The Football League Third Division Player of the Month award was a monthly prize of recognition given to

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players in the

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, the fourth tier of

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from 1992 to 2004. The award was announced in the first week of the following month. From the 2004–05 season onwards, following a

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, the fourth tier was known as

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, thus the award became the

Football League Two Player of the Month The EFL League Two Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the player adjudged the best for each month of the season in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Originally named the Football League Two Pl ...

award.

Winners

* August 2003 -

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) * September 2003 -

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Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...

) * October 2003 -

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Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

) * November 2003 -

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Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

) * December 2003 -

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) * For results from 2004–05 onwards, see

EFL League Two Player of the Month The EFL League Two Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the player adjudged the best for each month of the season in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Originally named the Football League Two Pl ...

References

{{English football awards Association football player of the month awards English Football League trophies and awards Player of the Month