Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Player of the Year

Dominic Iorfa
Dominic Iorfa, the 2019–20 winner

The Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Player of the Year is an annual award presented to players of Sheffield Wednesday on behalf of the club's fans to recognise an outstanding contribution to the previous season. The award was first presented in 1969 following the 1968–69 season. As of the 2019–20 season, the award is presented to the winner of a public vote on the Sheffield Wednesday official website.

Explanation of list

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Appearances

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Appearances and goals are listed for the season for which the player won the award. Only competitive fixtures are included in the statistics. These include:

Table headers

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  • Season – Seasons are scheduled to run from August until May of the following year, with the award usually being presented in April or May for the preceding season.
  • Level – The league and level at which the season was played. Division One was the highest level in English football until the formation of the Premier League in 1992–93, after which Division One became the second tier. In 2004–05 the Championship was formed as the new second tier with League One and League Two making up the remainder of the English Football League.
  • Nationality – The player's officially recognised FIFA nationality. A player may have been born in one country but represented another nation through family ancestry.
  • Apps – The number of games played in the season including any substitute appearances.
  • Goals – The number of goals scored in the season.
  • Notes – Further information on the award.

Winners

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Season Level Name Position Nationality Apps Gls Notes Refs
1968–69 Division One John Ritchie Forward  England 29 8 Inaugural winner. First forward to win. [1][2]
1969–70 Division One Peter Eustace Midfielder  England 20 5 First midfielder to win. [1][3]
1970–71 Division Two Peter Grummitt Goalkeeper  England 43 0 First goalkeeper to win. [1][4]
1971–72 Division Two John Sissons Forward  England 44 9 [1][5]
1972–73 Division Two Tommy Craig Midfielder  Scotland 45 11 First non-English player to win. [1][6]
1973–74 Division Two Mick Prendergast Forward  England 33 11 [1][7]
1974–75 Division Two Eric Potts Midfielder  England 44 3 [1][8]
1975–76 Division Three Eric Potts Midfielder  England 48 9 First player to win the award twice. [1][8]
1976–77 Division Three Chris Turner Goalkeeper  England 52 0 [1][9]
1977–78 Division Three Tommy Tynan Forward  England 52 21 [1][10]
1978–79 Division Three Ian Porterfield Midfielder  Scotland 59 2 [1][11]
1979–80 Division Three Jeff Johnson Midfielder  Wales 36 1 [1][12]
1980–81 Division Two Mark Smith Defender  England 47 1 First defender to win. [1][13]
1981–82 Division Two Gary Bannister Forward  England 45 22 [1][14]
1982–83 Division Two Mel Sterland Defender  England 47 1 [1][15]
1983–84 Division Two Gary Shelton Midfielder  England 49 7 [1][16]
1984–85 Division One Imre Varadi Forward  England 47 21 [1][17]
1985–86 Division One Martin Hodge Goalkeeper  England 52 0 [1][18]
1986–87 Division One Lee Chapman Forward  England 48 22 [1][19]
1987–88 Division One Gary Megson Midfielder  England 46 2 [1][20]
1988–89 Division One Lawrie Madden Defender  England 31 0 [1][21]
1989–90 Division One David Hirst Forward  England 43 16 [1][22]
1990–91 Division Two Nigel Pearson Defender  England 51 12 [1][23]
1991–92 Division One Phil King Defender  England 45 1 [1][24]
1992–93 Premier League Chris Waddle Midfielder  England 54 4 [1][25]
1993–94 Premier League Des Walker Defender  England 54 0 [1][26]
1994–95 Premier League Peter Atherton Defender  England 48 1 [1][27]
1995–96 Premier League Marc Degryse Forward  Belgium 38 12 First non-British player to win. [1][28]
1996–97 Premier League Mark Pembridge Midfielder  Wales 39 7 [1][29]
1997–98 Premier League Paolo Di Canio Forward  Italy 40 14 [1][30]
1998–99 Premier League Benito Carbone Forward  Italy 36 9 [1][31]
1999–2000 Premier League Niclas Alexandersson Midfielder  Sweden 44 8 [1][32]
2000–01 Division One Gerald Sibon Forward  Netherlands 48 15 [1][33]
2001–02 Division One Derek Geary Defender  Republic of Ireland 39 0 [1][34]
2002–03 Division One Alan Quinn Midfielder  Republic of Ireland 40 5 [1][35]
2003–04 Division Two Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu Forward  DR Congo 32 10 First African player to win. [1][36]
2004–05 League One Steven MacLean Forward  Scotland 41 20 [1][37]
2005–06 Championship Graham Coughlan Defender  Republic of Ireland 36 5 [1][38]
2006–07 Championship Glenn Whelan Midfielder  Republic of Ireland 41 8 [1][39]
2007–08 Championship Mark Beevers Defender  England 30 1 [1][40]
2008–09 Championship Marcus Tudgay Forward  England 42 14 [1][41]
2009–10 Championship Lee Grant Goalkeeper  England 49 0 [1][42]
2010–11 League One Neil Mellor Forward  England 43 20 [1][43]
2011–12 League One José Semedo Midfielder  Portugal 51 1 [1][44]
2012–13 Championship Lewis Buxton Defender  England 44 0 [1][45]
2013–14 Championship Liam Palmer Defender  Scotland 44 0 [1][46]
2014–15 Championship Keiren Westwood Goalkeeper  Republic of Ireland 43 0 [1][47]
2015–16 Championship Fernando Forestieri Forward  Italy 39 15 [1][48]
2016–17 Championship Keiren Westwood Goalkeeper  Republic of Ireland 45 0 First goalkeeper to win twice. [1][49]
2017–18 Championship Adam Reach Midfielder  England 53 4 [1][50]
2018–19 Championship Michael Hector Defender  Jamaica 39 2 First player from the Americas to win. [1][51]
2019–20 Championship Dominic Iorfa Defender  England 45 2 [1][52]
2020–21 Championship Barry Bannan Midfielder  Scotland 49 2 [1][53]
2021–22 League One Barry Bannan Midfielder  Scotland 51 9 [1][54]
2022–23 League One Liam Palmer Defender  Scotland 52 6 [1][55]
2023–24 Championship Will Vaulks Midfielder  Wales 37 0 [1][56]

Wins by player

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Keiren Westwood is one of only four players to win the award on multiple occasions.

Players who have won the award more than once.

Winner Total wins Year(s)
England Eric Potts 2 1974–75, 1975–76
Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood 2 2014–15, 2016–17
Scotland Barry Bannan 2 2020–21, 2021–22
Scotland Liam Palmer 2 2013–14, 2022–23

Wins by playing position

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Position Number of winners
Goalkeeper 5
Defender 15
Midfielder 17
Forward 17

Wins by nationality

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Nationality Number of winners
 England 30
 Scotland 7
 Republic of Ireland 5
 Italy 3
 Wales 3
 Belgium 1
 Sweden 1
 Netherlands 1
 DR Congo 1
 Portugal 1
 Jamaica 1

References

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