Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year

The Crystal Palace Football Club Player of the Year is awarded at the end of each season. Since the inaugural award was made to John McCormick in 1972, 36 players have won the award.[1] Nine of these players have won the award for a second time, the most recent being Wilfried Zaha. Three players have received the award on more than two occasions, Zaha and Jim Cannon have won it three times and Julián Speroni four times. Paul Hinshelwood was the first to win the trophy in consecutive seasons, a feat since emulated by Andrew Johnson, Julián Speroni and Wilfried Zaha. Speroni and Zaha won it in three consecutive seasons. The current incumbent of the award is Jordan Ayew, who was the 2019–20 recipient.[2]

Julián Speroni has won the award a record four times in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014.

Key
  • denotes a divisional change due to promotion or relegation.
  • denotes a player registered with Crystal Palace in the 2019–20 season.
  • Player (X) denotes the number of times a player has won the award.

Winners
Peter Taylor was the first player to win the award twice and was the first English recipient.
Andrew Johnson won the award in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons. The only consecutive recipient in two levels of English football.
Wilfried Zaha has won the award three times.
Jordan Ayew is the current incumbent of the award.
Season Level[lower-alpha 1] Name Position[lower-alpha 2] Nationality Apps[lower-alpha 3] Goals[lower-alpha 3] Notes
1971–72 1 John McCormick Defender  Scotland 40 1 [lower-alpha 4]
1972–73 1 Tony Taylor Defender  Scotland 45 1
1973–74 2 Peter Taylor Midfielder  England 33 6
1974–75 3 Derek Jeffries Defender  England TBC TBC
1975–76 3 Peter Taylor (2) Midfielder  England 52 16 [lower-alpha 5]
1976–77 3 Kenny Sansom Defender  England 55 0 [lower-alpha 5]
1977–78 2 Jim Cannon Defender  Scotland 44 3 [lower-alpha 6]
1978–79 2 Kenny Sansom (2) Defender  England 50 1 [lower-alpha 5]
1979–80 1 Paul Hinshelwood Defender  England 48 3 [lower-alpha 5]
1980–81 1 Paul Hinshelwood (2) Defender  England 41 1 [lower-alpha 5]
1981–82 2 Paul Barron Goalkeeper  England 49 0
1982–83 2 Jerry Murphy Midfielder  Ireland 36 2
1983–84 2 Billy Gilbert Defender  England 39 2
1984–85 2 Jim Cannon (2) Defender  Scotland 44 2 [lower-alpha 6]
1985–86 2 George Wood Goalkeeper  Scotland 45 0
1986–87 2 Jim Cannon (3) Defender  Scotland 49 1 [lower-alpha 6]
1987–88 2 Geoff Thomas Midfielder  England 45 6 [lower-alpha 5]
1988–89 2 Ian Wright Forward  England 54 33
1989–90 1 Mark Bright Forward  England 50 18
1990–91 1 Geoff Thomas (2) Midfielder  England 56 8 [lower-alpha 5]
1991–92 1 Eddie McGoldrick Midfielder  Ireland 51 10
1992–93 1 Andy Thorn Defender  England 39 2
1993–94 2 Chris Coleman Defender  Wales 51 3
1994–95 1 Richard Shaw Defender  England 56 0
1995–96 2 Andy Roberts Midfielder  England 47 1
1996–97 2 David Hopkin Midfielder  Scotland 49 17
1997–98 1 Marc Edworthy Defender  England 39 0
1998–99 2 Hayden Mullins Midfielder  England 47 5 [lower-alpha 5]
1999–2000 2 Andy Linighan Defender  England 48 3
2000–01 2 Fan Zhiyi Defender  China 36 1
2001–02 2 Dougie Freedman Forward  Scotland 42 21
2002–03 2 Hayden Mullins (2) Midfielder  England 52 3 [lower-alpha 5]
2003–04 2 Andrew Johnson Forward  England 49 32 [lower-alpha 5]
2004–05 1 Andrew Johnson (2) Forward  England 38 22 [lower-alpha 5]
2005–06 2 Emmerson Boyce Defender  Barbados 49 1
2006–07 2 Leon Cort Defender  Guyana 38 7
2007–08 2 Julián Speroni Goalkeeper  Argentina 48 0 [lower-alpha 7]
2008–09 2 Julián Speroni (2) Goalkeeper  Argentina 48 0 [lower-alpha 7]
2009–10 2 Julián Speroni (3) Goalkeeper  Argentina 52 0 [lower-alpha 7]
2010–11 2 Nathaniel Clyne Defender  England 49 0
2011–12 2 Jonathan Parr Defender  Norway 45 2
2012–13 2 Mile Jedinak Midfielder  Australia 46 3
2013–14 1 Julián Speroni (4) Goalkeeper  Argentina 39 0 [lower-alpha 7]
2014–15 1 Scott Dann Defender  England 37 4
2015–16 1 Wilfried Zaha Midfielder  Ivory Coast 43 5 [lower-alpha 6]
2016–17 1 Wilfried Zaha (2) Midfielder  Ivory Coast 37 7 [lower-alpha 6]
2017–18 1 Wilfried Zaha (3) Midfielder  Ivory Coast 29 9 [lower-alpha 6]
2018–19 1 Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender  England 39 0
2019–20 1 Jordan Ayew Forward  Ghana 39 9
  1. The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.
  2. For a detailed description of playing positions, see Association football positions.
  3. Appearances and goals from the season the player won the award. Includes appearances and goals in the Premier League, Football League (including play-offs), FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy
  4. The first winner of the award in 1972.
  5. Won the award on two occasions.
  6. Won the award on three occasions.
  7. Won the award on four occasions.

Statistics

Wins by playing position
Ian Wright was the first forward to win the award, seventeen years after its inception.
Position Players Total
Goalkeeper 36
Defender 1923
Midfielder 914
Forward 56

Wins by nationality
Nationality Players Total
 England 1925
 Scotland 68
 Ireland 22
 Argentina 14
 Ivory Coast 13
 Australia 11
 Barbados 11
 China 11
 Ghana 11
 Guyana 11
 Norway 11
 Wales 11

References

General

  • "Player Database". Holmesdale.net. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

Specific

  1. "Player of the Year". CPFC.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. "Ayew named Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Season for 2019/20". Crystal Palace F.C. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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