Coventry City F.C. Player of the Year

Last updated May 08, 2024

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
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
2023–24	2	Ben Sheaf	MF	2020–

Wins by playing position

Position	Number of winners
Goalkeeper	6
Defender	19
Midfielder	19
Forward	13

Wins by nationality

Nationality	Number of winners
England	28
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 (age at the time of the awards)	Community Player of the Season
2007–08	2	unknown	unknown		Leon Best (21 years old)	unknown
2008–09	2	Danny Fox	David Bell	vs Doncaster Rovers	Ben Turner (21 years old)	Aron Gunnarsson
2009–10	2	Keiren Westwood	David Bell (2)		Jordan Clarke (18 years old)	Clinton Morrison
2010–11	2	Richard Keogh	Gary McSheffrey		Lukas Jutkiewicz (22 years old)	Carl Baker
2011–12	2	Richard Keogh (2)	Jordan Clarke	vs Cardiff City	Cyrus Christie (19 years old)	Gaël Bigirimana
2012–13	3	Carl Baker	Franck Moussa	vs MK Dons	Cyrus Christie (20 years old) (2)	William Edjenguélé
2013–14	3	Callum Wilson	Franck Moussa (2)	vs Preston North End	Conor Thomas (20 years old)	Conor Thomas
2014–15	3	John Fleck	Jim O'Brien	vs Walsall	Matthew Pennington (20 years old)	Réda Johnson
2015–16	3	John Fleck (2)	Adam Armstrong	vs Millwall	Adam Armstrong (19 years old)	Sam Ricketts
2016–17	3	not awarded	Ben Stevenson	vs MK Dons	George Thomas (20 years old)	George Thomas
2017–18	4	Marc McNulty	Maxime Biamou	vs Cheltenham Town	Tom Bayliss (19 years old)	Chris Stokes
2018–19	3	Dominic Hyam	Jordy Hiwula	vs Fleetwood Town	Bright Enobakhare (21 years old)	Jack Grimmer
2019–20	3	Liam Walsh	Liam Walsh	vs Rochdale	Liam Walsh (22 years old)	Jordan Shipley
2020–21	2	Callum O'Hare	Gustavo Hamer	vs Watford	Callum O'Hare (23 years old)	Liam Kelly
2021–22	2	Viktor Gyökeres	Jordan Shipley	vs Queens Park Rangers	Ian Maatsen (20 years old)	Liam Kelly (2)
2022–23	2	Viktor Gyökeres (2)	Gustavo Hamer (2)	vs Stoke City	Callum Doyle (19 years old)	Kyle McFadzean
2023–24	2	Ben Sheaf	Haji Wright	vs Wolves	Ellis Simms (23 years old)	Ben Sheaf

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References

↑ "McAllister appointed Coventry manager". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
↑ "NEWS: Player of the season vote now open". www.ccfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. 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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[1] "McAllister appointed Coventry manager". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[2] "NEWS: Player of the season vote now open". www.ccfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[3] "Coventry City Hall of Fame". Coventry City Football Club Official Site. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[4] "SkyBlueBarmy - Coventry City Players Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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v t e Coventry City Football Club
The club	History Seasons Records & Statistics In Europe M69 derby
Staff	Managers Chairmen Players with 100+ appearances Player of the Year International Players Other players
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Other	Rugby Borough W.F.C.

v t e Lists of male footballers in England by club
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Aston Villa Brentford 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals Hall of Fame POTY Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley 100+ Internationals Chelsea 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crystal Palace 100+ POTY Everton 100+ Internationals Hall of Fame Fulham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Liverpool 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Luton Town 100+ POTY Manchester City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Manchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Captains Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 100+ Internationals Sheffield United 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Cardiff City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Captains Internationals Coventry City 100+ Internationals POTY Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town 100+ Hall of Fame POTY Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City 100+ 25–99 Hall of Fame POTY Plymouth Argyle 100+ POTY Preston North End 100+ POTY Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday All Internationals POTY Southampton 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Stoke City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Sunderland Swansea City 100+ Internationals Watford 50+ 1–49 POTY West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Bristol Rovers 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Burton Albion Cambridge United Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County 100+ POTY Exeter City Fleetwood Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City 100+ 25–99 Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale 25+ 1–24 POTY Portsmouth Reading 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals POTY Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City 50+ 1–49 Colchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers 100+ 1879–1918 Forest Green Rovers Gillingham 50+ 25–49 1–24 Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Salford City Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers 100+ 1921–1939 1945–present Walsall Wrexham
Non-League / Defunct	Bradford (Park Avenue) Bury 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chester 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chesterfield Darlington 100+ 25–99 1–24 Dagenham & Redbridge Halifax Town Hereford United Macclesfield Town Nelson Oldham Athletic 100+ 25–99 1–24 Rochdale 100+ 25–99 1–24 Scarborough Southend United Torquay United Wanderers Wigan Borough Yeovil Town 100+ Internationals York City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2023–24 season. Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.