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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9. Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle)
Tolaj joined Plymouth Argyle for a big fee and with big expections for a promotion push. As a team it didn't work out but that's certainly no fault of Tolaj who did the business on a personal level. He bagged 18 goals and 8 assists despite only playing 33 games. Argyle will wonder what might have been if Tolaj had been available for more games. Photo: Getty Images
10. Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City)
Reeco Hackett has played a big part in Lincoln's rampant attack. The Imps scored 89 times on their way to the title with Hackett getting 11 of those goals and creating another 11. He's good at set pieces and running in off the win. He's been a real handful this season. Photo: Getty Images
11. Dom Ballard (Leyton Orient)
It's some achievement to win the golden boot while playing for a team which has battled relegation all year. Ballard has done just that with his 23 goals putting him four clear of the pack. He's unlikely to still be at Orient next season with that sort of ability. Photo: Getty Images