# Coventry City F.C. Player of the Year

The Coventry City Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Coventry City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season.
Since the inaugural award was made to Ernie Machin, seven players have won the award twice and one player has won the award three times. Just one winner has gone on to manage the club permanently; that being Gary McAllister - however Steve Ogrizovic, Trevor Peake and Richard Shaw have all been caretaker managers for short periods.

## Voting mechanism

This award is voted for by the fans of the club. Toward the end of the season, fans are invited to vote, either by submitting a paper slip to the club's Ricoh Arena offices, or by email or text message, with the winner being the player that polls the most votes. A percentage of the votes from the 'Player of the Month' awards throughout the season also count towards the final votes for Player of the year.

## List of winners

Coventry City F.C. Hall of Fame inductee
| Season | Level | Name | Position | Years at club |
| 1967–68 | 1 | Ernie Machin | MF | 1962–1972 |
| 1968–69 | 1 | Bill Glazier | GK | 1964–1975 |
| 1969–70 | 1 | Neil Martin | FW | 1967–1970 |
| 1970–71 | 1 | Willie Carr | MF | 1967–1975 |
| 1971–72 | 1 | Ernie Hunt | MF | 1968–1973 |
| 1972–73 | 1 | Willie Carr (2) | MF | 1967–1975 |
| 1973–74 | 1 | Bill Glazier (2) | GK | 1964–1975 |
| 1974–75 | 1 | Graham Oakey | DF | 1974–1977 |
| 1975–76 | 1 | Tommy Hutchison | MF | 1972–1980 |
| 1976–77 | 1 | Jim Blyth | GK | 1972–1982 |
| 1977–78 | 1 | Ian Wallace | FW | 1976–1980 |
| 1978–79 | 1 | Bobby McDonald | DF | 1976–1980 |
| 1979–80 | 1 | Gary Gillespie | DF | 1978–1983 |
| 1980–81 | 1 | Danny Thomas | DF | 1972–1983 |
| 1981–82 | 1 | Danny Thomas (2) | DF | 1972–1983 |
| 1982–83 | 1 | Gary Gillespie (2) | DF | 1978–1983 |
| 1983–84 | 1 | Nick Platnauer | MF | 1983–1984 |
| 1984–85 | 1 | Terry Gibson | FW | 1983–1986 |
| 1985–86 | 1 | Trevor Peake | DF | 1983–1991 |
| 1986–87 | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | GK | 1984–2000 |
| 1987–88 | 1 | David Speedie | FW | 1987–1991 |
| 1988–89 | 1 | David Speedie (2) | FW | 1987–1991 |
| 1989–90 | 1 | Brian Borrows | DF | 1985–1997 |
| 1990–91 | 1 | Kevin Gallacher | FW | 1990–1993 |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Stewart Robson | MF | 1991–1995 |
| 1992–93 | 1 | Peter Atherton | DF | 1991–1994 |
| 1993–94 | 1 | Phil Babb | DF | 1992–1994 |
| 1994–95 | 1 | Brian Borrows (2) | DF | 1985–1997 |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Paul Williams | DF | 1995–2001 |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Dion Dublin | FW | 1994–1998 |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Dion Dublin (2) | FW | 1994–1998 |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Richard Shaw | DF | 1995–2006 |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Gary McAllister | MF | 1996–2000 & 2002–2003 |
| 2000–01 | 1 | Gary Breen | DF | 1997–2002 |
| 2001–02 | 2 | David Thompson | MF | 2000–2002 |
| 2002–03 | 2 | Muhamed Konjić | DF | 1999–2004 |
| 2003–04 | 2 | Stephen Warnock | DF | 2003–2004 |
| 2004–05 | 2 | Michael Doyle | MF | 2003–2011 & 2017–2019 |
| 2005–06 | 2 | Gary McSheffrey | FW | 1998–2006 & 2010–2013 |
| 2006–07 | 2 | Andy Marshall | GK | 2006–2009 |
| 2007–08 | 2 | Jay Tabb | MF | 2006–2009 |
| 2008–09 | 2 | Aron Gunnarsson | MF | 2008–2011 |
| 2009–10 | 2 | Keiren Westwood | GK | 2008–2011 |
| 2010–11 | 2 | Marlon King | FW | 2010–2011 |
| 2011–12 | 2 | Richard Keogh | DF | 2010–2012 |
| 2012–13 | 3 | Carl Baker | MF | 2010–2014 & 2018 |
| 2013–14 | 3 | Callum Wilson | FW | 2009–2014 |
| 2014–15 | 3 | Jim O'Brien | MF | 2014–2016 |
| 2015–16 | 3 | John Fleck | MF | 2012–2016 |
| 2016–17 | 3 | George Thomas | FW | 2013–2017 |
| 2017–18 | 4 | Marc McNulty | FW | 2017–2018 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | Dominic Hyam | DF | 2017–2022 |
| 2019–20 | 3 | Fankaty Dabo | DF | 2019–2023 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | Callum O'Hare | MF | 2019–2024 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | Gustavo Hamer | MF | 2020–2023 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | Gustavo Hamer (2) | MF | 2020–2023 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | Ben Sheaf | MF | 2020– |

### Wins by playing position

| Position | Number of winners |
| Goalkeeper | 6 |
| Defender | 19 |
| Midfielder | 19 |
| Forward | 13 |

### Wins by nationality

| Nationality | Number of winners |
| England | 28 |
| Scotland | 17 |
| Republic of Ireland | 6 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Jamaica | 1 |
| Wales | 1 |

## Other awards

| Season | Level | Players' Player of the Season | Goal of the Season | Goal of the Season | Young Player of the Season (age at the time of the awards) | Community Player of the Season |
| 2004–05 | 2 | Stephen Hughes | Andy Whing | vs Derby County | Isaac Osbourne (19 years old) | not awarded |
| 2005–06 | 2 | Gary McSheffrey | Stern John | vs Middlesbrough | Richard Duffy (20 years old) | not awarded |
| 2006–07 | 2 | Marcus Hall | Michael Mifsud | vs Sheffield Wednesday | Isaac Osbourne (21 years old) (2) | not awarded |
| 2007–08 | 2 | not awarded | Michael Mifsud (2) | vs Manchester United | Leon Best (21 years old) | not awarded |
| 2008–09 | 2 | Danny Fox | David Bell | vs Doncaster Rovers | Ben Turner (21 years old) | Aron Gunnarsson |
| 2009–10 | 2 | Keiren Westwood | David Bell (2) | vs Crystal Palace | Jordan Clarke (18 years old) | Clinton Morrison |
| 2010–11 | 2 | Richard Keogh | Gary McSheffrey | vs Burnley | Lukas Jutkiewicz (22 years old) | Carl Baker |
| 2011–12 | 2 | Richard Keogh (2) | Jordan Clarke | vs Cardiff City | Cyrus Christie (19 years old) | Gaël Bigirimana |
| 2012–13 | 3 | Carl Baker | Franck Moussa | vs MK Dons | Cyrus Christie (20 years old) (2) | William Edjenguélé |
| 2013–14 | 3 | Callum Wilson | Franck Moussa (2) | vs Preston North End | Conor Thomas (20 years old) | Conor Thomas |
| 2014–15 | 3 | John Fleck | Jim O'Brien | vs Walsall | Matthew Pennington (20 years old) | Réda Johnson |
| 2015–16 | 3 | John Fleck (2) | Adam Armstrong | vs Millwall | Adam Armstrong (19 years old) | Sam Ricketts |
| 2016–17 | 3 | not awarded | Ben Stevenson | vs MK Dons | George Thomas (20 years old) | George Thomas |
| 2017–18 | 4 | Marc McNulty | Maxime Biamou | vs Cheltenham Town | Tom Bayliss (19 years old) | Chris Stokes |
| 2018–19 | 3 | Dominic Hyam | Jordy Hiwula | vs Fleetwood Town | Bright Enobakhare (21 years old) | Jack Grimmer |
| 2019–20 | 3 | Liam Walsh | Liam Walsh | vs Rochdale | Liam Walsh (22 years old) | Jordan Shipley |
| 2020–21 | 2 | Callum O'Hare | Gustavo Hamer | vs Watford | Callum O'Hare (23 years old) | Liam Kelly |
| 2021–22 | 2 | Viktor Gyökeres | Jordan Shipley | vs Queens Park Rangers | Ian Maatsen (20 years old) | Liam Kelly (2) |
| 2022–23 | 2 | Viktor Gyökeres (2) | Gustavo Hamer (2) | vs Stoke City | Callum Doyle (19 years old) | Kyle McFadzean |
| 2023–24 | 2 | Ben Sheaf | Haji Wright | vs Wolves | Ellis Simms (23 years old) | Ben Sheaf |