Coventry City F.C. Player of the Year

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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.

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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

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

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

SeasonLevelNamePositionYears at club
1967–68 1 Flag of England.svg Ernie Machin MF1962–1972
1968–69 1 Flag of England.svg Bill Glazier GK1964–1975
1969–70 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Neil Martin FW1967–1970
1970–71 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Carr MF1967–1975
1971–72 1 Flag of England.svg Ernie Hunt MF1968–1973
1972–73 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Carr (2)MF1967–1975
1973–74 1 Flag of England.svg Bill Glazier (2)GK1964–1975
1974–75 1 Flag of England.svg Graham Oakey DF1974–1977
1975–76 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy Hutchison MF1972–1980
1976–77 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Blyth GK1972–1982
1977–78 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Wallace FW1976–1980
1978–79 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby McDonald DF1976–1980
1979–80 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Gillespie DF1978–1983
1980–81 1 Flag of England.svg Danny Thomas DF1972–1983
1981–82 1 Flag of England.svg Danny Thomas (2)DF1972–1983
1982–83 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Gillespie (2)DF1978–1983
1983–84 1 Flag of England.svg Nick Platnauer MF1983–1984
1984–85 1 Flag of England.svg Terry Gibson FW1983–1986
1985–86 1 Flag of England.svg Trevor Peake DF1983–1991
1986–87 1 Flag of England.svg Steve Ogrizovic GK1984–2000
1987–88 1 Flag of Scotland.svg David Speedie FW1987–1991
1988–89 1 Flag of Scotland.svg David Speedie (2)FW1987–1991
1989–90 1 Flag of England.svg Brian Borrows DF1985–1997
1990–91 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Gallacher FW1990–1993
1991–92 1 Flag of England.svg Stewart Robson MF1991–1995
1992–93 1 Flag of England.svg Peter Atherton DF1991–1994
1993–94 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Phil Babb DF1992–1994
1994–95 1 Flag of England.svg Brian Borrows (2)DF1985–1997
1995–96 1 Flag of England.svg Paul Williams DF1995–2001
1996–97 1 Flag of England.svg Dion Dublin FW1994–1998
1997–98 1 Flag of England.svg Dion Dublin (2)FW1994–1998
1998–99 1 Flag of England.svg Richard Shaw DF1995–2006
1999–00 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary McAllister MF1996–2000 & 2002–2003
2000–01 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Gary Breen DF1997–2002
2001–02 2 Flag of England.svg David Thompson MF2000–2002
2002–03 2 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Muhamed Konjić DF1999–2004
2003–04 2 Flag of England.svg Stephen Warnock DF2003–2004
2004–05 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Doyle MF2003–2011 & 2017–2019
2005–06 2 Flag of England.svg Gary McSheffrey FW1998–2006 & 2010–2013
2006–07 2 Flag of England.svg Andy Marshall GK2006–2009
2007–08 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Jay Tabb MF2006–2009
2008–09 2 Flag of Iceland.svg Aron Gunnarsson MF2008–2011
2009–10 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Keiren Westwood GK2008–2011
2010–11 2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Marlon King FW2010–2011
2011–12 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Richard Keogh DF2010–2012
2012–13 3 Flag of England.svg Carl Baker MF2010–2014 & 2018
2013–14 3 Flag of England.svg Callum Wilson FW2009–2014
2014–15 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim O'Brien MF2014–2016
2015–16 3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Fleck MF2012–2016
2016–17 3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg George Thomas FW2013–2017
2017–18 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Marc McNulty FW2017–2018
2018–19 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Dominic Hyam DF2017–2022
2019–20 3 Flag of England.svg Fankaty Dabo DF2019–2023
2020–21 2 Flag of England.svg Callum O'Hare MF2019–
2021–22 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gustavo Hamer MF2020–2023
2022–23 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gustavo Hamer (2)MF2020–2023
2023–24 2 Flag of England.svg Ben Sheaf MF2020–

Wins by playing position

PositionNumber of winners
Goalkeeper6
Defender19
Midfielder19
Forward13

Wins by nationality

NationalityNumber of winners
Flag of England.svg  England 28
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1

Other awards

SeasonLevelPlayers' Player of the SeasonGoal of the SeasonYoung Player of the Season
(age at the time of the awards)
Community Player of the Season
2004–05 2 Flag of England.svg Stephen Hughes not awardednot awardednot awarded
2005–06 2 Flag of England.svg Gary McSheffrey
2006–07 2 Flag of England.svg Marcus Hall
2007–08 2not awarded Flag of Ireland.svg Leon Best (21 years old)
2008–09 2 Flag of England.svg Danny Fox Flag of Ireland.svg David Bell vs Doncaster Rovers Flag of England.svg Ben Turner (21 years old) Flag of Iceland.svg Aron Gunnarsson
2009–10 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Keiren Westwood Flag of Ireland.svg David Bell (2) Flag of England.svg Jordan Clarke (18 years old) Flag of Ireland.svg Clinton Morrison
2010–11 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Richard Keogh Flag of England.svg Gary McSheffrey Flag of England.svg Lukas Jutkiewicz (22 years old) Flag of England.svg Carl Baker
2011–12 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Richard Keogh (2) Flag of England.svg Jordan Clarke vs Cardiff City Flag of Ireland.svg Cyrus Christie (19 years old) Flag of Burundi.svg Gaël Bigirimana
2012–13 3 Flag of England.svg Carl Baker Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Franck Moussa vs MK Dons Flag of Ireland.svg Cyrus Christie (20 years old) (2) Flag of France.svg William Edjenguélé
2013–14 3 Flag of England.svg Callum Wilson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Franck Moussa (2) vs Preston North End Flag of England.svg Conor Thomas (20 years old) Flag of England.svg Conor Thomas
2014–15 3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Fleck Flag of Scotland.svg Jim O'Brien vs Walsall Flag of England.svg Matthew Pennington (20 years old) Flag of Benin.svg Réda Johnson
2015–16 3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Fleck (2) Flag of England.svg Adam Armstrong vs Millwall Flag of England.svg Adam Armstrong (19 years old) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sam Ricketts
2016–17 3not awarded Flag of England.svg Ben Stevenson vs MK Dons Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg George Thomas (20 years old) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg George Thomas
2017–18 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Marc McNulty Flag of France.svg Maxime Biamou vs Cheltenham Town Flag of England.svg Tom Bayliss (19 years old) Flag of England.svg Chris Stokes
2018–19 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Dominic Hyam Flag of England.svg Jordy Hiwula vs Fleetwood Town Flag of Nigeria.svg Bright Enobakhare (21 years old) Flag of Scotland.svg Jack Grimmer
2019–20 3 Flag of England.svg Liam Walsh Flag of England.svg Liam Walsh vs Rochdale Flag of England.svg Liam Walsh (22 years old) Flag of Ireland.svg Jordan Shipley
2020–21 2 Flag of England.svg Callum O'Hare Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gustavo Hamer vs Watford Flag of England.svg Callum O'Hare (23 years old) Flag of Scotland.svg Liam Kelly
2021–22 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Gyökeres Flag of Ireland.svg Jordan Shipley vs Queens Park Rangers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ian Maatsen (20 years old) Flag of Scotland.svg Liam Kelly (2)
2022–23 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Gyökeres (2) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gustavo Hamer (2) vs Stoke City Flag of England.svg Callum Doyle (19 years old) Flag of England.svg Kyle McFadzean
2023–24 2 Flag of England.svg Ben Sheaf Flag of the United States.svg Haji Wright vs Wolves Flag of England.svg Ellis Simms (23 years old) Flag of England.svg Ben Sheaf

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