mə kˈæn wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ɐwˈɔːɹdz ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈiːzən, wˈɪnɪŋ ðə lˈiːɡ wˈʌn mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə mˈʌnθ fɔːɹ bˈoʊθ dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ænd ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, kˈʌlmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn hˌɪm bˌiːɪŋ nˈeɪmd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˌiːˌɛfˈɛl lˈiːɡ wˈʌn mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə sˈiːzən æt ðə lˈiːɡz ˈænjuːəl ɐwˈɔːɹdz sˈɛɹᵻməni.
McCann was awarded a number of individual awards over the season, winning the League One Manager of the Month for both January 2021 and April 2021, culminating in him being named 2020–21 EFL League One Manager of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony.