Taarabt lands player award

QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt has been named the Football League player of the year after firing Neil Warnock’s side to the top of the npower Championship.

The 21-year-old Moroccan has hit 15 goals this season as QPR have pushed for promotion to the Barclays Premier League.

The League One award went to Peterborough’s Craig Mackail-Smith, who heads the scoring charts, and another league-leading scorer, Bury’s Ryan Lowe, carried off the League Two prize.

Ipswich’s highly-rated 17-year-old striker Connor Wickham was named young player of the year and apprentice of the year, while Crewe manager Dario Gradi was handed the Contribution to League Football award.