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Sunderland AFC Player of the Year Award Winners 1981-2021
This is a table of the Sunderland Player of the Year awards from 1981 to 2021,
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
2020
No Award
2021
Charlie Wyke
| 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 |
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