# Bristol Rovers F.C. Player of the Year

The Bristol Rovers Player of the Year award has been presented annually to the player voted the best in the preceding season by the fans of Bristol Rovers Football Club. The winning player has been awarded a trophy by the Bristol Rovers Supporters club every year since 1983, and in 2018 the Football Club also began naming their own player of the year at an end-of-season awards dinner.

## Bristol Rovers Supporters' Club player of the year

The first trophy was presented in 1983, but due to there being little space to engrave the names of any more winners the supporters' club commissioned a new trophy in 2018, which was named the Geoff Dunford Memorial Trophy in honour of the former football club chairman who had died the previous year.
| Season | Player | Nation | Position | Age | Notes |
| 1982–83 | Aidan McCaffery | England | Defender | 24 | |
| 1983–84 | Brian Williams | England | Midfielder | 27 | |
| 1984–85 | Tim Parkin | England | Defender | 26 | |
| 1985–86 | Tim Parkin | England | Defender | 27 | First multiple winner |
| 1986–87 | Geoff Twentyman | England | Defender | 27 | |
| 1987–88 | Gary Penrice | England | Forward | 23 | |
| 1988–89 | Nigel Martyn | England | Goalkeeper | 21 | Youngest ever winner |
| 1989–90 | Ian Holloway | England | Midfielder | 26 | |
| 1990–91 | Carl Saunders | England | Forward | 25 | |
| 1991–92 | Carl Saunders | England | Forward | 26 | |
| 1992–93 | Gary Waddock | Republic of Ireland | Midfielder | 30 | |
| 1993–94 | Worrell Sterling | England | Midfielder | 28 | |
| 1994–95 | Andy Tillson | England | Defender | 28 | |
| 1995–96 | Marcus Stewart | England | Forward | 22 | |
| 1996–97 | Andy Collett | England | Goalkeeper | 22 | |
| 1997–98 | Barry Hayles | Jamaica | Forward | 25 | |
| 1998–99 | Trevor Challis | England | Defender | 22 | |
| 1999–2000 | Andy Thomson | England | Defender | 25 | |
| 2000–01 | Steve Foster | England | Defender | 25 | |
| 2001–02 | Scott Howie | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 29 | First non-English-born winner |
| 2002–03 | Vitālijs Astafjevs | Latvia | Midfielder | 31 | First non-UK-born winner |
| 2003–04 | Kevin Miller | England | Goalkeeper | 34 | Oldest ever winner |
| 2004–05 | James Hunt | England | Midfielder | 27 | |
| 2005–06 | Richard Walker | England | Forward | 27 | |
| 2006–07 | Steve Phillips | England | Goalkeeper | 28 | |
| 2007–08 | Stuart Campbell | Scotland | Midfielder | 29 | |
| 2008–09 | Rickie Lambert | England | Forward | 25 | |
| 2009–10 | Stuart Campbell | Scotland | Midfielder | 31 | |
| 2010–11 | Stuart Campbell | Scotland | Midfielder | 32 | First three-time winner |
| 2011–12 | Danny Woodards | England | Defender | 27 | |
| 2012–13 | Michael Smith | Northern Ireland | Defender | 23 | |
| 2013–14 | Michael Smith | Northern Ireland | Defender | 24 | |
| 2014–15 | Tom Parkes | England | Defender | 22 | |
| 2015–16 | Matty Taylor | England | Forward | 25 | |
| 2016–17 | Ollie Clarke | England | Midfielder | 24 | |
| 2017–18 | Ellis Harrison | Wales | Forward | 23 | |
| 2018–19 | James Clarke | England | Defender | 28 | |
Notes:
* Footballing nationality is defined as the national team the player has represented at senior or youth level, or the player's country of birth where they have never played for a national team.
* Age shown is the players age at the beginning of the season during which they won the player of the year award.
* All winners from 1983 to 2018 are from Byrne & Jay (2018).

### Players who have won more than once

Four players have won the award on more than one occasion. The record for most wins belongs to Stuart Campbell, who was player of the year in 2008, 2010 and 2011, while three other players have won the award twice.
| Player | Nationality | Number of wins |
| Stuart Campbell | Scotland | 3 |
| Tim Parkin | England | 2 |
| Carl Saunders | England | 2 |
| Michael Smith | Northern Ireland | 2 |

### Number of wins by nationality

| Nation | Number of wins |
| England | 28 |
| Scotland | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 |
| Jamaica Latvia Republic of Ireland Wales | 1 |

### Number of wins by position

| Position | Number of wins |
| Goalkeeper | 6 |
| Defender | 13 |
| Midfielder | 10 |
| Forward | 9 |

## Bristol Rovers Football Club Player of the Year

Bristol Rovers Football Club held their inaugural end of season awards dinner in 2018, where they presented their own player of the year award. This went to midfielder Liam Sercombe.
| Season | Player | Nation | Position | Age | Notes | Refs |
| 2017–18 | Liam Sercombe | England | Midfielder | 27 | | |
| 2018–19 | Ollie Clarke | England | Midfielder | 26 | | |
| 2019–20 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2020–21 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2021–22 | James Belshaw | England | Goalkeeper | 30 | | |
| 2022–23 | Aaron Collins | Wales | Forward | 25 | Also League One Player of the Year and Club's Golden Boot winner | |
| 2023–24 | Antony Evans | England | Midfielder | 24 | | |

## Comparison of Supporters' Club and Football Club winners

| Season | Supporters' Club winner | Football Club winner |
| 2017–18 | Ellis Harrison | Liam Sercombe |
| 2018–19 | James Clarke | Ollie Clarke |
| 2021–22 | | James Belshaw |
| 2022–23 | | Aaron Collins |
| 2023–24 | | Antony Evans |