League One team of the season as chosen by club writers - Did any Sunderland AFC players make it in?

With the football season on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, football writers across League One clubs have picked their players of the season – so far.
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Premier League, EFL and National League fixtures are currently suspended until April 30 at the earliest, with that date expected to be pushed back further at a meeting this week as the country battles the pandemic.

With football on hold, we asked football writers covering clubs across the third tier to pick their players of the season so far – with one Sunderland player making the grade.

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Chris Maguire was a popular choice among writers, the forward having impressed with his form since the turn of the year contributing both goals and assists.

The Sunderland players celebrate a goal.The Sunderland players celebrate a goal.
The Sunderland players celebrate a goal.

Scroll down to see the full team and who the various writers opted for.

LEAGUE ONE JOURNALISTS VOTE (4-2-3-1 plus number of votes)

GK - Marko Marosi (Coventry) 5

RB - Fankaty Dabo (Coventry) 11

CB - Harry Souttar (Fleetwood) 8

CB - Michael Ihiekwe (Rotherham) 11

LB - Joe Jacobson (Wycombe) 7

DM - Matt Crooks (Rotherham) 9

DM - Liam Walsh (Coventry) 8

RW - Chris Maguire (Sunderland) 7

AM - James Henry (Oxford) 8

LW - Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth) 9

F - Ivan Toney (Peterborough) 16

THE 'SECOND PLACE' XI (4-3-3)

GK - John McLaughln (Sunderland) 4

RB - Lewie Coyle (Fleetwood) 3

CB - Rob Dickie (Oxford) 4

CB - Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) 5

LB - Josh Ruffels (Oxford United) 3

M - Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) 5

M - Dan Barlaser (Rotherham) 5

M - Ben Whiteman (Doncaster) 5

RF - Siriki Dembele (Peterborough) 5

CF - Matt Godden (Coventry) 4

LF - Rhys Healey (MK Dons) 3

Here’s how each of the League One writers that took part cast their vote, kicking off with our very own Phil Smith.

Phil Smith – Sunderland (Sunderland Echo)

Iversen (Rotherham)

O'Nien (Sunderland)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Dickie (Oxford)

McCallum (Coventry)

Maguire (Sunderland)

Barlaser (Rotherham)

Walsh (Coventry)

Curtis (Portsmouth)

Henry (Oxford)

Toney (Peterborough)

Shrewsbury – Lewis Cox (Express and Star)

Sanchez (Rochdale)

Vincent-Young (Ipswich)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Ogilvie (Gillingham)

Olosunde (Rotherham)

Browne (Oxford)

Crooks (Rotherham)

Ramsey (Doncaster)

Taylor-Blackett (Tranmere)

Morris (Fleetwood)

Akinde (Gillingham)

Accrington – Charlotte Coates (Lancs Telegraph)

Marosi (Coventry)

O’Nien (Sunderland)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Dickie (Oxford)

Coyle (Fleetwood)

Maguire (Sunderland)

Walsh (Coventry)

Crooks (Rotherham)

Curtis (Portsmouth)

Toney (Peterborough)

Dembele (Peterborough)

Bristol Rovers – Sam Frost (Bristol Live)

Bonham (Gillingham)

Burgess (Portsmouth)

Souttar (Fleetwood)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Dabo (Coventry)

Jacobson (Wycombe)

Crooks (Rotherham)

Walsh (Coventry)

Henry (Oxford)

Toney (Peterbrough)

Healey (MK Dons)

Chris Phillips – Southend (Southend Echo)

Marosi (Coventry)

O’Nien (Sunderland),

Burgess (Portsmouth)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Garbutt (Ipswich)

Curtis (Portsmouth)

Dembele (Peteborough)

Sadlier (Doncaster)

Henry (Oxford)

Toney (Peterborough)

Gnanduillet (Blackpool)

Liam Hoden – Doncaster (Doncaster Free Press)

Marosi (Coventry)

Coyle (Fleetwood)

Dickie (Oxford)

Tucker (Gillingham)

O'Nien (Sunderland)

Henry (Oxford)

Branagan (Oxford)

O'Hare (Coventry)

Evans (Fleetwood)

Godden (Coventry)

Maguire (Sunderland)

Daniel Marsh – AFC Wimbledon (South London Press)

McLaughlin (Sunderland)

Dabo (Coventry)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Souttar (Fleetwood)

Jacobson (Wycombe)

Henry (Oxford)

Barlaser (Rotherham)

Maguire (Sunderland)

Shipley (Coventry)

Curtis (Portsmouth)

Toney (Peterborough)

Tranmere – Tom Cavilla (Liverpool Echo)

Marosi (Coventry)

Jacobson (Wycombe)

Souttar (Fleetwood)

Stewart (Wycombe)

Dabo (Coventry)

Curtis (Portsmouth)

Brannagan (Oxford)

Close (Portsmouth)

Ogbene (Rotherham)

Toney (Peterborough)

Godden (Coventry)

James Richings – Wycombe (Bucks Free Press)

Blackman (Bristol Rovers)

Dabo (Coventry City)

McFadzean (Coventry City)

Souttar (Fleetwood Town)

Matheson (Rochdale)

McKay (Fleetwood Town)

McCallum (Coventry City)

Huws (Ipswich Town)

Toney (Peterborough United)

Godden (Coventry City)

Norwood (Ipswich Town)

Peterborough – Alan Swann (Peterborough Telegraph)

Bass (Portsmouth)

Dabo (Coventry)

Souttar (Fleetwood)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Andrew (Fleetwood)

Walsh (Coventry)

Whiteman (Doncaster)

Crooks (Rotherham)

Sadlier (Doncaster)

Gnanduillet (Blackpool)

Maxim Biamou (Coventry)

Marc Iles – Bolton (The Bolton News)

McLaughlin (Sunderland)

Dabo (Coventry)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Burgess (Portsmouth)

Ruffels (Oxford)

Walsh (Coventry)

Bridcutt (Lincoln)

Maguire (Sunderland)

Shipley (Coventry)

Curtis (Portsmouth)

Toney (Peterborough)

Stuart Watson – Ipswich (EADT)

McLaughlin (Sunderland)

Dabo (Coventry)

Stewart (Wycombe)

Souttar (Fleetwood)

Matthieson (Rochdale)

Barlaser (Rotherham)

Walsh (Coventry)

Curtis (Portsmouth)

Crooks (Rotherham)

Henry (Oxford)

Toney (Peterborough)

Mark Whiley - Lincoln (Lincolnshire Live)

Iversen (Rotherham)

Edwards (Ipswich)

Burgess (Portsmouth)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Jacobson (Wycombe)

Clark (Accrington)

Kelly (Coventry)

Crooks (Rotherham)

Maguire (Sunderland)

Toney (Peterborough)

Godden (Coventry)

Luke Cawdell – Gillingham (Kent Online)

Marosi (Coventry)

Ruffles (Oxford)

Brayford (Burton)

Hyam (Coventry)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Naylor (Portsmouth)

Gorrin (Oxford)

Broadhead (Burton)

Crooks (Rotherham)

Henry (Oxford)

Gnanduillet (Blackpool)

David Pritchard – Oxford

Bass (Portsmouth)

Coyle (Fleetwood)

Willis (Sunderland)

Wood (Rotherham)

Jacobson (Wycombe)

Shipley (Coventry)

Fraser (Burton)

Ogbene (Rotherham)

O’Hare (Coventry)

Dembele (Peterborough)

Toney (Peterborough)

Andy Turner – Coventry (Coventry Live)

Oxley (Southend)

Edwards (Ipswich)

Souttar (Fleetwood)

Wood (Rotherham)

Ruffels (Oxford)

Barlasser (Rotherham)

Whiteman (Doncaster)

Crooks (Rotherham)

Politic (Bolton)

Toney (Peterborough)

Curtis (Portsmouth)

Neil Allen – Portsmouth (The News)

McLaughlin (Sunderland)

Dabo (Coventry)

Souttar (Fleetwood)

Monthe (Tranmere)

Butler (Peterborough)

Whiteman (Doncaster)

Barlaser (Rotherham)

Henry (Oxford)

Dembele (Peterborough)

Healey (MK Dons)

Toney (Peterborough)

Paul Davis – Rotherham

Sanchez (Rochdale)

Dabo (Coventry)

Bolger (Lincoln)

Sykes (Accrington)

Osew (Wimbledon)

Curtis (Portsmouth)

Walsh (Coventry)

Whiteman (Doncaster)

Healey (MK Dons)

Toney (Peterborough)

Dembele (Peterborough)

Matt Scrafton – Blackpool/Fleetwood (Blackpool Gazette)

Sanchez (Rochdale)Dabo (Coventry)Ihiekwe (Rotherham)Dickie (Oxford)Jacobson (Wycombe)Walsh (Coventry)Crooks (Rotherham)Whiteman (Doncaster)Browne (Oxford)Ferrier (Tranmere)Toney (Peterborough)

Toby Lock – MK Dons (MK Citizen)

Evtimov (Accrington)

Jacobson (Wycombe)

Ihiekwe (Rotherham)

Dabo (Coventry)

Fuller (Gillingham)

O'Nien (Sunderland)

Gooch (Sunderland)

Shipley (Coventry)

Ladapo (Rotherham)

Toney (Peterborough)

Eisa (Peterborough)