Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year

POR Bruno Fernandes POR Cristiano Ronaldo (4 times each) The Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year, previously known as the MUFC Members Player of the Year (1988–1995), is an award presented to the Manchester United fans' player of the season. It is named after former Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby, who managed the club in two spells, from 1945 to 1969 and from 1970 to 1971. The award was renamed in his honour in 1996, following his death in 1994, and a new trophy was commissioned – a scaled-down replica of the statue of Busby at the east end of Old Trafford.

The first winner of the award was Brian McClair in 1988, who also became the first player to win it twice, having also won it in 1992. Since then, seven other players have won the award more than once, of which five have won it in consecutive seasons: Roy Keane (1999, 2000), Ruud van Nistelrooy (2002, 2003), Cristiano Ronaldo (2007, 2008), David de Gea (2014, 2015, 2016), and Bruno Fernandes (2020, 2021). Ronaldo's 2008 win made him the first player to receive the award three times, having also won in 2004. De Gea won the award in 2016 for the third consecutive year, becoming the second player after Ronaldo to do so, and the first in three consecutive seasons. De Gea won the award for a fourth time in 2018, the first player to do so, and Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes joined him after winning their fourth in 2022 and 2025 respectively.

Voting takes place towards the end of each season, usually in April, and is open to anyone who has an account on the club's official website. Voting was originally done by post until the 1994–95 season, when a phone voting system was introduced. Postal voting forms were included in the club magazine, Inside United, and before that, voting was open only to members of the official supporters' club, who would receive a voting form in the post at the end of the season. Until the establishment of the official supporters' club, a separate award had been given by the members of its predecessor, the independent Manchester United Supporters Club.

Other end-of-season awards given by Manchester United include the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year Award, the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year Award, the Players' Player of the Year Award, and the Goal of the Season Award. Of these, the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year Award and the Players' Player of the Year Award are voted for by the players. The prizes for all five awards are given at an annual awards night, which is held near the end of the league season and broadcast live on the club's television channel, MUTV. A list of winners of the youth awards can be seen here.

Winners

Players in bold are still playing for Manchester United

Season	Name	Nationality	Position	Notes	Ref.	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
			First English winner
			First Academy graduate to win award
			First player to win the award on two occasions
			First winner from outside the United Kingdom
			First player to win the award in consecutive years
				first=Adam	last=Bostock	title=Rooney wins club award treble	url=https://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2010/May/Rooney-wins-club-award-treble.aspx	website=ManUtd.com	publisher=Manchester United	date=4 May 2010	accessdate=11 July 2011 }}
			First winner from outside Europe
			First player to win the award on three occasions	first=Steve	last=Bartram	title=Player of the Year awards	url=https://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2008/May/Player-of-the-Year-awards.aspx	website=ManUtd.com	publisher=Manchester United	date=11 May 2008	accessdate=11 July 2011 }}
			First winner from North America	first=James	last=Tuck	title=Fans honour Hernandez	url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/May/Hernandez-wins-Player-of-the-Year-award.aspx	website=ManUtd.com	publisher=Manchester United	date=18 May 2011	accessdate=19 May 2011	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824220530/http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/May/Hernandez-wins-Player-of-the-Year-award.aspx	archivedate=24 August 2017 }}
				first1=James	last1=Tuck	first2=Adam	last2=Marshall	title=Van Persie wins fans' award	url=https://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2013/May/robin-van-persie-wins-2013-sir-matt-busby-player-of-the-year-award.aspx	website=ManUtd.com	publisher=Manchester United	date=15 May 2013	accessdate=16 May 2013 }}
			First goalkeeper to win the award
				first=Mark	last=Froggatt	title=De Gea is Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year	url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2015/May/POTY-David-De-Gea-wins-Sir-Matt-Busby-Player-of-the-Year-award.aspx	website=ManUtd.com	publisher=Manchester United	date=19 May 2015	accessdate=19 May 2015	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040104/http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2015/May/POTY-David-De-Gea-wins-Sir-Matt-Busby-Player-of-the-Year-award.aspx	archivedate=1 December 2017 }}
			First player to win the award in three consecutive years
			First player to win the award on four occasions
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			Record-equalling fourth award
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Wins by player

Winner	Total wins	Year(s)	Cristiano Ronaldo	David de Gea	Bruno Fernandes	Brian McClair	Eric Cantona	Roy Keane	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Wayne Rooney	Bryan Robson	Gary Pallister	Mark Hughes	Paul Ince	Andrei Kanchelskis	David Beckham	Ryan Giggs	Teddy Sheringham	Gabriel Heinze	Nemanja Vidić	Javier Hernández	Antonio Valencia	Robin van Persie	Ander Herrera	Luke Shaw	Marcus Rashford
4	2004, 2007, 2008, 2022
4	2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
4	2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
2	1988, 1992
2	1994, 1996
2	1999, 2000
2	2002, 2003
2	2006, 2010
1	1989
1	1990
1	1991
1	1993
1	1995
1	1997
1	1998
1	2001
1	2005
1	2009
1	2011
1	2012
1	2013
1	2017
1	2019
1	2023

Wins by playing position

Position	Number of wins	Goalkeeper	Defender	Midfielder	Forward
4
4
16
14

Wins by nationality

Nationality	Number of winners
9
8
5
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1