Having led England U17s to the European Championship in May, Peacock is in the running to pick up his second accolade of the year at the ceremony on Wednesday 3 December in London.
After six weeks of public nominations, the shortlists have now been confirmed for the awards and Peacock, who won the Euros for a second time having guided the Young Lions to success in 2014, is vying with Gary Street, England Women’s rugby union coach, and Bill Furniss, head coach of British Swimming, to be named Coach/Manager of the year.
Peacock said: “When somebody told me about it, I thought it was a wind-up to be honest with you.
'I was obviously very honoured for myself, but more importantly for all the U17 squad and staff'
John Peacock
“I was obviously very honoured for myself, but more importantly for all the U17s squad and staff and everybody that participated last year in what was a fantastic occasion for everyone and the nation.
“It’s nice that our development teams and the seniors are doing well at the moment, and I think England are in a good place.
“The acid test is to obviously try and win things, but I think we have started something so lets hope it continues and becomes a regular occurrence for all of our teams.”
The awards aim to recognise not just those at the highest level but also the legion of volunteers who give up their time to help foster the next generation of talent and boost grass roots sport across Britain.
Meeting in London, the judging panel, which included sporting greats such as Paralympic legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Olympic star Beth Tweddle and Ashes winner Simon Jones, were charged with selecting the finalists for each of the 11 categories.
They were joined by Minister for Sport and Tourism Helen Grant, Sport England’s Tanya Joseph, Sue Day, the former England women’s rugby union captain and Julie Whelan, CEO of the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.
