League One top scorer Ivan ToneyLeague One top scorer Ivan Toney
League One top scorer Ivan Toney

Phil Smith's League One team of the season so far: The Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Oxford United stars impressing

The League One season has just reached the halfway mark and is shaping up to be a remarkably open contest.

Just ten points separate Shrewsbury Town in 14th from current leaders Rotherham United, who themselves have just a six-point cushion to seventh. There have been a number of surprise packages punching well above their weight, with the big name, established sides not having it all their own way in the race for promotion. Here, Phil Smith picks the players who have caught his eye...