The EFL Championship Manager of the Month is an association football award that recognises the manager adjudged best for each month of the season in the EFL 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, 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 English Football League early in 2004, and in June 2004 it was announced that the League would be completely re-branded. The First Division, which had been the second tier of English football since 1992 when 22 clubs broke away to form the Premier League, was renamed The Championship. 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 the Championship when they became sponsors at the start of the 2004–05 season; the first recipient was Paul Jewell for his achievements in August 2004 with Wigan Athletic.
Neil Warnock has won the award a record eleven times.
The awards are designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom by bespoke awards company Gaudio Awards.
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 MonthYearEach year in the table is linked to the corresponding football season.NationalityManagerTeamRef2004.52004Wigan Athletic2004.62004Queens Park Rangers2004.72004Wigan Athletic2004.82004Ipswich Town2004.92004Sheffield United2005.12005Cardiff City2005.22005Stoke City2005.32005Sunderland2005.42005Coventry City2005.52005Sheffield United2005.62005Sheffield United2005.72005Reading2005.82005Reading2005.92005Norwich City2006.12006Preston North End2006.22006Watford2006.32006Leicester City2006.42006Preston North End2006.52006Cardiff City2006.62006Colchester United2006.72006Burnley2006.82006Derby County2006.92006Birmingham City2007.12007Derby County2007.22007Sunderland2007.32007Sunderland2007.42007Stoke City2007.52007Coventry City2007.62007West Bromwich Albion2007.72007Watford2007.82007Sheffield Wednesday2007.92007Crystal Palace2008.12008Cardiff City2008.22008Stoke City2008.32008Hull City2008.42008West Bromwich Albion2008.52008Wolverhampton Wanderers2008.62008Burnley2008.72008Cardiff City2008.82008Wolverhampton Wanderers2008.92008Reading2009.12009Swansea City2009.22009Coventry City2009.32009Sheffield United2009.42009Preston North End2009.52009Newcastle United2009.62009 Newcastle United2009.72009 Cardiff City2009.82009Newcastle United2009.92009Nottingham Forest2010.12010Sheffield Wednesday2010.22010Leicester City2010.32010Reading2010.42010Newcastle United2010.52010Queens Park Rangers2010.62010Queens Park Rangers2010.72010Cardiff City2010.82010Bristol City2010.92010Leeds United2011.12011Nottingham Forest2011.22011Swansea City2011.32011Watford2011.42011Reading2011.52011Brighton & Hove Albion2011.62011Middlesbrough2011.72011Birmingham City2011.82011Cardiff City2011.92011Middlesbrough2011.12012Birmingham City2011.22012Reading2011.32012Reading2011.32012Millwall2012.82012Blackpool2012.92012Crystal Palace2012.102012Middlesbrough2012.112012Millwall2012.122012Hull City2013.12013Leicester City2013.22013Watford2013.32013Nottingham Forest2013.42013Bolton Wanderers2013.82013Blackpool2013.92013Burnley2013.102013Burnley2013.112013Brighton & Hove Albion2013.122013Derby County 2014.12014Leicester City 2014.22014Wigan Athletic 2014.32014Leicester City2014.42014Burnley2014.82014Wolverhampton Wanderers2014.92014Ipswich Town2014.102014AFC Bournemouth2014.112014Brentford2014.122014AFC Bournemouth2015.12015Middlesbrough2015.22015Norwich City2015.32015AFC Bournemouth2015.42015Watford2015.82015Brighton & Hove Albion2015.92015Middlesbrough2015.102015Brentford2015.112015Ipswich Town2015.122015Middlesbrough2016.12016Hull City2016.22016Burnley2016.32016Rotherham United2016.42016Brighton & Hove Albion2016.82016Huddersfield Town2016.92016Norwich City2016.102016Newcastle United2016.112016Derby County2016.122016Brighton & Hove Albion2017.12017Reading2017.22017Huddersfield Town2017.32017Wolverhampton Wanderers2017.42017Sheffield Wednesday2017.82017Cardiff City2017.92017Bristol City2017.102017Derby County2017.112017Wolverhampton Wanderers2017.122017Derby County2018.12018Aston Villa2018.22018Cardiff City2018.32018Cardiff City2018.42018Fulham2018.52018Leeds United2018.62018West Bromwich Albion2018.72018Queens Park Rangers2018.82018Norwich City2018.92018Hull City2019.12019Blackburn Rovers2019.22019Sheffield United2019.32019Aston Villa2019.42019Sheffield United2019.52019Swansea City2019.62019Nottingham Forest2019.72019Huddersfield Town2019.82019Leeds United2019.92019Middlesbrough2020.12020Nottingham Forest2020.22020West Bromwich Albion2020.32020Brentford2020.42020Leeds United2020.52020Reading2020.62020Middlesbrough2020.72020Watford2020.82020Brentford2021.12021Swansea City2021.22021Cardiff City2021.32021Watford2021.42021AFC Bournemouth2021.52021Fulham2021.62021AFC Bournemouth2021.72021AFC Bournemouth2021.82021Queens Park Rangers2021.92021Middlesbrough2022.12022Fulham2022.22022Huddersfield Town2022.32022Cardiff City2022.42022Nottingham Forest2022.82022Sheffield United2022.9>2022Sheffield United2022.102022Burnley2022.112022Coventry City2022.122022Burnley2023.12023Burnley2023.22023Burnley2023.32023Middlesbrough2023.42023Sheffield United2023.82023Leicester City2023.92023Ipswich Town2023.102023Leicester City2023.112023Leeds United2023.122023Leicester City 2024.12024Leeds United 2024.22024Leeds United 2024.32024Ipswich Town 2024.42024Leicester City 2024.82024Sunderland 2024.92024Sheffield United 2024.102024Sunderland 2024.112024Sheffield United 2024.122024Leeds United 2025.12025Oxford United 2025.22025Leeds United 2025.32025Sheffield United 2025.42025Burnley 2025.82025Middlesbrough 2025.92025Ipswich Town 2025.102025Coventry City 2025.112025Coventry City 2025.122025Ipswich Town 2026.12026Middlesbrough 2026.22026Southampton 2026.32026Southampton 2026.42026Southampton 2026.82026Swansea City
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 11 2nd 9 3rd 7 4th 6 8th 5 9th 4 16th 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. ClubWinsCardiff CityMiddlesbroughSheffield UnitedBurnleyLeeds UnitedLeicester CityReadingIpswich TownWatfordAFC BournemouthCoventry CityDerby CountyNottingham ForestBrighton & Hove AlbionNewcastle UnitedQueens Park RangersSunderlandSwansea CityWolverhampton WanderersBrentfordHuddersfield TownHull CityNorwich CityWest Bromwich AlbionBirmingham CityFulhamPreston North EndSheffield WednesdaySouthamptonStoke CityWigan AthleticAston VillaBlackpoolBristol CityCrystal PalaceMillwallBlackburn RoversBolton WanderersColchester UnitedOxford UnitedRotherham United
See also EFL Championship Player of the Month
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External links Manager of the Month at the League Managers Association Bespoke Award Manufacturers