The honour celebrates the most memorable and impactful goals from across the Championship, League One and League Two, and spotlights the goals with the biggest stories behind them for the respective clubs, players and supporters involved.
Created by Compare the Market in partnership with the EFL, August’s inaugural award has gone to Colwill for his memorable last-minute whipped free-kick which earned his team a hard-earned point in the all- Welsh clash against Wrexham.
“It’s great to win this award,” said the 24-year-old Wales international. “At the time it was a really special moment and to get recognition for that is really nice.
Unbelievable
“It was an unbelievable feeling, a great moment for all the fans in the stadium, for the boys and for the team.
“It was one of those things that you just wait for in your career.”
Compare the Market’s chief customer officer Tom Wallis said: “The Goal Hero of the Month is all about recognising the goals that mean that little bit extra for fans, and it doesn’t get more memorable than a stoppage time derby day screamer such as Rubin’s.
“The bar is high, but we’re all really excited to see which EFL goals will get recognised across the season.”
OH YES: Rubin Colwill scores against Wrexham and, above, with his EFL Goal Hero awardEach month, a shortlist of goals will be whittled down to one award winner chosen by a specialist judging panel which includes EFL legend
Robert Earnshaw, formerly of Cardiff, West Brom and Nottingham Forest. The new initiative is just one component of a landmark new partnership that sees the price comparison website join up with the EFL to celebrate and reward fans from clubs and communities across the 72.
Over the duration of the season, fans will have the chance to win a range of rewards via the Compare the Market app with the current prize draw giving supporters the chance to win EFL home match tickets.
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