The Coventry City Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Coventry City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season.

Since the inaugural award was made to Ernie Machin, seven players have won the award twice and one player has won the award three times. Just one winner has gone on to manage the club permanently; that being Gary McAllister - however Steve Ogrizovic, Trevor Peake and Richard Shaw have all been caretaker managers for short periods.

Voting mechanism This award is voted for by the fans of the club. Toward the end of the season, fans are invited to vote, either by submitting a paper slip to the club's Ricoh Arena offices, or by email or text message, with the winner being the player that polls the most votes. A percentage of the votes from the 'Player of the Month' awards throughout the season also count towards the final votes for Player of the year.

List of winners

Season Level Name Position Years at club 1967–68 1 MF 1962–1972 1968–69 1 GK 1964–1975 1969–70 1 FW 1967–1970 1970–71 1 MF 1967–1975 1971–72 1 MF 1968–1973 1972–73 1 (2) MF 1967–1975 1973–74 1 (2) GK 1964–1975 1974–75 1 DF 1974–1977 1975–76 1 MF 1972–1980 1976–77 1 GK 1972–1982 1977–78 1 FW 1976–1980 1978–79 1 DF 1976–1980 1979–80 1 DF 1978–1983 1980–81 1 DF 1972–1983 1981–82 1 (2) DF 1972–1983 1982–83 1 (2) DF 1978–1983 1983–84 1 MF 1983–1984 1984–85 1 FW 1983–1986 1985–86 1 DF 1983–1991 1986–87 1 GK 1984–2000 1987–88 1 FW 1987–1991 1988–89 1 (2) FW 1987–1991 1989–90 1 DF 1985–1997 1990–91 1 FW 1990–1993 1991–92 1 MF 1991–1995 1992–93 1 DF 1991–1994 1993–94 1 DF 1992–1994 1994–95 1 (2) DF 1985–1997 1995–96 1 DF 1995–2001 1996–97 1 FW 1994–1998 1997–98 1 (2) FW 1994–1998 1998–99 1 DF 1995–2006 1999–00 1 MF 1996–2000 & 2002–2003 2000–01 1 DF 1997–2002 2001–02 2 MF 2000–2002 2002–03 2 DF 1999–2004 2003–04 2 DF 2003–2004 2004–05 2 MF 2003–2011 & 2017–2019 2005–06 2 FW 1998–2006 & 2010–2013 2006–07 2 GK 2006–2009 2007–08 2 MF 2006–2009 2008–09 2 MF 2008–2011 2009–10 2 GK 2008–2011 2010–11 2 FW 2010–2011 2011–12 2 DF 2010–2012 2012–13 3 MF 2010–2014 & 2018 2013–14 3 FW 2009–2014 2014–15 3 MF 2014–2016 2015–16 3 MF 2012–2016 2016–17 3 FW 2013–2017 2017–18 4 FW 2017–2018 2018–19 3 DF 2017–2022 2019–20 3 DF 2019–2023 2020–21 2 MF 2019–2024 2021–22 2 MF 2020–2023 & 2026– 2022–23 2 (2) MF 2020–2023 & 2026– 2023–24 2 MF 2020–2025 2024–25 2 MF 2024– 2025–26 2 GK 2025– 2026–27 1

Wins by playing position

Position Number of winnersGoalkeeper 7Defender 19Midfielder 20Forward 13

Wins by nationality Nationality Number of winners 30 17 6 2 1 1 1 1

Other awards Season Level Players' Player of the Season Goal of the Season Young Player of the Season(age at the time of the awards) Community Player of the Season CCFPA Player of the Season 2003–04 2 Calum Davenport Richard Shaw vs Gillingham Michael Doyle (22 years old) not awarded not awarded 2004–05 2 Stephen Hughes Andy Whing vs Derby County Isaac Osbourne (19 years old) 2005–06 2 Gary McSheffrey Stern John vs Middlesbrough Richard Duffy (20 years old) 2006–07 2 Marcus Hall Michael Mifsud vs Sheffield Wednesday Isaac Osbourne (21 years old) (2) 2007–08 2 not awarded Michael Mifsud (2) vs Manchester United Leon Best (21 years old) 2008–09 2 Danny Fox David Bell vs Doncaster Rovers Ben Turner (21 years old) Aron Gunnarsson 2009–10 2 Keiren Westwood David Bell (2) vs Crystal Palace Jordan Clarke (18 years old) Clinton Morrison James McPake 2010–11 2 Richard Keogh Gary McSheffrey vs Burnley Lukas Jutkiewicz (22 years old) Carl Baker Ben Turner 2011–12 2 Richard Keogh (2) Jordan Clarke vs Cardiff City Cyrus Christie (19 years old) Gaël Bigirimana Richard Keogh 2012–13 3 Carl Baker Franck Moussa vs MK Dons Cyrus Christie (20 years old) (2) William Edjenguélé Carl Baker 2013–14 3 Callum Wilson Franck Moussa (2) vs Preston North End Conor Thomas (20 years old) Conor Thomas not awarded 2014–15 3 John Fleck Jim O'Brien vs Walsall Matthew Pennington (20 years old) Réda Johnson Jim O'Brien 2015–16 3 John Fleck (2) Adam Armstrong vs Millwall Adam Armstrong (19 years old) Sam Ricketts John Fleck 2016–17 3 not awarded Ben Stevenson vs MK Dons George Thomas (20 years old) George Thomas Gaël Bigirimana 2017–18 4 Marc McNulty Maxime Biamou vs Cheltenham Town Tom Bayliss (19 years old) Chris Stokes Michael Doyle 2018–19 3 Dominic Hyam Jordy Hiwula vs Fleetwood Town Bright Enobakhare (21 years old) Jack Grimmer Jordan Willis 2019–20 3 Liam Walsh Liam Walsh vs Rochdale Liam Walsh (22 years old) Jordan Shipley Fankaty Dabo 2020–21 2 Callum O'Hare Gustavo Hamer vs Watford Callum O'Hare (23 years old) Liam Kelly Callum O'Hare 2021–22 2 Viktor Gyökeres Jordan Shipley vs Queens Park Rangers Ian Maatsen (20 years old) Liam Kelly (2) Viktor Gyökeres 2022–23 2 Viktor Gyökeres (2) Gustavo Hamer (2) vs Stoke City Callum Doyle (19 years old) Kyle McFadzean Viktor Gyökeres (2) 2023–24 2 Ben Sheaf Haji Wright vs Wolves Ellis Simms (23 years old) Ben Sheaf Ben Sheaf 2024–25 2 awards not announced, for unclear reasons Ben Wilson Jack Rudoni 2025–26 2 Carl Rushworth Ellis Simms vs Middlesbrough Carl Rushworth (24 years old) Kaine Kesler-Hayden Matt Grimes 2026–27 1

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