Leeds United duo Daniel Farke and Manor Solomon compete with Burnley pair for Championship awards

NEWLY-crowned league winners Leeds United are in the running for dual honours in the Championship's final monthly awards of the 2024-25 season.

A memorable April saw United clinch promotion on Easter Monday, with a 6-0 blitzing of Stoke City at Elland Road - combined with Burnley's victory over Sheffield United later on that day which rubber-stamped a Premier League campaign.

A strong finish in the final regular month of the season has been recognised by way of another managerial nomination for Daniel Farke, while stellar winger Manor Solomon has been short-listed for the players' gong in April.

The German is vying with Burnley rival Scott Parker - who beat him to the Championship Manager of the Year accolade recently, but saw his Clarets' side miss out on the title last weekend - former Barnsley chief Valerien Ismael, now at Blackburn Rovers, and Millwall manager Alex Neil to the award.

LEEDS, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Daniel Farke, Manager of Leeds United, celebrates promotion to the Premier League at the end of the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United FC and Bristol City FC at Elland Road on April 28, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Farke, who has now lifted three Championship titles in his time in England, saw his side sweep to automatic promotion with five straight wins in April - following a draw at Luton Town - scoring 14 goals along the way and conceded just once.

He has scooped two previous monthly awards in 24-25 - in both February and December.

Solomon's nomination follows an outstanding April, which saw score or assist in each of Leeds’ quintet of wins last month versus Middlesbrough, Preston North End, Oxford United, Stoke and Bristol City. It was headlined by a key winner in Oxford on Good Friday, which moved United to the cusp of promotion.

The winger, on a season-long loan from Spurs, also provided five assists.

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND - MAY 03: Manor Solomon of Leeds United, poses for a photo with the Sky Bet Championship trophy after the teams 2-1 victory, which confirmed that the team has won the Sky Bet Championship and promotion to the Premier League following the Sky Bet Championship match between Plymouth Argyle FC and Leeds United FC at Home Park on May 03, 2025 in Plymouth, England. (Photo by Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Burnley captain Josh Brownhill - who scored both goals in the promotion-clinching win over the Blades - is also on the short-list alongside Swansea City defender Harry Darling and Milwall striker Mihailo Ivanovic.

Winners will be announced on Friday morning.

The nominations for Leeds follow on from the dual recognition for League Two champions Doncaster Rovers, with manager Grant McCann and winger Luke Molyneux in the running for the April manager and player-of-the-month awards in the fourth tier.