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Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has scooped the Championship Manager of the Season award after guiding the Clarets to promotion.
Kompany, who took over at Turf Moor last summer, has masterminded a swift return to the Premier League.
Promotion was clinched with a win at Middlesbrough on Good Friday but the wait to secure the title goes on after Saturday’s shock home defeat by QPR.
Middlesborough’s Michael Carrick and Coventry boss Mark Robins were also shortlisted for the EFL award.
Kompany, who collected his award at a gala ceremony in London last night, said: “It has been a long journey and I am grateful for all the people that have helped me.
“Every step of the way I have been able to enjoy it because I have been surrounded by people that were backing me.”
Middlesbrough forward Chuba Akpom was named Championship Player of the Season ahead of Burnley’s Josh Brownhill and Coventry’s Victor Gyokeres.
Akpom’s 28 league goals have helped push Boro towards the play-offs.
The striker, 27, said: “The new manager [Michael Carrick] came in at the perfect time.
“He brought out the best in me, put me in the No10 [position] and I have been enjoying it ever since.”
Bristol City midfielder Alex Scott, 19, was named the Championship’s Young Player of the Season.
Lower down the football pyramid, Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher — whose side sit top of the table — picked up the League One Manager of the Season gong.
He said: “Every player to a man has played their part and we have been outstanding and we are nearly there.”
The League One Player of the Season award went to Bristol Rovers forward Aaron Collins, who has 16 goals and 11 assists so far.
Plymouth’s Bali Mumba, on loan from Norwich, was named the League One Young Player of the Season.
The League Two Manager of the Season went to Leyton Orient’s Richie Wellens, whose side secured the title on Saturday.
Northampton’s Sam Hoskins scooped the League Two Player of the Season and Colchester’s Junior Tchamadeu picked up the division’s young player award.
