Winners
The award has been presented on 66 occasions as of 2012, with 57 different winners. On one occasion two players shared the award for a season. 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 Professional Footballers' Association's Players' Player of the Year award (PPY), Fans' Player of the Year award (FPY), and Young Player of the Year award (YPY).
| Year | Player | Club | Also won | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | ENG ! | Stanley Matthews | Blackpool | ||
| 1948–49 | IRE ! | Carey, JohnnyJohnny Carey | Manchester United | ||
| 1949–50 | ENG ! | Mercer, JoeJoe Mercer | Arsenal | ||
| 1950–51 | ENG ! | Johnston, HarryHarry Johnston | Blackpool | ||
| 1951–52 | ENG ! | Wright, BillyBilly Wright | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1952–53 | ENG ! | Lofthouse, NatNat Lofthouse | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1953–54 | ENG ! | Finney, TomTom Finney | Preston North End | ||
| 1954–55 | ENG ! | Revie, DonDon Revie | Manchester City | ||
| 1955–56 | GER ! | Trautmann, BertBert Trautmann | Manchester City | ||
| 1956–57 | ENG ! | Finney, TomTom Finney | Preston North End | ||
| 1957–58 | NIR ! | Blanchflower, DannyDanny Blanchflower | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1958–59 | ENG ! | Owen, SydSyd Owen | Luton Town | ||
| 1959–60 | ENG ! | Slater, BillBill Slater | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1960–61 | NIR ! | Blanchflower, DannyDanny Blanchflower | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1961–62 | ENG ! | Adamson, JimmyJimmy Adamson | Burnley | ||
| 1962–63 | ENG ! | Matthews, StanleyStanley Matthews | Stoke City | ||
| 1963–64 | ENG ! | Moore, BobbyBobby Moore | West Ham United | ||
| 1964–65 | SCO ! | Collins, BobbyBobby Collins | Leeds United | ||
| 1965–66 | ENG ! | Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton | Manchester United | ||
| 1966–67 | ENG ! | Charlton, JackJack Charlton | Leeds United | ||
| 1967–68 | NIR ! | Best, GeorgeGeorge Best | Manchester United | ||
| 1968–69 | ENG ! | Book, TonyTony Book (joint winner) | Manchester City | ||
| 1968–69 | SCO ! | Dave MackayDave Mackay (joint winner) | Derby County | ||
| 1969–70 | SCO ! | Bremner, BillyBilly Bremner | Leeds United | ||
| 1970–71 | SCO ! | McLintock, FrankFrank McLintock | Arsenal | ||
| 1971–72 | ENG ! | Banks, GordonGordon Banks | Stoke City | ||
| 1972–73 | NIR ! | Jennings, PatPat Jennings | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1973–74 | ENG ! | Callaghan, IanIan Callaghan | Liverpool | ||
| 1974–75 | ENG ! | Mullery, AlanAlan Mullery | Fulham | ||
| 1975–76 | ENG ! | Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan | Liverpool | ||
| 1976–77 | ENG ! | Hughes, EmlynEmlyn Hughes | Liverpool | ||
| 1977–78 | SCO ! | Burns, KennyKenny Burns | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1978–79 | SCO ! | Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish | Liverpool | ||
| 1979–80 | ENG ! | McDermott, TerryTerry McDermott | Liverpool | PPY | |
| 1980–81 | NED ! | Thijssen, FransFrans Thijssen | Ipswich Town | ||
| 1981–82 | ENG ! | Perryman, SteveSteve Perryman | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1982–83 | SCO ! | Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish | Liverpool | PPY | |
| 1983–84 | WAL ! | Rush, IanIan Rush | Liverpool | PPY | |
| 1984–85 | WAL ! | Southall, NevilleNeville Southall | Everton | ||
| 1985–86 | ENG ! | Lineker, GaryGary Lineker | Everton | PPY | |
| 1986–87 | ENG ! | Allen, CliveClive Allen | Tottenham Hotspur | PPY | |
| 1987–88 | ENG ! | Barnes, JohnJohn Barnes | Liverpool | PPY | |
| 1988–89 | SCO ! | Nicol, SteveSteve Nicol | Liverpool | ||
| 1989–90 | ENG ! | Barnes, JohnJohn Barnes | Liverpool | ||
| 1990–91 | SCO ! | Strachan, GordonGordon Strachan | Leeds United | ||
| 1991–92 | ENG ! | Lineker, GaryGary Lineker | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1992–93 | ENG ! | Waddle, ChrisChris Waddle | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1993–94 | ENG ! | Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1994–95 | GER ! | Klinsmann, JürgenJürgen Klinsmann | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1995–96 | FRA ! | Cantona, EricEric Cantona | Manchester United | ||
| 1996–97 | ITA ! | Zola, GianfrancoGianfranco Zola | Chelsea | ||
| 1997–98 | NED ! | Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp | Arsenal | PPY | |
| 1998–99 | FRA ! | Ginola, DavidDavid Ginola | Tottenham Hotspur | PPY | |
| 1999–00 | IRE ! | Keane, RoyRoy Keane | Manchester United | PPY | |
| 2000–01 | ENG ! | Sheringham, TeddyTeddy Sheringham | Manchester United | PPY | |
| 2001–02 | FRA ! | Pirès, RobertRobert Pirès | Arsenal | ||
| 2002–03 | FRA ! | Henry, ThierryThierry Henry | Arsenal | PPY, FPY | |
| 2003–04 | FRA ! | Henry, ThierryThierry Henry | Arsenal | PPY, FPY | |
| 2004–05 | ENG ! | Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard | Chelsea | FPY | |
| 2005–06 | FRA ! | Henry, ThierryThierry Henry | Arsenal | ||
| 2006–07 | POR ! | Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | PPY, FPY, YPY | |
| 2007–08 | POR ! | Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | PPY, FPY | |
| 2008–09 | ENG ! | Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard | Liverpool | FPY | |
| 2009–10 | ENG ! | Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney | Manchester United | PPY | |
| 2010–11 | ENG ! | Scott ParkerScott Parker | West Ham United | ||
| 2011–12 | NED ! | van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie | Arsenal | PPY, FPY |
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