Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham was celebrating today after being named Coca-Cola Championship Player of the Month for October.

Whittingham has been in fantastic form through October netting seven goals in four league games. The Bluebirds forward opened his account with two goals over Watford early in the month, before securing City's single point in a hard fought draw against Crystal Palace. Whittingham continued his scoring spell by stepping up to take a penalty against Coventry City, coolly slotting home the match winner. He rounded off an impressive month by bagging a hat-trick in a gutsy 3-4 away win at Bramall Lane in a win which moved the Bluebirds up to the second spot in the Coca-Cola Championship table.

Also short-listed for the October award were Chris Weale of Leicester City, Adel Taarabt of Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City's Alan Tate.

Norwich City's Grant Holt won the award in League 1 and Notts County's Kasper Schmeichel was given the League 2 accolade.

The decision to present the Coca-Cola Championship Player of the Month award was made by the Coca-Cola Player of the Month awards panel which includes former World Cup referee Jack Taylor, on behalf of The Football League, Steve Bates, Chairman of the Football Writers' Association, Malcolm Clarke, Chairman of the Football Supporters' Federation and Steve Watts, Marketing Assets Manager, Coca-Cola Great Britain.

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