Carlisle United is pleased to announce that defender Tom Aldred is on the shortlist for the Championship Manager Young Apprentice of the Year - League One category for the 2009 Football League Awards.
All players nominated for the award are in the second year of their apprenticeship at a Football League club.
They were judged on criteria such as their playing record in all competitions since they became an apprentice, their educational attainment, disciplinary record and any other outstanding achievements.
The shortlist was judged by an expert panel, containing representatives from The Football League, Championship Manager, The PFA, League Football Education and John Motson and Steve Claridge from BBC Radio Five Live.
The winner from each division will be announced at the Football League Awards ceremony, in association with FourFourTwo magazine, taking place at the prestigious Grosvenor House on Park Lane on Sunday 29th March 2009.
The full shortlist is:
| Championship: |
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| Crystal Palace: |
Sean Scannell |
| Southampton: |
Oscar Gobern |
| Watford: |
Ross Jenkins |
| League 1: |
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| Carlisle United: |
Tom Aldred |
| MK Dons: |
Daniel Powell |
| Southend United: |
Stuart O'Keefe |
| League 2: |
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| Brentford: |
Robin Nicholls |
| Rochdale: |
George Bowyer |
| Wycombe Wanderers: |
Matthew Phillips |
United Youth team manager Eric Kinder said: "Myself and Tom will go down there at the end of March and we'll see what happens with it all.
"The good thing about this award is that it isn't just about football. The fact that he has been playing well and has been called up by his country is added to the work that he does at college, the Blog that he does with the LFE, his attendance and discipline records and his overall progression, so it is a real pat on the back for the hard work that he has done over the course of the past two years.
"Even if he doesn't win the actual award itself, it is fantastic that he has been short-listed. That in itself is a real achievement and it is an excellent demonstration of what hard work and the right attitude can bring to a player, even one of a relatively young age. Now it's just a case of fingers crossed and wait and see what the award ceremony reveals."
