Football League Two 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 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Coca-Cola had agreed a three-year deal to become the new sponsor of the League early in 2004,^[3] and in June 2004 it was announced that the League would be completely re-branded.^[4] The Third Division, which had been the fourth tier of English football since 1992 when the top 22 clubs broke away to form the Premier League,^[5][6] was renamed League Two. The Premier League already awarded a Manager of the Month award, since the start of the 1993–94 season,^[7] and Coca-Cola introduced a Manager of the Month award for League Two when they became sponsors at the start of the 2004–05 season; the first recipient was Brian Horton for his achievements in August 2004 with Macclesfield Town.^[8]

Winners

2004–05

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Notes
February	Brian Horton	Macclesfield Town	Steve Tilson, Gary Peters and John Ward	[8]
March	Steve Tilson	Southend United		[9]
April	Brian Laws	Scunthorpe United	Gary Johnson, Steve Parkin and Dave Hodgson	[10]

2005–06

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Ref
August	Gudjon Thordarson	Crewe Alexandra	John Gorman, Steve Parkin and David Hodgson	[11]
September	John Gorman	Wycombe Wanderers		[12]
October	Martin Ling	Leyton Orient	Steve Tilson, Gary Peters and John Ward	[13]
November	John Ward	Cheltenham Town		[14]
December	Paul Simpson	Carlisle United		[14]
January	Colin Calderwood	Northampton Town		[14]
February	Keith Alexander	Lincoln City		[14]
March	Paul Simpson	Carlisle United		[14]
April	Ian Atkins	Torquay United		[14]

2006–07

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Ref
August	Dennis Wise	Swindon Town	Keith Alexander, Martin Allen and Richard Money	[15]
September	Danny Wilson	Hartlepool United	Steve Thompson, Richard Money and Paul Lambert	[16]
October	John Schofield	Lincoln City		[17]
November	Richard Money	Walsall		[17]
December	Paul Ince	Macclesfield Town		[18]
January	Keith Hill	Rochdale		[17]
February	Danny Wilson	Hartlepool United	Jim Gannon, Gary Peters and Dave Penney	[19]
March	Danny Wilson	Hartlepool United	Keith Hill, Gary Peters and Darren Ferguson	[20]
April	Paul Trollope	Bristol Rovers	John Coleman, Paul Sturrock and Richard Money	[21]

2007–08

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Ref
August	Sammy McIlroy	Morecambe	Bobby Williamson and Dave Penney	[22]
September	Paul Fairclough	Barnet	Paul Ince, Keith Hill and Paul Lambert	[23]
October	Paul Ince	Milton Keynes Dons	Bobby Williamson, Mark Robins and Paul Fairclough	[24]
November	Mark Robins	Rotherham United	Lee Richardson, Graham Turner and Darren Ferguson	[25]
December	Paul Ince	Milton Keynes Dons	Sammy McIlroy, Keith Hill and Paul Lambert	[26]
January	Keith Hill	Rochdale	Dave Penney, Alan Buckley and Jim Gannon	[27]
February	Peter Jackson	Lincoln City	Darren Ferguson, Graham Turner and Jim Gannon	[28]
March	Darren Ferguson	Peterborough United	Alan Knill, Paul Ince and Jim Gannon	[29]
April	Paul Ince	Milton Keynes Dons	Graham Turner, Keith Hill and Jim Gannon	[30]

2008–09

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Ref
August	Mark Robins	Rotherham United	Alan Knill, John Still and Paul Simpson	[31]
September	Alan Knill	Bury	Andy Scott, Keith Alexander and Peter Taylor	[32]
October	Peter Jackson	Lincoln City	Peter Taylor, Lee Richardson and Dave Penney	[33]
November	Peter Taylor	Wycombe Wanderers	Gary Waddock, Alan Knill and Keith Hill	[34]
December	John Still	Dagenham & Redbridge	Andy Scott, Mick Harford and Mark Robins	[35]
January	Alan Knill	Bury	Keith Hill, Dave Penney and Mark Stimson	[36]
February	Sammy McIlroy	Morecambe		[37]
March	Lee Richardson	Chesterfield	John Coleman, Eddie Howe and Mark Robins	[38]
April	Andy Scott	Brentford		[39]

2009–10

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Ref
August	John Still	Dagenham & Redbridge	Ian Hendon, Eddie Howe, Mark Robins	[40]
September	Keith Hill	Rochdale	John Coleman, Eddie Howe, Paul Simpson	[41]
October	John Sheridan	Chesterfield	Paul Peschisolido, Micky Adams, Keith Hill	[41]
November	Ronnie Moore	Rotherham	John Sheridan, Sammy McIlroy, Keith Hill	[41]
December	Keith Hill	Rochdale	John Coleman, Kevin Dillon, Sammy McIlroy	[41]
January	Ian Sampson	Northampton Town	Alan Knill, Micky Adams, Paul Simpson	[41]
February	John Sheridan	Chesterfield	Alan Knill, Ian Sampson, Paul Simpson	[41]
March	Steve Cotterill	Notts County	Chris Sutton, Ian Sampson, Keith Hill	[41]
April	Steve Cotterill	Notts County	Eddie Howe, Micky Adams, Paul Buckle	[41]

2010–11

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Ref
August	Paul Buckle	Torquay United	John Sheridan, Graham Turner, Ronnie Moore	[42]
September	Micky Adams	Port Vale	Alan Knill, John Sheridan, Paul Simpson	[42]
October	Alan Knill	Bury	Mark Yates, John Sheridan, Gary Waddock	[42]
November	Micky Adams	Port Vale	Paul Buckle, Graham Turner, Ronnie Moore	[43]
December	Andy Hessenthaler	Gillingham		[42]
January	Dario Gradi	Crewe Alexandra		[42]
February	Graham Turner	Shrewsbury Town	John Coleman, Jamie Pitman, Paul Sturrock	[44]
March	Dean Holdsworth	Aldershot Town	John Coleman, Paul Buckle, Graham Westley	[45]
April	Richie Barker	Bury	John Coleman, Graham Turner, Gary Waddock	[46]

2011–12

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Ref
August	Andy Scott	Rotherham United		[47]
September	Paul Sturrock	Southend United		[47]
October	Steve Evans	Crawley Town		[47]
November	Mark Yates	Cheltenham Town		[47]
December	Phil Parkinson	Bradford City		[47]
January	Martin Ling	Torquay United F.C.		[47]
February	Paolo Di Canio	Swindon Town		[47]
March	Martin Ling	Torquay United F.C.	Steve Davis, Aidy Boothroyd	[47]
April	Graham Turner	Shrewsbury Town		[47]

2012–13

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Ref
August	Martin Allen	Gillingham	Paul Tisdale, Chris Wilder	[48]
September	Micky Adams	Port Vale	John Coleman, Paul Sturrock	[49]
October	Mark Yates	Cheltenham Town	Chris Wilder, Martin Allen	[50]
November	Paul Sturrock	Southend United	Paul Cook, Paul Tisdale	[51]
December	Gary Rowett	Burton Albion	Gareth Ainsworth, Chris Wilder	[52]
January	Martin Allen	Gillingham	Neil Ardley, John Ward	[53]
February	Gary Rowett	Burton Albion	Aidy Boothroyd, Steve Evans	[54]
March	John Sheridan	Plymouth Argyle	Neil Ardley, John Ward	[55]
April	Nigel Worthington	York City	Phil Parkinson, Steve Evans	[56]

2013–14

Month	Manager	Team	Also shortlisted	Ref
August	Paul Cook	Chesterfield	Neal Ardley, Gary Rowett, Chris Wilder	[57]

References

External links

• Football League Two Manager of the Month at football-league.co.uk