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Coventry City F.C. Player of the Year

The Coventry City Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Coventry City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season.

Since the inaugural award was made to Ernie Machin, seven players have won the award twice and one player has won the award three times. Just one winner has gone on to manage the club permanently; that being Gary McAllister[1] - however Steve Ogrizovic, Trevor Peake and Richard Shaw have all been caretaker managers for short periods.

Voting mechanism

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This award is voted for by the fans of the club. Toward the end of the season, fans are invited to vote,[2] either by submitting a paper slip to the club's Ricoh Arena offices, or by email or text message, with the winner being the player that polls the most votes. A percentage of the votes from the 'Player of the Month' awards throughout the season also count towards the final votes for Player of the year.

List of winners

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  Coventry City F.C. Hall of Fame inductee[3][4]

Season Level Name Position Years at club
1967–68 1   Ernie Machin MF 1962–1972
1968–69 1   Bill Glazier GK 1964–1975
1969–70 1   Neil Martin FW 1967–1970
1970–71 1   Willie Carr MF 1967–1975
1971–72 1   Ernie Hunt MF 1968–1973
1972–73 1   Willie Carr (2) MF 1967–1975
1973–74 1   Bill Glazier (2) GK 1964–1975
1974–75 1   Graham Oakey DF 1974–1977
1975–76 1   Tommy Hutchison MF 1972–1980
1976–77 1   Jim Blyth GK 1972–1982
1977–78 1   Ian Wallace FW 1976–1980
1978–79 1   Bobby McDonald DF 1976–1980
1979–80 1   Gary Gillespie DF 1978–1983
1980–81 1   Danny Thomas DF 1972–1983
1981–82 1   Danny Thomas (2) DF 1972–1983
1982–83 1   Gary Gillespie (2) DF 1978–1983
1983–84 1   Nick Platnauer MF 1983–1984
1984–85 1   Terry Gibson FW 1983–1986
1985–86 1   Trevor Peake DF 1983–1991
1986–87 1   Steve Ogrizovic GK 1984–2000
1987–88 1   David Speedie FW 1987–1991
1988–89 1   David Speedie (2) FW 1987–1991
1989–90 1   Brian Borrows DF 1985–1997
1990–91 1   Kevin Gallacher FW 1990–1993
1991–92 1   Stewart Robson MF 1991–1995
1992–93 1   Peter Atherton DF 1991–1994
1993–94 1   Phil Babb DF 1992–1994
1994–95 1   Brian Borrows (2) DF 1985–1997
1995–96 1   Paul Williams DF 1995–2001
1996–97 1   Dion Dublin FW 1994–1998
1997–98 1   Dion Dublin (2) FW 1994–1998
1998–99 1   Richard Shaw DF 1995–2006
1999–00 1   Gary McAllister MF 1996–2000 & 2002–2003
2000–01 1   Gary Breen DF 1997–2002
2001–02 2   David Thompson MF 2000–2002
2002–03 2   Muhamed Konjić DF 1999–2004
2003–04 2   Stephen Warnock DF 2003–2004
2004–05 2   Michael Doyle MF 2003–2011 & 2017–2019
2005–06 2   Gary McSheffrey FW 1998–2006 & 2010–2013
2006–07 2   Andy Marshall GK 2006–2009
2007–08 2   Jay Tabb MF 2006–2009
2008–09 2   Aron Gunnarsson MF 2008–2011
2009–10 2   Keiren Westwood GK 2008–2011
2010–11 2   Marlon King FW 2010–2011
2011–12 2   Richard Keogh DF 2010–2012
2012–13 3   Carl Baker MF 2010–2014 & 2018
2013–14 3   Callum Wilson FW 2009–2014
2014–15 3   Jim O'Brien MF 2014–2016
2015–16 3   John Fleck MF 2012–2016
2016–17 3   George Thomas FW 2013–2017
2017–18 4   Marc McNulty FW 2017–2018
2018–19 3   Dominic Hyam DF 2017–2022
2019–20 3   Fankaty Dabo DF 2019–2023
2020–21 2   Callum O'Hare MF 2019–
2021–22 2   Gustavo Hamer MF 2020–2023
2022–23 2   Gustavo Hamer (2) MF 2020–2023
2023–24 2   Ben Sheaf MF 2020–

Wins by playing position

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Position Number of winners
Goalkeeper 6
Defender 19
Midfielder 19
Forward 13

Wins by nationality

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Nationality Number of winners
  England 28
  Scotland 17
  Republic of Ireland 6
  Netherlands 2
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
  Iceland 1
  Jamaica 1
  Wales 1

Other awards

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Season Level Players' Player of the Season Goal of the Season Young Player of the Season
(age at the time of the awards) 		Community Player of the Season
2004–05 2   Stephen Hughes not awarded not awarded not awarded
2005–06 2   Gary McSheffrey
2006–07 2   Marcus Hall
2007–08 2 not awarded   Leon Best (21 years old)
2008–09 2   Danny Fox   David Bell vs Doncaster Rovers   Ben Turner (21 years old)   Aron Gunnarsson
2009–10 2   Keiren Westwood   David Bell (2)   Jordan Clarke (18 years old)   Clinton Morrison
2010–11 2   Richard Keogh   Gary McSheffrey   Lukas Jutkiewicz (22 years old)   Carl Baker
2011–12 2   Richard Keogh (2)   Jordan Clarke vs Cardiff City   Cyrus Christie (19 years old)   Gaël Bigirimana
2012–13 3   Carl Baker   Franck Moussa vs MK Dons   Cyrus Christie (20 years old) (2)   William Edjenguélé
2013–14 3   Callum Wilson   Franck Moussa (2) vs Preston North End   Conor Thomas (20 years old)   Conor Thomas
2014–15 3   John Fleck   Jim O'Brien vs Walsall   Matthew Pennington (20 years old)   Réda Johnson
2015–16 3   John Fleck (2)   Adam Armstrong vs Millwall   Adam Armstrong (19 years old)   Sam Ricketts
2016–17 3 not awarded   Ben Stevenson vs MK Dons   George Thomas (20 years old)   George Thomas
2017–18 4   Marc McNulty   Maxime Biamou vs Cheltenham Town   Tom Bayliss (19 years old)   Chris Stokes
2018–19 3   Dominic Hyam   Jordy Hiwula vs Fleetwood Town   Bright Enobakhare (21 years old)   Jack Grimmer
2019–20 3   Liam Walsh   Liam Walsh vs Rochdale   Liam Walsh (22 years old)   Jordan Shipley
2020–21 2   Callum O'Hare   Gustavo Hamer vs Watford   Callum O'Hare (23 years old)   Liam Kelly
2021–22 2   Viktor Gyökeres   Jordan Shipley vs Queens Park Rangers   Ian Maatsen (20 years old)   Liam Kelly (2)
2022–23 2   Viktor Gyökeres (2)   Gustavo Hamer (2) vs Stoke City   Callum Doyle (19 years old)   Kyle McFadzean
2023–24 2   Ben Sheaf   Haji Wright vs Wolves   Ellis Simms (23 years old)   Ben Sheaf

References

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  1. ^ "McAllister appointed Coventry manager". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ "NEWS: Player of the season vote now open". www.ccfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Coventry City Hall of Fame". Coventry City Football Club Official Site. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  4. ^ "SkyBlueBarmy - Coventry City Players Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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