article: After Patrick Bamford, Joe Garner and Danny Mayor were crowned their division's player of the year on Sunday, the Football League has revealed the players who were nipping at their heels for the honour. On-loan Chelsea striker Bamford's efforts at Middlesbrough were rewarded with the Championship award, as voted by Sky Bet Football League club managers, with his team-mates Grant Leadbitter and Lee Tomlin also in the second tier's top 10. Ipswich Town's Daryl Murphy was second in the voting ahead Troy Deeney, whose been in top form for Championship leaders Watford, in a list dominated by attacking players. Championship player of the year Patrick Bamford beat Daryl Murphy and Troy Deeney for the honour . The Football League revealed the top ten players in each of their divisions based on votes by managers . Ipswich Town's Daryl Murphy was second in the voting after finding the net 24 times this season . Troy Deeney, with 20 goals for Championship leaders Watford this campaign, was third in voting . Callum Wilson in fourth is the first of three Bournemouth players with midfielders Grant Leadbitter (seventh) and Harry Arter (10th) along with Derby's Chris Martin (sixth) and Brentford's Alex Pritchard (eighth). For the top tens, each manager was asked to choose their top five players from this season in order before their rankings were collated to make up the final list. Following Preston North End's Garner in League One's top ten was MK Dons' Dele Alli, the star striker signed by Tottenham and loaned back to the club for the season who picked up Sunday's young player of the year award. Bristol City winger Luke Freeman was third in the voting with the work of Aden Flint (fifth), Joe Bryan (seventh) and Luke Ayling (ninth), with it hard not to assume the League One leaders were victims of their own success with so many standout players splitting the vote. Dele Alli, the Football League's Young Player of the Year, finished second behind Joe Garner in League One . Four from League One's standout club, Bristol City, made the shortlist for the division's best player . Also listed are Swindon Town's Australian midfielder Massimo Luongo (fifth) and defender Nathan Byrne (eighth), Sheffield United's Jamie Murphy and PNE's Leicester loanee Paul Gallagher (10th). Second-placed Shrewsbury Town had three players on the League Two top 10 behind Bury's winner Danny Mayor, with Ryan Woods second, James Collins seventh and Bobby Grant ninth. Wycombe's Alfie Mawson was third while Portsmouth and leaders Burton Albion each had two inclusions - Jed Wallace (fourth) and Matt Tubbs (fifth) for Pompey and Stuart Beavon (sixth) and John Mousinho (eighth) for the Brewers. Reuben Reid for Plymouth Argyle rounded out the list. Shrewsbury Town had three inclusions in the League Two list behind winner Danny Mayor, of Bury .
highlights: Daryl Murphy was second to Patrick Bamford for the Championship award .
  Young player of the year Dele Alli behind Joe Garner in League One .
  Shrewsbury Town had three players in League Two's top 10 players .
  Football League player of the year awards given out on Sunday .
  Top ten from votes by Football League managers released on Thursday .
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