It’s been a great season with Lincoln City and Cardiff City rightly earning promotion to the Championship, with the Imps doing it in some style to end the season 29 games unbeaten on 103 points.
It’s been great to see plucky minnows Stevenage show what can be done with good old-fashion grit, belief and great management – and their defensive brilliance sees them represented in my team of the year.
Another team in a similar mould is Mansfield Town who ended the season with one defeat in 15 and with a thumping 5-4 win over Cardiff. Their success is also down to a rock-solid defence with goalkeeper Liam Roberts being a real standout performer in his debut season.
Bolton and Stockport have representatives after excellent seasons on the way to the play-offs.
There’s been some tough choices – a selection headache in fact – but, after much thought, I have narrowed it down to my final 11 and come up with this team, based on a 4-2-3-1 formation.
I think it’s a pretty good team, a team with defensive solidity, plenty of fair, versatility and a good smattering of goals. I think it’s one that would most likely be able to challenge for a promotion place.
Of course, ask 100 people to pick a side and 100 different teams would be chosen. You guys will no doubt think differently to how I am seeing it, but have a look at this eleven and let me know what you think.
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5. Tendayi Darikwa (Lincoln City)
Darikwa has had a brilliant season for the champions, using all his higher-level experience to bring reliability and solidity to the right-back spot. His commanding presence and leadership skills have been key to Lincoln's historic season. He's also chipped in with a very handy six goals. Photo: Getty Images
6. Oliver Norwood (Stockport County)
The veteran has impressed all season long in the heart of the County midfield. He's been there and done it at a higher level and Norwood looks like he could do it all over again if Stockport win promotion. Norwood has been a complete midfielder, getting the nitty gritty done and also contributing eight goals and 11 assists during his 41 games. Photo: Getty Images
7. Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers)
Bailey has made the step up to League One in stunning fashion and has been an ever present in the heart of Doncaster's midfield this season. He got better and better as the season went on and scored an impressive 13 goals, along with four assists. He's a player who can certainly play higher up and for a bigger club, Photo: Getty Images
8. Reyes Cleary (Barnsley)
Cleary has caught the eye for his individual displays and shown plenty of potential during an up and down season for Barnsley. He's been a threat down the left wing with his pace and power difficult for defenders to stop. He can play anywhere along the front line and has a solid seven goals and 13 assists to his name. He could well be stepping up to a bigger club this summer. Photo: Getty Images