The Ena Jones trophy is awarded each year by the Shareholders’ Association to the outstanding young player as determined by the first team manager. The award was first won in 1996 when Joe Royle selected Michael Branch.
In total eight managers have haven chosen the 21 winners to date with two recipients winning the award twice and the manager choosing not to select a winner on two occasions.
2025 Jake O'Brien
2024 Jarrad Branthwaite
2023 Amadu Onana
2022 Anthony Gordon
2021 Ben Godfrey