Colchester United F.C. Player of the Year

Colchester United Football Club is an English association football club based in Colchester, Essex that currently competes in Football League One. The Colchester United Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Colchester United's supporters to name a player who has been the club's best performer over the course of a campaign.[1]

For a list of all Colchester United players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Colchester United F.C. players. For the current Colchester United squad, see Colchester United F.C. § Current squad.

Mike Walker won the award three times, in 1980, 1981 and 1982, and was also the first to win the award in consecutive seasons. Tom Eastman matched this feat in 2018, having also won in 2014 and 2015. He surpassed this record to win a fourth award in 2020. Five other players have won the award twice since the inaugural award in 1965.[2]

Three players who won the award later went on to manage the club, including Steve Wignall,[3] Mike Walker[4] and Steve Whitton.[5]

Key
Description
Player Colchester United Hall of Fame inductee[6]
Apps Appearances.
Player (X) Number of times a player has won the award.

List of winners
SeasonLevel[1]Name[2]PositionNationalityApps[2]Goals[2]Ref
1964–653Percy AmesGoalkeeper England300[7][8]
1965–664Brian HallDefender England5011[9][10]
1966–673Duncan ForbesDefender Scotland491[11][12]
1967–683Derek TrevisMidfielder England514[13][14]
1968–694Brian Hall (2)Defender England506[15][16]
1969–704Ken JonesMidfielder England2816[17][18]
1970–714Ray CrawfordForward England5531[19][20]
1971–724Micky CookDefender England401[21][22]
1972–734Mick MahonMidfielder England4812[23][24]
1973–744Ray HarfordDefender England482[25][26]
1974–753John FroggattForward England5418[27][28]
1975–763Lindsay SmithDefender England456[29][30]
1976–774Steve DowmanDefender England4212[31][32]
1977–783Steve LeslieMidfielder England493[33][34]
1978–793Steve WignallDefender England514[35][36]
1979–803Mike WalkerGoalkeeper Wales540[37][38]
1980–813Mike Walker (2)Goalkeeper Wales520[39][40]
1981–824Kevin BremnerForward Scotland4624[41][42]
1982–834Mike Walker (3)Goalkeeper Wales500[43][44]
1983–844Steve Wignall (2)Defender England4510[45][46]
1984–854Alec ChamberlainGoalkeeper England540[47][48]
1985–864Roger OsborneMidfielder England381[49][50]
1986–874Rudi HedmanDefender England545[51][52]
1987–884Colin HillDefender Northern Ireland301[53][54]
1988–894Colin Hill (2)Defender Northern Ireland521[55][56]
1989–904Neale MarmonDefender England224[57][58]
1990–915Scott BarrettGoalkeeper England510[59][60]
1991–925Nicky SmithMidfielder England5511[61][62]
1992–934Paul RobertsDefender England501[63][64]
1993–944Mark KinsellaMidfielder Republic of Ireland4810[65][66]
1994–954Steve WhittonForward England4413[67][68]
1995–964Mark Kinsella (2)Midfielder Republic of Ireland549[69][70]
1996–974Chris FryMidfielder Wales548[71][72]
1997–984Richard WilkinsMidfielder England435[73][74]
1998–993David GreeneDefender Republic of Ireland468[75][76]
1999–20003David Greene (2)Defender Republic of Ireland321[77][78]
2000–013Mick StockwellMidfielder England5211[79][80]
2001–023Karl DuguidMidfielder England455[81][82]
2002–033Simon BrownGoalkeeper England290[83][84]
2003–043Alan WhiteDefender England461[85][86]
2004–053Pat BaldwinDefender England460[87][88]
2005–063Wayne BrownDefender England453[89][90]
2006–072Jamie CuretonForward England4624[91][92]
2007–082Johnnie JacksonMidfielder England487[93][94]
2008–093Dean HammondMidfielder England475[95][96]
2009–103Ben WilliamsGoalkeeper England490[97][98]
2010–113David PerkinsMidfielder England411[99][100]
2011–123Kayode OdejayiForward Nigeria475[101][102]
2012–133Jabo IbehreForward England318[103][104]
2013–143Tom EastmanDefender England392[105][106]
2014–153Tom Eastman (2)Defender England511[107][108]
2015–163Alex GilbeyMidfielder England425[109]
2016–174Brennan DickensonForward England3912[110]
2017–184Tom Eastman (3)Defender England453[111]
2018–194Frankie KentDefender England435[112]
2019–204Tom Eastman (4)Defender England473[113]
2020–214Noah ChilversMidfielder England493[114]
2021–224Shamal GeorgeGoalkeeper England300[115]

Wins by playing position
PositionPlayersTotal
Goalkeeper79
Defender1624
Midfielder1717
Forward88

Wins by nationality
NationalityPlayersTotal
 England4045
 Republic of Ireland24
 Wales24
 Northern Ireland12
 Scotland22
 Nigeria11

See also

Notes
1. ^ : The official "Level" of competition in the structure of the English league system.
2. ^ : Appearances and goals from the season the player won the award, including appearances and goals in The Football League and play-offs, Football Conference, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Associate Members Cup/Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Conference League Cup and Watney Cup.

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