List of winners
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2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 |
The EFL League Two Manager of the Month is a monthly association football award to recognise the outstanding team manager in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor, Sky Bet, and the award is announced alongside those for the EFL Championship and EFL League One Manager of the Month at the beginning of the following month. The League Two award was introduced in February 2005 when Coca-Cola was the sponsor. Their sponsorship ended in 2010. [1]
The highest number of awards won is five by Keith Hill, all with Rochdale. Phil Brown, John Coleman, Paul Ince and Chris Wilder have won four awards each and another ten managers have won three apiece. At club level, Bury managers have won the award eight times, followed by Northampton Town. Port Vale and Southend United (all seven).
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2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 |
Up to and including the November 2024 award.
Up to and including the November 2024 award.
| Country | Wins |
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 England | 128[ citation needed ] |
 Scotland | 17[ citation needed ] |
 Wales | 13 |
 Northern Ireland | 9 |
 Ireland | 3 |
 Jamaica | 2 |
 Argentina | 1 |
 Australia | 1 |
 Iceland | 1 |
 Italy | 1 |
 Saint Lucia | 1 |
Up to and including the November 2024 award.
Ryan Thomas Lowe is an English football manager and former professional player, who was most recently the manager of EFL Championship side Preston North End. His playing career, as a striker, began at Burscough in 1999 and he became a Football League player with Shrewsbury Town the following year. He played for eight league clubs in all and had three spells at Bury. In the second half of the 2010–11 season, Lowe established a Bury club record by scoring a goal in each of nine consecutive league games.
Philip John Parkinson is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of EFL League One side Wrexham.
Paul Anthony Cook is an English professional football manager and former footballer who manages EFL League Two side Chesterfield.
John Coleman is an English football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of League Two side Accrington Stanley.
Christopher John Wilder is an English professional football manager who formerly played as a right-back. He is the manager of EFL Championship club Sheffield United.
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