Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Player of the Year

Annual award presented to players of Sheffield Wednesday

Dominic Iorfa, the 2019–20 winner

The Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Player of the Year is an annual award presented to players of Sheffield Wednesday on behalf of the club's fans to recognise an outstanding contribution to the previous season. The award was first presented in 1969 following the 1968–69 season. As of the 2019–20 season, the award is presented to the winner of a public vote on the Sheffield Wednesday official website.

## Explanation of list

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### Appearances

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Appearances and goals are listed for the season for which the player won the award. Only competitive fixtures are included in the statistics. These include:

* Premier League and English Football League (including play-off matches in the latter)
* Official European competitions – UEFA Cup, Intertoto Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup
* Official domestic competitions – FA Cup, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy, Full Members' Cup
* Friendly matches, exhibition games, and pre-season tournaments are excluded from the figures.

### Table headers

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* Season – Seasons are scheduled to run from August until May of the following year, with the award usually being presented in April or May for the preceding season.
* Level – The league and level at which the season was played. Division One was the highest level in English football until the formation of the Premier League in 1992–93, after which Division One became the second tier. In 2004–05 the Championship was formed as the new second tier with League One and League Two making up the remainder of the English Football League.
* Nationality – The player's officially recognised FIFA nationality. A player may have been born in one country but represented another nation through family ancestry.
* Apps – The number of games played in the season including any substitute appearances.
* Goals – The number of goals scored in the season.
* Notes – Further information on the award.

## Winners

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Season | Level | Name | Position | Nationality | Apps | Gls | Notes | Refs

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1968–69 | Division One | John Ritchie | Forward |  England | 29 | 8 | Inaugural winner. First forward to win. | [1][2]
1969–70 | Division One | Peter Eustace | Midfielder |  England | 20 | 5 | First midfielder to win. | [1][3]
1970–71 | Division Two | Peter Grummitt | Goalkeeper |  England | 43 | 0 | First goalkeeper to win. | [1][4]
1971–72 | Division Two | John Sissons | Forward |  England | 44 | 9 |  | [1][5]
1972–73 | Division Two | Tommy Craig | Midfielder |  Scotland | 45 | 11 | First non-English player to win. | [1][6]
1973–74 | Division Two | Mick Prendergast | Forward |  England | 33 | 11 |  | [1][7]
1974–75 | Division Two | Eric Potts | Midfielder |  England | 44 | 3 |  | [1][8]
1975–76 | Division Three | Eric Potts | Midfielder |  England | 48 | 9 | First player to win the award twice. | [1][8]
1976–77 | Division Three | Chris Turner | Goalkeeper |  England | 52 | 0 |  | [1][9]
1977–78 | Division Three | Tommy Tynan | Forward |  England | 52 | 21 |  | [1][10]
1978–79 | Division Three | Ian Porterfield | Midfielder |  Scotland | 59 | 2 |  | [1][11]
1979–80 | Division Three | Jeff Johnson | Midfielder |  Wales | 36 | 1 |  | [1][12]
1980–81 | Division Two | Mark Smith | Defender |  England | 47 | 1 | First defender to win. | [1][13]
1981–82 | Division Two | Gary Bannister | Forward |  England | 45 | 22 |  | [1][14]
1982–83 | Division Two | Mel Sterland | Defender |  England | 47 | 1 |  | [1][15]
1983–84 | Division Two | Gary Shelton | Midfielder |  England | 49 | 7 |  | [1][16]
1984–85 | Division One | Imre Varadi | Forward |  England | 47 | 21 |  | [1][17]
1985–86 | Division One | Martin Hodge | Goalkeeper |  England | 52 | 0 |  | [1][18]
1986–87 | Division One | Lee Chapman | Forward |  England | 48 | 22 |  | [1][19]
1987–88 | Division One | Gary Megson | Midfielder |  England | 46 | 2 |  | [1][20]
1988–89 | Division One | Lawrie Madden | Defender |  England | 31 | 0 |  | [1][21]
1989–90 | Division One | David Hirst | Forward |  England | 43 | 16 |  | [1][22]
1990–91 | Division Two | Nigel Pearson | Defender |  England | 51 | 12 |  | [1][23]
1991–92 | Division One | Phil King | Defender |  England | 45 | 1 |  | [1][24]
1992–93 | Premier League | Chris Waddle | Midfielder |  England | 54 | 4 |  | [1][25]
1993–94 | Premier League | Des Walker | Defender |  England | 54 | 0 |  | [1][26]
1994–95 | Premier League | Peter Atherton | Defender |  England | 48 | 1 |  | [1][27]
1995–96 | Premier League | Marc Degryse | Forward |  Belgium | 38 | 12 | First non-British player to win. | [1][28]
1996–97 | Premier League | Mark Pembridge | Midfielder |  Wales | 39 | 7 |  | [1][29]
1997–98 | Premier League | Paolo Di Canio | Forward |  Italy | 40 | 14 |  | [1][30]
1998–99 | Premier League | Benito Carbone | Forward |  Italy | 36 | 9 |  | [1][31]
1999–2000 | Premier League | Niclas Alexandersson | Midfielder |  Sweden | 44 | 8 |  | [1][32]
2000–01 | Division One | Gerald Sibon | Forward |  Netherlands | 48 | 15 |  | [1][33]
2001–02 | Division One | Derek Geary | Defender |  Republic of Ireland | 39 | 0 |  | [1][34]
2002–03 | Division One | Alan Quinn | Midfielder |  Republic of Ireland | 40 | 5 |  | [1][35]
2003–04 | Division Two | Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | Forward |  DR Congo | 32 | 10 | First African player to win. | [1][36]
2004–05 | League One | Steven MacLean | Forward |  Scotland | 41 | 20 |  | [1][37]
2005–06 | Championship | Graham Coughlan | Defender |  Republic of Ireland | 36 | 5 |  | [1][38]
2006–07 | Championship | Glenn Whelan | Midfielder |  Republic of Ireland | 41 | 8 |  | [1][39]
2007–08 | Championship | Mark Beevers | Defender |  England | 30 | 1 |  | [1][40]
2008–09 | Championship | Marcus Tudgay | Forward |  England | 42 | 14 |  | [1][41]
2009–10 | Championship | Lee Grant | Goalkeeper |  England | 49 | 0 |  | [1][42]
2010–11 | League One | Neil Mellor | Forward |  England | 43 | 20 |  | [1][43]
2011–12 | League One | José Semedo | Midfielder |  Portugal | 51 | 1 |  | [1][44]
2012–13 | Championship | Lewis Buxton | Defender |  England | 44 | 0 |  | [1][45]
2013–14 | Championship | Liam Palmer | Defender |  Scotland | 44 | 0 |  | [1][46]
2014–15 | Championship | Keiren Westwood | Goalkeeper |  Republic of Ireland | 43 | 0 |  | [1][47]
2015–16 | Championship | Fernando Forestieri | Forward |  Italy | 39 | 15 |  | [1][48]
2016–17 | Championship | Keiren Westwood | Goalkeeper |  Republic of Ireland | 45 | 0 | First goalkeeper to win twice. | [1][49]
2017–18 | Championship | Adam Reach | Midfielder |  England | 53 | 4 |  | [1][50]
2018–19 | Championship | Michael Hector | Defender |  Jamaica | 39 | 2 | First player from the Americas to win. | [1][51]
2019–20 | Championship | Dominic Iorfa | Defender |  England | 45 | 2 |  | [1][52]
2020–21 | Championship | Barry Bannan | Midfielder |  Scotland | 49 | 2 |  | [1][53]
2021–22 | League One | Barry Bannan | Midfielder |  Scotland | 51 | 9 |  | [1][54]
2022–23 | League One | Liam Palmer | Defender |  Scotland | 52 | 6 |  | [1][55]
2023–24 | Championship | Will Vaulks | Midfielder |  Wales | 37 | 0 |  | [1][56]

### Wins by player

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Keiren Westwood is one of only four players to win the award on multiple occasions.

Players who have won the award more than once.

Winner  | Total wins  | Year(s)

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Eric Potts | 2 | 1974–75, 1975–76
Keiren Westwood | 2 | 2014–15, 2016–17
Barry Bannan | 2 | 2020–21, 2021–22
Liam Palmer | 2 | 2013–14, 2022–23

### Wins by playing position

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Position  | Number of winners

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Goalkeeper | 5
Defender | 15
Midfielder | 17
Forward | 17

### Wins by nationality

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Nationality  | Number of winners

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England | 30
Scotland | 7
Republic of Ireland | 5
Italy | 3
Wales | 3
Belgium | 1
Sweden | 1
Netherlands | 1
DR Congo | 1
Portugal | 1
Jamaica | 1

## References

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Sheffield Wednesday F.C. – Player of the Year

* 1969: Ritchie
* 1970: Eustace
* 1971: Grummitt
* 1972: Sissons
* 1973: Craig
* 1974: Prendergast
* 1975: Potts
* 1976: Potts
* 1977: Turner
* 1978: Tynan
* 1979: Porterfield
* 1980: Johnson
* 1981: Smith
* 1982: Bannister
* 1983: Sterland
* 1984: Shelton
* 1985: Varadi
* 1986: Hodge
* 1987: Chapman
* 1988: Megson
* 1989: Madden
* 1990: Hirst
* 1991: Pearson
* 1992: King
* 1993: Waddle
* 1994: Walker
* 1995: Atherton
* 1996: Degryse
* 1997: Pembridge
* 1998: Di Canio
* 1999: Carbone
* 2000: Alexandersson
* 2001: Sibon
* 2002: Geary
* 2003: Quinn
* 2004: Ndumbu-Nsungu
* 2005: MacLean
* 2006: Coughlan
* 2007: Whelan
* 2008: Beevers
* 2009: Tudgay
* 2010: Grant
* 2011: Mellor
* 2012: Semedo
* 2013: Buxton
* 2014: Palmer
* 2015: Westwood
* 2016: Forestieri
* 2017: Westwood
* 2018: Reach
* 2019: Hector
* 2020: Iorfa
* 2021: Bannan
* 2022: Bannan
* 2023: Palmer
* 2024: Vaulks

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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
* Chelsea
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* POTY
* Crystal Palace
* 100+
* POTY
* Everton
* 100+
* Internationals
* Hall of Fame
* Fulham
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Ipswich Town
* 100+
* Hall of Fame
* POTY
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* POTY
* Manchester City
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Manchester United
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* POTY
* Captains
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* 100+
* Internationals
* Southampton
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* POTY
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship|

* Blackburn Rovers
* Bristol City
* Burnley
* 100+
* Internationals
* Cardiff City
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Captains
* Internationals
* Coventry City
* 100+
* Internationals
* POTY
* Derby County
* 100+
* POTY
* Hull City
* Leeds United
* Luton Town
* 100+
* POTY
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* 100+
* 25–99
* Hall of Fame
* POTY
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* 100+
* POTY
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* 100+
* POTY
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield United
* 100+
* 25–99
* Internationals
* POTY
* Sheffield Wednesday
* All
* Internationals
* 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
* Birmingham City
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* POTY
* Bristol Rovers
* 100+
* 25–99
* Internationals
* POTY
* Burton Albion
* Cambridge United
* Charlton Athletic
* Crawley Town
* Exeter City
* Huddersfield Town
* Leyton Orient
* Lincoln City
* 100+
* 25–99
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Reading
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Internationals
* POTY
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Stevenage
* Stockport County
* Wigan Athletic
* Wrexham
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Wycombe Wanderers

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* AFC Wimbledon
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* 50+
* 1–49
* Bromley
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* POTY
* Crewe Alexandra
* Doncaster Rovers
* 100+
* 1879–1918
* Fleetwood Town
* Gillingham
* 50+
* 25–49
* 1–24
* Grimsby Town
* Harrogate Town
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Morecambe
* Newport County
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* 25+
* 1–24
* POTY
* Salford City
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* 100+
* 1921–1939
* 1945–present
* Walsall

Non-League|

* Bradford (Park Avenue)
* Bury
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Chester
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Darlington
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Nelson
* Oldham Athletic
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Rochdale
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Southend United
* Torquay United
* Yeovil Town
* 100+
* Internationals
* York City
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* POTY

Defunct|

* Halifax Town
* Hereford United
* Macclesfield Town
* Scarborough
* Wanderers
* Wigan Borough

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Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.
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