Sheffield Wednesday duo miss out on League One awards

Darren Moore and Barry Bannan have missed out on the League One manager and player of the month awards for February.

Despite guiding Sheffield Wednesday to five wins from six matches last month, Moore was pipped to the prize by Rotherham United boss Paul Warne. The Millers, who sit top of the table and are through to the Papa John's Trophy final, garnered 19 points out of a possible 21 on offer last month.

Warne said: "I am grateful on behalf of the club to take it, but I don't walk on the pitch, I don't keep them fit in the gym and I don't coach them as much as Rich [Richie Barker] and Hammy [Matt Hamshaw].

"I appreciate it is my name above the door but it doesn't feel like an honour for me, it is a trophy for everybody at the club and that must mean that we're doing something right - which is good.

"In the same way when Smudge [Michael Smith] got his Player of the Month, I wasn't doing cartwheels for him either because I think it is a team game and Smudge can only score goals if the lads get the ball up to him and we can only win games if the goalkeepers keep clean sheets.

"In February, the club got the Manager of the Month award, but my goalkeeper would have been as fitting a person to give it to as me."

As well as Warne and Moore, Gillingham’s Neil Harris and MK Dons’ Liam Manning were also nominated.

Owls captain Bannan was beaten to the players' award by Cheltenham Town forward Alfie May. The former Doncaster Rovers striker bagged eight goals in six appearances, including four in the Robins thrilling 5-5 draw at Wycombe Wanderers.

May said: “I had a good month and I think overall the club has some results that people would look at and think we wouldn’t pick up. To get eight goals in six games was pleasing. I