TheEFL ChampionshipManager of the Month is an association football award that recognises the manager adjudged best for each month of the season in theEFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor and announced alongside theLeague One andLeague Two Manager of the Month awards at the beginning of the following month.[1] For sponsorship reasons, from its inception in 2004 until 2010 it was known as theCoca-Cola Manager of the Month award, with theCoca-Cola company sponsoring the league during that period.[2] Fromthe 2010–11 season until the end of the2012–13 season the league was sponsored bynpower and the award was known as thenpower Manager of the Month.[3] In July 2013, it was announced thatSky Bet would become the new sponsor of the English Football League,[4] and since August 2013 the award has been known as theSky 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.[5]
Coca-Cola had agreed a three-year deal to become the new sponsor of the English Football League early in 2004,[6] and in June 2004 it was announced that the League would be completely re-branded.[7] TheFirst Division, which had been the second tier of English football since 1992 when 22 clubs broke away to form thePremier League,[8][9] was renamed The Championship. The Premier League already awarded aManager of the Month award, since the start of the 1993–94 season,[10] and Coca-Cola introduced a Manager of the Month award for the Championship when they became sponsors at the start of the2004–05 season; the first recipient wasPaul Jewell for his achievements in August 2004 withWigan Athletic.[11]
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.[12]
| Contents |
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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 · 2025–26 |
Up to and including the December 2025 award.
Up to and including the January 2026 award.
| Country | Wins |
|---|---|
 England | 91 |
 Ireland | 19 |
 Scotland | 16 |
 Wales | 13 |
 Germany | 8 |
 Spain | 8 |
 Northern Ireland | 7 |
 Italy | 5 |
 Belgium | 4 |
 Portugal | 4 |
 Serbia | 4 |
 France | 4 |
 Argentina | 3 |
 Denmark | 2 |
 United States | 2 |
 Croatia | 1 |
 Jamaica | 1 |
 Netherlands | 1 |
 Sweden | 1 |
 Uruguay | 1 |
Up to and including the January 2026 award.