Brentford features in four categories at the 2023 London Football Awards.

Thomas Frank has been shortlisted for Manager of the Year; Ivan Toney for Premier League Player of the Year; and David Raya for Goalkeeper of the Year. Brentford FC Community Sports Trust’s Tackling Discrimination Through the Power of Football has been nominated for Community Project of the Year.

Frank has guided the Bees to seventh in the Premier League table. He is joined on the Manager of the Year shortlist by Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Richie Wellens (Leyton Orient), Emma Hayes (Chelsea Women) and Marco Silva (Fulham).

Ivan Toney has 16 goal contributions this term and faces competition for the Premier League Player of the Year award from Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard; Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane; and Fulham’s Alexander Mitrovic.

David Raya has kept eight clean sheets in 21 appearances this term, including shutouts in Brentford’s last three games against Bournemouth, Leeds United and Southampton.

Raya is up against Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), Bernd Leno (Fulham), Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) and Laurence Vigouroux (Leyton Orient) in the Goalkeeper of the Year category.

Brentford FC Community Sports Trust’s Tackling Discrimination Through the Power of Football has been nominated for Community Project of the Year.

Over the past 12 months club ambassador Marcus Gayle and former Brentford Women player Salma Mahamud have been touring primary schools across our local community with the Championship Play-Off final trophy to deliver anti-discrimination workshops.

These workshops aim to educate primary school pupils on a range of issues, promoting unity against all forms of racism, as well as championing equality, diversity and inclusion.

During the workshops, Gayle and Mahamud have shared their own experiences of racism in football and how they dealt with abuse. This provides a platform for students to engage, discuss their own experiences and share thoughts on how to combat discrimination in society today.

The London Football Awards raise funds for Willow, the only national charity providing special days for seriously ill 16-40-year-olds.

These special days enable them and their families to reconnect and refocus on each other while enjoying an activity of their choosing.

Willow was founded by former Arsenal goalkeeper and TV presenter Bob Wilson and his wife Megs as a lasting memorial to their daughter Anna, who died of cancer aged 31.

Since 1999 the charity has fulfilled more than 17,000 special days for young adults living with life-threatening conditions such as cancer, motor neurone disease, cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy.

The London Football Awards will take place on Monday 13 March.