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Ipswich Town F.C. Player of the Year

Local football award

Ipswich Town F.C. Player of the Year
Summary

Local football award

FieldValue
nameIpswich Town Player of the Year
sportAssociation football
first1973
number51 (as of 2024)
firstwinnerENG Kevin Beattie
mostwinsSCO John Wark
(4 times)
mostrecentIRL Dara O'Shea

(4 times) The Ipswich Town Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Ipswich Town's supporters in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season. Towards the end of each season, fans are invited to cast their votes for this award either on-line or with one of the volunteers outside the stadium prior to a home game. The winner is the player who polls the most votes. The recipient is awarded a rosebowl trophy, presented at an awards ceremony immediately after one of the last home games of the season.

The inaugural award was made to Kevin Beattie in 1973 and he retained it the following season. Since then, four other players have won the award on more than one occasion: Terry Butcher and Matt Holland have received the honour twice, goalkeeper Bartosz Białkowski has won it three times, while John Wark has been presented with the award a record four times. Only one winner has gone on to manage the club full-time, George Burley, who won in 1977, although John Wark did act as joint caretaker-manager of the club with Paul Goddard for three matches in 1994.

Winners

Kevin Beattie wearing a dark jacket, a white shirt, and black-and-white polka dot tie
[[Kevin Beattie]] was the inaugural winner of the award.
John Wark, wearing a dark suit, a white shirt and a dark-blue tie, standing on the pitch at Portman Road
[[John Wark]] has won the award four times, the most of any Ipswich Town player.
Four men standing on a grass football pitch. The man second from left, wearing a grey top, white shorts and white socks, is holding a trophy above his head. Spectators wearing blue or black tops are visible in the background.
[[Fabian Wilnis]], winner for the 2005–06 season, with the trophy.
[[Bartosz Białkowski]] won the award in three consecutive seasons from 2016 to 2018.
*
Ipswich Town Hall of Fame Inductee
Player still on the playing staff of the club
Seasonthe structure of the English league system]].NameFootball Positions]].NationalityInternational
capsIf blank, uncapped at full international level.Notes
19731Kevin Beattie*Defender9Beattie was the inaugural winner of the award.
19741Kevin Beattie*Defender9
19751Colin ViljoenMidfielder2Viljoen was born in South Africa.
19761Allan Hunter*Defender53Hunter was the first non-English winner.
19771George Burley*Defender11
19781Mick Mills*Defender42
19791Arnold Mühren*Midfielder23Mühren became the first winner from outside the United Kingdom.
19801Frans Thijssen*Midfielder14
19811Paul Cooper*Goalkeeper—
19821Alan Brazil*Striker13
19831Paul Mariner*Striker35
19841Trevor PutneyMidfielder—
19851Terry Butcher*Defender77
19861Terry Butcher*Defender77
19872Romeo ZondervanMidfielder1Zondervan was born in Suriname.
19882Frank Yallop*Defender52Yallop was born in England.
19892John Wark*Midfielder29
19902*Midfielder29
19912*Defender—
19922*Midfielder29
19931*Midfielder—
19941*Midfielder29Fourth award.
19951Goalkeeper56
19962*Midfielder—
19972Defender—Taricco was the first non-European winner.
19982*Midfielder49
19992Defender—
20002*Striker—
20011*Striker—
20021*Defender—
20032*Midfielder49
20042Midfielder—
20052Striker62
20062*Defender—
20072Midfielder—
20082Striker54
20092Goalkeeper2
20102Gareth McAuleyDefender80
20112Jimmy BullardMidfielder—
20122Aaron CresswellDefender3
20132Tommy SmithDefender56
20142Christophe BerraDefender41
20152Daryl MurphyStriker32
20162Bartosz BiałkowskiGoalkeeper1
20172Bartosz BiałkowskiGoalkeeper1
20182Bartosz BiałkowskiGoalkeeper1
20192Luke ChambersDefender—
20203Not awardedNo Player of the Year award was given due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the early curtailment of the 2019–20 season, and the cancellation of the Supporters' Club annual event.———
20213James WilsonDefender1
20223Wes BurnsMidfielder10
20233Conor ChaplinForward—
20242Sam MorsyMidfielder9
20251Dara O'SheaDefender41

Wins by playing position

PositionStockwell and Zondervan have been classed as midfielders.Number of
winners
Goalkeeper6
Defender20
Midfielder17
Striker8

Wins by nationality

NationalityNumber of
winners
22
7
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1

Footnotes

References

References

  1. Hayes, Dean. (2006). "The who's Who of Ipswich Town". Breedon Books.
  2. "George Burley's managerial career". Soccerbase.
  3. "Wark/Goddard managerial statistics". Pride of Anglia.
  4. (10 August 2007). "Ipswich Town Hall of Fame inaugural members". Ipswich Town F.C.
  5. (29 March 2008). "Ipswich Town Hall of Fame members from 29th reunion dinner". Evening Star.
  6. Davis, Derek. (21 March 2009). "Hall of Fame honours for five more Town greats". [[East Anglian Daily Times]].
  7. "Player Profile". Ipswich Town F.C..
  8. Second award.
  9. "Young Player of the Year 1974–2007". Professional Football's Association.
  10. "Allan Hunter – international career". Pride of Anglia.
  11. "George Burley profile". Scottish Football Association.
  12. "Arnold Mühren profile". KNVB.nl.
  13. "Frans Thijssen profile". KNVB.nl.
  14. "Alan Brazil profile". Scottish Football Association.
  15. "All time England Caps". The Football Association.
  16. "Romeo Zondervan profile". National Football Teams.
  17. "Frank Yallop profile". Canada Soccer.
  18. Third award.
  19. "John Wark profile". Scottish Football Association.
  20. "Craig Forrest profile". Soccerbase.
  21. "Matt Holland career statistics". Soccerbase.
  22. Warren, Andy. (28 March 2019). "Picking Ipswich Town's shining light in a dark season – the contenders for the player of the year award". East Anglian Daily Times.
  23. (5 May 2000). "Scowy Wins Player of the Year". TWTD.
  24. "2000–2001 Top Scorers". 4TheGame.
  25. (29 April 2002). "Veno Player of the Year". TWTD.
  26. (3 October 2004). "Westy Wins!". twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days).
  27. (5 April 2005). "Kuqi Player of the Year". twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days).
  28. (21 April 2006). "Fab Player of the Year". TWTD.
  29. (1 May 2007). "Legwinski Players' Player". TWTD.
  30. (5 May 2008). "Walters completes clean sweep of awards". [[East Anglian Daily Times]].
  31. (3 May 2009). "Richard Wright Wins Supporters Player of the Year". TWTD.
  32. (2 May 2010). "McAuley Player of the Year". TWTD.
  33. (30 April 2011). "Bullard Player of the Year". TWTD.
  34. (22 April 2012). "Aaron Cresswell wins Supporters Player of the Year". [[East Anglian Daily Times]].
  35. (30 April 2013). "Tommy Smith the Ipswich fans' player of year". [[stuff.co.nz]].
  36. (12 April 2014). "Berra Player of the Year". TWTD.
  37. (11 April 2015). "Murphy wins player of year". twtd.co.uk.
  38. (9 April 2016). "Białkowski Wins Player of the Year". twtd.co.uk.
  39. "Bialkowski Player of the Year for Third Successive Season". TWTD.co.uk.
  40. "Chambers Named Player of the Year". TWTD.co.uk.
  41. "No Player of the Year Award for 2019/20". TWTD.co.uk.
  42. Warren, Andy. (7 May 2021). "Wilson wins player-of-the-year award". Ipswich Star.
  43. (30 April 2022). "Wes wins player of the year". [[Ipswich Town F.C.]].
  44. (29 April 2023). "Chappers wins player of the year". [[TWTD]].
  45. (13 April 2024). "End of Season Awards". [[Ipswich Town F.C.]].
  46. (20 May 2025). "End Of Season Dinner 2025". Ipswich Town.
  47. Multiple winners are counted multiple times.
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