EFL Awards: Burnley’s Scott Parker & Sheffield United’s Scott Hamer win

“I am really proud of that [the points tally],” Parker told BBC Sport.

“To think that we’re on target if we can go and win at the weekend, a 100-point tally is a huge achievement.

“That, along with everything else that comes with it in terms of the unbeaten record now of 32 games, the clean sheets, the goals conceded.

“This [promotion] is right up there because of the journey we’ve been on. This is a team that was practically put together in the last week of the transfer window and to come together like they have makes me immensely proud of them.”

Parker, 44, took over at Turf Moor at the beginning of the season and edged out Daniel Farke of title rivals Leeds United, Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder and Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris to win the award.

Burnley’s astonishing defensive record meant goalkeeper James Trafford and centre-back pair Maxime Esteve and CJ Egan-Riley were named in the Championship team of the year, which also featured Leeds full-back Jayden Bogle, midfielder Ao Tanaka and winger Dan James.

Brazil-born Dutchman Hamer has been the orchestrator of a Sheffield United team that have won 28 games – more than any other side in the Championship – as he saw off Trafford and James to win the award.

“I feel delighted, I’m buzzing,” Hamer, 27, said. “Except from promotion as a team, this is the best reward you can get as a player.

“You can’t do it without your team, we need each other. I can’t thank my team-mates enough to get this prize.

“I speak a lot with our captain Jack Robinson and he said to me last week ‘we need you more than ever at the moment’. That gives you a boost as player that the captain is giving you responsibility.

“I can be really happy with how I’ve done so far but we’re not done yet.”