Winners
The award has been presented on 39 occasions as of 2012, with 36 different winners. The table also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in English football, namely the PFA Players' Player of the Year award (PPY), the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award (FWA), and the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award (FPY).
| Year | Player | Club | Also won | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | ENG ! | Beattie, KevinKevin Beattie | Ipswich Town | ||
| 1974–75 | ENG ! | Day, MervynMervyn Day | West Ham United | ||
| 1975–76 | ENG ! | Barnes, PeterPeter Barnes | Manchester City | ||
| 1976–77 | SCO ! | Gray, AndyAndy Gray | Aston Villa | PPY | |
| 1977–78 | ENG ! | Woodcock, TonyTony Woodcock | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1978–79 | ENG ! | Regis, CyrilleCyrille Regis | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1979–80 | ENG ! | Hoddle, GlennGlenn Hoddle | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1980–81 | ENG ! | Shaw, GaryGary Shaw | Aston Villa | ||
| 1981–82 | ENG ! | Moran, SteveSteve Moran | Southampton | ||
| 1982–83 | WAL ! | Ian Rush | Liverpool | ||
| 1983–84 | ENG ! | Walsh, PaulPaul Walsh | Luton Town | ||
| 1984–85 | WAL ! | Hughes, MarkMark Hughes | Manchester United | ||
| 1985–86 | ENG ! | Cottee, TonyTony Cottee | West Ham United | ||
| 1986–87 | ENG ! | Adams, TonyTony Adams | Arsenal | ||
| 1987–88 | ENG ! | Gascoigne, PaulPaul Gascoigne | Newcastle United | ||
| 1988–89 | ENG ! | Merson, PaulPaul Merson | Arsenal | ||
| 1989–90 | ENG ! | Le Tissier, MatthewMatthew Le Tissier | Southampton | ||
| 1990–91 | ENG ! | Sharpe, LeeLee Sharpe | Manchester United | ||
| 1991–92 | WAL ! | Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs | Manchester United | ||
| 1992–93 | WAL ! | Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs | Manchester United | ||
| 1993–94 | ENG ! | Cole, AndyAndy Cole | Newcastle United | ||
| 1994–95 | ENG ! | Fowler, RobbieRobbie Fowler | Liverpool | ||
| 1995–96 | ENG ! | Fowler, RobbieRobbie Fowler | Liverpool | ||
| 1996–97 | ENG ! | Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham | Manchester United | ||
| 1997–98 | ENG ! | Owen, MichaelMichael Owen | Liverpool | ||
| 1998–99 | FRA ! | Anelka, NicolasNicolas Anelka | Arsenal | ||
| 1999–2000 | AUS ! | Kewell, HarryHarry Kewell | Leeds United | ||
| 2000–01 | ENG ! | Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard | Liverpool | FPY | |
| 2001–02 | WAL ! | Bellamy, CraigCraig Bellamy | Newcastle United | ||
| 2002–03 | ENG ! | Jenas, JermaineJermaine Jenas | Newcastle United | ||
| 2003–04 | ENG ! | Parker, ScottScott Parker | Charlton Athletic Chelsea |
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| 2004–05 | ENG ! | Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney | Manchester United | ||
| 2005–06 | ENG ! | Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney | Manchester United | FPY | |
| 2006–07 | POR ! | Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | PPY, FWA, FPY | |
| 2007–08 | ESP ! | Fàbregas, CescCesc Fàbregas | Arsenal | ||
| 2008–09 | ENG ! | Young, AshleyAshley Young | Aston Villa | ||
| 2009–10 | ENG ! | Milner, JamesJames Milner | Aston Villa | ||
| 2010–11 | ENG ! | Wilshere, JackJack Wilshere | Arsenal | ||
| 2011–12 | ENG ! | Walker, KyleKyle Walker | Tottenham Hotspur |
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