Football League One Manager of the Month

The Manager of the Month is an association football award that recognises the manager adjudged best for each month of the season in the Football League One, the third tier of English football. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor and announced alongside The Championship and League Two Manager of the Month awards at the beginning of the following month.[1] For sponsorship reasons, since its inception it has been known as the npower Manager of the Month award, with the company sponsoring the league from 2010-2013.[2]

Coca-Cola had agreed a three-year deal to become the new sponsor of the League early in 2004,[3] and in June 2004 it was announced that the League would be completely re-branded.[4] The Second Division, which had been the third tier of English football since 1992 when the top 22 clubs broke away to form the Premier League,[5][6] was renamed League One. The Premier League already awarded a Manager of the Month award, since the start of the 1993–94 season,[7] and Coca-Cola introduced a Manager of the Month award for League One when they became sponsors at the start of the 2004–05 season; the first recipient was Mike Newell for his achievements in August 2004 with Luton Town.

List of winners

Contents
2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15
Key
daggerAward was shared with another manager
Month Year[nb 1] Nationality Manager Team Ref
August 2004  England Newell, MikeMike Newell Luton Town [8]
September 2004  England Allen, MartinMartin Allen Brentford
October 2004  England Todd, ColinColin Todd Bradford City
November 2004  Scotland Sturrock, PaulPaul Sturrock Sheffield Wednesday
December 2004  England Taylor, PeterPeter Taylor Hull City
January 2005  Scotland Cooper, NealeNeale Cooper Hartlepool United [9]
February 2005  England King, AndyAndy King Swindon Town
March 2005  England Ritchie, AndyAndy Ritchie Barnsley
April 2005  England Newell, MikeMike Newell Luton Town
August 2005  England Jackson, PeterPeter Jackson Huddersfield Town [10]
September 2005  England Tilson, SteveSteve Tilson Southend United [11]
October 2005  England Ritchie, AndyAndy Ritchie Barnsley [12]
November 2005  England Penney, DaveDave Penney Doncaster Rovers [13]
December 2005  England Moore, RonnieRonnie Moore Oldham Athletic [14]
January 2006  England Parkinson, PhilPhil Parkinson Colchester United [15]
February 2006  England Allen, MartinMartin Allen Brentford [16]
March[nb 2] 2006  England Barlow, FrankFrank Barlowdagger Nottingham Forest [17]
March[nb 2] 2006  Scotland McParland, IanIan McParlanddagger Nottingham Forest [17]
April 2006  England Johnson, GaryGary Johnson Bristol City [18]
August 2006  Scotland Calderwood, ColinColin Calderwood Nottingham Forest [19]
September 2006  England Laws, BrianBrian Laws Scunthorpe United [20]
October 2006  Wales Knill, AlanAlan Knill Rotherham United [21]
November 2006  Ireland Sheridan, JohnJohn Sheridan Oldham Athletic [22]
December 2006  England Grayson, SimonSimon Grayson Blackpool [23]
January 2007  Ireland O'Driscoll, SeanSean O'Driscoll Doncaster Rovers [24]
February 2007  England Adkins, NigelNigel Adkins Scunthorpe United [25]
March 2007  England Johnson, GaryGary Johnson Bristol City [26]
April 2007  England Grayson, SimonSimon Grayson Blackpool [27]
August 2007  England Wise, DennisDennis Wise Leeds United [28]
September 2007  England Wise, DennisDennis Wise Leeds United [29]
October 2007  Spain Martínez, RobertoRoberto Martínez Swansea City [30]
November 2007  Scotland Calderwood, ColinColin Calderwood Nottingham Forest [31]
December 2007  Spain Martínez, RobertoRoberto Martínez Swansea City [32]
January 2008  Spain Martínez, RobertoRoberto Martínez Swansea City [33]
February 2008  England Ward, JohnJohn Ward Carlisle United [34]
March 2008  England Ward, JohnJohn Ward Carlisle United [35]
April 2008  Scotland Calderwood, ColinColin Calderwood Nottingham Forest [36]
August 2008  England Pearson, NigelNigel Pearson Leicester City [37]
September 2008  Wales Jackett, KennyKenny Jackett Millwall [38]
October 2008  Wales Trollope, PaulPaul Trollope Bristol Rovers [39]
November 2008  Italy Di Matteo, RobertoRoberto Di Matteo Milton Keynes Dons [40]
December 2008  England Pearson, NigelNigel Pearson Leicester City [41]
January 2009  Scotland Lambert, PaulPaul Lambert Colchester United [42]
February 2009  Iceland Gudjon ThordarsonGudjon Thordarson Crewe Alexandra [43]
March 2009  Scotland Ferguson, DarrenDarren Ferguson Peterborough United [44]
April 2009  Italy Di Matteo, RobertoRoberto Di Matteo Milton Keynes Dons [45]
August 2009  England Parkinson, PhilPhil Parkinson Charlton Athletic [46]
September 2009  Wales Trollope, PaulPaul Trollope Bristol Rovers [47]
October 2009  Wales Jackett, KennyKenny Jackett Millwall [48]
November 2009  England Clark, LeeLee Clark Huddersfield Town [49]
December 2009  Scotland Lambert, PaulPaul Lambert Norwich City [50]
January 2010  Scotland Lambert, PaulPaul Lambert Norwich City [51]
February 2010  England Clark, LeeLee Clark Huddersfield Town [52]
March 2010  Wales Jackett, KennyKenny Jackett Millwall [53]
April 2010  England Clark, LeeLee Clark Huddersfield Town [54]
August 2010  Scotland Irvine, AlanAlan Irvine Sheffield Wednesday
September 2010  Uruguay Poyet, GusGus Poyet Brighton & Hove Albion
October 2010  England Scott, AndyAndy Scott Brentford
November 2010  England Parkinson, PhilPhil Parkinson Charlton Athletic
December 2010  England Wadsworth, MickMick Wadsworth Hartlepool United
January 2011  England Hill, KeithKeith Hill Rochdale
February 2011  Scotland Ferguson, DarrenDarren Ferguson Peterborough United
March 2011  Uruguay Poyet, GusGus Poyet Brighton & Hove Albion
April 2011  England Adkins, NigelNigel Adkins Southampton
August 2011  England Robinson, KarlKarl Robinson Milton Keynes Dons
September 2011  England Allen, MartinMartin Allen Notts County
October 2011  England Clark, LeeLee Clark Huddersfield Town
November 2011  England Powell, ChrisChris Powell Charlton Athletic
December 2011  Northern Ireland Wilson, DannyDanny Wilson Sheffield United
January 2012  England Powell, ChrisChris Powell Charlton Athletic
February 2012  England Powell, ChrisChris Powell Charlton Athletic
March 2012  England Jones, DaveDave Jones Sheffield Wednesday
April 2012  England Jones, DaveDave Jones Sheffield Wednesday
August 2012  England Moore, RonnieRonnie Moore Tranmere Rovers [55]
September 2012  England Moore, RonnieRonnie Moore Tranmere Rovers [56]
October 2012  Northern Ireland Wilson, DannyDanny Wilson Sheffield United [57]
November 2012  England Howe, EddieEddie Howe Bournemouth [58]
December 2012  England Robins, MarkMark Robins Coventry City [59]
January 2013  England Smith, DeanDean Smith Walsall [60]
February 2013  Scotland Hughes, JohnJohn Hughes Hartlepool United [61]
March 2013  England Slade, RussellRussell Slade Leyton Orient [62]
April 2013  England Howe, EddieEddie Howe Bournemouth [63]
August 2013  England Slade, RussellRussell Slade Leyton Orient
September 2013  England Grayson, SimonSimon Grayson Preston North End
October 2013  Scotland Pressley, StevenSteven Pressley Coventry City
November 2013  Germany Rösler, UweUwe Rösler Brentford
December 2013  England Warburton, MarkMark Warburton Brentford
January 2014  England Slade, RussellRussell Slade Leyton Orient
February 2014  England Clough, NigelNigel Clough Sheffield United
March 2014  Wales Jackett, KennyKenny Jackett Wolverhampton Wanderers
April 2014  Scotland Ferguson, DarrenDarren Ferguson Peterborough United
August 2014  Scotland Ferguson, DarrenDarren Ferguson Peterborough United
September 2014  England Cotterill, SteveSteve Cotterill Bristol City [64]
October 2014  England Grayson, SimonSimon Grayson Preston North End [65]
November 2014  England Cooper, MarkMark Cooper Swindon Town [66]
December 2014  England Parkinson, PhilPhil Parkinson Bradford City
January 2014  England Robinson, KarlKarl Robinson Milton Keynes Dons
February 2014  England Grayson, SimonSimon Grayson Preston North End

Multiple winners

The below table lists all the people that have won on more than one occasion.

  *   Indicates current League One manager

Rank Manager Wins
1st Grayson, SimonSimon Grayson* 5
2nd Clark, LeeLee Clark 4
Ferguson, DarrenDarren Ferguson
Jackett, KennyKenny Jackett
Parkinson, PhilPhil Parkinson*
6th Allen, MartinMartin Allen 3
Calderwood, ColinColin Calderwood
Lambert, PaulPaul Lambert
Martínez, RobertoRoberto Martínez
Moore, RonnieRonnie Moore
Powell, ChrisChris Powell
Slade, RussellRussell Slade
13th Adkins, NigelNigel Adkins 2
Di Matteo, RobertoRoberto Di Matteo
Howe, EddieEddie Howe
Johnson, GaryGary Johnson
Jones, DaveDave Jones
Newell, MikeMike Newell
Pearson, NigelNigel Pearson
Poyet, GusGus Poyet
Ritchie, AndyAndy Ritchie
Robinson, KarlKarl Robinson*
Trollope, PaulPaul Trollope
Wadsworth, MickMick Wadsworth
Ward, JohnJohn Ward
Wilson, DannyDanny Wilson
Wise, DennisDennis Wise

Awards won by nationality

As of 8 March 2015
Country Wins
 England 63[nb 2]
 Scotland 15[nb 2]
 Wales 7
 Spain 3
 Ireland 2
 Italy 2
 Northern Ireland 2
 Uruguay 2
 Germany 1
 Iceland 1

Awards won by club

As of 8 March 2015
Club Wins
Brentford 5
Charlton Athletic 5
Huddersfield Town 5
Milton Keynes Dons 4
Nottingham Forest 4[nb 2]
Peterborough United 4
Sheffield Wednesday 4
Bristol City 3
Hartlepool United 3
Leyton Orient 3
Millwall 3
Preston North End 3
Sheffield United 3
Swansea City 3
Barnsley 2
Blackpool 2
Bournemouth 2
Bradford City 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 2
Bristol Rovers 2
Carlisle United 2
Colchester United 2
Coventry City 2
Doncaster Rovers 2
Leeds United 2
Leicester City 2
Luton Town 2
Norwich City 2
Oldham Athletic 2
Scunthorpe United 2
Swindon Town 2
Tranmere Rovers 2
Crewe Alexandra 1
Hull City 1
Notts County 1
Rochdale 1
Rotherham United 1
Southampton 1
Southend United 1
Walsall 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Each year in the table is linked to the corresponding football season.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Nottingham Forest caretaker managers Frank Barlow and Ian McParland won the award jointly. In the tables they are counted as two separate recipients.[17]

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "npower Manager of the Month 2012/13". Npower. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Coca-Cola end Football League sponsorship deal". guardian.co.uk. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Coca-Cola to sponsor the Football League". guardian.co.uk. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "League gets revamp". BBC Sport. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "History of The Football League". Premier League. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "A History of the Premier League". Premier League. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "Carling Premiership Manager of the Month 1993/94". The Football League. Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "Newell earns boss honour". BBC Sport. 2 September 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Trio receive awards for January". BBC Sport. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Jackson handed League One award". BBC Sport. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  11. ↑ "Southend boss wins monthly award". BBC Sport. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  12. ↑ "Barnsley boss wins monthly award". BBC Sport. 3 November 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  13. ↑ "Penney collects monthly accolade". BBC Sport. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  14. ↑ "Moore scoops manager of the month". BBC Sport. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  15. ↑ "Parkinson is handed January award". BBC Sport. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  16. ↑ "Bees boss takes League One prize". BBC Sport. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Forest managers win monthly award". BBC Sport. 30 March 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  18. ↑ "Johnson lands April manager prize". BBC Sport. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  19. ↑ "Calderwood given League One award". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  20. ↑ "Boss Laws handed League One award". BBC Sport. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  21. ↑ "Knill exploits earn manager award". BBC Sport. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  22. ↑ "Sheridan honoured in League One". BBC Sport. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  23. ↑ "Grayson collects monthly accolade". BBC Sport. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  24. ↑ "O'Driscoll earns League One prize". BBC Sport. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  25. ↑ "Adkins secures League One prize". BBC Sport. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  26. ↑ "Boss Johnson scoops monthly prize". BBC Sport. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  27. ↑ "Blackpool boss lands April prize". BBC Sport. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  28. ↑ "Leeds boss wins prize for August". BBC Sport. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  29. ↑ "Manager Wise wins monthly prize". BBC Sport. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  30. ↑ "Martinez scoops monthly accolade". BBC Sport. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  31. ↑ "Calderwood earns monthly accolade". BBC Sport. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  32. ↑ "Martinez handed managerial award". BBC Sport. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  33. ↑ "Martinez scoops monthly accolade". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  34. ↑ "Carlisle boss earns manager prize". BBC Sport. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  35. ↑ "Carlisle manager Ward earns award". BBC Sport. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  36. ↑ "Calderwood is handed April prize". BBC Sport. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  37. ↑ "Pearson is named manager of month". BBC Sport. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  38. ↑ "Jackett is manager of the month". BBC Sport. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  39. ↑ "Trollope is manager of the month". BBC Sport. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  40. ↑ "Di Matteo handed managerial award". BBC Sport. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  41. ↑ "Pearson takes December gong". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  42. ↑ "Lambert is handed January award". BBC Sport. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  43. ↑ "Thordarson pays tribute to squad". BBC Sport. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  44. ↑ "Peterborough boss earns accolade". BBC Sport. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  45. ↑ "Preston boss scoops monthly award". BBC Sport. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
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  47. ↑ "Trollope named Manager of the Month". Football League. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  48. ↑ "Jackett named Manager of the Month". Football League. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  49. ↑ "Clark named Manager of the Month". Football League. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  50. ↑ "Lambert named Manager of the Month". Football League. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  51. ↑ "Lambert named Manager of the Month". Football League. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  52. ↑ "Clark named Manager of the Month". Football League. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
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  54. ↑ "Clark named Manager of the Month". Football League. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  55. ↑ "Moore named Manager of the Month". Football League. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  56. ↑ "Moore named Manager of the Month". Football League. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  57. ↑ "Wilson named Manager of the Month". Football League. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  58. ↑ "Howe named Manager of the Month". Football League. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  59. ↑ "Robins named Manager of the Month". Football League. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  60. ↑ "Smith named Manager of the Month". Football League. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  61. ↑ "Hughes named Manager of the Month". Football League. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  62. ↑ "Slade named Manager of the Month". Football League. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  63. ↑ "Howe named Manager of the Month". Football League. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  64. ↑ "Steve Cotterill named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". Football League. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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