Academy midfielder Jack Willbye’s 45-yard stunner during Town’s FA Youth Cup tie with Sunderland has won the League Football Education December 2013 U18 Academy Leagues Goal of the Month award.

The 17-year-old’s strike received 613 votes, 33.14 per cent of those cast to carry off the gong.

Second-year scholar Willbye put the Blues in front in the first half but the Black Cats equalised after the break and eventually went on to win 4-2 on penalties.

Meanwhile, former Blues striker Jason Scotland has joined Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Championship on a deal until the end of the season having had his contract at Barnsley cancelled.

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Bergholtblue added 16:11 - Jan 22 Fully deserved. Well done. There were some cracking goals in contention not least ones scored by the Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and the two by Blackpool
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Seasider added 16:25 - Jan 22 Well done young man.
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HarryfromBath added 16:46 - Jan 22 Congratulations Jack. Hope we get to see many more wonder strikes from you at Portman Road.
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BillBlue added 17:56 - Jan 22 Really well done Jack. I hope this is the beginning of a big future for you and you most certainly deserved that award.
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Cloddyseedbed added 18:28 - Jan 22 Excellent goal and well done for having the confidence to try it.
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ChrisMakin2012 added 20:42 - Jan 22 Hoofball
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TractorBeezer added 02:01 - Jan 23 Congratulations Jack. A great goal to win against some other impressive contenders. Well done!
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 06:44 - Jan 23 Yeah! I would have voted for this, naturally, even if it had been a two-yard tap-in, but it was well deserved. Hope to see you in the squad made up of 50% ITFC Academy players in the future.
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TrabzonBlue added 08:59 - Jan 23 I'm sure he willbe delighted to win this award.
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WhoisJimmyJuan added 12:52 - Jan 23 Well done to the boy. Interesting footnote about Jason Scotland here too. A year ago many were bemoaning his contract being terminated. My eyebrows were raised too. But now Barnsley have essentially done the same thing a year on.
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