Who should be in the Football League Team of the Decade?

Rickie Lambert was terrific for Southampton in the Football League

Fans are nominating players of the past ten years for a Team of the Decade to celebrate ten years of the Football League Awards.

There are plenty of outstanding candidates to choose from with many of the current England squad, players like Phil Jagielka, Joe Hart and Nathaniel Clyne, having performed over a number of seasons for clubs outside the top-flight before stepping up.

There are some tough calls to be made - here are some ideas on names likely to be up for discussion.

Goalkeepers - Paddy Kenny (Sheffield United, QPR, Leeds) or Kelvin Davis (Southampton)

Davis beats Kenny to the gloves having been virtually ever-present for Southampton, making 250 out of 276 appearances over six seasons in the Football League. He helped Saints achieve promotion from League One in 2011 and into the Premier League a year later, celebrating success at Wembley in the Football League Trophy along the way. He was nominated to the PFA Team of the Year three times during his stay at St Mary's.

Right back - Kieran Trippier (Burnley, Barnsley) or Graham Alexander (Preston, Burnley)

Despite Trippier being named in the Championship's PFA team of the Year for two years running, Alexander gets the nod for his longevity. Voted Preston's greatest ever right-back, he was also a prolific penalty taker, converting 77 of his 83 spot-kicks. Alexander, known as the consummate professional, later reinvented himself as a defensive midfielder at Burnley.

Left back - Ian Harte (Carlisle, Reading) or Aaron Cresswell (Tranmere, Ipswich)

Harte's career renaissance began at Carlisle in 2009 where he earned recognition in the PFA's League One Team of the Year and a move to Reading. Scored 15 goals in 88 appearances for the Royals and made two more PFA Championship Team of the Year selections. The Irishman just edges out Cresswell, Ipswich's Player of the Year in his first season and the PFA's Championship left-back in 2014.

Centre back - Curtis Davies (West Brom, Leicester, Birmingham) or Jose Fonte (Southampton)

Davies' four seasons in the Championship just gives him the spot over the elegant Fonte, who was Saints' Player of the Year and in the PFA's League One XI in 2011. The Englishman was named in the PFA's Championship team twice, and earlier in his career achieved promotion with Luton.

Centre back - Phil Jagielka (Sheffield Utd) or Ashley Williams (Swansea)

Although an established England international, Jagielka misses out as he only played one season in the Football League during the last ten years, helping the Blades to promotion. Williams had three strong seasons in the Championship as Swansea finished 8th, 7th and 3rd, twice earning recognition in the PFA team and promotion via the play-offs.

Right Midfield - Matt Ritchie (Swindon, Bournemouth) or Adam Lallana (Southampton)

Close call - Ritchie was League Two and League One Player of the Year in consecutive seasons and may just shade it over Lallana because of his superior goal record, but only just.

Central Midfield - Steve Sidwell (Reading) or Leon Britton (Swansea)

Britton, who has played in all four divisions, earns the place as a mainstay of the Swans midfield that won League One and the Football League Trophy before promotion to the top-flight.

Central Midfield - Peter Whittingham (Cardiff city) or Will Hughes (Derby County)

Still 19, Hughes is in his third season as a regular starter for Derby and could gain promotion but Whittingham has averaged over 10 goals per season over seven Championship campaigns with Cardiff, where he won the title in 2013.

Left Midfield - Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) or George Boyd (Peterborough)

Zaha was the Championship's outstanding player in 2011/12, taking the Young Player of the Year award as Palace went up at Wembley. Recovered from a brief loss of form to lead the Eagles through the play-offs and turned in a MOTM display in the final.

Forward - David Nugent (Preston, Leicester) or Rickie Lambert (Rochdale, Bristol Rovers, Southampton)

Lambert, the Championship Player of the Year in 2012, has scored 185 of his 236 career goals in the Football League and rates more prolific than Nugent (113 of 139), the younger scouser of the two.

Forward - Kevin Phillips (West Brom, Birmingham, Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Leicester) or Michael Chopra (Cardiff, Ipswich, Blackpool)

Although primarily known as a Premier League goalscorer, Phillips has spent more seasons in the Championship over the past ten years, grabbing 78 goals in eight years where he was latterly used as a substitute.