Ipswich Town star Conor Chaplin has been named PFA League One Players’ Player of the Season at a star-studded awards show tonight.
The 26-year-old bagged 26 league goals last season as Town surged to promotion.
That was enough for him to see off the challenge from his fellow nominees - Peterborough’s Jonson Clarke-Harris, Bali Mumba of Plymouth, Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan, former Town striker David McGoldrick and Bristol Rovers forward Aaron Collins.
The award was only introduced for the 2022/23 season, and saw players from across the divison cast their votes.
🏆 Congratulations to Town forward @ConorChaplin10, who has just been named @PFA League One Players' Player of the Year for 2022/23. #itfc | #PFAawards
— Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) August 29, 2023
Chaplin, who couldn't attend tonight's award ceremony due to Town's Carabao Cup clash at Reading, said: "It feels really good to have won such a prestigious award.
"It’s obviously the first time this has been given out, which makes it more special, and to be respected and acknowledged by those you are going up against every week is brilliant.
"The club’s success helps with individual awards and I will need a big space somewhere in my house, because it’s a very big trophy.”
He added: "A big part of why I have won this award is through goals, which you obviously don’t get if you don’t have chances made for you by your teammates.
"We are such a well-coached team and that helps us create so much.
"I was there to finish a lot of chances but so many of them are because of the work of others and because of the way we work as a team.”
Chaplin was also named in the PFA League One team of the season, along with Town skipper Sam Morsy and left back Leif Davis.
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