Derby County pair Tom Ince, Steve McClaren up for monthly Championship awards

Newcastle United's English head coach Steve McClaren applauds on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at White Hart Lane in north London on December 13, 2015.
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Derby County dominate the Championship awards as Tom Ince and Steve McClaren are nominated for Player of the Month and Manager of the Month respectively.

Derby County forward Tom Ince and his boss Steve McClaren are on the shortlist for Championship Player of the Month and Manager of the Month respectively for November.

Ince netted four goals in three games, while McClaren, who returned to the Rams in October, oversaw a 100% winning run last month to push the club to ninth in the table.

Birmingham City goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak is also up for the award after keeping out a number of potential goals, particularly in the 1-0 win over Bristol City when he was nursing a broken nose, while Steve Sidwell is in contention following an influential display during Brighton & Hove Albion's unbeaten run.

After nabbing his first ever hat-trick in a 5-2 victory over Barnsley, Nottingham Forest midfielder Henri Lansbury has also made the shortlist for Player of the Month.

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is in the running for the managerial gong after his team took seven points in November, which helped the club to 15th in the table.

Owen Coyle could be rewarded for pushing Blackburn Rovers out of the drop zone and ending Newcastle United's unbeaten run with a 1-0 victory at St James' Park.

Reading boss Jaap Stam completes the shortlist after his team took maximum points from all three games in November and moved up to third in the standings.

Steve Bruce watches on during the Championship playoff semi-final between Derby County and Hull City on May 14, 2016
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
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2Newcastle UnitedNewcastle25171748202852
3Reading2414463632446
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield2514473028246
5Leeds UnitedLeeds25143834241045
6Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2512672824442
7Derby CountyDerby2511772418640
8Barnsley2511594337638
9Norwich CityNorwich25114104137437
10Fulham2499641301136
11Preston North EndPreston2510693332136
12Aston Villa2581162624235
13Birmingham CityBirmingham259883035-535
14Brentford2596103231133
15Ipswich TownIpswich2587102529-431
16Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2578103234-229
17Queens Park RangersQPR2585122436-1229
18Bristol City2583143335-227
19Cardiff CityCardiff2476112738-1127
20Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2575133745-826
21Burton Albion2567122634-825
22Blackburn RoversBlackburn2566132940-1124
23Wigan AthleticWigan2547142031-1119
24Rotherham UnitedRotherham2534182555-3013