Jones has led Cardiff to a clean sweep of five victories from five matches during October while Bothroyd has taken the lead in the Championship top scorers table.
Both men have a serious chance of winning their respective awards.
The results will be announced on Thursday November 11th.
The nominations for Manager of the Month are:
Dave Jones, Steve Cotterill, Brendan Rodgers and Aidy Boothroyd.
The nominations for Player of the Month are:
Scott Sinclair, Liam Lawrence, Lewis McGugan and Jay Bothroyd.