Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year

The Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year (often called the NIFWA Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in the IFA Premiership. It is one of two association football Player of the Year awards in Northern Ireland, with the other being the Ulster Footballer of the Year award. The award has been presented since the 1969–70 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst members of the association.[1] The first winner of the award was Des Dickson of Coleraine. The player to have received the award more than any other is Glenn Ferguson, who has collected the award on three occasions, the last of which was in 2006.[2] Two other players have won the award twice; Ivan Murray was the first in 1975 and Vinny Arkins was the most recent, in 2002. The current holder of the award is Billy Joe Burns.

Winners

Year Player Nationality Club Also won[A] Notes Refs[B]
1969–70 Dickson, DesDes Dickson  Northern Ireland Coleraine — — —
1970–71 Hamilton, BryanBryan Hamilton  Northern Ireland Linfield UFY — —
1971–72 Humphries, BillyBilly Humphries  Northern Ireland Ards UFY — —
1972–73 McPolin, JohnJohn McPolin  Northern Ireland Crusaders — — —
1973–74 Murray, IvanIvan Murray  Northern Ireland Coleraine — — —
1974–75 Murray, IvanIvan Murray (2)  Northern Ireland Coleraine — [C] —
1975–76 Feeney, WarrenWarren Feeney  Northern Ireland Glentoran UFY — —
1976–77 Caskey, BillyBilly Caskey  Northern Ireland Glentoran — — —
1977–78 Martin, JimJim Martin  Northern Ireland Linfield UFY — —
1978–79 McGuigan, RayRay McGuigan  Northern Ireland Glenavon — — —
1979–80 McKeown, LindsayLindsay McKeown  Northern Ireland Linfield UFY — —
1980–81 Blackledge, GaryGary Blackledge  Northern Ireland Glentoran — — —
1981–82 Healy, FelixFelix Healy  Northern Ireland Coleraine UFY — —
1982–83 Dunlop, GeorgeGeorge Dunlop  Northern Ireland Linfield — — —
1983–84 Murray, BillyBilly Murray  Northern Ireland Linfield — — —
1984–85 McGaughey, MartinMartin McGaughey  Northern Ireland Linfield UFY — —
1985–86 Anderson, TrevorTrevor Anderson  Northern Ireland Linfield — — —
1986–87 Byrne, DamienDamien Byrne Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Ards — — —
1987–88 Paterson, AlanAlan Paterson  Northern Ireland Glentoran UFY — —
1988–89 Magee, MartyMarty Magee  Northern Ireland Portadown — — —
1989–90 Ralph, OllieOllie Ralph Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Newry Town UFY — —
1990–91 McBride, StephenStephen McBride  Northern Ireland Glenavon UFY — —
1991–92 Morrison, RaymondRaymond Morrison  Northern Ireland Glentoran UFY — —
1992–93 Byrne, PaulPaul Byrne Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Bangor — — —
1993–94 Bailie, NoelNoel Bailie  Northern Ireland Linfield UFY — —
1994–95 McKeown, KevinKevin McKeown  Scotland Crusaders UFY — —
1995–96 Kennedy, PeterPeter Kennedy  Northern Ireland Portadown UFY — —
1996–97 Baxter, StephenStephen Baxter  Northern Ireland Crusaders UFY — —
1997–98 Tabb, MartyMarty Tabb  Northern Ireland Cliftonville UFY — —
1998–99 Devine, JohnJohn Devine  Northern Ireland Glentoran UFY — —
1999–00 Arkins, VinnyVinny Arkins Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Portadown UFY — —
2000–01 Ferguson, GlennGlenn Ferguson  Northern Ireland Linfield UFY — [3]
2001–02 Arkins, VinnyVinny Arkins (2) Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Portadown — [C] [4]
2002–03 Smyth, GaryGary Smyth  Northern Ireland Glentoran UFY — [5]
2003–04 Ferguson, GlennGlenn Ferguson (2)  Northern Ireland Linfield UFY — [6]
2004–05 Glendinning, MarkMark Glendinning  Northern Ireland Glentoran — — [7]
2005–06 Ferguson, GlennGlenn Ferguson (3)  Northern Ireland Linfield UFY [D] [8]
2006–07 Murphy, WilliamWilliam Murphy  Northern Ireland Linfield UFY — [9]
2007–08 Gault, MichaelMichael Gault  Northern Ireland Linfield — — [10]
2008–09 Scannell, ChrisChris Scannell  Northern Ireland Cliftonville UFY — [11]
2009–10 Patterson, RoryRory Patterson  Northern Ireland Coleraine UFY — [12]
2010–11 Dallas, StuartStuart Dallas  Northern Ireland Crusaders — [13]
2011–12 Morrow, ChrisChris Morrow  Northern Ireland Crusaders — [14]
2012–13 Boyce, LiamLiam Boyce  Northern Ireland Cliftonville UFY — [15]
2013–14 Gormley, JoeJoe Gormley  Northern Ireland Cliftonville UFY — [16]
2014–15 Heatley, PaulPaul Heatley  Northern Ireland Crusaders UFY — [17]
2015–16 Burns, Billy JoeBilly Joe Burns  Northern Ireland Crusaders UFY — [18]

By player

Player Total Years
Northern Ireland Ferguson, GlennGlenn Ferguson 3 2001, 2004, 2006
Northern Ireland Murray, IvanIvan Murray 2 1974, 1975
Republic of Ireland Arkins, VinnyVinny Arkins 2 2000, 2002

By country

Club Players Total
 Northern Ireland 38 42
Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland 4 5
 Scotland 1 1

By club

Club Players Total
Linfield 11 13
Glentoran 8 8
Crusaders 7 7
Coleraine 4 5
Cliftonville 4 4
Portadown 3 4
Ards 2 2
Glenavon 2 2
Bangor 1 1
Newry Town 1 1

See also

Footnotes

A. ^ : Player also won the Ulster Footballer of the Year award.
B. ^ : Sourced to the official website of the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association unless otherwise stated.[19]
C. a b : Won the award on two occasions.[19]
D. ^ : Won the award three times.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Annual awards". Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. ↑ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009-2010, p. 102. Belfast: Ulster Tatler Publications
  3. ↑ "Linfield and Lennon celebrate awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Weatherstone saves England C". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Smith wins player honour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Blues dominate awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Glendinning wins top player award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Linfield double at Writers' awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Jeffrey and Murphy in Blues double". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Gault picks up NI Writers award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Top boss McDonald agrees new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  12. ↑ "Patterson scoops top player award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  13. ↑ Crusaders' Stuart Dallas earns N Ireland writers double
  14. ↑ Chris Morrow and David Jeffrey pick up NI Writers' awards
  15. ↑ Liam Boyce wins Football Writers Player of the Year award
  16. ↑ Cliftonville striker Gormley wins writers player of year award
  17. ↑ It's treble joy for the Crusaders at Northern Ireland Football Writers' Awards
  18. ↑ Crusaders pair Baxter and Burns win top awards
  19. 1 2 3 "Player of the Year". Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association. Retrieved 20 August 2010.

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