Brown's Tigers bounced back from a 5-0 home defeat to Wigan to start September in fine style, recording a deserved 2-1 win at Newcastle as Marlon King scored his first goals for the club.

Hull took a valuable point from the home clash with Everton, before following this up with a famous 2-1 win away at Arsenal. The Emirates Stadium was left stunned as a 25-yard Geovanni strike and Daniel Cousin's glancing header saw City inflict a first home defeat of the season on the Gunners.

By the end of September, Brown had steered the Tigers to sixth place in the Premier League table having guided his side to victory in the Championship play-off final last May.

The decision was made by the Barclays Awards Panel, which includes representatives from football's governing bodies, the media and fans.

Villa winger Young, meanwhile, has solidified his reputation as one of the most exciting performers in the country by scooping the Barclays Player of the Month Award - the second time he has picked up the accolade in his career.

Young added to his award from April 2008 following a sterling September, in which he scored twice and contributed a further two assists.

After setting up one goal and firing the decisive second in Villa's 2-1 away win at Tottenham Hotspur, he followed this up with another assist in the 2-1 derby victory over Midlands rivals West Brom. Young completed the month by hitting the back of the net with a 20-yard free-kick that proved the catalyst for a narrow win over Sunderland at Villa Park.

Villa's three successive league victories during the month saw Martin O'Neill's men continue their surge up the table, ending September well placed in fourth.

Young joins an elite band of players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard, who have won the player award on more than one occasion.