Middlesbrough F.C. Player of the Year

This article lists the winners of the various Middlesbrough Football Club Player of the Year awards. Records include the official club player of the year, the official supporters' club's player of the year, and the player of the year as voted by the players themselves.

Middlesbrough official awards

Official player of the year

Year	Winner	Ref
1965–66	Gordon Jones
1966–67
1967–68	Richard Rooks
1968–69	Richard Rooks
1969–70	George Smith
1970–71	Gordon Jones
1971–72	Jim Platt Stuart Boam
1972–73	Willie Maddren
1973–74	Graeme Souness
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78	Stan Cummins
1978–79	Stuart Boam
1979–80	David Armstrong
1980–81	Jim Platt
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85	Tony Mowbray
1985–86	Tony Mowbray
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91	Ian Baird
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97	Juninho Paulista	[1]
1997–98
1998–99	Hamilton Ricard
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02*	Gareth Southgate
2002–03
2003–04	George Boateng
2004–05	Stewart Downing	[2]
2005–06	Yakubu Aiyegbeni	[3]
2006–07	Jonathan Woodgate
2007–08	David Wheater	[4]
2008–09	Tuncay Şanlı	[5]
2009–10	Barry Robson	[6]
2010–11	Joe Bennett	[7]
2011–12	Barry Robson	[8]
2012–13	Jason Steele	[9]
2013–14	George Friend	[10]

Young player of the year

Year	Winner	Ref
1974–75	Tony McAndrew
1975–76	Stan Cummins
1991–92	Jamie Pollock
2005–06	Lee Cattermole	[3]
2008–09	Matthew Bates	[5]
2011–12	Jason Steele	[8]
2012–13	Jason Steele	[9]
2013–14	Ben Gibson	[11]

Supporters' club awards

Supporters' club player of the year

Year	Winner	Ref
1992–93	John Hendrie
1993–94	Curtis Fleming
1996–97	Juninho Paulista	[12]
1997–98	Gianluca Festa	[12]
1998–99	Hamilton Ricard and Robbie Mustoe	[12]
1999–2000	Paul Ince	[12]
2000–01	Alen Bokšić	[12]
2001–02	Gareth Southgate	[12]
2002–03	Jonathan Greening	[12]
2003–04	George Boateng	[12][13]
2004–05	Bolo Zenden	[12][14]
2005–06	Yakubu Aiyegbeni	[12]
2006–07	Emanuel Pogatetz	[12]
2007–08	Stewart Downing	[4][12]
2008–09	Tuncay Şanlı	[12]
2009–10	Gary O'Neil	[15]
2010–11	Julio Arca	[16]
2011–12	Barry Robson	[17]
2012–13	Grant Leadbitter	[9]
2013–14	George Friend	[18]

Supporters' club young player of the year

Year	Winner	Ref
2003–04	Stewart Downing	[12]
2004–05	Tony McMahon	[12][14]
2005–06	Lee Cattermole	[12]
2006–07	Andrew Taylor	[12]
2007–08	David Wheater	[4][12]
2008–09	Adam Johnson	[12]
2009–10	Rhys Williams	[15]
2010–11	Joe Bennett	[16]
2011–12	Jason Steele	[17]
2012–13	Josh McEachran	[9]
2013–14	Ben Gibson	[18]

Community player of the year (2003–present)

aka John Ovington Community Player of the Year

Year	Winner	Ref
2003–04	Franck Queudrue	[19]
2004–05	Stewart Downing	[14]
2005–06	Franck Queudrue	[3]
2006–07	Lee Cattermole	[20]
2007–08	David Wheater	[21]
2008–09	David Wheater	[12]
2009–10	Danny Coyne and David Wheater	[15]
2010–11	Danny Coyne	[16]
2011–12	Tony McMahon	[17]
2012–13	George Friend	[9]
2013–14	George Friend	[18]

Players' player awards

Players' player of the year

Year	Winner	Ref
1992–93	Andy Peake
2003–04	Doriva	[22]
2004–05	Stewart Downing	[23]
2005–06	Chris Riggott
2006–07	Emanuel Pogatetz
2007–08	Stewart Downing	[4]
2008–09	Tuncay Şanlı	[5]
2009–10	Gary O'Neil	[24]
2010–11	Julio Arca	[7]
2011–12	Rhys Williams	[8]
2012–13	George Friend	[9]
2013–14	George Friend	[10]

Players' young player of the year

Year	Winner	Ref
2003–04	Andrew Davies	[22]
2004–05	Tony McMahon	[23]
2007–08	David Wheater	[4]
2008–09	Matthew Bates	[5]
2009–10	Rhys Williams	[24]
2010–11	Joe Bennett	[7]
2012–13	Jason Steele	[9]

Other awards

Evening Gazette player of the year

Also known as the Evening Gazette's "Star Man".

Year	Winner	Ref
1968–69	Eric McMordie
2003–04	George Boateng	[13]
2004–05	Stewart Downing	[25]
2009–10	Gary O'Neil	[24]

The award went to Boateng, Greening, Southgate and Ince in the years prior to Downing in 2005.

Regional awards

North East player of the year

In 1989, the Hennessy North East Player of [the] Year award.

Since 2002, has been the Prince's Trust North East Player of the Year.

Year	Winner	Club	Ref
1981	Jim Platt	Middlesbrough
1989	Bernie Slaven	Middlesbrough
2002	Alan Shearer	Newcastle United	[26]
2004	Gareth Southgate	Middlesbrough	[27]
2005	Stewart Downing	Middlesbrough	[28]
2006	Shay Given	Newcastle United	[29]
2007	Jonathan Woodgate	Middlesbrough	[30]
2008	Stewart Downing	Middlesbrough	[31]

North East young player of the year

Since 2002, has been the Prince's Trust North East Young Player of the Year.

Year	Winner	Club	Ref
2002	Craig Bellamy	Newcastle United	[26]
2004	Kevin Kyle	Sunderland	[27]
2005	Stewart Downing	Middlesbrough	[28]
2006	Charles N'Zogbia	Newcastle United	[32]
2007	James Milner	Newcastle United	[30]
2008	David Wheater	Middlesbrough	[31]

North East Football Writers' player of the year (1980–present)

Year	Winner	Club	Ref
1980	David Armstrong	Middlesbrough	[33]
1981	Jim Platt	Middlesbrough	[33]
1982
1983	Kevin Keegan	Newcastle United	[33]
1984	Kevin Keegan	Newcastle United	[33]
1985
1986	Peter Beardsley	Newcastle United	[33]
1987	David McCreery Neil McDonald	Newcastle United	[34]
1988	Tony Mowbray	Middlesbrough	[33]
1989	Marco Gabbiadini	Sunderland	[35]
1990
1991	Joe Allon	Hartlepool United	[36]
1992	Stephen Pears	Middlesbrough	[33]
1993
1994	Peter Beardsley	Newcastle United	[33]
1995
1996
1997	Juninho Paulista	Middlesbrough	[33]
1998	Paul Merson	Middlesbrough	[33]
1999	Niall Quinn	Sunderland	[33][37]
2000	Kevin Phillips	Sunderland	[37]
2001	Thomas Sørensen	Sunderland	[38]
2002	Shay Given	Newcastle United	[39]
2003	Alan Shearer	Newcastle United	[33][40]
2004	Gareth Southgate	Middlesbrough	[33][41]
2005	Stewart Downing	Middlesbrough	[33][42]
2006	Shay Given	Newcastle United	[43]
2007	Nyron Nosworthy Dean Whitehead	Sunderland	[34]
2008	David Wheater	Middlesbrough	[33]

Bryan 'Pop' Robson won the award for Sunderland, year unknown.^[37]

Kevin Keegan and Peter Beardsley both won the award prior to 2004.^[41]

David Armstrong, Jim Platt, Tony Mowbray, Stephen Pears, Juninho Paulista and Paul Merson all won the award for Middlesbrough since 1980.^[33]

North East Football Writers' young player of the year (????–present)

Year	Winner	Club	Ref
2008	David Wheater	Middlesbrough	[33]
2013	Jason Steele	Middlesbrough	[44]

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