Winners
The award has been presented on 39 occasions as of 2012, with 35 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 Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award (FWA), the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award (FPY), and the PFA Young Player of the Year award (YPY).
| Year | Player | Club | Also won | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | ENG ! | Hunter, NormanNorman Hunter | Leeds United | ||
| 1974–75 | ENG ! | Todd, ColinColin Todd | Derby County | ||
| 1975–76 | NIR ! | Jennings, PatPat Jennings | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1976–77 | SCO ! | Gray, AndyAndy Gray | Aston Villa | YPY | |
| 1977–78 | ENG ! | Shilton, PeterPeter Shilton | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1978–79 | IRE ! | Brady, LiamLiam Brady | Arsenal | ||
| 1979–80 | ENG ! | McDermott, TerryTerry McDermott | Liverpool | FWA | |
| 1980–81 | SCO ! | Wark, JohnJohn Wark | Ipswich Town | ||
| 1981–82 | ENG ! | Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan | Southampton | ||
| 1982–83 | SCO ! | Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish | Liverpool | FWA | |
| 1983–84 | WAL ! | Rush, IanIan Rush | Liverpool | FWA | |
| 1984–85 | ENG ! | Reid, PeterPeter Reid | Everton | ||
| 1985–86 | ENG ! | Lineker, GaryGary Lineker | Everton | FWA | |
| 1986–87 | ENG ! | Allen, CliveClive Allen | Tottenham Hotspur | FWA | |
| 1987–88 | ENG ! | Barnes, JohnJohn Barnes | Liverpool | FWA | |
| 1988–89 | WAL ! | Hughes, MarkMark Hughes | Manchester United | ||
| 1989–90 | ENG ! | Platt, DavidDavid Platt | Aston Villa | ||
| 1990–91 | WAL ! | Hughes, MarkMark Hughes | Manchester United | ||
| 1991–92 | ENG ! | Pallister, GaryGary Pallister | Manchester United | ||
| 1992–93 | IRE ! | McGrath, PaulPaul McGrath | Aston Villa | ||
| 1993–94 | FRA ! | Cantona, EricEric Cantona | Manchester United | ||
| 1994–95 | ENG ! | Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1995–96 | ENG ! | Ferdinand, LesLes Ferdinand | Newcastle United | ||
| 1996–97 | ENG ! | Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer | Newcastle United | ||
| 1997–98 | NED ! | Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp | Arsenal | FWA | |
| 1998–99 | FRA ! | Ginola, DavidDavid Ginola | Tottenham Hotspur | FWA | |
| 1999–00 | IRE ! | Keane, RoyRoy Keane | Manchester United | FWA | |
| 2000–01 | ENG ! | Sheringham, TeddyTeddy Sheringham | Manchester United | FWA | |
| 2001–02 | NED ! | van Nistelrooy, RuudRuud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | FPY | |
| 2002–03 | FRA ! | Henry, ThierryThierry Henry | Arsenal | FWA, FPY | |
| 2003–04 | FRA ! | Henry, ThierryThierry Henry | Arsenal | FWA, FPY | |
| 2004–05 | ENG ! | Terry, JohnJohn Terry | Chelsea | ||
| 2005–06 | ENG ! | Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard | Liverpool | ||
| 2006–07 | POR ! | Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | FWA, FPY, YPY | |
| 2007–08 | POR ! | Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | FWA, FPY | |
| 2008–09 | Wales ! | Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs | Manchester United | ||
| 2009–10 | ENG ! | Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney | Manchester United | FWA, FPY | |
| 2010–11 | Wales ! | Bale, GarethGareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2011–12 | Netherlands ! | van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie | Arsenal | FWA, FPY |
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