Football League First Division Manager of the Month

The Football League First Division Manager of the Month award was a monthly prize of recognition given to association football managers in the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football from 1992 to 2004. The award was announced in the first week of the following month. From the 2004–05 season onwards, following a rebranding exercise by The Football League, the second tier was known as the Football League Championship, thus the award became the Football League Championship Manager of the Month award.

Winners

Month	Year [nb 1]	Nationality	Manager	Team	Ref
September	1996.6 1996	England	Colin Todd	Bolton Wanderers	[1]
October	1996.7 1996	England	Colin Todd	Bolton Wanderers	[1]
January	1997.1 1997	England	Colin Todd	Bolton Wanderers	[2]
March	1997.3 1997	England	Colin Todd	Bolton Wanderers	[3]
December	1997.9 1997	England	Peter Reid	Sunderland	[4]
January	1998.1 1998	Italy	Dario Gradi	Crewe Alexandra	[5]
September	1998.6 1998	England	Colin Todd	Bolton Wanderers	[6]
October	1998.7 1998	England	John Aldridge	Tranmere Rovers	[7]
November	1998.8 1998	England	Gerry Francis	Queens Park Rangers	[8]
December	1998.9 1998	England	Paul Jewell	Bradford City	[9]
January	1998.1 1999	England	Colin Todd	Bolton Wanderers	[10]
February	1999.2 1999	Scotland	George Burley	Ipswich Town	[11]
March	1999.3 1999	England	Peter Reid	Sunderland	[12]
August	1999.5 1999	Scotland	George Burley	Ipswich Town	[13]
September	1999.6 1999	England	Paul Bracewell	Fulham	[14]
October	1999.7 1999	England	Joe Royle	Manchester City	[15]

2000–01

Month	Manager	Team	Notes
August	Jean Tigana	Fulham	[16]
September	Graham Taylor	Watford	[17]
October	Graham Taylor	Watford	[16]
November	Gary Megson	West Bromwich Albion	[16]
December	Lou Macari	Huddersfield Town	[16]
January	Sam Allardyce	Bolton Wanderers	[16]
February	Trevor Francis	Birmingham City	[16]
March	Peter Shreeves	Sheffield Wednesday	[16]
April	Graeme Souness	Blackburn Rovers	[16]

2001–02

Month	Manager	Team	Notes
August	Lennie Lawrence	Grimsby Town	[18]
September	Dave Jones	Wolverhampton Wanderers	[18]
October	Roland Nilsson	Coventry City	[18]
November	Stan Ternent	Burnley	[18]
December	Steve Parkin	Barnsley	[18]
January	Alan Pardew	Reading	[18]
February	Dave Jones	Wolverhampton Wanderers	[18]
March	Gary Megson	West Bromwich Albion	[18]

2002–03

Month	Manager	Team	Notes
August	Harry Redknapp	Portsmouth	[19]
September	Micky Adams	Leicester City	[19]
October	Ray Lewington	Watford	[19]
November	Alan Pardew	Reading	[19]
December	Gary McAllister	Coventry City	[19]
January	Neil Warnock	Sheffield United	[19]
February	Alan Pardew	Reading	[19]
March	Joe Royle	Ipswich Town	[19]
April	Mark McGhee	Millwall	[19]

2003–04

Month	Manager	Team	Notes
August	Gary Megson	West Bromwich Albion	[20]
September	Nigel Worthington	Norwich City	[20]
October	Joe Royle	Ipswich Town	[20]
November	Neil Warnock	Sheffield United	[20]
December	Nigel Worthington	Norwich City	[20]
January	Iain Dowie	Crystal Palace	[20]
February	Dennis Wise	Millwall	[20]
March	Mick McCarthy	Sunderland	[20]
April	Nigel Worthington	Norwich City	[20]

Later years

For results from 2004–05 onwards, see Football League Championship Manager of the Month.

Footnotes

1. Each year in the table is linked to the corresponding football season.

References

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6. "OPINION: Well done!". Bolton Evening News . 1 October 1998. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
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8. Brown, Geoff (6 December 1998). "Football: Sheron persistence rewarded". The Independent. London. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
9. "Paul Jewell – Full Biography". Derby County F.C. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
10. "Sporting Digest: Football". The Independent. London. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
11. "Soccer: Ipswich's ton-up boy". Evening Gazette . 7 March 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
12. Peirson, Mark (3 April 1999). "Football: Nationwide Preview: Reid wary of award 'jinx'". The Independent . London. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
13. "Lederhosen, calf muscles and sweet soul music". The Fiver . London: Guardian News & Media. 1 September 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
14. "Nou Camp, Little scamp, and Slightly damp". The Fiver . London: Guardian News & Media. 30 September 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
15. "Drive a car, Write a book, and Talk to yourself". The Fiver . London: Guardian News & Media. 1 November 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
16. "League Managers Association – Manager of the Month". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
17. Clifford, Nick (13 October 2000). "Taylor calls for changes within FA". The Daily Telegraph . London. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
18. "League Managers Association – Manager of the Month". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
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20. "League Managers Association – Manager of the Month". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

External links

• Manager of the Month Archived 27 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine at the League Managers Association