Thursday 12 May 2016 10:59, UK
It was another thrilling season in the Championship as the race for promotion went down to the wire.
But who was the player of the season? Who was the best manager? And who was the biggest disappointment?
Sky Sports' Football League pundit Don Goodman hands out his individual accolades...
Manager of the season: Sean Dyche (Burnley)
After relegation from the Premier League last season, Dyche led Burnley back up at the first attempt. The Clarets won the division and finished the season with a 23-match unbeaten run stretching back to Boxing Day.
GOODMAN'S VERDICT: "The sheer organisation, discipline, will to win and character to score late goals and salvage points as well as their ability to turn defeats into draws and draws into wins. That's why he's won.
"He is a motivator and he has motivated a squad that has been relegated to bounce back at the first attempt. They are only the 19th club to do it. That's how hard it is.
"Chris Hughton has run him extremely close but I don't think Burnley are the best team in the Championship, and yet they have won the league. That's why I think Sean Dyche is the manager of the season.
"Other candidates would include Aitor Karanka, for bouncing back from the disappointment of last year, and Neil Warnock - it was like he waved a magic wand at Rotherham. But Dyche tips it."
Player of the season: Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough)
An integral player for Boro as they finished second in the league, Clayton was named in the Championship Team of the Season. Boro boss Aitor Karanka recently said he is the best midfielder in the division and has taken his game to another level.
GOODMAN'S VERDICT: "You could look at Andre Gray and Joey Barton at Burnley or Brighton's Anthony Knockaert, who has made a team that struggled to score into the joint-top scorers in the division.
"There are a lot of candidates, but every time I did a Middlesbrough game, I gave Adam Clayton man of the match. I don't think many people would pick him because a lot of what he does goes unnoticed, but as pundits we notice it. That partnership with Grant Leadbitter was the key for them."
Young player of the season: Connor Goldson (Brighton)
Signed from Shrewsbury last summer, Goldson did not feature in a Championship game until December 19, the day after he turned 23. However, he held on to his first-team place and in the second half of the season was a regular at centre-back alongside Lewis Dunk.
GOODMAN'S VERDICT: "The first one that came into my head was Connor Goldson. His maturity has impressed me.
"He got the opportunity to go to the Premier League from Shrewsbury and he turned it down because he wanted to go to a club where he would get a game. He had to wait until halfway through the season because Gordon Greer and Dunk were doing so well.
"He had to be patient even though he made this brave decision, but the minute he got his opportunity he grabbed it with both hands and he has been outstanding.
"If I was in charge of a Premier League club, I would get him now. He is that good and can go on to do big things."
Signing of the season: Anthony Knockaert (Brighton)
Having spent the first half of the season with Standard Liege, former Leicester midfielder Knockaert signed for Brighton in January. He hit the ground running with the Seagulls and won the Championship Player of the Month award for April. Knockaert will be in action in the play-offs, with Brighton travelling to Sheffield Wednesday for the first leg of their semi-final on Friday, live on Sky Sports.
GOODMAN'S VERDICT: "Brighton started the season with a 21-match unbeaten run and they were nicking games. Every win was by a one-goal margin, they couldn't put teams to bed even when they were superior. Then they signed Knockaet in January and he has transformed their goal-scoring output.
"He can score goals and also create them. He can make things happen out of nothing like Riyad Mahrez in the Premier League. They get the ball when there is nothing on and beat three or four players and all of a sudden it's a goal, whether they have scored it or somebody else has. Knockaert has that ability to turn a game. He has been the difference for Brighton."
Disappointment of the season: Bolton
In a season plagued by off-field issues, Bolton won just one game before Christmas. Manager Neil Lennon left in March and the former Premier League side finished bottom of the table, 19 points from safety.
GOODMAN'S VERDICT: "It's embarrassing. Look at how many of their players have played in the Premier League. That they can win five games in a 46-game season and finish so far adrift at the bottom is a massive underachievement.
"I know they have had their problems off the pitch but I think that's a cop out. I have been at clubs where we have had adversities and as a player you have to be strong, you are well paid for doing your job. Fulham are lucky because it might have been them, but the fact Bolton have gone down so easily and without a fight has been very disappointing."
Breakthrough player: Sam Clucas (Hull)
After just one season with Chesterfield, Clucas joined Hull last summer. He has proved to be a key player for the Tigers, featuring in all but two of their 46 league games and scoring six goals. Hull start their play-off campaign with a first-leg trip to Derby on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
GOODMAN'S VERDICT: "Particularly in the first six months of the season, he was outstanding. He came from Chesterfield and not many people were aware of him.
"In the first half of the season, he could have been a candidate for player of the season, he was exceptional in everything he did."
Watch all the Championship play-off games live on Sky Sports, starting with Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton on Friday and Derby v Hull on Saturday.
