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Sunderland AFC Player of the Year Award Winners 1981-2019
This is a table of the Sunderland Player of the Year awards from 1981 to 2019,
as voted for by members of the official Sunderland supporters club.
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
| 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 |
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