EFL Championship 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 Championship, the second tier of English football. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor and announced alongside the League One and League Two Manager of the Month awards at the beginning of the following month. For sponsorship reasons, from its inception in 2004 until 2010 it was known as the Coca-Cola Manager of the Month award, with the Coca-Cola company sponsoring the league during that period. From the 2010–11 season until the end of the 2012–13 season the league was sponsored by npower and the award was known as the npower Manager of the Month. In July 2013, it was announced that Sky Bet would become the new sponsor of the English Football League, and since August 2013 the award has been known as the Sky Bet Manager of the Month. In November 2017 it was announced that Sky Bet and the EFL had agreed for Sky Bet to continue its sponsorship up until 2024.
Coca-Cola had agreed a three-year deal to become the new sponsor of the English Football League early in 2004, and in June 2004 it was announced that the League would be completely re-branded. The First Division, which had been the second tier of English football since 1992 when 22 clubs broke away to form the Premier League, was renamed The Championship. The Premier League already awarded a Manager of the Month award, since the start of the 1993–94 season, and Coca-Cola introduced a Manager of the Month award for the Championship when they became sponsors at the start of the 2004–05 season; the first recipient was Paul Jewell for his achievements in August 2004 with Wigan Athletic.
Neil Warnock has won the award a record ten times.
The awards are designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom by bespoke awards company Gaudio Awards.

List of winners

MonthYearNationalityManagerTeamRef
2004.52004Wigan Athletic
2004.62004Queens Park Rangers
2004.72004Wigan Athletic
2004.82004Ipswich Town
2004.92004Sheffield United
2005.12005Cardiff City
2005.22005Stoke City
2005.32005Sunderland
2005.42005Coventry City
2005.52005Sheffield United
2005.62005Sheffield United
2005.72005Reading
2005.82005Reading
2005.92005Norwich City
2006.12006Preston North End
2006.22006Watford
2006.32006Leicester City
2006.42006Preston North End
2006.52006Cardiff City
2006.62006Colchester United
2006.72006Burnley
2006.82006Derby County
2006.92006Birmingham City
2007.12007Derby County
2007.22007Sunderland
2007.32007Sunderland
2007.42007Stoke City
2007.52007Coventry City
2007.62007West Bromwich Albion
2007.72007Watford
2007.82007Sheffield Wednesday
2007.92007Crystal Palace
2008.12008Cardiff City
2008.22008Stoke City
2008.32008Hull City
2008.42008West Bromwich Albion
2008.52008Wolverhampton Wanderers
2008.62008Burnley
2008.72008Cardiff City
2008.82008Wolverhampton Wanderers
2008.92008Reading
2009.12009Swansea City
2009.22009Coventry City
2009.32009Sheffield United
2009.42009Preston North End
2009.52009Newcastle United
2009.62009Newcastle United
2009.72009Cardiff City
2009.82009Newcastle United
2009.92009Nottingham Forest
2010.12010Sheffield Wednesday
2010.22010Leicester City
2010.32010Reading
2010.42010Newcastle United
2010.52010Queens Park Rangers
2010.62010Queens Park Rangers
2010.72010Cardiff City
2010.82010Bristol City
2010.92010Leeds United
2011.12011Nottingham Forest
2011.22011Swansea City
2011.32011Watford
2011.42011Reading
2011.52011Brighton & Hove Albion
2011.62011Middlesbrough
2011.72011Birmingham City
2011.82011Cardiff City
2011.92011Middlesbrough
2011.12012Birmingham City
2011.22012Reading
2011.32012Reading
2011.32012Millwall
2012.82012Blackpool
2012.92012Crystal Palace
2012.102012Middlesbrough
2012.112012Millwall
2012.122012Hull City
2013.12013Leicester City
2013.22013Watford
2013.32013Nottingham Forest
2013.42013Bolton Wanderers
2013.82013Blackpool
2013.92013Burnley
2013.102013Burnley
2013.112013Brighton & Hove Albion
2013.122013Derby County
2014.12014Leicester City
2014.22014Wigan Athletic
2014.32014Leicester City
2014.42014Burnley
2014.82014Wolverhampton Wanderers
2014.92014Ipswich Town
2014.102014Bournemouth
2014.112014Brentford
2014.122014Bournemouth
2015.12015Middlesbrough
2015.22015Norwich City
2015.32015Bournemouth
2015.42015Watford
2015.82015Brighton & Hove Albion
2015.92015Middlesbrough
2015.102015Brentford
2015.112015Ipswich Town
2015.122015Middlesbrough
2016.12016Hull City
2016.22016Burnley
2016.32016Rotherham United
2016.42016Brighton & Hove Albion
2016.82016Huddersfield Town
2016.92016Norwich City
2016.102016Newcastle United
2016.112016Derby County
2016.122016Brighton & Hove Albion
2017.12017Reading
2017.22017Huddersfield Town
2017.32017Wolverhampton Wanderers
2017.42017Sheffield Wednesday
2017.82017Cardiff City
2017.92017Bristol City
2017.102017Derby County
2017.112017Wolverhampton Wanderers
2017.122017Derby County
2018.12018Aston Villa
2018.22018Cardiff City
2018.32018Cardiff City
2018.42018Fulham
2018.52018Leeds United
2018.62018West Bromwich Albion
2018.72018Queens Park Rangers
2018.82018Norwich City
2018.92018Hull City
2019.12019Blackburn Rovers
2019.22019Sheffield United
2019.32019Aston Villa
2019.42019Sheffield United
2019.52019Swansea City
2019.62019Nottingham Forest
2019.72019Huddersfield Town
2019.82019Leeds United
2019.92019Middlesbrough
2020.12020Nottingham Forest
2020.22020West Bromwich Albion
2020.32020Brentford
2020.42020Leeds United

Multiple winners

Up to and including the July 2020 award.
RankManagerWins
1st 10
2nd 9
3rd 7
4th 6
5th 5
5th 5
7th 4
7th 4
7th 4
7th 4
11th 3
11th 3
11th 3
11th 3
11th 3
11th 3
11th 3
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2
18th 2

Awards won by nationality

Up to and including the July 2020 award.
CountryWins
England73
Ireland18
Scotland16
Wales9
Spain6
Argentina3
Northern Ireland3
France2
Germany2
Portugal2
Serbia2
USA2
Croatia1
Denmark1
Italy1
Jamaica1
Netherlands1
Uruguay1

Awards won by club

Up to and including the July 2020 award.
ClubWins
Cardiff City10
Reading8
Middlesbrough7
Burnley6
Derby County6
Sheffield United6
Brighton & Hove Albion5
Leicester City5
Newcastle United5
Nottingham Forest5
Watford5
Wolverhampton Wanderers5
Hull City4
Leeds United4
Norwich City4
Queens Park Rangers4
West Bromwich Albion4
Birmingham City3
Bournemouth3
Brentford3
Coventry City3
Huddersfield Town3
Ipswich Town3
Preston North End3
Sheffield Wednesday3
Stoke City3
Sunderland3
Swansea City3
Wigan Athletic3
Aston Villa2
Blackpool2
Bristol City2
Crystal Palace2
Millwall2
Bolton Wanderers1
Colchester United1
Fulham1
Rotherham United1

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