Liverpool Player of the Season Awards

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Steven Gerrard won the award a record five times, including four times consecutively. Steven Gerrard in 2014.jpg
Steven Gerrard won the award a record five times, including four times consecutively.
Luis Suarez was the winner of the award in the inaugural awards dinner in 2014 and one of only three players to have won the awards in consecutive years. Luis Suarez Diaz.jpg
Luis Suárez was the winner of the award in the inaugural awards dinner in 2014 and one of only three players to have won the awards in consecutive years.

The Liverpool Player of the Season Award, is one of a set of official end of season awards given to the best performing player over the course of the Premier League Season as voted for by the fans. The inaugural award was handed out in 2001, with just the 'Player of the Season' Award. [1] This title was initially awarded by fans voting on Liverpool's official club website, however the number of awards expanded following the introduction of an awards dinner, the inaugural event held in 2014, and has been held every season since. The number of awards expanded to include 'Players' Player of the Season' (as well as Fans' Player), Goal of the season and Women's Player of the season, as well as a number of other awards for academy players, technical staff and fans other outstanding services to the club. [2]

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Awards ceremony

Awards dinner

Since the introduction of the awards dinner, the awards have been presented after the end of the Premier League season, usually at the start of May but held at any point during the month. The event is open to staff and fans, who may buy tickets on the club website, and has been held at a number of prominent venues, a list of which is provided below:

List of venues:
YearVenueDate
2014 ACC Liverpool 6 May
2015 Liverpool Arena 19 May
2016 Exhibition Centre in Liverpool 12 May
2017 Anfield Stadium9 May
2018 Melwood Training Ground10 May
2019Not held due to Champions League Final
2020Not held due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021Not held due to Covid-19 pandemic

Trophy

The trophies have had a number of designs – the 2012–13 award was named 'Standard Chartered Player of the Season' for sponsorship reasons and was in the design of the Standard Chartered logo accordingly. [3] Since this, the trophies have taken the form of an opaque circle within a hollow circle emblazoned with the Liverpool logo. [4]

Winners

Men's Player of the Season Award

The Fans' Player of the season is determined through a vote on the LFC website in which 5 candidates are nominated by the club. Fans are then free to vote for their player of choice. The player with the greatest number of votes wins the award. This award has been presented from 2001 onward.

Mohamed Salah has been named Liverpool Men's Player of the Season three times, the most by a non-British player. Mo Salah in UEFA Super Cup 2019.jpg
Mohamed Salah has been named Liverpool Men's Player of the Season three times, the most by a non-British player.

The Players' player of the year award is given to the player at the club with the greatest number of votes from teammates. This award has been presented from the 2013–14 season onwards. However, in every year both awards have been presented, they have both gone to the same player.

SeasonPlayers'/Writers' PlayerFans' PlayerScore2nd3rd4th5th
2001–02 [5] Flag of Finland.svg Sami Hyypiä 30% Dudek Riise Hamann Henchoz
2002–03 [6] Flag of England.svg Danny Murphy 42% Gerrard Owen Hyypiä Riise
2003–04 [7] Writers' Player Flag of England.svg Steven Gerrard 85% Owen Kewell Dudek Hyypiä
2004–05 [8] Flag of England.svg Jamie Carragher Flag of England.svg Steven Gerrard 129 pts. Carragher Alonso Baroš García
2005–06 [9] Flag of England.svg Steven Gerrard 33% Carragher Alonso Sissoko Finnan
2006–07 [9] Flag of England.svg Steven Gerrard Flag of England.svg Steven Gerrard 60 pts. Kuyt Bellamy Alonso Agger
2007–08 [10] Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Torres 78% Gerrard Mascherano Carragher Kuyt
2008–09 [11] Flag of England.svg Steven Gerrard 46% Alonso Kuyt Benayoun Hyypiä
2009–10 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Reina 75% Torres Mascherano
2010–11 [12] Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Leiva 40% Kuyt Reina Meireles Suárez
2011–12 [13] Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Škrtel 44% Suárez Agger
2012–13 [3] Players' Player Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez 64% Gerrard Carragher Agger Coutinho
2013–14 [14] Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez
2014–15 [15] Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Coutinho Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Coutinho
2015–16 [16] Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Coutinho Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Coutinho
2016–17 [17] Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané
2017–18 [18] Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah
2018–19 [19] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Virgil van Dijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Virgil van Dijk 47% Salah Mané Alexander-Arnold Robertson
2019–20 [20] Flag of England.svg Jordan Henderson Mané Alexander-Arnold
2020–21 [21] Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah
2021–22 [22] Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah Alisson
2022–23 [23] Flag of Brazil.svg Alisson Flag of Brazil.svg Alisson Salah Alexander-Arnold

Women's Player of the Season Award

Similarly to the men's award, a player of the season is chosen by both the fans and the players and separate awards are granted depending on the result of each vote. This award has been part of the awards night from the end of the 2013–14 season, although the fans' player award has only been presented from the end of the 2017–18 season. A Young Player of the year also is granted to the best 'young' player on the team.

SeasonPlayers' PlayerFans' PlayerYoung Player of the YearClub Person of the Season / The Red Way Award
2013–14 Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Rolser
2014–15 Flag of England.svg Fara Williams
2015–16 Flag of England.svg Martha Harris
2016–17 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sophie Ingle
2017–18 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sophie Ingle Flag of England.svg Gemma Bonner
2018–19 Flag of England.svg Sophie Bradley-Auckland Flag of England.svg Amy Rodgers Flag of England.svg Amy Rodgers [24]
2019–20 Flag of England.svg Rinsola Babajide [25]
2020–21 Flag of England.svg Missy Bo Kearns [26]
2021–22 Flag of England.svg Rachael Laws [27] Flag of Ireland.svg Leanne Kiernan [28] Flag of England.svg Taylor Hinds [27] Flag of Ireland.svg Niamh Fahey [27]
2022–23 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ceri Holland [29] Flag of England.svg Missy Bo Kearns [30] Flag of England.svg Faye Kirby [29]
2023–24 Flag of England.svg Grace Fisk [31] Flag of Austria.svg Marie Höbinger [32] Flag of Ireland.svg Niamh Fahey [33]

Young Player of the Season/Academy Player of the Season

The Young Player of the Season was awarded alongside the player of the year award in 2010 and is awarded to the young player who has performed the best for Liverpool's first team that season, with the Academy's player of the year award being officially added with the introduction of the awards dinner in 2014, and being granted to the best performing player in the academy squad.

SeasonYoung Player of the YearAcademy Player of the YearNotes
2009–10 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Leiva
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14 Flag of England.svg Raheem Sterling Flag of England.svg Jordan Rossiter
2014–15 Flag of England.svg Raheem Sterling Flag of Portugal.svg João Carlos Teixeira
2015–16 Flag of Germany.svg Emre Can Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Smith
2016–17 Flag of England.svg Trent Alexander-Arnold Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ben Woodburn
2017–18 Flag of England.svg Trent Alexander-Arnold Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Harry Wilson
2018–19 Not Awarded
2019-20 Flag of England.svg Trent Alexander-Arnold

Goal of the Season/Performance of the Season

The Goal of the Season is decided by a vote from the fans on the 'best goal' scored that season, whereas performance of the season refers to a specific performance by a player which is deemed to be the best of the season. The former has been awarded since 2014, with the latter being added to the roster of awards in 2015. The performance of the season award appears to have been discontinued following the second issue of the award in 2016.

Goal of the SeasonPerformance of the Season
SeasonWinnerMatchWinnerMatch
2013–14 Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez 1–0 vs Norwich City (4 December 2013)
2014–15 Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Coutinho 1–0 vs Southampton (22 February 2015) Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Coutinho vs Manchester City (1 March 2015)
2015–16 Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Coutinho 1–1 vs Manchester United (17 March 2016) Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Coutinho vs Manchester City (21 November 2015)
2016–17 Flag of Germany.svg Emre Can 1–0 vs Watford (1 May 2017)
2017–18 Flag of England.svg Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 2–0 vs Manchester City (4 April 2018)
2018–19 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah 2–0 vs Chelsea (14 April 2019)
2020–21 Flag of Brazil.svg Alisson 2–1 vs West Brom (16 May 2021)
2021–22 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah 2–1 vs Manchester City (3 October 2021)
2022–23 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah 1–0 vs Manchester City (16 October 2022)

Club awards

Since the inception of the awards dinner, a number of awards celebrating non-players have been introduced. Some of these awards have been presented in every awards dinner since 2014, whereas others have been one-off recognition, or been discontinued in place of other awards. A total of 8 different awards have been issued and presented so far, the criteria for winning each award explained the list of winners below:

Winners

SeasonOutstanding Achievement Award Bill Shankly Community AwardLifetime AchievementStaff RecognitionSupportersClubFan of the yearSpecial RecognitionOutstanding Team Achievement
2013–14 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Rodgers Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Leiva Flag of England.svg Ronnie Moran Matt Walker

(Senior TV Producer)

 Flag of France.svg OLSC Paris Flag of Poland.svg Rado Chmiel
2014–15 Flag of England.svg Steven Gerrard Chris Anders Flag of Scotland.svg Ron Yeats &

Flag of Scotland.svg Ian St John

Ian Wallace Flag of England.svg OLSC London
2015–16Marie Rooney Flag of Ireland.svg Steve Heighway Terry Forsyth Flag of South Africa.svg Gauteng
2016–17Jeremy Barnes Flag of England.svg Roger Hunt Disability Support

Team

 Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Leiva 1977 Euro Cup Winning Squad
2017–18Fans Supporting

Foodbanks

 Flag of England.svg Ian Callaghan Flag of Australia (converted).svg New South Wales 1978 Euro Cup Winning Squad
2018–19Awards not held due to busy First Team Schedule and Champions League Final
2019-20Awards not held due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Award Criteria

Outstanding Achievement Award – Awarded for exceptional achievement at the club. Given to Brendan Rodgers in 2014 for leading Liverpool back into the Champions League, and to Gerrard following his announcement of retirement in 2015 for exceptional commitment to the club. Discontinued after 2015. [2]

Bill Shankly Community Award – Named for Bill Shankly, manager from 1959–1974 and "awarded to the person who has shown commitment to their community through supporting local projects and activities or by selflessly giving their time to help others" Can be granted to players, non-players, or organisations such as Fans Supporting Foodbanks in 2018. [34]

Lifetime Achievement – Awarded for stellar commitment to the club over an exceptional period of time. [34]

Staff Recognition – "for a member of club staff who is dedicated to Liverpool FC and upholds the Liverpool way" [34] Was not awarded in 2018 and as such may have been discontinued.

Supporter's Club – Supporter's Club of the Year

Fan of the Year – A currently one-off award granted to the nominated fan of the year. Polish fan Rado Chmiel is the current only holder of this award after being discontinued in 2014

Special Recognition Award – A currently one-off award granted to award special recognition to an individual

Outstanding Team Achievement Award – Awarded to recognise historical team achievements (such as prior European Cup Winning Squads)

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