Marlon Pack and Colby Bishop of Portsmouth have been nominated for the PFA League One Fans’ Player of the Year award. Pack, the Blues captain, and Bishop were significant contributors to the Fratton Park team’s success this season, with the skipper leading the way in the middle of the pitch and Bishop finishing second in the league in goals with 21.
Pack, 33, and Bishop, 27, are among the nominees for the award, along with Peterborough’s Harrison Burrows, Barnsley’s Devante Cole, Bristol Rovers’ Chris Martin, Charlton’s Alfie May, Derby’s Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, and Bolton’s Josh Sheehan. Fans can vote for their Player of the Year on the PFA website.
Pack, who was born and raised in Portsmouth, was a first-year scholar at the club in 2007-08, playing primarily for the academy and occasionally for the reserves. Pack left Fratton Park in 2011, but returned eleven years later, and the completion of the 2023/24 season marks his second complete season with the Blues since returning in 2022.
The 33-year-old was appointed club captain after the departure of Clark Robertson and at the EFL Awards, Pack was named in the League One Team of the Season. The skipper was also selected as The News’ Portsmouth’s Player of the Season for the 2023/24 campaign.
Pack’s remarkable performances this season have seen him score three goals, contribute nine assists, and win five Man of the Match honours, earning him an overall rating of 7.17 from Football Data analysts Whoscored.com, the highest in the squad.
Bishop is in his second season with the Blues, having previously been crowned Portsmouth’s Player of the Season in 2022/23. In 44 League One games this season, Bishop has scored 21 goals and provided three assists, earning him ten Man of the Match accolades. Bishop has received an overall rating of 7.03 from Whoscored.com, ranking him fourth in the Pompey team after Pack, Conor Shaughnessy, and Regan Poole. Votes can be cast on the PFA website until 11.59 p.m. on Sunday, May 19.
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