Ipswich Town F.C. Player of the Year

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Fabian Wilnis, winner for the 2005–06 season, with the trophy.

The Ipswich Town Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Ipswich Town's supporters in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season. Towards the end of each season, fans are invited to cast their votes for this award. They do this by submitting a paper slip to the club's Portman Road offices, with the winner being the player who polls the most votes. The recipient is awarded a rosebowl trophy, presented on the pitch before one of the last home games of the season.[1]

The inaugural award was made to Kevin Beattie in 1973 and he retained it the following season. Since then three other players have won the award on more than one occasion. Terry Butcher and Matt Holland have received the honour twice while John Wark has been presented with the award on a record four occasions. Only one winner has gone on to manage the club full-time, George Burley,[2] who won in 1977, although John Wark did act as joint caretaker-manager of the club with Paul Goddard for three matches in 1994.[3]

Winners

* Ipswich Town Hall of Fame Inductee[4][5][6]

Player name in bold represents players still on the playing staff of the club.

Season Level[nb 1] Name[1] Position[nb 2] Nationality International
caps
[nb 3]
Notes
1973 1 Kevin Beattie* Defender  England 9 [nb 4][7]
1974 1 Kevin Beattie* Defender  England 9 [nb 5][7][8]
1975 1 Colin Viljoen Midfielder  England 2 [nb 6]
1976 1 Allan Hunter* Defender  Northern Ireland 53 [nb 7][9]
1977 1 George Burley* Defender  Scotland 11 [10]
1978 1 Mick Mills* Defender  England 42 [7]
1979 1 Arnold Mühren* Midfielder  Netherlands 23 [nb 8][11]
1980 1 Frans Thijssen* Midfielder  Netherlands 14 [12]
1981 1 Paul Cooper Goalkeeper  England
1982 1 Alan Brazil Striker  Scotland 13 [13]
1983 1 Paul Mariner Striker  England 35 [7]
1984 1 Trevor Putney Midfielder  England
1985 1 Terry Butcher Defender  England 77 [7]
1986 1 Terry Butcher Defender  England 77 [nb 5][7]
1987 2 Romeo Zondervan Midfielder  Netherlands 6 [nb 9][14]
1988 2 Frank Yallop Defender  Canada 52 [nb 10][15]
1989 2 John Wark* Midfielder  Scotland 29 [16]
1990 2 John Wark* Midfielder  Scotland 29 [nb 5][16]
1991 2 David Linighan Defender  England
1992 2 John Wark* Midfielder  Scotland 29 [nb 11][16]
1993 1 Mick Stockwell Midfielder  England
1994 1 John Wark* Midfielder  Scotland 29 [nb 12][16]
1995 1 Craig Forrest Goalkeeper  Canada 56 [17]
1996 2 Simon Milton Midfielder  England
1997 2 Mauricio Taricco Defender  Argentina [nb 13]
1998 2 Matt Holland Midfielder  Ireland 49 [18]
1999 2 Jamie Clapham Defender  England
2000 2 James Scowcroft Striker  England
2001 1 Marcus Stewart Striker  England [19]
2002 1 Mark Venus Defender  England
2003 2 Matt Holland Midfielder  Ireland 49 [nb 5][18]
2004 2 Ian Westlake Midfielder  England
2005 2 Shefki Kuqi Striker  Finland 62 [20]
2006 2 Fabian Wilnis Defender  Netherlands
2007 2 Sylvain Legwinski Midfielder  France
2008 2 Jonathan Walters Striker  Ireland 25 [21]
2009 2 Richard Wright Goalkeeper  England 2
2010 2 Gareth McAuley Defender  Northern Ireland 47
2011 2 Jimmy Bullard Midfielder  England
2012 2 Aaron Cresswell Defender  England [22]
2013 2 Tommy Smith Defender  New Zealand 22 [23]
2014 2 Christophe Berra Defender  Scotland 28
2015 2 Daryl Murphy Striker  Ireland 14 -

Wins by playing position

Position[nb 14] Number of
winners[nb 15]
Goalkeeper 3
Defender 17
Midfielder 16
Striker 7

Wins by nationality

Nationality Number of
winners[nb 15]
 Argentina 1
 Canada 2
 England 20
 Finland 1
 France 1
 Ireland 4
 Netherlands 4
 New Zealand 1
 Northern Ireland 2
 Scotland 7

Footnotes

  1. The official "Level" of competition in the structure of the English league system.
  2. For a full description of positions see Football Positions.
  3. If blank, uncapped at full international level.
  4. Beattie was the inaugural winner of the award.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Second award.
  6. Viljoen was born in South Africa.
  7. Hunter was the first non-English winner.
  8. Mühren became the first winner from outside the United Kingdom.
  9. Zondervan was born in Suriname.
  10. Yallop was born in England.
  11. Third award.
  12. Fourth award.
  13. Taricco was the first non-European winner.
  14. Stockwell and Zondervan have been classed as midfielders.
  15. 15.0 15.1 Multiple winners are counted multiple times.

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