Wolves trio in team of the year

Monday 27th April 2009, 8:49AM BST.

Wolves were today celebrating more honours after having three players named in the PFA’s Championship Team of the Year.

The Championship promotion winners, who won the title with the 1-1 draw against Barnsley on Saturday, had Richard Stearman, Michael Kightly and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake selected in the side.

There was more recognition for the West Midlands as Villa’s Ashley Young was crowned PFA Young Player of the Year at the glittering ceremony in London.

Wolves had more players than any other Championship side selected, which is voted for by players on performances from January 2008 to January 2009.

Former Walsall left-back Daniel Fox was also named in the Championship’s select XI, while ex-Saddlers Joe Murphy, who also had a spell at Albion (Scunthorpe) and Matty Fryatt (Leicester) were named in the League One Team of the Year.

PFA Championship Team of the Year: Keiren Westwood (Coventry), Kyle Naughton (Sheffield United), Stearman, Roger Johnson (Cardiff), Fox; Kightly, Jordi Gomez (Swansea), Joe Ledley (Cardiff), Stephen Hunt (Reading); Ebanks-Blake, Jason Scotland (Swansea).



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