All posts tagged 25 Best Players in the Championship as voted for by you

The 25 best players in the Championship - Will they stay or will they go?

In November, you voted for the 25 best players in the Championship. In December, The Seventy Two published, in no particular order, 25 articles containing a total of over 15,000 words on those 25 players. As the January transfer window ticks towards a conclusion, here’s a very brief update on the fortunes of all 25… Will any be on the move before February arrives?


Kevin McNaughton (Cardiff City)

Still with …

The best player in the Championship - as voted for by you

When a public vote was opened up on Twitter to decide the best player in the Championship, one name quickly dominated the votes. In fact, he ended up getting twice as many votes as anyone else. He plays for Southampton and Sam Dobson is here to tell you all about him, with a short introduction from a familiar face…


Simon Thomas, Sky Sports

“As Southampton’s and the Championship’s top scorer …

The 25 Best Players in the Championship - as voted for by you: Part 24 of 25

Twenty-three down. Two to go. Sitting behind the penultimate window on our alternative advent calendar is another West Ham United player and, as John Verrall explains, he’s a Hammer through and through…


Mark Noble (West Ham United)

“When West Ham lose it feels like the world’s coming down on top of me”.

Mark Noble’s commitment to his club has never been in question, but when West Ham were relegated from …

The 25 Best Players in the Championship - as voted for by you: Part 23 of 25

People are beginning to talk about Jacob Butterfield. Not just Barnsley fans. All kinds of people are beginning to sit up and take notice of the midfielder as he continues to impress at Oakwell. John Verrall is one of a growing number of fans.


Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley)

They were, perhaps rather harshly, cast as relegation candidates at the start of the season by many but nobody is predicting that any …

The 25 Best Players in the Championship - as voted for by you: Part 22 of 25

Although this list is in no particular order from numbers 1 to 24, many Cardiff City fans will think it is a gross error of judgment that this former Aston Villa player’s name is appearing before Christmas Day. He actually came second in the voting by quite a distance in both directions, but he’ll always be Joe Harrison‘s number one.


Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City)

YouTube scouting has become a …