Max Power wins PFA Fans' Player of the Month award for January
Tuesday 9 February 2016 10:55, UK
Wigan midfielder Max Power has been named the PFA Fans' Player of the Month for January in Sky Bet League One.
Wigan are currently on a nine-game unbeaten run in League One which has seen them rise to third in the table.
In January, Gary Caldwell's side picked up three wins and three draws with Power, who scored two goals last month, putting in some key performances.
The 22-year-old earned 79.1 per cent of the public vote to beat Barnsley striker Sam Winnall (14.2 per cent) and Port Vale forward Ajay Leitch-Smith (6.3 per cent), who both made the final three-man shortlist.
That list was reduced from an initial 12-man shortlist which included Adam Armstrong (Coventry City), Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town), Lee Gregory (Millwall), Nicky Ajose (Swindon Town), Rory Donelly (Gillingham), Stuart Beavon (Burton Albion), Tom Bradshaw (Walsall) and Tyrone Barnett (Southend United).
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Every month throughout the English football season fans will have the opportunity to vote on skysports.com for the player they think has performed best in the Barclays Premier League, Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two, after Sky Sports teamed up with the PFA to be the digital platform for the awards.
Before the vote opens each month, an expert panel will produce a shortlist of contenders. Fans will then be able to vote for the player they think deserves the award.
The panel includes Sky Sports football pundits Paul Merson, Ian Holloway and Peter Beagrie.
That trio will be joined by Mike Riley, general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials, and Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters Federation, as well as the winning fan from each month.
