# EFL 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. 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 League early in 2004, and in June 2004 it was announced that the League would be completely re-branded. 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, was renamed League One. 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 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
### Key

| † | Award was shared with another manager |
| Month | Year | Nationality | Manager | Team |
| August | 2004 | England | Mike Newell | Luton Town |
| September | 2004 | England | Martin Allen | Brentford |
| October | 2004 | England | Colin Todd | Bradford City |
| November | 2004 | Scotland | Paul Sturrock | Sheffield Wednesday |
| December | 2004 | England | Peter Taylor | Hull City |
| January | 2005 | Scotland | Neale Cooper | Hartlepool United |
| February | 2005 | England | Andy King | Swindon Town |
| March | 2005 | England | Andy Ritchie | Barnsley |
| April | 2005 | England | Mike Newell | Luton Town |
| August | 2005 | England | Peter Jackson | Huddersfield Town |
| September | 2005 | England | Steve Tilson | Southend United |
| October | 2005 | England | Andy Ritchie | Barnsley |
| November | 2005 | England | Dave Penney | Doncaster Rovers |
| December | 2005 | England | Ronnie Moore | Oldham Athletic |
| January | 2006 | England | Phil Parkinson | Colchester United |
| February | 2006 | England | Martin Allen | Brentford |
| March | 2006 | England | Frank Barlow† | Nottingham Forest |
| March | 2006 | Scotland | Ian McParland† | Nottingham Forest |
| April | 2006 | England | Gary Johnson | Bristol City |
| August | 2006 | Scotland | Colin Calderwood | Nottingham Forest |
| September | 2006 | England | Brian Laws | Scunthorpe United |
| October | 2006 | Wales | Alan Knill | Rotherham United |
| November | 2006 | Ireland | John Sheridan | Oldham Athletic |
| December | 2006 | England | Simon Grayson | Blackpool |
| January | 2007 | Ireland | Sean O'Driscoll | Doncaster Rovers |
| February | 2007 | England | Nigel Adkins | Scunthorpe United |
| March | 2007 | England | Gary Johnson | Bristol City |
| April | 2007 | England | Simon Grayson | Blackpool |
| August | 2007 | England | Dennis Wise | Leeds United |
| September | 2007 | England | Dennis Wise | Leeds United |
| October | 2007 | Spain | Roberto Martínez | Swansea City |
| November | 2007 | Scotland | Colin Calderwood | Nottingham Forest |
| December | 2007 | Spain | Roberto Martínez | Swansea City |
| January | 2008 | Spain | Roberto Martínez | Swansea City |
| February | 2008 | England | John Ward | Carlisle United |
| March | 2008 | England | John Ward | Carlisle United |
| April | 2008 | Scotland | Colin Calderwood | Nottingham Forest |
| August | 2008 | England | Nigel Pearson | Leicester City |
| September | 2008 | Wales | Kenny Jackett | Millwall |
| October | 2008 | Wales | Paul Trollope | Bristol Rovers |
| November | 2008 | Italy | Roberto Di Matteo | Milton Keynes Dons |
| December | 2008 | England | Nigel Pearson | Leicester City |
| January | 2009 | Scotland | Paul Lambert | Colchester United |
| February | 2009 | Iceland | Gudjon Thordarson | Crewe Alexandra |
| March | 2009 | Scotland | Darren Ferguson | Peterborough United |
| April | 2009 | Italy | Roberto Di Matteo | Milton Keynes Dons |
| August | 2009 | England | Phil Parkinson | Charlton Athletic |
| September | 2009 | Wales | Paul Trollope | Bristol Rovers |
| October | 2009 | Wales | Kenny Jackett | Millwall |
| November | 2009 | England | Lee Clark | Huddersfield Town |
| December | 2009 | Scotland | Paul Lambert | Norwich City |
| January | 2010 | Scotland | Paul Lambert | Norwich City |
| February | 2010 | England | Lee Clark | Huddersfield Town |
| March | 2010 | Wales | Kenny Jackett | Millwall |
| April | 2010 | England | Lee Clark | Huddersfield Town |
| August | 2010 | Scotland | Alan Irvine | Sheffield Wednesday |
| September | 2010 | Uruguay | Gus Poyet | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| October | 2010 | England | Andy Scott | Brentford |
| November | 2010 | England | Phil Parkinson | Charlton Athletic |
| December | 2010 | England | Mick Wadsworth | Hartlepool United |
| January | 2011 | England | Keith Hill | Rochdale |
| February | 2011 | Scotland | Darren Ferguson | Peterborough United |
| March | 2011 | Uruguay | Gus Poyet | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| April | 2011 | England | Nigel Adkins | Southampton |
| August | 2011 | England | Karl Robinson | Milton Keynes Dons |
| September | 2011 | England | Martin Allen | Notts County |
| October | 2011 | England | Lee Clark | Huddersfield Town |
| November | 2011 | England | Chris Powell | Charlton Athletic |
| December | 2011 | Northern Ireland | Danny Wilson | Sheffield United |
| January | 2012 | England | Chris Powell | Charlton Athletic |
| February | 2012 | England | Chris Powell | Charlton Athletic |
| March | 2012 | England | Dave Jones | Sheffield Wednesday |
| April | 2012 | England | Dave Jones | Sheffield Wednesday |
| August | 2012 | England | Ronnie Moore | Tranmere Rovers |
| September | 2012 | England | Ronnie Moore | Tranmere Rovers |
| October | 2012 | Northern Ireland | Danny Wilson | Sheffield United |
| November | 2012 | England | Eddie Howe | AFC Bournemouth |
| December | 2012 | England | Mark Robins | Coventry City |
| January | 2013 | England | Dean Smith | Walsall |
| February | 2013 | Scotland | John Hughes | Hartlepool United |
| March | 2013 | England | Russell Slade | Leyton Orient |
| April | 2013 | England | Eddie Howe | AFC Bournemouth |
| August | 2013 | England | Russell Slade | Leyton Orient |
| September | 2013 | England | Simon Grayson | Preston North End |
| October | 2013 | Scotland | Steven Pressley | Coventry City |
| November | 2013 | Germany | Uwe Rösler | Brentford |
| December | 2013 | England | Mark Warburton | Brentford |
| January | 2014 | England | Russell Slade | Leyton Orient |
| February | 2014 | England | Nigel Clough | Sheffield United |
| March | 2014 | Wales | Kenny Jackett | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| April | 2014 | Scotland | Darren Ferguson | Peterborough United |
| August | 2014 | Scotland | Darren Ferguson | Peterborough United |
| September | 2014 | England | Steve Cotterill | Bristol City |
| October | 2014 | England | Simon Grayson | Preston North End |
| November | 2014 | England | Mark Cooper | Swindon Town |
| December | 2014 | England | Phil Parkinson | Bradford City |
| January | 2015 | England | Karl Robinson | Milton Keynes Dons |
| February | 2015 | England | Simon Grayson | Preston North End |
| March | 2015 | England | Steve Cotterill | Bristol City |
| April | 2015 | England | Karl Robinson | Milton Keynes Dons |
| August | 2015 | England | Dean Smith | Walsall |
| September | 2015 | Netherlands | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Burton Albion |
| October | 2015 | England | Mark Robins | Scunthorpe United |
| November | 2015 | England | Graham Westley | Peterborough United |
| December | 2015 | England | Nigel Adkins | Sheffield United |
| January | 2016 | England | Lee Johnson | Barnsley |
| February | 2016 | Scotland | Gary Caldwell | Wigan Athletic |
| March | 2016 | England | Paul Heckingbottom | Barnsley |
| April | 2016 | Scotland | Graham Alexander | Scunthorpe United |
| August | 2016 | England | Phil Parkinson | Bolton Wanderers |
| September | 2016 | England | David Flitcroft | Bury |
| October | 2016 | England | Phil Parkinson | Bolton Wanderers |
| November | 2016 | Scotland | Graham Alexander | Scunthorpe United |
| December | 2016 | England | Keith Hill | Rochdale |
| January | 2017 | Germany | Uwe Rösler | Fleetwood Town |
| February | 2017 | England | Neil Harris | Millwall |
| March | 2017 | England | Phil Parkinson | Bolton Wanderers |
| April | 2017 | England | Chris Wilder | Sheffield United |
| August | 2017 | Northern Ireland | Grant McCann | Peterborough United |
| September | 2017 | England | Paul Hurst | Shrewsbury |
| October | 2017 | England | Paul Cook | Wigan Athletic |
| November | 2017 | England | Tony Mowbray | Blackburn Rovers |
| December | 2017 | England | Paul Warne | Rotherham United |
| January | 2018 | Wales | Steve Lovell | Gillingham |
| February | 2018 | Scotland | Derek Adams | Plymouth Argyle |
| March | 2018 | England | Paul Cook | Wigan Athletic |
| April | 2018 | England | Paul Cook | Wigan Athletic |
| August | 2018 | Scotland | Steve Evans | Peterborough United |
| September | 2018 | Northern Ireland | Grant McCann | Doncaster Rovers |
| October | 2018 | England | Mark Robins | Coventry City |
| November | 2018 | England | Lee Bowyer | Charlton Athletic |
| December | 2018 | Wales | Nathan Jones | Luton Town |
| January | 2019 | Scotland | Stuart McCall | Scunthorpe United |
| February | 2019 | Scotland | Jack Ross | Sunderland |
| March | 2019 | England | Mick Harford | Luton Town |
| April | 2019 | England | Lee Bowyer | Charlton Athletic |
| August | 2019 | Scotland | Paul Lambert | Ipswich Town |
| September | 2019 | England | Joey Barton | Fleetwood Town |
| October | 2019 | Scotland | Darren Ferguson | Peterborough United |
| November | 2019 | England | Gareth Ainsworth | Wycombe Wanderers |
| December | 2019 | England | John Coleman | Accrington Stanley |
| January | 2020 | England | Phil Parkinson | Sunderland |
| February | 2020 | England | Mark Robins | Coventry City |
| September | 2020 | Scotland | Paul Lambert | Ipswich Town |
| October | 2020 | Scotland | Darren Ferguson | Peterborough United |
| November | 2020 | England | John Coleman | Accrington Stanley |
| December | 2020 | England | Steve Cotterill | Shrewsbury Town |
| January | 2021 | Northern Ireland | Grant McCann | Hull City |
| February | 2021 | Scotland | Darren Ferguson | Peterborough United |
| March | 2021 | Scotland | Steve Evans | Gillingham |
| April | 2021 | Northern Ireland | Grant McCann | Hull City |
| August | 2021 | England | Lee Johnson | Sunderland |
| September | 2021 | England | Liam Manning | Milton Keynes Dons |
| October | 2021 | England | Ryan Lowe | Plymouth Argyle |
| November | 2021 | England | Danny Cowley | Portsmouth |
| December | 2021 | England | Lee Johnson | Sunderland |
| January | 2022 | England | Liam Manning | Milton Keynes Dons |
| February | 2022 | England | Paul Warne | Rotherham United |
| March | 2022 | England | Steven Schumacher | Plymouth Argyle |
| April | 2022 | England | Gareth Ainsworth | Wycombe Wanderers |
| August | 2022 | England | Danny Cowley | Portsmouth |
| September | 2022 | England | Steven Schumacher | Plymouth Argyle |
| October | 2022 | England | Steven Schumacher | Plymouth Argyle |
| November | 2022 | Northern Ireland | Michael Duff | Barnsley |
| December | 2022 | Northern Ireland | Michael Duff | Barnsley |
| January | 2023 | England | Paul Warne | Derby County |
| February | 2023 | Northern Ireland | Michael Duff | Barnsley |
| March | 2023 | Northern Ireland | Kieran McKenna | Ipswich Town |
| April | 2023 | Northern Ireland | Kieran McKenna | Ipswich Town |
| August | 2023 | England | Liam Manning | Oxford United |
| September | 2023 | England | John Mousinho | Portsmouth |
| October | 2023 | England | Ian Evatt | Bolton Wanderers |
| November | 2023 | England | Ian Evatt | Bolton Wanderers |
| December | 2023 | England | Paul Warne | Derby County |
| January | 2024 | England | Richie Wellens | Leyton Orient |
| February | 2024 | England | John Mousinho | Portsmouth |
| March | 2024 | England | Paul Warne | Derby County |
| April | 2024 | England | Matt Bloomfield | Wycombe Wanderers |
| August | 2024 | England | Phil Parkinson | Wrexham |
| September | 2024 | England | Steve Bruce | Blackpool |
| October | 2024 | England | Matt Bloomfield | Wycombe Wanderers |
| November | 2024 | England | Matt Bloomfield | Wycombe Wanderers |
| December | 2024 | England | Richie Wellens | Leyton Orient |
| January | 2025 | England | Richie Wellens | Leyton Orient |
| February | 2025 | Wales | Chris Davies | Birmingham City |

## Multiple winners

Up to and including the January 2025 award.
* The below table lists all the people that have won on more than one occasion.
| Rank | Manager | Wins |
| 1st | Phil Parkinson | 9 |
| 2nd | Darren Ferguson | 7 |
| 3rd | Lee Clark | 5 |
| 3rd | Simon Grayson | 5 |
| 3rd | Paul Lambert | 5 |
| 3rd | Paul Warne | 5 |
| 7th | Kenny Jackett | 4 |
| 7th | Grant McCann | 4 |
| 7th | Mark Robins | 4 |
| 10th | Nigel Adkins | 3 |
| 10th | Martin Allen | 3 |
| 10th | Matt Bloomfield | 3 |
| 10th | Colin Calderwood | 3 |
| 10th | Paul Cook | 3 |
| 10th | Steve Cotterill | 3 |
| 10th | Michael Duff | 3 |
| 10th | Lee Johnson | 3 |
| 10th | Liam Manning | 3 |
| 10th | Roberto Martínez | 3 |
| 10th | Ronnie Moore | 3 |
| 10th | Chris Powell | 3 |
| 10th | Karl Robinson | 3 |
| 10th | Steven Schumacher | 3 |
| 10th | Russell Slade | 3 |
| 10th | Richie Wellens | 3 |
| 26th | Gareth Ainsworth | 2 |
| 26th | Graham Alexander | 2 |
| 26th | Lee Bowyer | 2 |
| 26th | John Coleman | 2 |
| 26th | Danny Cowley | 2 |
| 26th | Roberto Di Matteo | 2 |
| 26th | Steve Evans | 2 |
| 26th | Ian Evatt | 2 |
| 26th | Keith Hill | 2 |
| 26th | Eddie Howe | 2 |
| 26th | Gary Johnson | 2 |
| 26th | Dave Jones | 2 |
| 26th | Kieran McKenna | 2 |
| 26th | Mike Newell | 2 |
| 26th | John Mousinho | 2 |
| 26th | Nigel Pearson | 2 |
| 26th | Gus Poyet | 2 |
| 26th | Andy Ritchie | 2 |
| 26th | Uwe Rösler | 2 |
| 26th | Dean Smith | 2 |
| 26th | Paul Trollope | 2 |
| 26th | Mick Wadsworth | 2 |
| 26th | John Ward | 2 |
| 26th | Danny Wilson | 2 |
| 26th | Dennis Wise | 2 |

## Awards won by nationality

Up to and including the February 2025 award.
| Country | Wins |
| England | 122 |
| Scotland | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 |
| Wales | 10 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Uruguay | 2 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |

## Awards won by club

Up to and including the February 2025 award.
| Club | Wins |
| Peterborough United | 10 |
| Barnsley | 7 |
| Charlton Athletic | 7 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 7 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 |
| Scunthorpe United | 6 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 5 |
| Brentford | 5 |
| Huddersfield Town | 5 |
| Nottingham Forest | 5 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 5 |
| Sheffield United | 5 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 5 |
| Bristol City | 4 |
| Coventry City | 4 |
| Ipswich Town | 4 |
| Luton Town | 4 |
| Millwall | 4 |
| Portsmouth | 4 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 |
| Sunderland | 4 |
| Wigan Athletic | 4 |
| Blackpool | 3 |
| Derby County | 3 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 |
| Hartlepool United | 3 |
| Hull City | 3 |
| Preston North End | 3 |
| Rotherham United | 3 |
| Swansea City | 3 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2 |
| Accrington Stanley | 2 |
| Bradford City | 2 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2 |
| Carlisle United | 2 |
| Colchester United | 2 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2 |
| Gillingham | 2 |
| Leeds United | 2 |
| Leicester City | 2 |
| Norwich City | 2 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2 |
| Rochdale | 2 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 |
| Swindon Town | 2 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 |
| Walsall | 2 |
| Birmingham City | 1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 |
| Burton Albion | 1 |
| Bury | 1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 |
| Notts County | 1 |
| Oxford United | 1 |
| Southampton | 1 |
| Southend United | 1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| Wrexham | 1 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Each year in the table is linked to the corresponding football season.
* 1 2 3 4 Nottingham Forest caretaker managers Frank Barlow and Ian McParland won the award jointly. In the tables they are counted as two separate recipients.