West Ham United Player of the Year Award Winners 1958-2020
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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
| 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 |
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