Rooney & Lingard Up For England Awards

Manchester United forwards Wayne Rooney and Jesse Lingard have been nominated for England's Player and Under-21 Player of the Year awards respectively.

Rooney, who wears the captain's armband for both club and country, enjoyed a record-breaking year on the international front, overtaking Reds legend Sir Bobby Charlton to become England's all-time top scorer with 50 goals.

The 30-year-old netted five times in eight appearances for the Three Lions in 2015 and could win back-to-back awards, having also picked up the prize in 2014. Here's the five-man shortlist:

Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Gary Cahill (Chelsea)
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)

Lingard, meanwhile, was a standout performer at the Under-21 European Championships in Czech Republic this summer. The winger played three times at the tournament, scoring a crucial late winner against Sweden in the group stages and later finding the net against Germany.

It has been a superb year for the 23-year-old, who scored his first senior United goal in November's 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford.

He also faces competition from four other nominees. The shortlist reads:

Jack Butland (Stoke City)
Carl Jenkinson (West Ham United)
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
Jesse Lingard (Manchester United)
Nathan Redmond (Norwich City)

Voting for the awards closes at midnight on Sunday 3 January 2016. To register your vote, sign up for free to become a member of the England Supporters Club (https://englandsupporters.thefa.com/).

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