Norris and Walters in Top 50 - Ipswich Town News

Midfielder David Norris and striker Jon Walters are the only Town players named amongst the FourFourTwo Top 50 Football League Players at last night's Football League Awards. Norris was 12th in the list, while Walters was 27th.

West Brom's Kevin Phillips was named Football League Player of the Year, while Wolves winger Michael Kightly won the Football League Young Player of the Year award.

Town failed to win in any of the categories in the Football League Awards themselves. The awards show, which was held at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, is being shown on Sky Sports One on Thursday at 8pm.

FourFourTwo Top 50 Football League Players
1 Kevin Phillips, West Brom
2 Andy Gray, Charlton
3 Michael Kightly, Wolves
4 Jon Greening, West Brom
5 Zheng Zhi, Charlton
6 James Beattie, Sheffield United
7 Clinton Morrison, Crystal Palace
8 Dean Windass, Hull City
9 Michael Mifsud, Coventry
10 Zoltan Gera, West Brom
11 Robert Koren, West Brom
12 David Norris, Ipswich
13 Adriano Basso, Bristol City
14 Wes Hoolahan, Blackpool
15 Ricardo Fuller, Stoke
16 Brian Howard, Barnsley
17 Akos Buzsaky, QPR
18 Andy Keogh, Wolves
19 Jay DeMerit, Watford
20 Paul Robinson, West Brom
21 Dan Shittu, Watford
22 Wayne Hennessey, Wolves
23 Ryan Shawcross, Stoke
24 Jermaine Beckford, Leeds: League One Player of the Year
25 Chris Iwelumo, Charlton
26 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Wolves
27 Jonathan Walters, Ipswich
28 Darius Henderson, Watford
29 Liam Lawrence, Stoke
30 Chris Dickson, Charlton
31 Lee Trundle, Bristol City
32 Jason Scotland, Swansea
33 Lee Camp, QPR
34 Marvin Elliott, Bristol City
35 Peter Halmosi, Plymouth
36 Joe Garner, Carlisle
37 Andrew Surman, Southampton
38 Keith Andrews, MK Dons: League Two Player of the Year
39 Mark Hudson, Crystal Palace
40 Jack Lester, Chesterfield
41 Filipe Teixeira, West Brom
42 Aaron McLean, Peterborough
43 Joe Ledley, Cardiff City
44 Kris Commons, Nottingham Forest
45 Jason Puncheon, Barnet
46 Casper Ankergren, Leeds
47 Andy Robinson, Swansea
48 Richie Wellens, Doncaster
49 Anthony Gerrard, Walsall
50 Derek Holmes, Rotherham

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