PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Voted for by the fans at the end of each season, these are the winners of the Player Of The Year award.

First voted for in 1977 (and won by Tony Woodcock), two players have won it twice (Andy Reid and Kenny Burns) and two players have won it three times (Nigel Clough and Stuart Pearce).

One notable thing about Andy Reid's two wins are that they're ten years apart!

And, of course, there was Joe Lolley's tweet after winning the 2019 award. He said:
'Thank you to all those who voted and also for your support this season, means a lot. Would also like to sincerely say thank you to absolutely none of my team mates, as this is an individual award, losers'.

Tony Woodcock
The first winner
Nigel Clough
Won three times
Stuart Pearce
Won three times
Andy Reid
Won twice
Kenny Burns
Won twice

Here's the full list of our Players Of The Year:
Season Player Position Notes
1976-77 Tony WoodcockForward
1977-78 Kenny BurnsDefender
1978-79 Garry BirtlesForward
1979-80 Larry LloydDefender
1980-81 Kenny Burns (2)DefenderKenny Burns' second win
1981-82 Peter ShiltonGoalkeeper
1982-83 Steve HodgeMidfield
1983-84 Chris FaircloughMidfield
1984-85 Jim McInallyDefender
1985-86 Nigel CloughForward
1986-87 Des WalkerDefender
1987-88 Nigel Clough (2)ForwardNigel Clough's second win
1988-89 Stuart PearceDefender
1989-90 Des Walker (2)DefenderDes Walker's second win
1990-91 Stuart Pearce (2)DefenderStuart Pearce's second win
1991-92 Des Walker (3)DefenderDes Walker's third win
1992-93 Steve SuttonGoalkeeper
1993-94 David PhillipsMidfield
1994-95 Steve StoneMidfield
1995-96 Stuart Pearce (3)DefenderStuart Pearce's third win
1996-97 Colin CooperDefender
1997-98 Pierre van HooijdonkForward
1998-99 Alan RogersDefender
1999-00 Dave BeasantGoalkeeper
2000-01 Chris Bart-WilliamsForward
2001-02 Gareth WilliamsForward
2002-03 David JohnsonForward
2003-04 Andy ReidForward
2004-05 Paul GerrardGoalkeeper
2005-06 Ian BreckinDefender
2006-07 Grant HoltForward
2007-08 Julian BennettMidfield
2008-09 Chris CohenMidfield
2009-10 Lee CampGoalkeeper
2010-11 Luke ChambersDefender
2011-12 Garath McClearyForward
2012-13 Chris CohenMidfield
2013-14 Andy Reid (2)ForwardAndy Reid's second win
2014-15 Michail AntonioForward
2015-16 Dorus de VriesGoalkeeper
2016-17 Eric LichajDefender
2017-18 Ben OsbornDefender
2018-19 Joe LolleyMidfield
2019-20 Matty CashMidfield
2020-21 Joe WorrallDefender
2021-22 Scott McKennaDefender
2022-23 Morgan Gibbs-WhiteMidfield