Football League Second Division Player of the Month award was a monthly prize of recognition given to association football players in the Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football from 1992 to 2004. The award was announced in the first week of the following month. From the 2004–05 season onwards, following a rebranding exercise by The Football League, the third tier was known as Football League One, thus the award became the Football League One Player of the Month award.