Coventry City F.C. Player of the Year
The Coventry City Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Coventry City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season.
Since the inaugural award was made to Ernie Machin, seven players have won the award twice and one player has won the award three times. Just one winner has gone on to manage the club permanently; that being Gary McAllister[1] - however Steve Ogrizovic, Trevor Peake and Richard Shaw have all been caretaker managers for short periods.
Voting mechanism
This award is voted for by the fans of the club. Toward the end of the season, fans are invited to vote,[2] either by submitting a paper slip to the club's Ricoh Arena offices, or by email or text message, with the winner being the player that polls the most votes. A percentage of the votes from the 'Player of the Month' awards throughout the season also count towards the final votes for Player of the year.
List of winners
Coventry City F.C. Hall of Fame inductee[3][4]
Season | Level | Name | Position | Years at club |
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1967–68 | 1 | Ernie Machin | MF | 1962–1972 |
1968–69 | 1 | Bill Glazier | GK | 1964–1975 |
1969–70 | 1 | Neil Martin | FW | 1967–1970 |
1970–71 | 1 | Willie Carr | MF | 1967–1975 |
1971–72 | 1 | Ernie Hunt | MF | 1968–1973 |
1972–73 | 1 | Willie Carr (2) | MF | 1967–1975 |
1973–74 | 1 | Bill Glazier (2) | GK | 1964–1975 |
1974–75 | 1 | Graham Oakey | DF | 1974–1977 |
1975–76 | 1 | Tommy Hutchison | MF | 1972–1980 |
1976–77 | 1 | Jim Blyth | GK | 1972–1982 |
1977–78 | 1 | Ian Wallace | FW | 1976–1980 |
1978–79 | 1 | Bobby McDonald | DF | 1976–1980 |
1979–80 | 1 | Gary Gillespie | DF | 1978–1983 |
1980–81 | 1 | Danny Thomas | DF | 1972–1983 |
1981–82 | 1 | Danny Thomas (2) | DF | 1972–1983 |
1982–83 | 1 | Gary Gillespie (2) | DF | 1978–1983 |
1983–84 | 1 | Nick Platnauer | MF | 1983–1984 |
1984–85 | 1 | Terry Gibson | FW | 1983–1986 |
1985–86 | 1 | Trevor Peake | DF | 1983–1991 |
1986–87 | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | GK | 1984–2000 |
1987–88 | 1 | David Speedie | FW | 1987–1991 |
1988–89 | 1 | David Speedie (2) | FW | 1987–1991 |
1989–90 | 1 | Brian Borrows | DF | 1985–1997 |
1990–91 | 1 | Kevin Gallacher | FW | 1990–1993 |
1991–92 | 1 | Stewart Robson | MF | 1991–1995 |
1992–93 | 1 | Peter Atherton | DF | 1991–1994 |
1993–94 | 1 | Phil Babb | DF | 1992–1994 |
1994–95 | 1 | Brian Borrows (2) | DF | 1985–1997 |
1995–96 | 1 | Paul Williams | DF | 1995–2001 |
1996–97 | 1 | Dion Dublin | FW | 1994–1998 |
1997–98 | 1 | Dion Dublin (2) | FW | 1994–1998 |
1998–99 | 1 | Richard Shaw | DF | 1995–2006 |
1999–00 | 1 | Gary McAllister | MF | 1996–2000 & 2002–2003 |
2000–01 | 1 | Gary Breen | DF | 1997–2002 |
2001–02 | 2 | David Thompson | MF | 2000–2002 |
2002–03 | 2 | Muhamed Konjić | DF | 1999–2004 |
2003–04 | 2 | Stephen Warnock | DF | 2003–2004 |
2004–05 | 2 | Michael Doyle | MF | 2003–2011 & 2017–2019 |
2005–06 | 2 | Gary McSheffrey | FW | 1998–2006 & 2010–2013 |
2006–07 | 2 | Andy Marshall | GK | 2006–2009 |
2007–08 | 2 | Jay Tabb | MF | 2006–2009 |
2008–09 | 2 | Aron Gunnarsson | MF | 2008–2011 |
2009–10 | 2 | Keiren Westwood | GK | 2008–2011 |
2010–11 | 2 | Marlon King | FW | 2010–2011 |
2011–12 | 2 | Richard Keogh | DF | 2010–2012 |
2012–13 | 3 | Carl Baker | MF | 2010–2014 & 2018 |
2013–14 | 3 | Callum Wilson | FW | 2009–2014 |
2014–15 | 3 | Jim O'Brien | MF | 2014–2016 |
2015–16 | 3 | John Fleck | MF | 2012–2016 |
2016–17 | 3 | George Thomas | FW | 2013–2017 |
2017–18 | 4 | Marc McNulty | FW | 2017–2018 |
2018–19 | 3 | Dominic Hyam | DF | 2017–2022 |
2019–20 | 3 | Fankaty Dabo | DF | 2019–2023 |
2020–21 | 2 | Callum O'Hare | MF | 2019– |
2021–22 | 2 | Gustavo Hamer | MF | 2020–2023 |
2022–23 | 2 | Gustavo Hamer (2) | MF | 2020–2023 |
Wins by playing position
Position | Number of winners |
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Goalkeeper | 6 |
Defender | 19 |
Midfielder | 18 |
Forward | 13 |
Wins by nationality
Nationality | Number of winners |
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England | 27 |
Scotland | 17 |
Republic of Ireland | 6 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
Iceland | 1 |
Jamaica | 1 |
Wales | 1 |
Other awards
Season | Level | Players' Player of the Season | Goal of the Season | Young Player of the Season | Community Player of the Season | |
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2007–08 | 2 | unknown | unknown | Leon Best | unknown | |
2008–09 | 2 | Danny Fox | David Bell | vs Doncaster Rovers | Ben Turner | Aron Gunnarsson |
2009–10 | 2 | Keiren Westwood | David Bell (2) | Jordan Clarke | Clinton Morrison | |
2010–11 | 2 | Richard Keogh | Gary McSheffrey | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Carl Baker | |
2011–12 | 2 | Richard Keogh (2) | Jordan Clarke | vs Cardiff City | Cyrus Christie | Gaël Bigirimana |
2012–13 | 3 | Carl Baker | Franck Moussa | vs MK Dons | Cyrus Christie (2) | William Edjenguélé |
2013–14 | 3 | Callum Wilson | Franck Moussa (2) | vs Preston North End | Conor Thomas | Conor Thomas |
2014–15 | 3 | John Fleck | Jim O'Brien | vs Walsall | Matthew Pennington | Réda Johnson |
2015–16 | 3 | John Fleck (2) | Adam Armstrong | vs Millwall | Adam Armstrong | Sam Ricketts |
2016–17 | 3 | not awarded | Ben Stevenson | vs MK Dons | George Thomas | George Thomas |
2017–18 | 4 | Marc McNulty | Maxime Biamou | vs Cheltenham Town | Tom Bayliss | Chris Stokes |
2018–19 | 3 | Dominic Hyam | Jordy Hiwula | vs Fleetwood Town | Bright Enobakhare | Jack Grimmer |
2019–20 | 3 | Liam Walsh | Liam Walsh | vs Rochdale | Liam Walsh | Jordan Shipley |
2020–21 | 2 | Callum O'Hare | Gustavo Hamer | vs Watford | Callum O'Hare | Liam Kelly |
2021–22 | 2 | Viktor Gyökeres | Jordan Shipley | vs Queens Park Rangers | Ian Maatsen | Liam Kelly (2) |
2022–23 | 2 | Viktor Gyökeres (2) | Gustavo Hamer (2) | vs Stoke City | Callum Doyle | Kyle McFadzean |
References
- ^ "McAllister appointed Coventry manager". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "NEWS: Player of the season vote now open". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Coventry City Hall of Fame". Coventry City Football Club Official Site. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ "SkyBlueBarmy - Coventry City Players Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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- 1968: Machin
- 1969: Glazier
- 1970: Martin
- 1971: Carr
- 1972: Hunt
- 1973: Carr
- 1974: Glazier
- 1975: Oakey
- 1976: Hutchison
- 1977: Blyth
- 1978: Wallace
- 1979: McDonald
- 1980: Gillespie
- 1981: D. Thomas
- 1982: D. Thomas
- 1983: Gillespie
- 1984: Platnauer
- 1985: Gibson
- 1986: Peake
- 1987: Ogrizovic
- 1988: Speedie
- 1989: Speedie
- 1990: Borrows
- 1991: Gallacher
- 1992: Robson
- 1993: Atherton
- 1994: Babb
- 1995: Borrows
- 1996: Williams
- 1997: Dublin
- 1998: Dublin
- 1999: Shaw
- 2000: McAllister
- 2001: Breen
- 2002: Thompson
- 2003: Konjić
- 2004: Warnock
- 2005: Doyle
- 2006: McSheffrey
- 2007: Marshall
- 2008: Tabb
- 2009: Gunnarsson
- 2010: Westwood
- 2011: King
- 2012: Keogh
- 2013: Baker
- 2014: Wilson
- 2015: O'Brien
- 2016: Fleck
- 2017: G. Thomas
- 2018: McNulty
- 2019: Hyam
- 2020: Dabo
- 2021: O'Hare
- 2022: Hamer
- 2023: Hamer