The EFL have revealed their nominees ahead of the end-of-season awards and Championship leaders Coventry City have had two people nominated for awards after their successful season.
Sky Blues head coach Frank Lampard has been nominated for manager of the season, whereas on-loan goalkeeper Carl Rushworth has been nominated for player of the season.
The other managers nominated are: Alex Neil (Millwall), Sergej Jakirovic (Hull), Kim Hellberg (Middlesborough).
Whereas, the other players who have been nominated are: Hayden Hackney (Middlesborough), Femi Azeez (Millwall), Zan Vipotnik (Swansea).
The winners will be announced on Sunday 19th April at the annual end-of-season awards.
There is little debate whether Lampard deserves this award – the former Chelsea manager joined the Sky Blues in November 2024 and has won 43 of his 77 games in charge and guided his side 12 points clear at the top of the league with five games to go.
Despite the little wobble throughout the winter period, Coventry City have been the best team in the Championship this season by a long way, even when times were tough.
The Sky Blues have been in the top two since the 27th September and have been top of the league since the 4th October, bar one week in February.
Lampard has broken several records this season, such as most wins in a season ever for Coventry, most goals scored in the opening eight games as well as several others.
It would be a shock if the former England midfielder did not win the award, with his side set to be the first non-parachute payment team to win the league since Leeds in 2019/20.
Despite his nomination, it is unlikely that the on-loan Brighton goalkeeper will win the award, despite only being the second goalkeeper to ever be nominated alongside James Trafford in 2024/25.
He has been a key member of the Coventry City squad and has been invaluable to their rise to the top of the league, making crucial saves to secure points when the Sky Blues haven’t been at their best.
It is likely that Middlesborough’s Hayden Hackney will win the award who has played a massive part in Boro’s promotion push and is likely to fall short whilst he has been out injured.
Despite this, it has been an extremely successful season for the potential England goalkeeper in a few years if his progress continues, regardless of whether he moves to Coventry on a permanent deal or remains at Brighton, he certainly has a strong future ahead of him.
