Youngster Jennings Makes Award Shortlist

Tranmere's young striking starlet Dale Jennings has been nominated for the Football Manager Apprentice of the Year Award when the shortlist was drawn up last week..... 

Tranmere Rovers striker Dale Jennings has been shortlisted for the Football Manager Apprentice of the Year - npower League 1 as part of the Football League Awards 2011.

Dale is one of just three players in the division nominated alongside Southampton’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and George Baldock from MK Dons.

 Dale has progressed from being involved with the Club’s youth team at the start of the season to being a regular member of the first team and has made 23 appearances in 2010-11, scoring five goals, including match winning strikes against Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle along with spectacular efforts against MK Dons and Southampton.

Speaking of Dale's nomination for the Award, Tranmere Rovers Manager Les Parry said..

“Dale thoroughly deserves this nomination.  He has had an excellent start to life in the first team and has coped well with the pressures involved.  He’s a rounded, confident young man who has huge potential and is a pleasure to work with.”

Tranmere Rovers Head of Youth Shaun Garnett added...

“I’m delighted that Dale has been shortlisted for this award.  He’s shown remarkable maturity in his performances for the first team this season and as his youth coach I’m very proud of him."

“What supporters perhaps don’t realise, is that while Dale has been training and playing with the first team, he’s continued his college education with the rest of the youth scholars where his work has been of a high standard.”

This year there are a total of 17 awards with the winners being announced at the gala ceremony at The Brewery, London on Sunday 20th March 2011.

The shortlists were drawn up by a panel of judges on 27th and 28th January 2011. Judges included members of the media, sports industry figures and representatives of The Football League and its partners.

To find out more about The Football League Awards, and for a full list of Award categories, please visit www.FLAwards.com.