The Lincoln City F.C. Player of the Year is an annual award presented to players of Lincoln City on behalf of the club's fans to recognise an outstanding contribution to the previous season. The award was first presented in 1970 following the 1969–70 season.
Appearances Appearances and goals are listed for the season for which the player won the award. Only competitive fixtures are included in the statistics. These include: Premier League and English Football League (including play-off matches in the latter) Official European competitions – UEFA Cup, Intertoto Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup Official domestic competitions – FA Cup, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy, Full Members' Cup Friendly matches, exhibition games, and pre-season tournaments are excluded from the figures.
Table headers Season – Seasons are scheduled to run from August until May of the following year, with the award usually being presented in April or May for the preceding season. Level – The league and level at which the season was played. Division One was the highest level in English football until the formation of the Premier League in 1992–93, after which Division One became the second tier. In 2004–05 the Championship was formed as the new second tier with League One and League Two making up the remainder of the English Football League. Nationality – The player's officially recognised FIFA nationality. A player may have been born in one country but represented another nation through family ancestry. Apps – The number of games played in the season including any substitute appearances. Goals – The number of goals scored in the season. Notes – Further information on the award.
Winners SeasonLevelNamePositionNationalityAppsGlsNotesRefs 1969–70 Goalkeeper Inaugural winner. First goalkeeper to win. First Northern Irish player to win. 1970–71 Midfielder First midfielder to win. First English player to win. 1971–72 Defender First defender to win. 1972–73 Defender First Scottish player to win. 1973–74 Not awarded 1974–75 Defender First Welsh player to win. 1975–76 Defender 1976–77 Defender First player to win the award twice. 1977–78 Goalkeeper 1978–79 Defender 1979–80 Defender 1980–81 Defender 1981–82 Defender 1982–83 Midfielder 1983–84 Goalkeeper 1984–85 Forward First forward to win. 1985–86 Defender 1986–87 Defender 522 1987–88 Defender 1988–89 Defender 1989–90 Goalkeeper 1990–91 Midfielder 1991–92 Forward 1992–93 Midfielder 1993–94 Midfielder 502 1994–95 Goalkeeper 300 1995–96 Midfielder 3513 1996–97 Midfielder 5424 1997–98 Defender 520 1998–99 Defender 428 1999–00 Forward 4716 2000–01 Midfielder 532 2001–02 Defender 400 2002–03 Defender 520 2003–04 Forward 4819 2004–05 Forward 5123 2005–06 Defender 424 2006–07 Defender 496 2007–08 Midfielder 401 2008–09 Midfielder 492 2009–10 Goalkeeper 510 2010–11 Midfielder 3017 2011–12 Goalkeeper 420 2012–13 Midfielder 4312 First Irish player to win. 2013–14 Defender 455 2014–15 Goalkeeper 320 2015–16 Defender 441 2016–17 Midfielder 571 2017–18 Defender 541 2018–19 Defender 493 2019–20 Not awarded 2020–21 Midfielder 5117 2021–22 Defender 501 2022–23 Defender 532 2023–24 Goalkeeper 500 First Danish player to win. 2024–25 Defender 505 First Zimbabwean player to win. 2025–26 Defender 514
Wins by player Players who have won the award more than once.
WinnerTotal winsYear(s) Sam Ellis21975–76, 1976–77 Terry Cooper21974–75, 1978–79 Trevor Peake21979–80, 1980–81 Gareth Ainsworth21995–96, 1996–97
Wins by playing position PositionNumber of winnersGoalkeeper9Defender27Midfielder14Forward5
Wins by nationality NationalityNumber of winners41622211
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