Wigan Athletic FC Player of the Year Award Winners from 1971 to 2026
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  | Tommy Gore |
| 1980 | | John Brown |
| 1981 |  | Colin Methven |
| 1982 | | Les Bradd |
| 1983 | | Jimmy Weston |
| 1984 | | John Butler |
| 1985 | | Tony Kelly |
| 1986 | | Colin Methven |
| 1987 | | Barry Knowles |
| 1988 | | David Hamilton |
| 1989 | | David Thompson |
| 1990 | | Peter Atherton |
| 1991 | | Peter Atherton |
| 1992 | | Phil Daley |
| 1993 | | Allen Tankard |
| 1994 | | Andy Lyons |
| 1995 | | Neill Rimmer |
| 1996 |  | Roberto Martínez |
| 1997 | | Graeme Jones |
| 1998 | | David Lowe |
| 1999 | | Colin Greenall |
| 2000 | | Andy Liddell |
| 2001 |  | Arjan De Zeeuw |
| 2002 | | Arjan De Zeeuw |
| 2003 |  | Jason De Vos |
| 2004 |  | John Filan |
| 2005 |  | Jason Roberts |
| 2006 | | Arjan De Zeeuw |
| 2007 | | Leighton Baines |
| 2008 |  | Paul Scharner |
| 2009 | | Titus Bramble |
| 2010 |  | Charles N'Zogbia |
| 2011 |  | Ali Al-Habsi |
| 2012 | | Gary Caldwell |
| 2013 | | Shaun Maloney |
| 2014 | | Jordi Gomez |
| 2015 |  | James McClean |
| 2016 | | David Perkins |
| 2017 | | Dan Burn |
| 2018 | | Nathan Byrne |
| 2019 | | Reece James |
| 2020 |  | Sam Morsy |
| 2021 | No Award | |
| 2022 | | Jack Whatmough |
| 2023 | | James McClean |
| 2024 | | Sam Tickle |
| 2025 |  | Dale Taylor |
| 2026 | | Callum Wright |
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