Michael Francis Martin "Mick" Kennedy (born 9 April 1961) is a former Irish footballer who played in the Football League for Halifax Town, Huddersfield Town, Portsmouth, Bradford City, Leicester City, Luton Town, Chesterfield and Wigan Athletic.
 He also gained two caps for Ireland during his career.
 Throughout his career he was renowned for his tough style of play which often left him with a poor disciplinary record.
Christopher William Gerard Hughton (born 11 December 1958) is an Irish former professional footballer and current manager of Brighton & Hove Albion.
 In 1979, he became the first mixed race player to represent the Republic of Ireland national team.
The Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the player adjudged the best for each month of the season in the Football League Championship, the second tier in English football.
 For sponsorship reasons, since its inception it has been known as the "Coca-Cola Player of the Month" award; Coca-Cola sponsored the Football League since 2004 and the deal ended 2010.
 From the 2010–11 to the 2012–13 season, the Football League was sponsored by NPower, so it was known as the "NPower Player of the Month" award.
 As of the 2013–14 season, the league has been sponsored by Skybet, so it is now the "SkyBet Player of the Month" award.
 The awards are designed and manufactured in the UK by bespoke awards company Gaudio Awards.
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, since its inception it has been known as the Coca-Cola Manager of the Month award, with the company sponsoring the league from 2004–2010.
 From the 2010–11 season, the league was sponsored by npower and the award has been known as the npower Manager of the Month.
Alfred "Alfie" Hale (born 28 August 1939 in Waterford, Republic of Ireland) is a former Irish footballer and manager who played for several clubs in both the League of Ireland and the English League, most notably, Waterford United, Aston Villa, Doncaster Rovers and Cork Celtic.
 During his career Hale scored 153 goals in the League of Ireland and a further 66 with English League clubs.
 As an international, Hale also played for the Republic of Ireland.
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 Two, the fourth tier of English football.
 The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor and announced alongside The Championship and League One Manager of the Month awards at the beginning of the following month.
 For sponsorship reasons, since its inception it has been known as the Coca-Cola Manager of the Month award, with the company sponsoring the league from 2004 to 2010.
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, since its inception it has been known as the npower Manager of the Month award, with the company sponsoring the league from 2010-2013.
George McCartney (born 29 April 1981) is a Northern Irish footballer.
 He is a free agent having most recently played for West Ham United.
 He began his career at Sunderland in 1998.
 In 2005, he won club's player of the 2004–05 season award, the 2004–05 Football League Championship and was named in the 2004–05 Football League Championship PFA Team of the Year.
 He moved to West Ham in 2006 before returning to Sunderland under Roy Keane's managership in 2008.
 He spent one season, the 2010–11 season, on loan with Leeds United before returning in 2011 to play on loan for West Ham.
 From 2001 until 2010 he also played international football for Northern Ireland.
William McIntosh Davies (born 31 May 1964) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager.
 He won the 2007 Playoffs with Derby County, finished as runners-up in 2005 with Preston North End, and reached the semi-finals in 2006 (Preston), 2010 and 2011 (both with Nottingham Forest).
 He also jointly (with Chris Hughton) holds the record for the most Football League Championship Manager of the Month awards having won two each at Preston and Derby and three at Nottingham Forest.
The 2008–09 season was Nottingham Forest's first season back in the Football League Championship, following promotion from League One in the 2007–08 season, after spending three years in the third tier.
 Forest finished in 19th place, seven points above the relegation zone, having been involved in the relegation scrap all season, with Billy Davies changing fortunes around to secure Championship status for the 2009-10 season.

Question: Which former irish footballer hold the record for the most football league championship manager of the month awards alongside Billy Davies?
Answer: Chris Hughton