Lee Carsley has been named the Sky Bet Championship manager of the month for October while Alan Judge made it a double for Brentford by winning the player prize.

Carsley, who last month was promoted from development squad manager for the remainder of the season following the departure of Marinus Dijkhuizen, won four of his five games in charge during October.

The 41-year-old began the month with a 2-0 defeat at Derby but then oversaw victories against Rotherham, Wolves, Charlton and west London rivals QPR, with the Bees keeping three successive clean sheets.

Brentford duo Lee Carsley (right) and Alan Judge scooped the Sky Bet Championship manager and player of the month awards for October respectively

Carsley's Brentford team won four matches during the month and kept three clean sheets

Alan Judge enjoyed an outstanding October, having a hand in seven of the eight goals scored by the Bees

BRENTFORD IN OCTOBER 3 Derby County (A) 0-2 17 Rotherham United (H) 2-1 21 Wolves (A) 2-0 24 Charlton Athletic (A) 3-0 30 QPR (H) 1-0 Advertisement

A significant factor in Brentford's form was the performances of Judge, with the midfielder having a hand in seven of the eight goals scored by Carsley's side in October.

Judge netted both goals in the 2-1 win against Rotherham and scored in the 3-0 success over Charlton, while setting up John Swift and Lasse Vibe at The Valley.

The 26-year-old Irishman also provided the assists for Marco Djuricin's goal in the 2-0 win at Wolves and the Austrian's strike that sealed a 1-0 victory against QPR - Brentford's first win over the Hoops in 50 years.

Carsley said: 'I am very proud of the players. This is really a team reward rather than a personal one.'

Of Judge's award he added: 'I am really pleased for Alan to get this recognition and reward for his hard work. It is something he deserves.'

Meanwhile, Scunthorpe's Mark Robins has been named the League One manager of the month.

Five wins from six matches during the month saw Robins get the nod ahead of fellow nominees Gary Caldwell (Wigan), Phil Parkinson (Bradford) and Dean Saunders (Chesterfield).

Mark Robins of Scunthorpe United won the League One Manager of the Month award for October

It signals a marked turnaround in fortunes for Robins who oversaw only one victory in August and the same again in September, when the Iron lost four of their five league games.

The 45-year-old steered Scunthorpe up to 10th place in the table, just four points shy of a play-off spot.

Robins said: 'We picked up a couple of decent results at the start of the month and have just carried on in the same vein. We are in a reasonable position now, where we can focus and really kick on.'

Millwall forward Aiden O'Brien has been named the League One player of the month.

O'Brien demonstrated his versatility throughout the month, playing on either flank and up front, and he scored three league goals, helping the Lions climb from 15th to seventh in the table.

Millwall's Aiden O'Brien poses with his League One Player of the Month award

The 22-year-old also netted against Northampton in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy as Millwall advanced to the quarter-finals of the competition.

O'Brien won the award ahead of fellow nominees Reece Burke (Bradford), Adam Armstrong (Coventry) and Jon Taylor (Peterborough).

Millwall manager Neil Harris said: 'It's a fantastic achievement for young Aiden to win the player of the month award. We have had a real upturn in our performances with some great results of late and Aiden's form has been a big part of that.'

Plymouth manager Derek Adams has been named the League Two manager of the month after guiding Argyle to the top of the table.

It is the second time this season that Adams has been nominated for the prize, having missed out in August to Leyton Orient's Ian Hendon.

But the 40-year-old Scot got the nod this time after winning five of his six league games, with the only defeat coming at fellow promotion hopefuls Oxford, and steering Argyle to the quarter-finals of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy with victory over Devon rivals Exeter.

Plymouth Argyle manager Derek Adams was named League Two's best manager as they hit the summit

Former Ross County boss Adams, in his first season managing in England, won the award ahead of Michael Appleton (Oxford), Chris Wilder (Northampton) and Mark Yates (Crawley).

Plymouth head the table by five points ahead of Oxford with third-placed Portsmouth a further two points adrift.

Adams said: 'I have a very good backroom staff in Craig Brewster and Paul Wotton, who I enjoy working with, as well as the rest of the staff at the football club and the players. We have a great team spirit.'

Morecambe striker Shaun Miller has been named the League Two player of the month.

Miller scored in five of the seven matches that Morecambe played in all competitions during the month, finding the back of the net seven times.

Morecambe striker Shaun Miller won the League Two Player of the Month prize for the month of October

His lob in the 4-3 home defeat to Bristol Rovers on October 3 was his first goal in almost a year, having lost time due to injury.

The 28-year-old won the award ahead of fellow nominees Nicky Adams (Northampton), Curtis Nelson (Plymouth) and Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers).