Falkirk boss Peter Houston has been voted Championship Manager of the Month for December on the back of three wins out of four.
Houston was presented with his award at the Falkirk Stadium today in recognition of a fine run of form, which has taken his side to the brink of a Premiership play-off place.
The Bairns followed up one league and one cup victory in late November with three further back-to-back Championship successes in December, defeating Hibernian, Livingston and Dumbarton – all without conceding a goal.
The only black mark in Falkirk’s December was a home defeat to Raith Rovers in the club’s final game of 2014 although they recovered with a 1-0 success against Alloa Athletic at New Year.
It is a first award at Falkirk for ex-Dundee United manager Houston, who takes his side to Easter Road this weekend knowing victory would move them level on points with Hibernian.
The SPFL’s monthly awards are held in conjunction with the Scottish Football Writers’ Association with winners voted for by members of the media. Also included in the voting panel each month is one lucky football fan, and for December’s vote it was Aberdeen supporter Matt Coull.
Matt won the SPFL’s Facebook competition to take part in the voting process, with the additional prize of presenting an award to one of the winners.
The SPFL will run the competition again ahead of voting for awards for January – keep an eye on the official SPFL Facebook page for details on how to enter.
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