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 2003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–262026–27 Key Award was shared with another manager MonthYearEach year in the table is linked to the corresponding football season.NationalityManagerTeamRef2004Luton Town2004Brentford2004Bradford City2004Sheffield Wednesday2004Hull City2005Hartlepool United2005Swindon Town2005Barnsley2005Luton Town2005Huddersfield Town2005Southend United2005Barnsley2005Doncaster Rovers2005Oldham Athletic2006Colchester United2006Brentford2006Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest2006Bristol City2006Nottingham Forest2006Scunthorpe United2006Rotherham United2006Oldham Athletic2006Blackpool2007Doncaster Rovers2007Scunthorpe United2007Bristol City2007Blackpool2007Leeds United2007Leeds United2007Swansea City2007Nottingham Forest2007Swansea City2008Swansea City2008Carlisle United2008Carlisle United2008Nottingham Forest2008Leicester City2008Millwall2008Bristol Rovers2008Milton Keynes Dons2008Leicester City2009Colchester United2009Crewe Alexandra2009Peterborough United2009Milton Keynes Dons2009Charlton Athletic2009Bristol Rovers2009Millwall2009Huddersfield Town2009Norwich City2010Norwich City2010Huddersfield Town2010Millwall2010Huddersfield Town2010Sheffield Wednesday2010Brighton & Hove Albion2010Brentford2010Charlton Athletic2010Hartlepool United2011Rochdale2011Peterborough United2011Brighton & Hove Albion2011Southampton2011Milton Keynes Dons2011Notts County2011Huddersfield Town2011Charlton Athletic2011Sheffield United2012Charlton Athletic2012Charlton Athletic2012Sheffield Wednesday2012Sheffield Wednesday2012Tranmere Rovers2012Tranmere Rovers2012Sheffield United2012AFC Bournemouth2012Coventry City2013Walsall2013Hartlepool United2013Leyton Orient2013AFC Bournemouth2013Leyton Orient2013Preston North End2013Coventry City2013Brentford2013Brentford2014Leyton Orient2014Sheffield United2014Wolverhampton Wanderers2014Peterborough United2014Peterborough United2014Bristol City2014Preston North End2014Swindon Town2014Bradford City2015Milton Keynes Dons2015Preston North End2015Bristol City2015Milton Keynes Dons2015Walsall2015Burton Albion2015Scunthorpe United2015Peterborough United2015Sheffield United2016Barnsley2016Wigan Athletic2016Barnsley2016Scunthorpe United2016Bolton Wanderers2016Bury2016Bolton Wanderers2016Scunthorpe United2016Rochdale2017Fleetwood Town2017Millwall2017Bolton Wanderers2017Sheffield United2017Peterborough United2017Shrewsbury2017Paul CookWigan Athletic2017Blackburn Rovers2017Rotherham United2018Gillingham2018Plymouth Argyle 2018Paul CookWigan Athletic 2018Paul CookWigan Athletic 2018Peterborough United2018Doncaster Rovers2018Coventry City2018Charlton Athletic2018Luton Town2019Scunthorpe United2019Sunderland2019Luton Town 2019Charlton Athletic2019Ipswich Town2019Fleetwood Town2019Peterborough United2019Wycombe Wanderers2019Accrington Stanley2020Sunderland2020Coventry City2020Ipswich Town2020Peterborough United2020Accrington Stanley2020Shrewsbury Town2021Hull City2021Peterborough United 2021Gillingham 2021Hull City 2021Sunderland 2021Milton Keynes Dons 2021Plymouth Argyle 2021Portsmouth 2021Sunderland 2022Milton Keynes Dons 2022Rotherham United 2022Plymouth Argyle 2022Wycombe Wanderers 2022Portsmouth 2022Plymouth Argyle 2022Plymouth Argyle 2022Barnsley 2022Barnsley 2023Derby County 2023Barnsley 2023Ipswich Town 2023Ipswich Town 2023Oxford United 2023Portsmouth 2023Bolton Wanderers 2023Bolton Wanderers 2023Derby County 2024Leyton Orient 2024Portsmouth 2024Derby County 2024Wycombe Wanderers 2024Wrexham 2024Blackpool 2024Wycombe Wanderers 2024Wycombe Wanderers 2024Leyton Orient 2025Leyton Orient 2025Birmingham City 2025Wrexham 2025Birmingham City 2025Cardiff City 2025Lincoln City 2025Stockport County 2025Barnsley 2025Cardiff City 2026Lincoln City 2026Lincoln City 2026Plymouth Argyle 2026Lincoln City 2026Huddersfield Town
Multiple winners Up to and including the April 2026 award. The below table lists all the people that have won on more than one occasion. Rank Manager Wins 1st 102nd 7 3rd 5 Paul Warne 7th 4 11th 3 27th 2
Awards won by nationality Up to and including the August 2026 award. CountryWins
Awards won by club Up to and including the August 2026 award. ClubWinsPeterborough UnitedBarnsleyCharlton AthleticMilton Keynes DonsHuddersfield TownLeyton OrientPlymouth ArgyleScunthorpe UnitedBolton WanderersBrentfordNottingham ForestSheffield UnitedWycombe WanderersBristol CityCoventry CityIpswich TownLincoln CityLuton TownMillwallPortsmouthSheffield WednesdaySunderlandWigan AthleticBlackpoolDerby CountyDoncaster RoversHartlepool UnitedHull CityPreston North EndRotherham UnitedSwansea CityAFC BournemouthAccrington StanleyBirmingham CityBradford CityBrighton & Hove AlbionBristol RoversCardiff CityCarlisle UnitedColchester UnitedFleetwood TownGillinghamLeeds UnitedLeicester CityNorwich CityOldham AthleticRochdaleShrewsbury TownSwindon TownTranmere RoversWalsallWrexhamBlackburn RoversBurton AlbionBuryCrewe AlexandraNotts CountyOxford UnitedSouthamptonSouthend UnitedStockport CountyWolverhampton Wanderers
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