# 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, 37 players have won the award. 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, with the latter two going on to win in a third consecutive season. The current incumbent of the award is Jean-Philippe Mateta, who was the 2023–24 recipient.

## Winners

* Player (X) denotes the number of times a player has won the award.
* Bold indicates a player that is currently with the club.
| Season | Level | Name | Position | Nationality | Apps | Goals |
| 1971–72 | 1 | John McCormick | Defender | Scotland | 40 | 1 |
| 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 | 46 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | 3 | Peter Taylor (2) | Midfielder | England | 52 | 16 |
| 1976–77 | 3 | Kenny Sansom | Defender | England | 55 | 0 |
| 1977–78 | 2 | Jim Cannon | Defender | Scotland | 44 | 3 |
| 1978–79 | 2 | Kenny Sansom (2) | Defender | England | 50 | 1 |
| 1979–80 | 1 | Paul Hinshelwood | Defender | England | 48 | 3 |
| 1980–81 | 1 | Paul Hinshelwood (2) | Defender | England | 41 | 1 |
| 1981–82 | 2 | Paul Barron | Goalkeeper | England | 49 | 0 |
| 1982–83 | 2 | Jerry Murphy | Midfielder | Republic of Ireland | 36 | 2 |
| 1983–84 | 2 | Billy Gilbert | Defender | England | 39 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | 2 | Jim Cannon (2) | Defender | Scotland | 44 | 2 |
| 1985–86 | 2 | George Wood | Goalkeeper | Scotland | 45 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | 2 | Jim Cannon (3) | Defender | Scotland | 49 | 1 |
| 1987–88 | 2 | Geoff Thomas | Midfielder | England | 45 | 6 |
| 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 |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Eddie McGoldrick | Midfielder | Republic of 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 |
| 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 |
| 2003–04 | 2 | Andrew Johnson | Forward | England | 49 | 32 |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Andrew Johnson (2) | Forward | England | 38 | 22 |
| 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 |
| 2008–09 | 2 | Julián Speroni (2) | Goalkeeper | Argentina | 48 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 2 | Julián Speroni (3) | Goalkeeper | Argentina | 52 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Scott Dann | Defender | England | 37 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Wilfried Zaha | Midfielder | Ivory Coast | 43 | 5 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Wilfried Zaha (2) | Midfielder | Ivory Coast | 37 | 7 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Wilfried Zaha (3) | Midfielder | Ivory Coast | 29 | 9 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | Defender | England | 39 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Jordan Ayew | Forward | Ghana | 39 | 9 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Vicente Guaita | Goalkeeper | Spain | 37 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Conor Gallagher | Midfielder | England | 39 | 8 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Cheick Doucouré | Midfielder | Mali | 35 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Jean-Phillippe Mateta | Forward | France | 37 | 15 |
* ↑ The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.
* ↑ For a detailed description of playing positions, see Association football positions.
* 1 2 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
* ↑ The first winner of the award in 1972.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Won the award on two occasions.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Won the award on three occasions.
* 1 2 3 4 Won the award on four occasions.

## Statistics
### Wins by playing position

| Position | Players | Total |
| Goalkeeper | 4 | 7 |
| Defender | 19 | 23 |
| Midfielder | 10 | 15 |
| Forward | 6 | 7 |

### Wins by nationality

| Nationality | Players | Total |
| England | 20 | 26 |
| Scotland | 6 | 8 |
| Ireland | 2 | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1 |
| China | 1 | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1 |
| Mali | 1 | 1 |
| Norway | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 |
| France | 1 | 1 |