Boss Mick McCarthy has been named the SkyBet Manager of the Month for September and Tyrone Mings the Player of the Month. Town took 13 points from a possible 15 during an unbeaten month and moved from 19th in the table to fifth.
"I’m thrilled to win this award and it’s great to see the gaffer be named as Manager of the Month too,” Mings told the club website.
"It shows how well we are doing as a team and credit must go to all of my teammates too, as it’s a joint effort.
"We’ve had a good month, which included some long trips in midweek to Wigan and Sheffield Wednesday, so I have to praise the supporters too.
"Obviously I’m delighted to win the award and hopefully we can continue to push on after the international break.”
The Blues left-back, who was the subject of a rebuffed Crystal Palace offer in the summer and has been linked with Chelsea and Arsenal since then with claims today that the Gunners may make a move in January, was up against Ben Marshall of Blackburn, Blackpool keeper Joe Lewis and Norwich frontman Cameron Jerome for the gong.
David McGoldrick was the last Town man to win the Player of the Month award, in October 2013.
McCarthy becomes the first Town boss to carry off the Manager of the Month award since Joe Royle in November 2004, having been up against fellow nominees Aitor Karanka of Middlesbrough, Charlton’s Bob Peeters and Derby’s Steve McClaren.
The current Town boss, who while with Sunderland was coincidentally amongst the nominees to lose out to Royle, has picked up the award three times with his previous clubs, once with Wearsiders and twice with Wolves, most recently in November 2008.
"Tyrone has been excellent for us,” added Manager of the Month McCarthy. "Crystal Palace made a big offer for him before the transfer window closed but we want him here for the long term.
"He’s a young, exciting player who has made a lot of progress in his time here and it’s great to see that get noticed with this award for him.
"We’ve acknowledged that as a club too, which is why we offered him a long term deal. He’s done great.”
Neither Mings nor McCarthy are at the club to receive their awards so managing director Ian Milne accepted them on their behalf.
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