Year | Player | Club | National titles | Provincial titles | |
1970 | | | | |
1971 | | | | |
1972 | Brian Cody | James Stephens | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1973 | Kevin Robinson | O'Loughlin Gaels | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1974 | John Marnell | Dicksboro | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1975 | Harry Ryan | Clara | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1976 | Eddie Mahon | Erin's Own | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1977 | Seán Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1978 | Pierce Phelan | St. Lachtain's | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1979 | Seánie Tyrrell | O'Loughlin Gaels | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1980 | | | | |
1981 | Eddie Kennedy | O'Loughlin Gaels | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1982 | | | | |
1983 | | | | |
1984 | Tommy Lennon | Bennettsbridge | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1985 | | | | |
1986 | | | | |
1987 | | | | |
1988 | Patsy Brophy | Erin's Own | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1989 | Michael Phelan | Fenians | | |
1990 | James McDermott | Young Irelands | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1991 | Dan O'Neill | Dicksboro | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1992 | Brian McEvoy | James Stephens | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1993 | Shane Doyle | James Stephens | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1994 | Michael O'Neill | Dunnamaggin | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1995 | Michael Hoyne | Graigue-Ballycallan | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1996 | Ramie Cahill | Dunnamaggin | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1997 | Michael Hoyne | Graigue-Ballycallan | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1998 | Paul Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [1] |
1999 | Canice Hickey | Dunnamaggin | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [2] |
2000 | Tommy Walsh | Tullaroan | | |
2001 | Emmet Kavanagh | Emeralds | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [3] |
2002 | Michael Rice | Carrickshock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [4] |
2003 | Richie Power | Carrickshock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [5] |
2004 | Matthew Ruth | James Stephens | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [6] |
2005 | | | | |
2006 | Colin McGrath | St. Martin's | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [7] |
2007 | Adrian Stapleton | Dicksboro | | |
2008 | Thomas Breen | St. Martin's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [8] |
2009 | Canice Maher | St. Martin's | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [9] |
2010 | Cillian Buckley | Dicksboro | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [10] |
2011 | Aaron Duggan | Dicksboro | | |
2012 | Enda Morrissey | Bennettsbridge | | |
2013 | James Tyrrell | James Stephens | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [11] |
2014 | Darragh Joyce | Rower-Inistioge | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [12] |
2015 | Daniel O'Connor | O'Loughlin Gaels | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [13] |
2016 | Chris Kavanagh | Dicksboro | | | [14] |
2017 | Adrian Mullen | Ballyhale Shamrocks | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [15] |
2018 | Conor Kelly | O'Loughlin Gaels | | | [16] |
2019 | James Aylward | Mooncoin | | | [17] |
2020 | Timmy Clifford | Dicksboro | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [18] |
2021 | Harry Shine | Dicksboro | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain | [19] |
2022 | Tom McPhillips | Dicksboro | | | |