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Albert Goldthorpe Medal
Award
Award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Albert Goldthorpe Medal |
| image | Albert goldthorpe all four cups.jpg |
| image_size | 180px |
| caption | Hunslet captain, Albert Goldthorpe, posing |
| with "All Four Cups" in 1908 | |
| sport | Rugby league |
| competition | Super League |
| givenfor | Leading players |
| presenter | Rugby Leaguer & League Express |
| country | United Kingdom |
| France | |
| year | 2008 |
| firstwinner | SCO Danny Brough |
| holder | AUS Bevan French |
| ENG George Williams | |
| (joint winners) |
with "All Four Cups" in 1908 France ENG George Williams (joint winners)
The Albert Goldthorpe Medal is an award created by Rugby Leaguer & League Express to honour the leading players in the Super League.
The award is named after Albert Goldthorpe, who is regarded as English rugby league's first superstar.
The Albert Goldthorpe Medal is a solid gold medal worth several thousand UK pounds, incorporating a photograph of Goldthorpe with "All Four Cups".
The award was introduced in the 2008 season to commemorate the centenary of the feat of Goldthorpe in leading Hunslet to become the first club to win all four major trophies in one season in 1908.
It is intended to parallel the 'Dally M Medal' named after the great Australian player Dally Messenger, which is awarded to the NRL player of the year by rugby league writers associated with the News Limited series of newspapers in Australia.
League Express reporters cast votes for the Albert Goldthorpe Medal after every Super League game in the regular season. The three players who, in the opinion of the reporters, have been the three 'best and fairest' players in the game will receive three points, two points and one point respectively. To be eligible for a vote, a player must not have been suspended from the competition at any stage during the season.
Winners
| Year | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SCO Danny Brough | ||
| ( - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) | FRA Thomas Bosc | ||
| ( - Dragons Catalans) | |||
| AUS Michael Monaghan | |||
| ( - Warrington) | |||
| ENG Leon Pryce | |||
| ( - St. Helens) | |||
| 2009 | AUS Michael Dobson | ||
| ( - Hull Kingston Rovers) | SCO Danny Brough | ||
| ( - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) | AUS Brett Hodgson | ||
| ( - Huddersfield) | |||
| 2010 | IRL Pat Richards | ||
| ( - Wigan) | |||
| ENG Sam Tomkins | |||
| ( - Wigan) | ENG Kevin Brown | ||
| ( - Huddersfield) | |||
| 2011 | NZL Rangi Chase | ||
| ( - Castleford) | ENG Sam Tomkins | ||
| ( - Wigan) | AUS Scott Dureau | ||
| ( - Dragons Catalans) | |||
| 2012 | AUS Scott Dureau | ||
| ( - Dragons Catalans) | AUS Michael Dobson | ||
| ( - Hull Kingston Rovers) | |||
| AUS Brett Finch | |||
| ( - Wigan) | |||
| 2013 | SCO Danny Brough | ||
| ( - Huddersfield) | ENG Rangi Chase | ||
| ( - Castleford) | AUS Michael Dobson | ||
| ( - Hull Kingston Rovers) | |||
| 2014 | SCO Danny Brough | ||
| ( - Huddersfield) | ENG Kevin Brown | ||
| ( - Widnes) | AUS Travis Burns | ||
| ( - Hull Kingston Rovers) | |||
| 2015 | ENG Luke Gale | ||
| ( - Castleford) | SCO Danny Brough | ||
| ( - Huddersfield) | SCO Ian Henderson | ||
| ( - Dragons Catalans) | |||
| ENG Alex Walmsley | |||
| ( - St. Helens) | |||
| 2016 | ENG Luke Gale | ||
| ( - Castleford) | ENG Marc Sneyd | ||
| ( - Hull F.C.) | SAM Denny Solomona | ||
| ( - Castleford) | |||
| 2017 | ENG Luke Gale | ||
| ( - Castleford) | AUS Robert Lui | ||
| ( - Salford) | AUS Albert Kelly | ||
| ( - Hull F.C.) | |||
| 2018 | ENG Stefan Ratchford | ||
| ( - Warrington) | ENG James Roby | ||
| ( - St. Helens) | |||
| ENG Sam Tomkins | |||
| ( - Wigan) | |||
| 2019 | ENG Jonny Lomax | ||
| ( - St. Helens) | AUS Jackson Hastings | ||
| ( - Salford) | SCO Lachlan Coote | ||
| ( - St. Helens) | |||
| 2020–21 | Not awarded | ||
| 2022 | AUS Brodie Croft | ||
| ( - Salford Red Devils) | ENG Sam Tomkins | ||
| ( - Catalans Dragons) | AUS Jai Field | ||
| ( - Wigan Warriors) | |||
| 2023 | AUS Bevan French | ||
| ( - Wigan Warriors) | |||
| ENG George Williams | |||
| ( - Warrington Wolves) | PNG Lachlan Lam | ||
| ( - Leigh Leopards) | |||
| FRA Benjamin Garcia | |||
| ( - Catalans Dragons) | |||
| 2024 | ENG Marc Sneyd | ||
| ( - Salford Red Devils) |
Other awards
Rookie of the Year
The League Express also award a Rookie of the Year medal annually. To be eligible for the award, players must have made fewer than ten appearances in the Super League or National Rugby League prior to the start of the season.
- 2008 Luke Burgess – Leeds Rhinos
- 2009 Sam Tomkins – Wigan Warriors
- 2010 Liam Watts – Hull Kingston Rovers
- 2011 Jermaine McGillvary – Huddersfield Giants
- 2012 John Bateman – Bradford Bulls
- 2013 Tom Lineham – Hull FC
- 2014 Joe Burgess – Wigan Warriors
- 2015 Andre Savelio – St Helens
- 2016 Max Jowitt – Wakefield Trinity
- 2017 Liam Marshall – Wigan Warriors
- 2018 Jake Trueman – Castleford Tigers
- 2019 Morgan Smithies – Wigan Warriors
- 2020 Matty Ashton – Warrington Wolves
- 2022 Lewis Murphy – Wakefield Trinity
- 2023 Edwin Ipape – Leigh Leopards
Team of the Year
- 2011 Warrington Wolves
- 2012 Wigan Warriors
- 2013 Huddersfield Giants
- 2014 Wigan Warriors
- 2015 Wigan Warriors
Career of the Year
Awarded to the years retirees:
- 2011 Robbie Paul – Bradford Bulls, Huddersfield Giants, Salford City Reds, Leigh Centurions
- 2012 Paul Sculthorpe – Warrington Wolves, St Helens
- 2013 Keith Senior – Sheffield Eagles, Leeds Rhinos / Steve Menzies – Catalan Dragons, Bradford Bulls, Manly Sea Eagles
Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2008 Francis Maloney
- 2009 Ray French
- 2010 Malcolm Alker
- 2011 Mike ‘Stevo’ Stephenson
- 2012 David Oxley
- 2013 Harry Jepson
Journalism Award
- 2012 Dave Hadfield
- 2013 Phil Caplan
References
References
- (21 September 2013). "Huddersfield Giants captain Danny Brough closing in on a hat trick of major individual awards".
- [http://www.totalrl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Albert-Goldthorpe-Medal-Final-Table-2015.pdf ''Albert Goldthorpe Medal - Final Points Table 2015''], totalrl.com, consulté le 10 octobre 2018
- [http://www.totalrl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Albert-Goldthorpe-Medal-Final-Table-2016.pdf ''Albert Goldthorpe Medal - Final Points Table 2016''], totalrl.com, consulté le 10 octobre 2018
- [https://www.totalrl.com/st-helens-dominate-2019-albert-goldthorpe-medal-rankings/ ''St Helens dominate 2019 Albert Goldthorpe Medal Rankings''], totalrl.com, consulté le 6 octobre 2019.
- (7 September 2022). "Salford Red Devils' Brodie Croft wins Albert Goldthorpe Medal".
- (25 September 2023). "Albert Goldthorpe Medal winners revealed as two Super League stars share prize".
- Martyn Sadler. (24 Sep 2024). "Winner of 2024 Albert Goldthorpe Medal revealed".
- (13 September 2019). "Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the year shortlist".
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