Ulster Footballer of the Year

The Ulster Footballer of the Year is an association football player of the year award in Northern Ireland. One of two player of the year awards in Northern Ireland, the other is the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association award. The Ulster award is the older of the two.

It is awarded by Castlereagh Glentoran Supporters' Club to the player who is adjudged by an independent committee to have been the best of the season in the Irish League. The award has been presented since the 1950–51 season, when the inaugural winner was Kevin McGarry of Cliftonville. The current holder of the award is Chris Shields, of Linfield.[1] Glenn Ferguson has won the award most often: on three separate occasions.[2]

Winners
YearPlayerClub
1950–51 Kevin McGarryCliftonville
1951–52 Eric TreverrowBallymena United
1952–53 Sammy HughesGlentoran
1953–54 Jimmy DelaneyDerry City
1954–55 Maurice McVeighGlenavon
1955–56 Dick KeithLinfield
1956–57 Wilbur CushGlenavon
1957–58 Jackie MilburnLinfield
1958–59 Clancy McDermottColeraine
1959–60 Billy NeillGlentoran
1960–61 Albert CampbellCrusaders
1961–62 Tommy DicksonLinfield
1962–63 Roy ReaGlentoran
1963–64 Trevor ThompsonGlentoran
1964–65 Dougie WoodDerry City
1965–66 Tommy LeishmanLinfield
1966–67 Walter BruceGlentoran
1967–68 Sammy HattonLinfield
1968–69 Billy McAvoyArds
1969–70 Billy HumphriesArds
1970–71 Bryan HamiltonLinfield
1971–72 Billy HumphriesArds
1972–73 Sammy LunnPortadown
1973–74 Arthur StewartBallymena United
1974–75 Eric BowyerLinfield
1975–76 Warren FeeneyGlentoran
1976–77 Peter RaffertyLinfield
1977–78 Jim MartinLinfield
1978–79 Roy WalshGlentoran
1979–80 Lindsay McKeownLinfield
1980–81 George DunlopLinfield
1981–82 Felix HealyColeraine
1982–83 Jim ClearyGlentoran
1983–84 Bobby CarlisleCliftonville
1984–85 Martin McGaugheyLinfield
1985–86 Pat McCoyCrusaders
1986–87 Raymond McCoyColeraine
1987–88 Alan PattersonGlentoran
1988–89 Lindsay McKeownLinfield
1989–90 Ollie RalphNewry Town
1990–91 Stephen McBrideGlenavon
1991–92 Raymond Morrison (footballer)Glentoran
1992–93 Stevie CowanPortadown
1993–94 Noel BailieLinfield
1994–95 Kevin McKeownCrusaders
1995–96 Peter KennedyPortadown
1996–97 Stephen BaxterCrusaders
1997–98 Marty TabbCliftonville
1998–99 John DevineGlentoran
1999–2000 Vinny ArkinsPortadown
2000–01 Glenn FergusonLinfield
2001–02 Mickey KeenanPortadown
2002–03 Gary SmythGlentoran
2003–04 Glenn FergusonLinfield
2004–05 Paul LeemanGlentoran
2005–06 Glenn FergusonLinfield
2006–07 William MurphyLinfield
2007–08 Alan MannusLinfield
2008–09 Chris ScannellCliftonville
2009–10 Rory PattersonColeraine
2010–11 Alan BlayneyLinfield
2011–12 Gary McCutcheonBallymena United
2012–13 Liam BoyceCliftonville
2013–14 Joe GormleyCliftonville
2014–15 Paul HeatleyCrusaders
2015–16 Billy Joe BurnsCrusaders
2016–17 Jamie MulgrewLinfield
2017–18 Gavin Whyte[3]Crusaders
2018–19 Jimmy CallacherLinfield
2019–20No award due to COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland
2020–21 Shayne LaveryLinfield
2021–22 Chris ShieldsLinfield
2022–23 Leroy MillarLarne

By player
Player Total Years
Glenn Ferguson 3 2001, 2004, 2006
Billy Humphries 2 1970, 1972
Lindsay McKeown 2 1980, 1990

By country
Club Players Total
 Northern Ireland 56 60
 Scotland 7 7
Republic of Ireland 3 3
England 1 1

By club
Club Players Total
Linfield 21 24
Glentoran 13 13
Crusaders 7 7
Cliftonville 6 6
Portadown 5 5
Coleraine 4 4
Ards 2 3
Ballymena United 3 3
Glenavon 3 3
Derry City 2 2
Newry City 1 1

See also

References
  1. BBC
  2. M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2010–2011. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
  3. "Gavin Whyte:Winger named Ulster Footballer of the Year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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