Souleymane Doukara has picked up the Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month award in the Championship

Souleymane Doukara has won the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award for January.

The striker claimed the award after receiving 69 per cent of the public vote, beating off competition from Ipswich Town forward Tom Lawrence and Nottingham Forest midfielder Ben Osborne.

A headed clearance dropped to Doukara as the Whites faced Nottingham Forest. With impeccable technique and exquisite timing, he struck a volley so sweetly into the top corner, it almost broke the net.

Lead judge and Sky Sports pundit Don Goodman said: "It was an incredible selection of goals in the Championship this month, from silky dribbling from Lawrence, to innovation and technical brilliance from Osbourne.

"But the winner had to be Doukara, for a simply sensational net-busting volley."

Leed's Souleymane Doukara was voted the winner of the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award for January Leed's Souleymane Doukara was voted the winner of the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award for January

Doukara said: "I'm happy with the award. It's a good trophy for me, the first one in England. As soon as the ball came back to me, I just tried to hit it.

"I looked at it for one second and ran away to celebrate, because I knew it was in. I was laughing on the pitch because I knew it was a good goal."

Scunthorpe United striker Josh Morris picked up the award in Sky Bet League One after receiving 49 per cent of the public vote, seeing off competition from MK Don's Chuks Aneke and Northampton Town's Gregg Wylde.

Josh Morris of Scunthorpe United with the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month award

On a Scunthorpe counter-attack against Northampton, Morris picked up the ball in space, slipped it on to his left foot and curled home an unstoppable shot.

Morris said: "I'm obviously delighted to win it. It's nice to win it from a fans vote as well, which makes it extra special.

"It shows the support we've had this season and it's been all over Twitter and social media, so a big thank you to everyone who has decided to get on their computers and phones to vote.

"To win the three points in the game makes it extra special, it was a good strike and it's nice to take the points and get the personal accolade from it as well.

Scunthorpe's Josh Morris was voted the winner of the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month award for January Scunthorpe's Josh Morris was voted the winner of the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month award for January

"It was a long ball forward from Charlie (Goode) and the defender knocked it down to me. I took a few touches and decided to hit it. It was a good strike and probably one of the best I've scored.It was one of those strikes that you hit really well and you know it's in."

Leyton Orient forward Gavin Massey is the winner from Sky Bet League Two. He received 55 per cent of the public vote to take the award ahead of Newport County's Dan Butler and Accrington Stanley's Shay McCartan.

Gavin Massey of Leyton Orient with the Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month award

Against Portsmouth, a game of head tennis ended when Nigel Atangana laying the ball off on the edge of the box for Massey to whip a majestic curling shot into the far corner.

Massey said: "It is great to be recognised for the goal and it's the first time in my career I have won the award so that makes it even more special. The only disappointment was that the goal didn't help us pick up a positive result on the day."