Sunderland AFC Player of the Year Award Winners from 1981 to 2025
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 |
| Stan Cummins |
| 1982 |
| Nick Pickering |
| 1983 |
| Ian Atkins |
| 1984 |
| Paul Bracewell |
| 1985 |
| Chris Turner |
| 1986 |
| Mark Proctor |
| 1987 |
| Gary Bennett |
| 1988 |
| Eric Gates |
| 1989 |
| Marco Gabbiadini |
| 1990 |
| Marco Gabbiadini |
| 1991 |
| Kevin Ball |
| 1992 |
| John Byrne |
| 1993 |
| Don Goodman |
| 1994 |
| Gary Bennett |
| 1995 |
| Dariusz Kubicki |
| 1996 |
| Richard Ord |
| 1997 |
| Lionel Perez |
| 1998 |
| Kevin Phillips |
| 1999 |
| Niall Quinn |
| 2000 |
| Kevin Phillips |
| 2001 |
| Don Hutchison |
| 2002 |
| Jody Craddock |
| 2003 |
| Sean Thornton |
| 2004 |
| Julio Arca |
| 2005 |
| George McCartney |
| 2006 |
| Dean Whitehead |
| 2007 |
| Nyron Nosworthy |
| 2008 |
| Kenwyne Jones |
| 2009 |
| Danny Collins |
| 2010 |
| Darren Bent |
| 2011 |
| Phil Bardsley |
| 2012 |
| Stephane Sessegnon |
| 2013 |
| Simon Mignolet |
| 2014 |
| Vito Mannone |
| 2015 |
| Sebastian Larsson |
| 2016 |
| Jermain Defoe |
| 2017 |
| Jermain Defoe |
| 2018 |
| John O’Shea |
| 2019 |
| Aiden McGeady |
| 2020 | No Award | |
| 2021 |
| Charlie Wyke |
| 2022 |
| Ross Stewart |
| 2023 |
| Danny Batth |
| 2024 |
| Jack Clarke |
| 2025 |
| Trai Hume |
