Eddie
Howe has been named as the LMA's Manager of the Year after Jose Mourinho
picked up the Premier League award.
Howe, who was also named Championship Manager of the Year, becomes only the
second manager from outside the top flight to claim the LMA award since it
began in 1992 after Danny Wilson claimed the honour in 1997 as manager of
Barnsley.
In his second spell in charge of the Cherries, Howe led Bournemouth into the
top division for the first time in their history, winning the Championship
title and he claimed the prestigious award ahead of Chelsea boss Mourinho,
Leicester manager Nigel Pearson, Swansea's Garry Monk and Southampton boss
Ronald Koeman.
It was the club's third promotion under Howe, and second in the past three
past seasons, as Bournemouth achieved promotion despite having been close to
liquidation in 2008 and a game away from going out of the Football League in
2009.
In his second spell in charge of the Blues, Mourinho won the third Premier
League title of his career as Chelsea finished eight points ahead of last
year's title winners Manchester City - an achievement that saw him pick up
the top division's managerial gong, although he was not in attendance due to
Chelsea's end of season awards night.
The League One award went to Steve Cotterill after Bristol City won the
title by eight points ahead of Milton Keynes Dons in second place.
The only divisional award not to go to the manager of the title-winning side
was the League Two gong, which went to Wycombe's Gareth Ainsworth despite
his side losing the play-off final to Southend on penalties.
Bradford City's Phil Parkinson was named FA Cup manager of the year after
his side beat Chelsea and Sunderland en route to the quarter-finals of the
competition.
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