Birmingham City boss Chris Davies won the Manager of the Year award at the EFL Awards
05:00, 28 Apr 2025Updated 06:50, 28 Apr 2025
Birmingham City manager Chris Davies with the Sky Bet League One trophy
Birmingham City celebrated lifting the League One winners’ trophy on Sunday – and Chris Davies capped the perfect day by being crowned Manager of the Year.
Davies emerged victorious over Phil Parkinson, Nathan Jones and Richie Wellens at the EFL Awards dinner after a season which saw Blues shatter the League One points record.
Blues’ 4-0 victory over Mansfield on Sunday saw them reach 105 points and eclipse the previous points record set by Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2013/14. Two more points from the final two games would see Blues set a new EFL points record.
It wasn’t the perfect night for Blues, however, as Tomoki Iwata missed out on the Player of the Year gong to Wycombe Wanderers’ Richard Kone.
Iwata did make it into the Team of the Year alongside Blues teammates Christoph Klarer and Alex Cochrane but there were a number of omissions.
Ryan Allsop was overlooked despite 20 clean sheets in League One landing him the Golden Glove award. Paik Seung-ho, Keshi Anderson and top scorer Jay Stansfield didn’t make the team either.
The EFL team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Sam Tickle (Wigan)
Defenders: Christoph Klarer (Blues), Max Cleworth (Wrexham), Lloyd Jones (Charlton), Ryan Barnett (Wrexham), Alex Cochrane (Blues)
Midfielders: Tomoki Iwata (Blues), Lewis Bate (Stockport)
Forwards: Davis Keillor-Dunn (Barnsley), Kwame Poku (Peterborough), Richard Kone (Wycombe)
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