Brian McDermott has been voted Championship manager of the year for 2011/12 by the League Managers' Association following Reading's automatic promotion to the Premier League. LMA chairman Howard Wilkinson said: "There's no doubt that the LMA annual awards are perceived as the most accurate measure of a manager's ability because there are no better judges of your performance than your peers."

LMA chief executive Richard Bevan added: "This is a celebration of this season's managerial achievements across the top four leagues in the professional game. To receive votes from and to be acknowledged by your fellow managers and competitors is a great honour."

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