Aaron Collins’ star continues to grow on the national stage as the Bristol Rovers forward has been named the third best player in League One and the 24th overall across the EFL.
FourFourTwo magazine has released its annual ‘Best 50 Players in the EFL’, voted for by readers, and Collins is only beaten in the rankings by former Rovers striker Jonson Clarke-Harris, now of Peterborough United, (No21) and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Barry Bannan (No18) in terms of his peers in the third tier.
The Welshman has enjoyed an outstanding campaign for the Gas in his first season in League One, scoring 15 goals and assisting a further 11 assists in 37 appearances in the division, only Middlesbrough’s Chuba Akpom (25 goals, two assists) and Andy Cook of Bradford City (26 goals, six assists) have exceeded his goal involvements outside the Premier League. He does, however, remain the only individual in the EFL with the double-double of at least 10 goals and 10 assists.
