Ulster Footballer of the Year

The Ulster Footballer of the Year is an association football player of the year award in Northern Ireland. One of two player of the year awards in Northern Ireland, the other is the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association award. The Ulster award is the older of the two.

It is awarded by Castlereagh Glentoran Supporters' Club to the player who is adjudged by an independent committee to have been the best of the season in the NIFL Premiership. The award has been presented since the 1950–51 season, when the inaugural winner was Kevin McGarry of Cliftonville. The current holder of the award is Chris Shields, of Linfield.[1] Glenn Ferguson has won the award most often: on three separate occasions.[2]

Winners
YearPlayerClub
1950–51Northern Ireland Kevin McGarryCliftonville
1951–52Scotland Eric TreverrowBallymena United
1952–53Northern Ireland Sammy HughesGlentoran
1953–54Scotland Jimmy DelaneyDerry City
1954–55Northern Ireland Maurice McVeighGlenavon
1955–56Northern Ireland Dick KeithLinfield
1956–57Northern Ireland Wilbur CushGlenavon
1957–58England Jackie MilburnLinfield
1958–59Northern Ireland Clancy McDermottColeraine
1959–60Northern Ireland Billy NeillGlentoran
1960–61Northern Ireland Albert CampbellCrusaders
1961–62Northern Ireland Tommy DicksonLinfield
1962–63Northern Ireland Roy ReaGlentoran
1963–64Northern Ireland Trevor ThompsonGlentoran
1964–65Scotland Dougie WoodDerry City
1965–66Scotland Tommy LeishmanLinfield
1966–67Northern Ireland Walter BruceGlentoran
1967–68Northern Ireland Sammy HattonLinfield
1968–69Northern Ireland Billy McAvoyArds
1969–70Northern Ireland Billy HumphriesArds
1970–71Northern Ireland Bryan HamiltonLinfield
1971–72Northern Ireland Billy HumphriesArds
1972–73Northern Ireland Sammy LunnPortadown
1973–74Northern Ireland Arthur StewartBallymena United
1974–75Northern Ireland Eric BowyerLinfield
1975–76Northern Ireland Warren FeeneyGlentoran
1976–77Northern Ireland Peter RaffertyLinfield
1977–78Northern Ireland Jim MartinLinfield
1978–79Northern Ireland Roy WalshGlentoran
1979–80Northern Ireland Lindsay McKeownLinfield
1980–81Northern Ireland George DunlopLinfield
1981–82Northern Ireland Felix HealyColeraine
1982–83Northern Ireland Jim ClearyGlentoran
1983–84Northern Ireland Bobby CarlisleCliftonville
1984–85Northern Ireland Martin McGaugheyLinfield
1985–86Northern Ireland Pat McCoyCrusaders
1986–87Northern Ireland Raymond McCoyColeraine
1987–88Northern Ireland Alan PattersonGlentoran
1988–89Northern Ireland Lindsay McKeownLinfield
1989–90Republic of Ireland Ollie RalphNewry Town
1990–91Northern Ireland Stephen McBrideGlenavon
1991–92Northern Ireland Raymond Morrison (footballer)Glentoran
1992–93Scotland Stevie CowanPortadown
1993–94Northern Ireland Noel BailieLinfield
1994–95Scotland Kevin McKeownCrusaders
1995–96Northern Ireland Peter KennedyPortadown
1996–97Northern Ireland Stephen BaxterCrusaders
1997–98Northern Ireland Marty TabbCliftonville
1998–99Northern Ireland John DevineGlentoran
1999–2000Republic of Ireland Vinny ArkinsPortadown
2000–01Northern Ireland Glenn FergusonLinfield
2001–02Northern Ireland Mickey KeenanPortadown
2002–03Northern Ireland Gary SmythGlentoran
2003–04Northern Ireland Glenn FergusonLinfield
2004–05Northern Ireland Paul LeemanGlentoran
2005–06Northern Ireland Glenn FergusonLinfield
2006–07Northern Ireland William MurphyLinfield
2007–08Northern Ireland Alan MannusLinfield
2008–09Northern Ireland Chris ScannellCliftonville
2009–10Northern Ireland Rory PattersonColeraine
2010–11Northern Ireland Alan BlayneyLinfield
2011–12Scotland Gary McCutcheonBallymena United
2012–13Northern Ireland Liam BoyceCliftonville
2013–14Northern Ireland Joe GormleyCliftonville
2014–15Northern Ireland Paul HeatleyCrusaders
2015–16Northern Ireland Billy Joe BurnsCrusaders
2016–17Northern Ireland Jamie MulgrewLinfield
2017–18Northern Ireland Gavin Whyte[3]Crusaders
2018–19Northern Ireland Jimmy CallacherLinfield
2019–20No award due to COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland
2020–21Northern Ireland Shayne LaveryLinfield
2021–22Republic of Ireland Chris ShieldsLinfield
2022–23Northern Ireland Leroy MillarLarne

By player
Player Total Years
Northern Ireland Glenn Ferguson 3 2001, 2004, 2006
Northern Ireland Billy Humphries 2 1970, 1972
Northern Ireland Lindsay McKeown 2 1980, 1990

By country
Club Players Total
 Northern Ireland 56 60
 Scotland 7 7
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 3
England England 1 1

By club
Club Players Total
Linfield 21 24
Glentoran 13 13
Crusaders 7 7
Cliftonville 6 6
Portadown 5 5
Coleraine 4 4
Ards 2 3
Ballymena United 3 3
Glenavon 3 3
Derry City 2 2
Newry City 1 1

See also

References
  1. BBC
  2. M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2010–2011. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
  3. "Gavin Whyte:Winger named Ulster Footballer of the Year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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