Complete list: 2008 Football League Awards

The annual Football League Awards, now in their third year, were staged at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane on Sunday night and the evening was a once again a huge success.

The main award winners on a night when 19 different trophies were handed out to individuals and clubs, were Jimmy Armfield for his contribution to The Football League, sponsored by Thomas Cook and Kevin Phillips, the FourFourTwo Player of the Year for Coca-Cola Championship.

As part of a gala dinner the FourFourTwo Top 50 Football League Players were announced on the night and diners also voted via SMS for the best goal scored in the calendar year of 2007 from a shortlist of five.

Commenting on the 2008 Football League Awards, The Football League Chairman, Lord Mawhinney, said: “For the third consecutive year, The Football League Awards has been an enormous success.

“Once again, it has given us the opportunity to recognise and reward the outstanding contributions made by fans, clubs and players to the continued growth and development of league football.”

The Football League Awards show will be aired on Sky Sports 1 on Thursday 6th March at 8pm.

The full list of winners from The Football League Awards is as follows:

EA SPORTS Fan of the Year:
Paul Samrah, Brighton and Hove Albion

Advance Performance Best Community Initiative: Coca-Cola League 2 - Notts County - 'On The Ball'
Coca-Cola League 1 - Brighton and Hove Albion - 'RSL Football Inclusion Project'
Coca-Cola Championship - Charlton Athletic - 'Kent Social Inclusion Programme'

Perform Best Fan Marketing Campaign:
Bradford City - 'The Cheapest Season Ticket In The Football League'

ProgrammeMaster Best Matchday Programme:
Bristol City - 'Well Red'

Nivea for Men Young Apprentice Award:
Coca-Cola League 2 - Ryan Bennett - Grimsby Town
Coca-Cola League 1 - Daniel Broadbent - Huddersfield Town

Wickes Young Apprentice Award:
Coca-Cola Championship - Mark Beevers - Sheffield Wednesday

Sports Alliance Family Club of the Year:
Coca-Cola League 2 - Wycombe Wanderers
Coca-Cola League 1 - Huddersfield Town
Coca-Cola Championship - Norwich City

Wickes Community Club of the Year:
Watford

Mitre Goal of the Year:
Jermaine Beckford – Leeds United

FourFourTwo Young Player of the Year:**
Michael Kightly - Wolverhampton Wanderers

FourFourTwo Player of the Year:
Coca-Cola League 2* - Keith Andrews - Milton Keynes Dons
Coca-Cola League 1* - Jermaine Beckford - Leeds United
Coca-Cola Championship* - Kevin Phillips - West Bromwich Albion

Thomas Cook Sport Contribution to League Football: Jimmy Armfield

*These awards will be presented to the highest ranked player in each division in FourFourTwo's Top 50 Football League Players

**This award will be presented to the highest ranked young Football League player in FourFourTwo's Top 50 Football League Players

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