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Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna has been named the Championship manager of the month for September.
After a slow start to life back in the second tier at Portman Road, the Tractor Boys began to find momentum in September, claiming seven points from a possible nine to stay unbeaten, including a 5-0 demolition of Sheffield United, a 2-1 win over Portsmouth and a 1-1 draw under the lights at Bristol City.
Chosen ahead of Charlton’s Nathan Jones, Preston’s Paul Heckingbottom and QPR boss Julien Stephan, he said: “I am happy to accept the award on behalf of all the staff at the club and thank them for the hard work they have put in since the start of pre-season.
“We are pleased with the…