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Portsmouth season lauded once again as Mousinho picks up LMA Manager award

Dan is a sports writer and broadcaster, who wrote for Breaking Media Limited's club sites including Pompey News between May 2024 and May 2025. Graduating from the University of Huddersfield in 2018 with First Class Honours in Sports Journalism, Dan has worked with several EFL clubs, as well as with BBC Radio, talkSPORT and TNT Sports. He previously resided in Sydney, Australia, where he continued his career as a freelancer in various sports. Dan was born and raised in Portsmouth, comes from a Pompey-supporting family, and was in attendance at both of the club's FA Cup finals in 2008 and 2010.

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22 May 2024, 2:45 pm

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has been recognised once again for a tremendous title-winning season in League One, being named the division's Manager of the Year at the LMA Awards.

According to the Portsmouth FC official website, the head coach was presented with the award which doubles up with his EFL accolade of the same title.

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola, Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna and Stockport County's Dave Challinor also collected awards for their respective divisions.

Mousinho was also shortlisted for the overall Manager of the Year prize, which was won by Ipswich's McKenna.

The John Mousinho effect at Portsmouth

Proving all the doubters wrong in his first full season in management, Mousinho's stock has abundantly risen, with these awards recognising his achievements.

With clubs now turning heads slightly towards the former Oxford United man, pundits are sure that Mousinho will be continuing to lead the Pompey charge come the start of 2024-25.

John Mousinho has claimed another managerial accolade

The 38-year-old's recent playing career may also come as an advantage in terms of recruitment contacts with players who are still in the prime of their careers - such as Oxford's recent Wembley hero Josh Murphy, who has been touted as a possible target at Fratton Park.

The club will be keen to tie their gaffer down to a longer-term and improved contract as talks continue into next season, whilst Mousinho himself focuses alongside the board on assembling a capable squad for the Championship next campaign.

In other Portsmouth news, Jed Wallace expresses his feelings over a Fratton Park return.

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