Davies, Eckert, Hellberg & Mousinho up for October award

Davies, Eckert, Hellberg and Mousinho nominated for Championship Manager of the Month; winner announced 13 November.

Birmingham City's Chris Davies, Southampton's Tonda Eckert, Middlesbrough's Kim Hellberg and Portsmouth's John Mousinho have been nominated for the Championship's Manager of the Month award for October.

Davies guided Birmingham to four wins in five league games, including a victory over West Bromwich Albion. Southampton accumulated 13 points from five unbeaten matches under Eckert to climb into the top eight. Hellberg's Middlesbrough topped the table after scoring 14 goals in five games for 13 points.

Portsmouth recovered from a derby loss to Southampton with a five-match unbeaten run that earned 11 points and moved them into play-off contention.

The winner will be announced on Friday, 13 November.