Norwich City F.C. Player of the Season

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Iwan Roberts, who won the award twice. Roberts celebrates.jpg
Iwan Roberts, who won the award twice.

The Norwich City Player of the Season award is voted for annually by Norwich City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season. [1] As a mark of respect, the trophy is named The Barry Butler memorial trophy, after the club captain who was killed in a car accident on 9 April 1966. [2]

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This is the more prestigious of two official Norwich City awards, the other being the Young Player of the Year accolade. [3] The 2003–04 winner Craig Fleming made clear just how important this award is to Norwich City players, "It is something you dream of winning... it is such a prestigious award". [4] Other awards available are awarded by other bodies, namely the Capital Canaries, Norwich City Independent Supporters Association, and the "Ambassador Club". [5]

Since the inaugural award was made to Terry Allcock in 1967, nine players have won the award twice, and one, Grant Holt, has won the award three times, in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [6] Kevin Keelan was the first player to win the award in consecutive seasons, a feat since emulated by Martin Peters, Kevin Drinkell, Iwan Roberts, and Grant Holt. [7] Two winners have gone on to manage the club, Dave Stringer, [8] the 1972 winner, and double-winner Bryan Gunn.

Voting mechanism

This award is voted for by the fans of the club. Toward the end of the season, fans are invited to vote, either by submitting a paper slip to the club's Carrow Road offices, or by email or text message, with the winner being the player that polls the most votes. [9] 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. [9]

List of winners

   Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame inductee [10]
† Player currently on the playing staff of the club

SeasonLevel/Tier [nb 1] Name [11] Position [nb 2] Nationality Caps [nb 3] Notes
1967 2 Terry Allcock Defender [nb 4] Flag of England.svg  England Inaugural winner.
1968 2 Hugh Curran Striker Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5
1969 2 Ken Foggo Winger Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1970 2 Duncan Forbes Defender Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1971 2 Ken Foggo Winger Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Second award.
1972 2 Dave Stringer Defender Flag of England.svg  England Went on to manage the club, 1987–1992. [12]
1973 1 Kevin Keelan Goalkeeper Flag of England.svg  England First goalkeeper to win the award, and retained it the following year.
1974 1 Kevin Keelan Goalkeeper Flag of England.svg  England [nb 5] Second award.
1975 2 Colin Suggett Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England
1976 1 Martin Peters Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 67
1977 1 Martin Peters Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 67Second award.
1978 1 John Ryan Winger Flag of England.svg  England
1979 1 Tony Powell Defender Flag of England.svg  England
1980 1 Kevin Bond Defender Flag of England.svg  England No voting for award this year
1981 1 Joe Royle Striker Flag of England.svg  England 6
1982 2 Greg Downs Defender Flag of England.svg  England
1983 1 Dave Watson Defender Flag of England.svg  England 12
1984 1 Chris Woods Goalkeeper Flag of England.svg  England 43
1985 1 Steve Bruce Defender Flag of England.svg  England Won the award in his first season with Norwich, who were Football League Cup winners but suffered relegation to the Second Division.
1986 2 Kevin Drinkell Striker Flag of England.svg  England Won the award in his first season with Norwich, who were promoted back to the First Division as Second Division champions.
1987 1 Kevin Drinkell Striker Flag of England.svg  England Second award. His goals helped newly promoted Norwich finished fifth in the First Division.
1988 1 Bryan Gunn Goalkeeper Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6
1989 1 Dale Gordon Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England
1990 1 Mark Bowen Defender Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 35
1991 1 Ian Culverhouse Defender Flag of England.svg  England
1992 1 Robert Fleck Striker Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4
1993 1 Bryan Gunn Goalkeeper Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6Second award.
1994 1 Chris Sutton Striker [nb 6] Flag of England.svg  England 1
1995 1 Jon Newsome Defender Flag of England.svg  England
1996 2 Spencer Prior Defender Flag of England.svg  England
1997 2 Darren Eadie Winger Flag of England.svg  England
1998 2 Matt Jackson Defender Flag of England.svg  England
1999 2 Iwan Roberts Striker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 15
2000 2 Iwan Roberts Striker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 15Second award.
Consecutive wins for first time since 1987.
2001 2 Andy Marshall Goalkeeper Flag of England.svg  England
2002 2 Gary Holt Midfielder Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10
2003 2 Adam Drury Defender Flag of England.svg  England
2004 2 Craig Fleming Defender Flag of England.svg  England
2005 1 Darren Huckerby Striker / Winger Flag of England.svg  England
2006 2 Gary Doherty Defender [nb 7] Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 34First non–British winner.
2007 2 Darren Huckerby Striker / Winger Flag of England.svg  England Second award.
2008 2 Dion Dublin Striker / Defender Flag of England.svg  England 4The oldest winner at the age of 39; retired at end of season. [13]
2009 2 Lee Croft Midfielder / Winger Flag of England.svg  England
2010 3 Grant Holt Striker Flag of England.svg  England Won the award in his first season with Norwich, who sealed promotion to the Championship as League One champions.
2011 2 Grant Holt Striker Flag of England.svg  England Second award for the player, whose goals helped Norwich reach the Premier League with a second successive promotion as Championship runners–up.
2012 1 Grant Holt Striker Flag of England.svg  England First player to win the award 3 times. His goals helped Norwich reach their highest league finish for 18 years.
2013 1 Sébastien Bassong Defender Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 15First African/ Non European to win the award [14]
2014 1 Robert Snodgrass Winger Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 15Reserve goalkeeper Carlo Nash actually led the fan poll due to a protest vote. [15]
2015 2 Bradley Johnson Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England
2016 1 Jonny Howson Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England
2017 2 Wes Hoolahan Midfielder Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 37
2018 2 James Maddison Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England
2019 2 Teemu Pukki Striker Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 102First winner from continental Europe
2020 1 Tim Krul Goalkeeper Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15
2021 2 Emiliano Buendía Midfielder / Winger Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1First winner from South America
2022 1 Teemu Pukki Striker Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 102Second award [16]
2023 2 Gabriel Sara Midfielder Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2024 2 Kenny McLean Midfielder Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 36

Summary of wins by playing position

Gary Holt's achievements from midfield in 2001-02 were also recognised with the Capital Canaries Player of the Season award GaryHoltCapitalCanariesPotSApril2002.jpg
Gary Holt's achievements from midfield in 2001–02 were also recognised with the Capital Canaries Player of the Season award
Position [nb 8] Number of winners [nb 9]
Goalkeeper7
Defender17
Midfielder12
Forward [nb 10] 16

Summary of wins by country

countryNumber of winners [nb 9]
Flag of England.svg  England 33
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 2
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1

Footnotes

  1. The official "Level" of competition in the structure of the English league system.
  2. For a full description of positions see Football Positions.
  3. If blank, uncapped at full international level.
  4. By this point in his career, the former forward was playing at "half-back".
  5. Keelan was born in India, to English parents.
  6. Played some games in defence, but scored 28 goals in all competitions and was then sold to Blackburn Rovers for a then national record fee of £5million.
  7. Also played some games as a striker.
  8. Doherty has been classed as a defender, Sutton as a striker, Allcock as a defender.
  9. 1 2 Multiple winners are counted multiple times.
  10. Includes strikers and wingers.

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