Mansfield Town’s manager Nigel Clough has been nominated for the Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month Award after his team won all three of their September games with a maximum of nine points.
After being promoted, Clough oversaw a smooth transition to League One, demonstrating his adaptability by switching up formations to suit various opponents while still keeping Mansfield’s momentum and guiding them to a flawless return in September.
He will face Steve Bruce of Blackpool, who Mansfield defeated over the weekend, Chris Davies of Birmingham City, and Matt Bloomfield of Wycombe Wanderers.
If August contained difficult fixtures and the need to bed in new signings, September offered proof that Bloomfield’s possession-based, through-the-lines approach is working, moving Wycombe into the top half with three wins from three games.
A multiple Championship Manager of the Month winner, Bruce used his experience and know-how to superb effect in Sky Bet League One, winning a perfect first four games at Blackpool, simplifying tactics and allowing his new players to express themselves.
Under Davies, table-topping Birmingham have become a relentless, high-cadence team, wearing down opponents with slick passing and high fitness levels.
They overcame deficits in two of their three wins from three games, which demonstrated this.
The winners of the Sky Bet Manager of the Month competition will be revealed on Friday. The judges are former Barnsley manager Danny Wilson, Don Goodman, an expert on the NFL for Sky Sports, and Ivor Davies, a trader for Sky Bet EFL.
At the EFL Awards at the end of the year, Clough was awarded the League Two Manager of the Season. He also received the EFL League Two Manager of the Month award for February 2024.
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