West Ham United Player of the Year Award Winners 1958-2021
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This is a list of the “Hammer of the Year” award won by West Ham United players.
Trevor Brooking was the first player for West Ham United to have been honoured with the title of ‘Hammer of the Year’ three times in a row (1976, 1977 and 1978).
Scott Parker repeated this feat in 2009–2011.
Brooking has won the award the most times, on five occasions (1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1984).
Bobby Moore, Billy Bonds and Julian Dicks have won it four times each.
Bobby Moore has been runner-up four times, while Billy Bonds and Tony Cottee have both been runner-up three times.
Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking’s wins are notable in the amount of time between first and last “Hammer of the Year Award”.
Bonds has sixteen years separating his wins whilst Brooking has twelve.
Year
Winner
Runner-Up
1958
Andy Malcolm
–
1959
Ken Brown
–
1960
Malcolm Musgrove
–
1961
Bobby Moore
–
1962
Lawrie Leslie
John Dick
1963
Bobby Moore
Jim Standen
1964
Johnny Byrne
Bobby Moore
1965
Martin Peters
Bobby Moore
1966
Geoff Hurst
Martin Peters
1967
Geoff Hurst
Bobby Moore
1968
Bobby Moore
Trevor Brooking
1969
Geoff Hurst
Billy Bonds
1970
Bobby Moore
Billy Bonds
1971
Billy Bonds
Bobby Moore
1972
Trevor Brooking
Bobby Ferguson
1973
Pop Robson
Trevor Brooking
1974
Billy Bonds
Mervyn Day
1975
Billy Bonds
Mervyn Day
1976
Trevor Brooking
Graham Paddon
1977
Trevor Brooking
Alan Devonshire
1978
Trevor Brooking
–
1979
Alan Devonshire
Pop Robson
1980
Alvin Martin
Ray Stewart
1981
Phil Parkes
Geoff Pike
1982
Alvin Martin
Trevor Brooking
1983
Alvin Martin
Phil Parkes
1984
Trevor Brooking
Tony Cottee
1985
Paul Allen
Tony Cottee
1986
Tony Cottee
Frank McAvennie
1987
Billy Bonds
Mark Ward
1988
Stewart Robson
Billy Bonds
1989
Paul Ince
Julian Dicks
1990
Julian Dicks
Stuart Slater
1991
Luděk Mikloško
George Parris
1992
Julian Dicks
Steve Potts
1993
Steve Potts
Kevin Keen
1994
Trevor Morley
Matty Holmes
1995
Steve Potts
Tony Cottee
1996
Julian Dicks
Iain Dowie
1997
Julian Dicks
Slaven Bilić
1998
Rio Ferdinand
Steve Lomas
1999
Shaka Hislop
Ian Pearce
2000
Paolo Di Canio
Trevor Sinclair
2001
Stuart Pearce
Paolo Di Canio
2002
Sébastien Schemmel
Joe Cole
2003
Joe Cole
Jermain Defoe
2004
Matthew Etherington
Michael Carrick
2005
Teddy Sheringham
Mark Noble
2006
Danny Gabbidon
Marlon Harewood
2007
Carlos Tévez
Bobby Zamora
2008
Robert Green
George McCartney
2009
Scott Parker
Robert Green
2010
Scott Parker
Alessandro Diamanti
2011
Scott Parker
Robert Green
2012
Mark Noble
James Tomkins
2013
Winston Reid
Jussi Jääskeläinen
2014
Mark Noble
Adrián
2015
Aaron Cresswell
Adrián
2016
Dimitri Payet
Michail Antonio
2017
Michail Antonio
Manuel Lanzini
2018
Marko Arnautović
Declan Rice
2019
Lukasz Fabianski
Declan Rice
2020
Declan Rice
Angelo Ogbonna
2021
Tomáš Souček
Declan Rice
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |
|
Andy Malcolm | – | |
| 1959 |
|
Ken Brown | – | |
| 1960 |
|
Malcolm Musgrove | – | |
| 1961 |
|
Bobby Moore | – | |
| 1962 |
|
Lawrie Leslie |
|
John Dick |
| 1963 |
|
Bobby Moore |
|
Jim Standen |
| 1964 |
|
Johnny Byrne |
|
Bobby Moore |
| 1965 |
|
Martin Peters |
|
Bobby Moore |
| 1966 |
|
Geoff Hurst |
|
Martin Peters |
| 1967 |
|
Geoff Hurst |
|
Bobby Moore |
| 1968 |
|
Bobby Moore |
|
Trevor Brooking |
| 1969 |
|
Geoff Hurst |
|
Billy Bonds |
| 1970 |
|
Bobby Moore |
|
Billy Bonds |
| 1971 |
|
Billy Bonds |
|
Bobby Moore |
| 1972 |
|
Trevor Brooking |
|
Bobby Ferguson |
| 1973 |
|
Pop Robson |
|
Trevor Brooking |
| 1974 |
|
Billy Bonds |
|
Mervyn Day |
| 1975 |
|
Billy Bonds |
|
Mervyn Day |
| 1976 |
|
Trevor Brooking |
|
Graham Paddon |
| 1977 |
|
Trevor Brooking |
|
Alan Devonshire |
| 1978 |
|
Trevor Brooking | – | |
| 1979 |
|
Alan Devonshire |
|
Pop Robson |
| 1980 |
|
Alvin Martin |
|
Ray Stewart |
| 1981 |
|
Phil Parkes |
|
Geoff Pike |
| 1982 |
|
Alvin Martin |
|
Trevor Brooking |
| 1983 |
|
Alvin Martin |
|
Phil Parkes |
| 1984 |
|
Trevor Brooking |
|
Tony Cottee |
| 1985 |
|
Paul Allen |
|
Tony Cottee |
| 1986 |
|
Tony Cottee |
|
Frank McAvennie |
| 1987 |
|
Billy Bonds |
|
Mark Ward |
| 1988 |
|
Stewart Robson |
|
Billy Bonds |
| 1989 |
|
Paul Ince |
|
Julian Dicks |
| 1990 |
|
Julian Dicks |
|
Stuart Slater |
| 1991 |
|
Luděk Mikloško |
|
George Parris |
| 1992 |
|
Julian Dicks |
|
Steve Potts |
| 1993 |
|
Steve Potts |
|
Kevin Keen |
| 1994 |
|
Trevor Morley |
|
Matty Holmes |
| 1995 |
|
Steve Potts |
|
Tony Cottee |
| 1996 |
|
Julian Dicks |
|
Iain Dowie |
| 1997 |
|
Julian Dicks |
|
Slaven Bilić |
| 1998 |
|
Rio Ferdinand |
|
Steve Lomas |
| 1999 |
|
Shaka Hislop |
|
Ian Pearce |
| 2000 |
|
Paolo Di Canio |
|
Trevor Sinclair |
| 2001 |
|
Stuart Pearce |
|
Paolo Di Canio |
| 2002 |
|
Sébastien Schemmel |
|
Joe Cole |
| 2003 |
|
Joe Cole |
|
Jermain Defoe |
| 2004 |
|
Matthew Etherington |
|
Michael Carrick |
| 2005 |
|
Teddy Sheringham |
|
Mark Noble |
| 2006 |
|
Danny Gabbidon |
|
Marlon Harewood |
| 2007 |
|
Carlos Tévez |
|
Bobby Zamora |
| 2008 |
|
Robert Green |
|
George McCartney |
| 2009 |
|
Scott Parker |
|
Robert Green |
| 2010 |
|
Scott Parker |
|
Alessandro Diamanti |
| 2011 |
|
Scott Parker |
|
Robert Green |
| 2012 |
|
Mark Noble |
|
James Tomkins |
| 2013 |
|
Winston Reid |
|
Jussi Jääskeläinen |
| 2014 |
|
Mark Noble |
|
Adrián |
| 2015 |
|
Aaron Cresswell |
|
Adrián |
| 2016 |
|
Dimitri Payet |
|
Michail Antonio |
| 2017 |
|
Michail Antonio |
|
Manuel Lanzini |
| 2018 |
|
Marko Arnautović |
|
Declan Rice |
| 2019 |
|
Lukasz Fabianski |
|
Declan Rice |
| 2020 |
|
Declan Rice |
|
Angelo Ogbonna |
| 2021 |
|
Tomáš Souček |
|
Declan Rice |
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