Reading's Steve Coppell has been named manager of the year by rival bosses while Roy Keane, as expected, was awarded Championship manager of the year after guiding Sunderland to the league title and promotion.
The Royals chief picked up the award - voted for by fellow Premier League and Football League managers - at the League Managers' Association (LMA) awards dinner in Nottingham this week.
Coppell guided his team to eighth place and just one point adrift of a Uefa Cup spot in the club's first season in the top flight.
The 51-year-old won the award last year after setting a new record in the Coca-Cola Championship with 106 points - losing just two games all season. Coppell has committed to the club until 2009 after signing a new deal earlier in the season.
Meanwhile Alex Ferguson was voted Barclays Manager of the Year and his former captain Keane was awarded the LMA's Championship manager of the year award after guiding Sunderland to the title.
Yeovil's Russell Slade and Hartlepool's Danny Wilson won the League One and League Two awards respectively.
Crewe Alexandra manager Dario Gradi was presented with a Special Achievement Award.
