Football League First Division Player of the Month

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The Football League First Division Player of the Month award was a monthly prize of recognition given to association football players in the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football from 1992 to 2004. The award was announced in the first week of the following month. From the 2004–05 season onwards, following a rebranding exercise by The Football League, the second tier was known as the Football League Championship, thus the award became the Football League Championship Player of the Month award.

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List of winners

MonthYear [nb 1] NationalityPlayerTeamRef
December 2000 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Clinton Morrison Crystal Palace [1]
August 2003 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Dougie Freedman Crystal Palace [2]
September 2003 Flag of England.svg  England Darren Huckerby Norwich City [3]
October 2003 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Andy Reid Nottingham Forest [4]
November 2003 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Jason Koumas West Bromwich Albion [5]
December 2003 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Ricardo Fuller Preston North End [6]
January 2004 Flag of England.svg  England Andrew Johnson Crystal Palace [7]
February 2004 Flag of England.svg  England Nathan Ellington Wigan Athletic [8]
April 2004 Flag of England.svg  England Andrew Johnson Crystal Palace [9]

For results from 2004–05 onwards, see EFL Championship Player of the Month.

Notes

  1. ↑ Each year in the table is linked to the corresponding football season.

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References

  1. ↑ "(Front cover)". Crystal Palace (official matchday magazine). Crystal Palace F.C. 3 February 2001. p. 1.
  2. ↑ "Freedman nets player award". BBC Sport. 12 September 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Huckerby wins award". BBC Sport. 8 October 2003. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Reid wins award". BBC Sport. 6 November 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Koumas named player of the month". BBC Sport. 3 December 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fuller scoops award". BBC Sport. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Guardian Sport (12 February 2004). "Johnson named player of month". Worcester News . Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ellington gets League award". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Johnson secures award". BBC Sport. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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