Wycombe Wanderers’ Gareth Ainsworth has been nominated for the League One Manager of the Month Award for December.

The 49-year-old masterminded three wins, one draw and one defeat during the final month of 2022, as the Chairboys picked up 10 points from the 15 available.

Wanderers also kept three consecutive clean sheets during that time as they went three unbeaten against Portsmouth, Lincoln City and promotion favourites, Ipswich Town.

The judging panel's assessments can be found below, and the winner will be revealed on Friday morning [January 13].

Gareth Ainsworth (Wycombe Wanderers)
If anyone feared that the Ainsworth magic at Wycombe was on the wane after an indifferent autumn, they have been swiftly corrected by a steady climb towards the play-off places. Ten points from five games continued their rise.

Michael Duff (Barnsley)
Wins over Peterborough, Burton and Fleetwood helped Duff built on the momentum his side established in November with another unbeaten month in which they garnered 10 points from four games to go fourth in the League One table.

Dino Maamria (Burton Albion)
Eight points from five games might not seem overly impressive, but set that against the backdrop of a relegation fight. Maamria has made Burton harder to beat since he took over. They lost just once in five December games.

Steven Schumacher (Plymouth Argyle)
The mark of a manager can be how you react to setbacks. Schumacher didn’t panic when Plymouth failed to score in their first two December games. What followed was three wins for a 10-point total, regaining their promotion momentum.

Since taking over at Wycombe, Ainsworth has won five Manager of the Month awards.

They were in March 2015, November 2016, January 2018, November 2019, and April 2022 respectively.