After Patrick Bamford , Joe Garner and Danny Mayor were crowned their division 's player of the year on Sunday , the Football League has revealed the players who were nipping at their heels for the honour . On-loan Chelsea striker Bamford 's efforts at Middlesbrough were rewarded with the Championship award , as voted by Sky Bet Football League club managers , with his team-mates Grant Leadbitter and Lee Tomlin also in the second tier 's top 10 . Ipswich Town 's Daryl Murphy was second in the voting ahead Troy Deeney , whose been in top form for Championship leaders Watford , in a list dominated by attacking players . Championship player of the year Patrick Bamford beat Daryl Murphy and Troy Deeney for the honour . The Football League revealed the top ten players in each of their divisions based on votes by managers . Ipswich Town 's Daryl Murphy was second in the voting after finding the net 24 times this season . Troy Deeney , with 20 goals for Championship leaders Watford this campaign , was third in voting . Callum Wilson in fourth is the first of three Bournemouth players with midfielders Grant Leadbitter ( seventh ) and Harry Arter ( 10th ) along with Derby 's Chris Martin ( sixth ) and Brentford 's Alex Pritchard ( eighth ) . For the top tens , each manager was asked to choose their top five players from this season in order before their rankings were collated to make up the final list . Following Preston North End 's Garner in League One 's top ten was MK Dons ' Dele Alli , the star striker signed by Tottenham and loaned back to the club for the season who picked up Sunday 's young player of the year award . Bristol City winger Luke Freeman was third in the voting with the work of Aden Flint ( fifth ) , Joe Bryan ( seventh ) and Luke Ayling ( ninth ) , with it hard not to assume the League One leaders were victims of their own success with so many standout players splitting the vote . Dele Alli , the Football League 's Young Player of the Year , finished second behind Joe Garner in League One . Four from League One 's standout club , Bristol City , made the shortlist for the division 's best player . Also listed are Swindon Town 's Australian midfielder Massimo Luongo ( fifth ) and defender Nathan Byrne ( eighth ) , Sheffield United 's Jamie Murphy and PNE 's Leicester loanee Paul Gallagher ( 10th ) . Second-placed Shrewsbury Town had three players on the League Two top 10 behind Bury 's winner Danny Mayor , with Ryan Woods second , James Collins seventh and Bobby Grant ninth . Wycombe 's Alfie Mawson was third while Portsmouth and leaders Burton Albion each had two inclusions - Jed Wallace ( fourth ) and Matt Tubbs ( fifth ) for Pompey and Stuart Beavon ( sixth ) and John Mousinho ( eighth ) for the Brewers . Reuben Reid for Plymouth Argyle rounded out the list . Shrewsbury Town had three inclusions in the League Two list behind winner Danny Mayor , of Bury .
Daryl Murphy was second to Patrick Bamford for the Championship award . Young player of the year Dele Alli behind Joe Garner in League One . Shrewsbury Town had three players in League Two 's top 10 players . The Premier League's new £ Top ten from votes by Football League managers released on Thursday .