Blackpool youngster picks up accolade at EFL Awards while ex-Celtic wonderkid misses out to Peterborough United man

Blackpool youngster Rob Apter has been named as League Two Young Player of the Season following a successful campaign with Tranmere Rovers.
By Amos Wynn
Published 14th Apr 2024, 20:03 BST
Updated 14th Apr 2024, 20:12 BST
Rob Apter has enjoyed a successful season with Tranmere Rovers (Photographer Dave Howarth/CameraSport)Rob Apter has enjoyed a successful season with Tranmere Rovers (Photographer Dave Howarth/CameraSport)
Rob Apter has enjoyed a successful season with Tranmere Rovers (Photographer Dave Howarth/CameraSport)

The 20-year-old has received the accolade ahead of MK Dons’ Max Dean and Stockport County’s Ethan Pye- who were alongside him on the shortlist.

After impressing at Prenton Park during the first half of the season, Apter was handed a new deal with the Seasiders in January, before being sent back out to the Birkenhead club. In 35 league appearances for Tranmere, he has scored 11 times and provided six assists.

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Elsewhere, Blackpool’s Karamoko Dembele was on the shortlist for the Young Player of the Year award in League One. The Brest loanee scored the only goal of the game in the Seasiders’ 1-0 victory over Carlisle United on Saturday afternoon, taking his tally in all competitions up to eight, alongside his 12 assists.

The 21-year-old, who first rose to prominence as a teenager with Celtic, missed out on the prize at the EFL Awards, with Peterborough United’s Ronnie Edwards beating him and Wigan Athletic’s Charlie Hughes to the accolade.

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