The absence of some Leeds United players in the official Championship Team of the Season caused plenty of debate and an alternative XI has taken a completely different route. Jayden Bogle, Ao Tanaka and Dan James made the cut during last month’s EFL Awards night but questions were asked as to how the likes of Junior Firpo and Joel Piroe missed out.
It is likely the EFL had restrictions on how many players it could include from one team but a lot of Leeds fans feel they could easily have had five or six from their own club in that team. But others have been recognised for their efforts, with a completely different Whites trio making into WhoScored’s Championship Team of the Season.
This particular line-up is curated by taking an average of each player’s ratings from every match they’ve appeared in, with the highest average from each position making the cut. And one Leeds star even came out with the highest average number out of the entire XI - take a look below to see who.

1. GK: Michael Cooper (Sheffield United)
WhoScored average rating for the season: 6.9 | Stu Forster/Getty Images Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images


3. CB: CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley)
WhoScored average rating for the season: 7.1 Photo: Harry Murphy

4. CB: Mark McGuinness (Luton Town)
WhoScored average rating for the season: 7.0 Photo: David Horn

5. LB: Junior Firpo (Leeds United)
WhoScored average rating for the season: 7.2 Photo: Michael Regan

6. RM: Jaidon Anthony (Burnley)
WhoScored average rating for the season: 7.2 Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
