Overview

• Ipswich collected seven points in September with a 5-0 win over Sheffield United, a 2-1 victory against Portsmouth and a 1-1 draw at Bristol City.
• McKenna was chosen ahead of Preston’s Paul Heckingbottom, Charlton’s Nathan Jones and QPR’s Julien Stephan.
• He said he accepted the award on behalf of club staff and thanked them for their work since pre-season.
• He noted recent progress but stressed that the squad must keep pushing through a long Championship campaign.
• Winger Jaden Philogene was a Player of the Month nominee, with the award going to Hull City’s Oli McBurnie.