Gayle nominated for Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season award

The striker has scored 21 times for Newcastle this season and is one of three players shortlisted for the award; Leeds frontman Chris Wood and Brighton and Hove Albion's Anthony Knockaert are also in the frame.

Gayle is the Magpies' leading goalscorer and Rafa Benitez's side are currently top of the table. 

The annual EFL awards will honour players, managers and supporters, as well as highlighting some of the work being undertaken by clubs and trusts in communities up and down the country. Judged by panels of leading experts from the football and media industry, they will take place in London on Sunday, 9th April.

EFL Chief Executive Shaun Harvey said: "It's been an exciting and action-packed 12 months for the EFL both on and off the pitch. There have been some incredible individual and team performances across the three divisions, entertaining the millions of fans who follow the EFL week in, week out.

"Off the pitch our clubs continue to have a positive and lasting impact in their local communities, using the power of football to deliver life-changing programmes and activities.

"The EFL Awards are a fantastic way to recognise the achievements of clubs, players, backroom staff and fans and I would like to personally congratulate everyone who has been nominated and wish them all the best on the night itself."

The full EFL Awards shortlist is:

Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season
Chris Wood – Leeds United
Dwight Gayle – Newcastle United
Anthony Knockaert – Brighton & Hove Albion

Sky Bet League One Player of the Season
Billy Sharp – Sheffield United
Josh Morris – Scunthorpe United
John Fleck – Sheffield United

Sky Bet League Two Player of the Season
John Marquis – Doncaster Rovers
James Coppinger – Doncaster Rovers
Danny Hylton – Luton Town

EFL Young Player of the Season
John Swift – Reading
Ryan Ledson – Oxford United
Ollie Watkins – Exeter City

Football Manager Team of the Season
To be revealed on the night

Sir Tom Finney and Contribution to League Football Awards
To be announced on the night

PFA Player in the Community
Liam Rosenior – Brighton & Hove Albion
Andy Butler – Doncaster Rovers
Christian Burgess – Portsmouth

EFL Supporter of the Year
Pav Samra – Derby County
Zoe Edge – Chesterfield
Paul Mayfield – Doncaster Rovers

Nickelodeon Family Club of the Year – Championship
Blackburn Rovers
Brighton & Hove Albion

Nickelodeon Family Club of the Year – League One
Millwall
MK Dons

Nickelodeon Family Club of the Year – League Two
Carlisle United
Stevenage

Checkatrade Community Club of the Year
North West – Wigan Athletic
North East & Yorkshire – Rotherham United
Midlands – Burton Albion
London – Fulham
South East – Brighton & Hove Albion
South West & Wales – Portsmouth

LFE Apprentice of the Year – Championship
Ben Brereton – Nottingham Forest
Lloyd Kelly – Bristol City
George Hirst – Sheffield Wednesday

LFE Apprentice of the Year – League One
Lewis Butroid – Scunthorpe United
Matthew Gillam – Rochdale
Callum Cockerill-Mollett – Walsall

LFE Apprentice of the Year – League Two
Myles Judd – Leyton Orient
Alex Fletcher – Plymouth Argyle
Leon Davies – Cambridge United

Mitre Goal of the Year
Adam Hammill (Barnsley) v Millwall
Darren Bent (Derby County) v Wolves
Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) v Rotherham United
Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) v Huddersfield Town
Fabio da Silva (Cardiff City) v Middlesbrough
Steve Sidwell (Brighton & Hove Albion) v Bristol City
Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) v Leyton Orient
Nathan Thomas (Hartlepool United) v Grimsby Town
Michael Doyle (Portsmouth) v Accrington Stanley
Stephen O'Donnell (Luton Town) v Yeovil Town

For more details on the EFL Awards, visit www.eflawards2017.co.uk.