Wilshere in the running after superb October

Luton boss Jack Wilshere has been nominated for October’s League One Manager of the Month award.

The Hatters chief began with a thumping 4-1 win at Wycombe Wanderers, before suffering a disappointing 2-1 defeat at MK Dons. However, he and his side recovered to then post four successive victories, beating Barnsley, Leicester City, Doncaster Rovers and Peterborough United, scoring nine goals and conceding three, to finish with a points haul of 15 from a possible 18.

When being nominated, the awards panel stated about the efforts of the former England star: “The prolonged international break allowed Wilshere to work on the training pitch with his players, including those signed on transfer deadline day. His team clicked, scoring at least two goals in each of their five wins from six games.”

Wilshere is up against Huddersfield manager Martin Drury, plus his ex-Arsenal team-mate Aaron Ramsey, now Oxford boss, and MK Dons chief Paul Warne. Winners will be announced on Friday, with the judging panel comprising former Barnsley manager Danny Wilson, Sky Sports’ EFL expert Don Goodman and Sky Bet EFL trader Ivor Davies.