by Sutekh »
29 Oct 2020 09:47
To summarise the above
Manager of the monthSince inception in 2004 Reading managers have won just 9 Division 2/Championship manager of the month awards:
Sep 2020: Veljko Paunovic
Jan 2017: Jaap Stam
Mar 2012: Brian McDermott
Feb 2012: Brian McDermott
Apr 2011: Brian McDermott
Mar 2010: Brian McDermott
Dec 2008: Steve Coppell
Nov 2005: Steve Coppell
Oct 2005: Steve Coppell
Looking at the awards, I can’t see any managers winning it more than 2 months in a row, best run I can see is Chris Hughton winning it 3 months out of 4 in 2009. Therefore would suggest that they don’t like awarding it to the same managers/clubs however dominant that manager/club might be, eg December 2005, Reading took 16 points out of 18 yet the award went to Nigel Worthington as Norwich took 15 points from 18
Neil Warnock has won it most often (10 awards) followed by Chris Hughton (9 awards). Club wise, the award has gone to Cardiff the most (10 occcasions) then little old Reading (9 occasions).
In addition to the above the Premier League manager of the month has been won by Steve Coppell in September and November 2005 and by Brian McDermott in January 2013.
Player of the monthThe Division 2/Championship player of the month has been won by Reading players on 11 occasions
Apr 2017: Yann Kermorgant
Jan 2014: Adam le Fondre
Feb 2012: Adam Federici
Dec 2011: Alex Pearce
Mar 2011: Ian Harte
Mar 2010: Gylfi Sigurdsson
Dec 2008: Stephen Hunt
Sep 2008: Kevin Doyle
Dec 2005: David Kitson
Oct 2005: Ibrahima Sonko
Sep 2004: Steve Sidwell
The above is also the current record as no other club has received the award more times (the next best is Cardiff with 7 awards). Therefore I think we need a new chant.
In addition to the above Adam le Fondre won the Premier League player of the month in January 2013. He is the only Reading player to have received this award.