Julián Speroni has won the award a record four times in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014.

The Crystal Palace Football Club Player of the Year is awarded at the end of each season. Since the inaugural award was made to John McCormick in 1972, 37 players have won the award.[1] Nine of these players have won the award for a second time, the most recent being Wilfried Zaha. Three players have received the award on more than two occasions, Zaha and Jim Cannon have won it three times and Julián Speroni four times. Paul Hinshelwood was the first to win the trophy in consecutive seasons, a feat since emulated by Andrew Johnson, Julián Speroni and Wilfried Zaha, with the latter two going on to win in a third consecutive season. The current incumbent of the award is Cheick Doucouré, who was the 2022–23 recipient.[2]

Winners

Peter Taylor was the first player to win the award twice and was the first English recipient.
Andrew Johnson won the award in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons. The only consecutive recipient in two levels of English football.
Wilfried Zaha has won the award three times.
Conor Gallagher is the most-recent winner of the award.
Season Level[a] Name Position[b] Nationality Apps[c] Goals[c] Notes
1971–72 1 John McCormick Defender  Scotland 40 1 [d]
1972–73 1 Tony Taylor Defender  Scotland 45 1
1973–74 2 Peter Taylor Midfielder  England 33 6
1974–75 3 Derek Jeffries Defender  England 46 0
1975–76 3 Peter Taylor (2) Midfielder  England 52 16 [e]
1976–77 3 Kenny Sansom Defender  England 55 0 [e]
1977–78 2 Jim Cannon Defender  Scotland 44 3 [f]
1978–79 2 Kenny Sansom (2) Defender  England 50 1 [e]
1979–80 1 Paul Hinshelwood Defender  England 48 3 [e]
1980–81 1 Paul Hinshelwood (2) Defender  England 41 1 [e]
1981–82 2 Paul Barron Goalkeeper  England 49 0
1982–83 2 Jerry Murphy Midfielder  Republic of Ireland 36 2
1983–84 2 Billy Gilbert Defender  England 39 2
1984–85 2 Jim Cannon (2) Defender  Scotland 44 2 [f]
1985–86 2 George Wood Goalkeeper  Scotland 45 0
1986–87 2 Jim Cannon (3) Defender  Scotland 49 1 [f]
1987–88 2 Geoff Thomas Midfielder  England 45 6 [e]
1988–89 2 Ian Wright Forward  England 54 33
1989–90 1 Mark Bright Forward  England 50 18
1990–91 1 Geoff Thomas (2) Midfielder  England 56 8 [e]
1991–92 1 Eddie McGoldrick Midfielder  Republic of Ireland 51 10
1992–93 1 Andy Thorn Defender  England 39 2
1993–94 2 Chris Coleman Defender  Wales 51 3
1994–95 1 Richard Shaw Defender  England 56 0
1995–96 2 Andy Roberts Midfielder  England 47 1
1996–97 2 David Hopkin Midfielder  Scotland 49 17
1997–98 1 Marc Edworthy Defender  England 39 0
1998–99 2 Hayden Mullins Midfielder  England 47 5 [e]
1999–2000 2 Andy Linighan Defender  England 48 3
2000–01 2 Fan Zhiyi Defender  China 36 1
2001–02 2 Dougie Freedman Forward  Scotland 42 21
2002–03 2 Hayden Mullins (2) Midfielder  England 52 3 [e]
2003–04 2 Andrew Johnson Forward  England 49 32 [e]
2004–05 1 Andrew Johnson (2) Forward  England 38 22 [e]
2005–06 2 Emmerson Boyce Defender  Barbados 49 1
2006–07 2 Leon Cort Defender  Guyana 38 7
2007–08 2 Julián Speroni Goalkeeper  Argentina 48 0 [g]
2008–09 2 Julián Speroni (2) Goalkeeper  Argentina 48 0 [g]
2009–10 2 Julián Speroni (3) Goalkeeper  Argentina 52 0 [g]
2010–11 2 Nathaniel Clyne Defender  England 49 0
2011–12 2 Jonathan Parr Defender  Norway 45 2
2012–13 2 Mile Jedinak Midfielder  Australia 46 3
2013–14 1 Julián Speroni (4) Goalkeeper  Argentina 39 0 [g]
2014–15 1 Scott Dann Defender  England 37 4
2015–16 1 Wilfried Zaha Midfielder  Ivory Coast 43 5 [f]
2016–17 1 Wilfried Zaha (2) Midfielder  Ivory Coast 37 7 [f]
2017–18 1 Wilfried Zaha (3) Midfielder  Ivory Coast 29 9 [f]
2018–19 1 Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender  England 39 0
2019–20 1 Jordan Ayew Forward  Ghana 39 9
2020–21 1 Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper  Spain 37 0
2021–22 1 Conor Gallagher Midfielder  England 39 8
2022–23 1 Cheick Doucouré Midfielder  Mali 35 0
  1. ^ The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.
  2. ^ For a detailed description of playing positions, see Association football positions.
  3. ^ a b Appearances and goals from the season the player won the award. Includes appearances and goals in the Premier League, Football League (including play-offs), FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy
  4. ^ The first winner of the award in 1972.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Won the award on two occasions.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Won the award on three occasions.
  7. ^ a b c d Won the award on four occasions.

Statistics

Wins by playing position

Ian Wright was the first forward to win the award, seventeen years after its inception.
Position Players Total
Goalkeeper 4 7
Defender 19 23
Midfielder 10 15
Forward 5 6

Wins by nationality

Nationality Players Total
 England 20 26
 Scotland 6 8
 Ireland 2 2
 Argentina 1 4
 Ivory Coast 1 3
 Australia 1 1
 Barbados 1 1
 China 1 1
 Ghana 1 1
 Guyana 1 1
 Mali 1 1
 Norway 1 1
 Spain 1 1
 Wales 1 1

References

General

Specific

  1. ^ "Player of the Year". CPFC.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Cheick Doucouré wins Crystal Palace Player of the Season 22/23". Crystal Palace F.C. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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