Who has made it into our Football League 2021-22 teams of the season?
Goalkeeper: Mark Travers (Bournemouth) Made a name for himself on his Premier League debut against Tottenham three years ago and established himself as Bournemouth’s No 1 en route to promotion, staving off competition from the Newcastle loanee Freddie Woodman. The 23-year-old has had an interesting 12 months. Last May, five years on from for scoring on debut for Weymouth, he headed in a stoppage-time equaliser in the Hampshire Senior Cup and ended this season with the golden glove.
Centre-back: Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) Captain. Leader. Legend? Worrall may have acquired that status even before leading Forest to the Premier League, and wiped tears from his eyes as he tried to put the achievement into words at Wembley. Joined his boyhood club aged 14 and has long demonstrated what playing for Forest means to him, be it airing his distaste for Derby or his party trick: going to ground to clear the ball with his head. “We don’t mind suffering,” he said. “We’ve suffered for a long time off the pitch.”
Centre-back: Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn) At the heart of a three-man backline the Republic of Ireland defender, who joined Blackburn from Dublin side Belvedere in 2011, enjoyed arguably his finest season to date. Rovers ran out of steam as their playoff push faded – they won three games after February – but Lenihan more than played his part as Rovers threatened to disrupt the expected order. Out of contract this summer, Blackburn are in talks to extend the long-serving centre-back’s stay.
Centre-back: Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) It is just as well Bournemouth got over the line because in April Scott Parker declared Kelly – the youngest captain in the Championship – too good for the division. Eddie Howe knew he was getting a