Sir Alex Ferguson today landed another prestigious managerial award and a trip to Humber Valley Resort in Canada.
The Manchester United manager was today presented with the Newfound Resorts LMA Managers’ Performance Award for the second quarter of the 2007-08 season by Newfound Resorts Chief Executive John Theophilus.
The award comes as a reward for Ferguson steering United to the forefront of the race to successfully defend their Barclays Premier League title and moving into the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
In the awards, Sir Alex pipped Everton manager David Moyes into second place by one point, with Chelsea manager Avram Grant in third position.
The Awards are run by the League Managers Association and use a unique points scoring system which enable all 92 professional Premier League and Football League managers to compete on equal terms.
Richard Bevan, Chief Executive of the LMA, said: “These awards are keenly contested among our managers and take into account all the different challenges faced by our membership irrespective of whether they operate in the Premiership or League Two.
“Our congratulations to go Sir Alex for his success in what was once again a very closely-contested awards.”
Sir Alex said: “I am delighted to receive this award. Our results have been testimony to the tremendous efforts of all our players and coaching staff.”
As well as the award, Sir Alex Ferguson also receives a luxury holiday to the Humber Valley Resort in Canada.
John Theophilus, Chief Executive of Newfound Resorts, said, “Sir Alex is a deserved winner of the second quarter award.
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