KDH picks up double and looks for more

ing the King Power Stadium is not a consideration.

Asked about January transfer speculation after he stepped up to the stage to accept the first of his two awards, Dewsbury-Hall said he had “no intention of leaving” the club he had represented since the age of eight and was looking forward to the next challenge after righting the wrongs of the relegation and getting City back into the Premier League.

Speaking to the club afterwards, he said: “I feel so, so happy and I’m just really excited for the future now because, as I say, there’s a lot of stuff that could happen.

“We’re back in the Premier League, so we’ll see what happens.

“I couldn’t really have asked for much more. I set myself goals at the start of the season, the main one being to win the Championship.

“I’m so, so happy that I’ve managed to have a positive impact on the season and come away with a bit of silverware.

“It’s the best feeling in the world because you never know when you can get stuff like that.

“(The awards) mean an awful lot. To be recognised by the players and the fans – the people that are with you every day and the people that watch every game – you can’t really ask for much more as a player.”

While it was the first time Dewsbury-Hall had won the supporters’ Player of the Season award – the midfielder beating nominees Harry Winks and Ricardo Pereira to the prize – it was his second Players’ Player award, having also won two years ago.

Ricardo and Jannik Vestergaard were on the shortlist voted for by the squad.

Abdul Fatawu was also a winner on the night, the loan winger picking up Young Player of the Season, while James Justin’s dipping strike at Cardiff was named Goal of the Season.

For City Women, Finnish international Jutta Rantala emulated Dewsbury-Hall as she won the Player of the Season and Players’ Player of the Season double after a club-leading 10 goals in her maiden campaign.