Blackburn Rovers FC Player of the Year Award Winners from 1981 to 2026
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  | Mick Speight |
| 1982 | | Mick Rathbone |
| 1983 | | Derek Fazackerley |
| 1984 | | Simon Garner |
| 1985 | | Terry Gennoe |
| 1986 | | Simon Barker |
| 1987 | | David Mail |
| 1988 |  | Colin Hendry |
| 1989 | | Howard Gayle |
| 1990 | | Scott Sellars |
| 1991 |  | Kevin Moran |
| 1992 | | David Speedie |
| 1993 | | Colin Hendry |
| 1994 | | David Batty |
| 1995 | | Alan Shearer |
| 1996 | | Alan Shearer |
| 1997 | | Colin Hendry |
| 1998 | | Chris Sutton |
| 1999 |  | John Filan |
| 2000 | | Damien Duff |
| 2001 | | Matt Jansen |
| 2002 | | Damien Duff |
| 2003 |  | Brad Friedel |
| 2004 |  | Tugay |
| 2005 | | Andy Todd |
| 2006 |  | Craig Bellamy |
| 2007 | | David Bentley |
| 2008 |  | Roque Santa Cruz |
| 2009 | | Stephen Warnock |
| 2010 |  | Steven Nzonzi |
| 2011 | | Paul Robinson |
| 2012 |  | Yakubu |
| 2013 | | Jordan Rhodes |
| 2014 | | Tom Cairney |
| 2015 |  | Marcus Olsson |
| 2016 | | Grant Hanley |
| 2017 | | Derrick Williams |
| 2018 | | Bradley Dack |
| 2019 | | Danny Graham |
| 2020 | | Adam Armstrong |
| 2021 |  | Thomas Kaminski |
| 2022 |  | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 2023 | | Dominic Hyam |
| 2024 | | Sammie Szmodics |
| 2025 |  | Sondre Tronstad |
| 2026 |  | Ryōya Morishita |
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Paul Yarden founded MyFootballFacts (MFF) in April 2009, after decades of collecting football data and statistics. A devout football fan, Paul follows the beautiful game around the world. As MFF’s main statistician and chief editor, he creates data reviews, daily football quizzes, and writes numerous articles. Renowned for his ability to spot trends, Paul is often described as a walking…