Sport | Association football |
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Awarded for | being the best performing Wrexham player over the course of a season |
Presented by | Wrexham A.F.C. |
History | |
First award | 1976 |
Editions | 49 (as of 2024) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() |
Most recent | ![]() |
The Wrexham Player of the Season award is an official award given by Wrexham Association Football Club to the best performing player from the club over the course of the season. The award is given based on votes by Wrexham supporters on the club's website. [1]
The inaugural award was given to goalkeeper Brian Lloyd in 1976 and it has been presented every season since. [2] The award has been given to 42 different players over the course of 49 seasons, with five players being awarded on more than one occasion. Of these five players, only Paul Mullin has won the award three times, in three consecutive years between 2022 and 2024. [1] In 1998, Irish defender Brian Carey became the first player from outside the United Kingdom and the British Isles to win the award; and in 2004, Trinidad and Tobago defender Dennis Lawrence became the first, and, as of the 2024 award, only winner from outside of Europe.
Rank | Winner | Total wins | Years won |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1986, 1987 |
![]() | 1988, 1989 | ||
![]() | 1994, 1995 | ||
![]() | 2020, 2021 |
Nationality | Wins |
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![]() | 31 |
![]() | 13 |
![]() | 2 |
![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 |
Position | Wins |
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Goalkeeper | 5 |
Defender | 18 [upper-alpha 20] |
Midfielder | 11 |
Forward | 16 [upper-alpha 20] |
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