Ulster Footballer of the Year

The Ulster Footballer of the Year is the older of two association football player of the year awards in Northern Ireland. (The other is the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association award.) It is awarded by Castlereagh Glentoran Supporters' Club to the player who is adjudged by an independent committee to have been the best of the season in the Irish Premiership. The award has been presented since the 1950–51 season, when the inaugural winner was Kevin McGarry of Cliftonville. The current holder of the award is Jamie Mulgrew, of Linfield.[1] Glenn Ferguson has won the award most often: on three separate occasions.[2]

Winners
Year PlayerClubNotes
1950–51Kevin McGarryCliftonville
1951–52Eric TreverrowBallymena United
1952–53Sammy HughesGlentoran
1953–54Jimmy DelaneyDerry City
1954–55Maurice McVeighGlenavon
1955–56Dick KeithLinfield
1956–57Wilbur CushGlenavon
1957–58Jackie MilburnLinfield
1958–59Clancy McDermottColeraine
1959–60Billy NeillGlentoran
1960–61Albert CampbellCrusaders
1961–62Tommy DicksonLinfield
1962–63Roy ReaGlentoran
1963–64Trevor ThompsonGlentoran
1964–65Dougie WoodDerry City
1965–66Tommy LeishmanLinfield
1966–67Walter BruceGlentoran
1967–68Sammy HattonLinfield
1968–69Billy McAvoyArds
1969–70Billy HumphriesArds
1970–71Bryan HamiltonLinfield
1971–72Billy HumphriesArds
1972–73Sammy LunnPortadown
1973–74Arthur StewartBallymena United
1974–75Eric BowyerLinfield
1975–76Warren FeeneyGlentoran
1976–77Peter RaffertyLinfield
1977–78Jim MartinLinfield
1978–79Roy WalshGlentoran
1979–80Lindsay McKeownLinfield
1980–81George DunlopLinfield
1981–82Felix HealyColeraine
1982–83Jim ClearyGlentoran
1983–84Bobby CarlisleCliftonville
1984–85Martin McGaugheyLinfield
1985–86Pat McCoyCrusaders
1986–87Raymond McCoyColeraine
1987–88Alan PattersonGlentoran
1988–89Lindsay McKeownLinfield
1989–90Ollie RalphNewry Town
1990–91Stephen McBrideGlenavon
1991–92Raymond MorrisonGlentoran
1992–93Stevie CowanPortadown
1993–94Noel BailieLinfield
1994–95Kevin McKeownCrusaders
1995–96Peter KennedyPortadown
1996–97Stephen BaxterCrusaders
1997–98Marty TabbCliftonville
1998–99John DevineGlentoran
1999-2000Vinny ArkinsPortadown
2000–01Glenn FergusonLinfield
2001–02Mickey KeenanPortadown
2002–03Gary SmythGlentoran
2003–04Glenn FergusonLinfield
2004–05Paul LeemanGlentoran
2005–06Glenn FergusonLinfield
2006–07William MurphyLinfield
2007–08Alan MannusLinfield
2008–09Chris ScannellCliftonville
2009–10Rory PattersonColeraine
2010–11Alan BlayneyLinfield
2011–12Gary McCutcheonBallymena United
2012–13Liam BoyceCliftonville
2013–14Joe GormleyCliftonville
2014–15Paul HeatleyCrusaders
2015–16Billy Joe BurnsCrusaders
2016–17Jamie MulgrewLinfield
2017–18Gavin WhyteCrusaders[3]
2018–19Jimmy CallacherLinfield

Breakdown of winners by club
ClubNumber of wins
Linfield
22
Glentoran
13
Crusaders
7
Cliftonville
6
Portadown
5
Coleraine
4
Ards
3
Ballymena United
3
Glenavon
3
Derry City
2
Newry City
1

References
  1. BBC
  2. M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2010–2011. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
  3. "Gavin Whyte:Winger named Ulster Footballer of the Year". BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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