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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ipswich Town F.C. Player Of The Year
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
Recipients of the Ipswich Town F.C. Player of the Year
Season Level Name Position Nationality International
caps		 Notes
1973 1 Kevin Beattie* Defender  England 9
1974 1 Kevin Beattie* Defender  England 9
1975 1 Colin Viljoen Midfielder  England 2
1976 1 Allan Hunter* Defender  Northern Ireland 53
1977 1 George Burley* Defender  Scotland 11
1978 1 Mick Mills* Defender  England 42
1979 1 Arnold Mühren* Midfielder  Netherlands 23
1980 1 Frans Thijssen* Midfielder  Netherlands 14
1981 1 Paul Cooper* Goalkeeper  England —
1982 1 Alan Brazil* Striker  Scotland 13
1983 1 Paul Mariner* Striker  England 35
1984 1 Trevor Putney Midfielder  England —
1985 1 Terry Butcher* Defender  England 77
1986 1 Terry Butcher* Defender  England 77
1987 2 Romeo Zondervan Midfielder  Netherlands 1
1988 2 Frank Yallop* Defender  Canada 52
1989 2 John Wark* Midfielder  Scotland 29
1990 2 John Wark* Midfielder  Scotland 29
1991 2 David Linighan* Defender  England —
1992 2 John Wark* Midfielder  Scotland 29
1993 1 Mick Stockwell* Midfielder  England —
1994 1 John Wark* Midfielder  Scotland 29
1995 1 Craig Forrest Goalkeeper  Canada 56
1996 2 Simon Milton* Midfielder  England —
1997 2 Mauricio Taricco Defender  Argentina —
1998 2 Matt Holland* Midfielder  Republic of Ireland 49
1999 2 Jamie Clapham Defender  England —
2000 2 James Scowcroft* Striker  England —
2001 1 Marcus Stewart* Striker  England —
2002 1 Mark Venus Defender  England —
2003 2 Matt Holland* Midfielder  Republic of Ireland 49
2004 2 Ian Westlake Midfielder  England —
2005 2 Shefki Kuqi Striker  Finland 62
2006 2 Fabian Wilnis* Defender  Netherlands —
2007 2 Sylvain Legwinski Midfielder  France —
2008 2 Jonathan Walters Striker  Republic of Ireland 54
2009 2 Richard Wright Goalkeeper  England 2
2010 2 Gareth McAuley Defender  Northern Ireland 80
2011 2 Jimmy Bullard Midfielder  England —
2012 2 Aaron Cresswell Defender  England 3
2013 2 Tommy Smith Defender  New Zealand 52
2014 2 Christophe Berra Defender  Scotland 41
2015 2 Daryl Murphy Striker  Republic of Ireland 32
2016 2 Bartosz Białkowski Goalkeeper  Poland 1
2017 2 Bartosz Białkowski Goalkeeper  Poland 1
2018 2 Bartosz Białkowski Goalkeeper  Poland 1
2019 2 Luke Chambers Defender  England —
2020 3 Not awarded — — —
2021 3 James Wilson Defender  Wales 1
2022 3 Wes Burns‡ Midfielder  Wales 8
2023 3 Conor Chaplin‡ Forward  England —
2024 2 Sam Morsy‡ Midfielder  Egypt 9

Wins by playing position

Ipswich Town F.C. Player of the Year winners by playing position
Position Number of
winners
Goalkeeper 6
Defender 19
Midfielder 17
Striker 8

Wins by nationality

Ipswich Town F.C. Player of the Year winners by nationality
Nationality Number of
winners
 England 22
 Scotland 7
 Ireland 4
 Netherlands 4
 Poland 3
 Northern Ireland 2
 Canada 2
 Wales 2
 Argentina 1
 Finland 1
 France 1
 New Zealand 1
 Egypt 1

See also

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. ^ Beattie was the inaugural winner of the award.
  5. ^ Second award.
  6. ^ Viljoen was born in South Africa.
  7. ^ Hunter was the first non-English winner.
  8. ^ Mühren became the first winner from outside the United Kingdom.
  9. ^ Zondervan was born in Suriname.
  10. ^ Yallop was born in England.
  11. ^ Third award.
  12. ^ Fourth award.
  13. ^ Taricco was the first non-European winner.
  14. ^ No Player of the Year award was given due to the Coronavirus outbreak resulting in the early curtailment of the 2019–20 season, and the cancellation of the Supporters' Club annual event.
  15. ^ Stockwell and Zondervan have been classed as midfielders.
  16. ^ Multiple winners are counted multiple times.