McInnes told official website RedWeb: "It is testament to the effort of the players, it shows what can be done with a hungry group of talented boys.
"My assistant manager Tony Docherty has been invaluable to me, and the rest of my staff, so the award is as much for them as for me.
"We have had awards this year, a lot of plaudits so I think that shows how where we have come from as a club and hopefully this time next year there will be something similar again but there is still a lot of hard work to be done.
"I would like to think there is still a lot more to come from us."