Leigh’s squad
LEIGH Centurions have released their squad number for the new season.
1. Ryan Brierley, 2. Matty Russell, 3. Iain Thornley, 4. Junior Sa’u, 5. Lewis Tierney. 6. Blake Wallace, 7. Joe Mellor, 8. Ben Flower, 9. Liam Hood, 10. Mark Ioane, 11. Ben Hellewell, 12. Jordan Thompson, 13. James Bell, 14. Matty Wildie, 15. Alex Gerrard, 16. Nathaniel Peteru, 17. Jamie Ellis, 18. Matty Gee, 19. Nathan Mason, 20. Adam Sidlow, 21. Tyrone Mccarthy, 22. Craig Mullen, 23. Tom Spencer, 24. Keanan Brand.
GRANT Mccann and George Honeyman have both been nominated for Hull City’s impressive displays in January.
It’s the second time this season the pair have been nominated together, with both missing out in September.
Here’s the EFL’S reasoning for each nominee.
MANAGER OF THE MONTH Michael Appleton (Lincoln City):
The energy and enthusiasm of his young side continue to overpower opponents. Lincoln maintained their top two position with 10 points from five games, including fixtures against promotion rivals Peterborough and Portsmouth.
Grant Mccann (Hull City): No League One team accumulated more points in January, with 14 from their seven games. Mccann managed his squad superbly, keeping his players fresh and hungry, never more so than in the stunning 4-0 win at Portsmouth.
Darren Moore (Doncaster: Four victories from four games for Moore’s men in January as they moved from play-off hopefuls to genuine automatic promotion contenders. And all this while losing influential midfielder and captain Ben Whiteman in the transfer window.
Karl Robinson (Oxford United):
A second successive unbeaten month, this time matching 12 goals with a perfect 12 points from four games as Robinson guided his side towards the play-off places. Their away wins came in style, too - 5-1 at Burton and 4-3 at Rochdale.
PLAYER OF THE MONTH George Honeyman (Hull City) – midfielder: One goal and three assists are the bald statistics of Honeyman’s month, yet he was directly involved in three other Hull goals and didn’t give opposing defenders any peace. Inventive, too, as seen in his clever backheel for an assist at Charlton.
Matty Lund (Rochdale) midfielder: No player typifies Rochdale’s all-action approach better than Lund, combining creativity and passing ability with energy and coolness in front of goal, and constantly bursting forward to score four goals and add three assists.
Josh Ruffels (Oxford United) - fullback: Combined with his role in a defence that kept another two clean sheets, Ruffels’ natural instincts as a former midfielder thrust him forward to great effect. His three goals in four games from left-back included a fizzing low strike at Burton.
Charlie Wyke (Sunderland) – striker: Five goals in seven games for Wyke – and game-defining ones, too. His hat-trick at Wimbledon, a header against Shrewsbury and a sweetly-timed volley at Ipswich accounted for every Sunderland goal in their January victories.
The decision will be made by former Barnsley manager Danny Wilson, Sky Sports’ EFL expert Don Goodman; EFL Communications Director Mark Rowan, and Sky Bet EFL trader Ivor Davies, and revealed on Friday morning ahead of City’s home date with MK Dons.