EFL awards: Lampard and Hackney take top Championship honours | OneFootball

Frank Lampard was named Championship Manager of the Season at the EFL Awards after guiding Coventry City back to the Premier League for the first time in 25 years in his first full campaign at the club.

Coventry’s consistency across the season secured promotion with games to spare, marking a major milestone in the Sky Blues’ recent resurgence.

Hayden Hackney picked up the Championship Player of the Season award following an outstanding campaign for Middlesbrough. The 23-year-old midfielder contributed five goals and eight assists, while also playing a key role in controlling matches from the centre of the pitch during Boro’s promotion push.

In League One, Michael Skubala was recognised as Manager of the Season after leading Lincoln City to promotion to the Championship for the first time in 65 years. Meanwhile, Dom Ballard enjoyed a memorable night, winning both Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season after scoring 22 goals in 38 appearances for Leyton Orient.

League Two honours went to Andy Woodman, who guided Bromley to a historic promotion to League One, and Aaron Drinan, whose 22-goal haul earned him Player of the Season recognition.

Elsewhere, the Young Player of the Season awards were claimed by Jordan James in the Championship and Daniel Kanu in League Two.

EFL Awards in full

Championship

Manager of the season: Frank Lampard (Coventry City)

Player of the season: Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough)

Young player of the season: Jordan James (Leicester City)

Apprentice of the season: Louis Page (Leicester City)

Team of the Season: Carl Rushworth, Tristan Crama, Callum Doyle, Josh Tymon, Milan van Ewijk, Matt Grimes, Sorba Thomas, Femi Azeez, Hayden Hackney, Haji Wright, Zan Vipotnik.

League One

Manager of the season: Michael Skubala (Lincoln City)

Player of the season: Dom Ballard (Leyton Orient)

Young player of the season: Dom Ballard (Leyton Orient)

Apprentice of the season: Sulyman Krubally (Burton Albion)

Team of the Season: George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Charlie Goode, Sonny Bradley, Joel Bagan,  Oliver Norwood, Owen Bailey, Jack Moylan, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Kyle Wootton, Dom Ballard.

League Two

Manager of the season: Andy Woodman (Bromley)

Player of the season: Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town)

Young player of the season: Daniel Kanu (Walsall)

Apprentice of the season: Ollie Dewsbury (Bristol Rovers)

Team of the Season: Mathew Hudson, Kelland Watts, Jack Sanders, Omar Sowunmi, Harvey Rodgers, Mitch Pinnock, Liam Kelly, Isaac Hutchinson, Sammy Braybrooke, Aaron Drinan, Callum Paterson.