However, there were non-title winners named in all the other divisions which makes this choice even more baffling.
Leicester won the title by nine points from the Clarets, but given the resources available to the two clubs, given the budgets that the two managers had, given the expectations at Burnley and given the fact that we were one of the favourites to go down, there was a real feeling that Dyche could take the award not just for the Championship but even the overall award.
He won neither. Whilst Pearson won the divisional award the overall award went to Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers, the side that had ended the season as runners up in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, the Premier League award went to Palace boss Tony Pulis, and given the job he's done since replacing Ian Holloway I don't think there could be too many complaints with that choice.
Kenny Jackett, manager of League One champions Wolves, shared that division's award with Russell Slade of third place Leyton Orient and in League Two the award went to Russ Wilcox of Scunthorpe who were runners up to Paul Cook's Chesterfield.
Nigel Clough won the FA Cup Manager of the Year Award after steering Sheffield United to the semi-finals.