Rangers and Hibernian players dominate PFA nominations

Rangers pair Martyn Waghorn and Lee Wallace and Hibernian duo Jason Cummings and John McGinn have been nominated for the PFA Scotland Championship Player of the Year award.

Club captain Wallace and striker Waghorn have played pivotal roles in guiding Rangers to the Championship title and promotion to the top flight in Scotland in manager Mark Warburton's first year in charge.

For most of the season their closest title challengers were Hibs, for whom Cummings and McGinn have been stand-out performers, with the Edinburgh side still aiming to gain promotion through the play-offs.

As well as all four nominees battling it out for the top individual prize, they are set to square off again on May 21 in the Scottish Cup final.

Speaking to Sky Sports Scotland, Waghorn, who has hit 28 goals this season, said: "It's a fantastic honour to be nominated for this award by your fellow pros, and it's nice to be acknowledged,

"I've never achieved anything like this before and I have a lot to thank my team-mates for."  

Dunfermline's prolific scorer Faissal el Bakhtaoui, who has found the net 22 times in the league this season, is among the League One nominees while champions East Fife have Kyle Wilkie and Nathan Austin on the list for League Two.

League One nominees:

Joe Cardle (Dunfermline), Faissal el Bakhtaoui (Dunfermline), Rory McAllister (Peterhead), Greig Spence (Cowdenbeath)

League Two nominees:

Nathan Austin (East Fife), Bobby Linn (Arbroath), Peter Weatherson (Annan Athletic), Kyle Wilkie (East Fife)