Walton Nominated For Player of the Month
Thursday, 7th May 2026 06:00

Town keeper Christian Walton has been nominated for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month Award for April.

The 30-year-old was one of the Blues’ most consistent performers after coming into the team in October and carried off the club’s Players’ Player of the Season gong.

Walton’s performances between the sticks helped Town negotiate a busy seven-game April in which they saw themselves to within three points of promotion, a goal they achieved via Saturday’s 3-0 home win against QPR in which Walton kept his 16th clean sheet in 36 Championship starts.

The Town keeper is up against Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth), Mohamed Toure (Norwich City) and Josh Windass (Wrexham) for the award, which will be announced on Friday.

The judging panel is made up of Sky Sports’ EFL expert Don Goodman, EFL chief executive Trevor Birch and Sky Bet EFL trader Ivor Davies.

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Chrisd added 07:07 - May 7 The fact he’s been nominated is terrific, he’s had a fantastic season and earned us plenty of points through his performances. He’s had to be patient over the last couple of campaigns, but he’s shown resilience and patience and is now getting the recognition he deserves.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 07:16 - May 7 Agree, Chrisd. I loved his passion when we scored vs QPR. He's worked hard to improve over the time he's been with us and now deserves the plaudits.
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Bazza8564 added 07:19 - May 7 Most improved POY for me by miles. Gone is the hesitancy on crosses, his distribution is better and his handling more consistent than ever. I genuinely thought we would go out and buy a big name in the summer, not so sure now
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sohamblue74 added 07:45 - May 7 CW would be a very deserving winner. But they will give it to Windarse. Because they love Wrectum.
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SpiritOfJohn added 08:05 - May 7 I hate to say it, but Touré has scored 9 goals in 11 matches (4 of which he came on as a sub), at an average of one goal every 54 minutes! He scored a hat-trick away from home in April and he also has 3 assists. He's done enough to earn a move to a bigger club.
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SpiritOfJohn added 08:08 - May 7 Apologies, that should be one goal every 66 minutes for Touré - still not too shabby!
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bringmeaKuqi added 09:01 - May 7 Is Toure worth a look?
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Robert_Garrett added 11:05 - May 7 Has really improved his game over the latest six months culminating in stopping everything getting in. We are Premier League and Christian played a huge part in getting there. COYB
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