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Bolton Wanderers F.C. Player of the Year

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The Bolton Wanderers F.C. Player of the Year is an award presented to the Bolton Wanderers fans' player of the season.

The first winner of the award was Simon Charlton in 2002. Since then, fourteen more players have won the award with one player, Kevin Davies, winning the award three times and another, Tim Ream, winning it twice. Davies was the only player to retain the trophy, winning it in 2008 and 2009 until Ream retained it himself in 2014 and 2015.

Voting takes place towards the end of each season, usually in April, and is open to anyone. Fans can click on a link on the Bolton Wanderers website.

Winners edit

 
Kevin Davies is the only player to win the award three times
 
Tim Ream is one of only two players to retain the award

Players in bold are still playing for Bolton Wanderers.

Season Name Nationality Position Notes Ref(s)
2001–02 Simon Charlton   England Defender [1]
2002–03 Jay-Jay Okocha   Nigeria Midfielder First winner from outside England [1]
2003–04 Kevin Davies   England Forward [1]
2004–05 Bruno Ngotty   France Defender First winner from mainland Europe [1]
2005–06 Ricardo Gardner   Jamaica Midfielder First winner from CONCACAF [1]
2006–07 Jussi Jääskeläinen   Finland Goalkeeper [1]
2007–08 Kevin Davies   England Forward First player to win the award twice [1]
2008–09 Kevin Davies   England Forward First player to retain the award [1]
2009–10 Lee Chung-yong   South Korea Midfielder First winner from Asia [1]
2010–11 Stuart Holden   United States Midfielder First winner from North America [1]
2011–12 Ádám Bogdán   Hungary Goalkeeper [1]
2012–13 Jay Spearing   England Midfielder First on loan player to win award [1]
2013–14 Tim Ream   United States Defender [1]
2014–15 Tim Ream   United States Defender [1]
2015–16 Rob Holding   England Defender First player to come through the youth team to win award [2]
2016–17 David Wheater   England Defender [3]
2017–18 Ben Alnwick   England Goalkeeper [4]
2018–19 Gary O'Neil   England Midfielder [5]
2019–20 N/A N/A N/A Season ended early because of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Ricardo Santos   Portugal Defender [6]
2021–22 Oladapo Afolayan   England Midfielder [7]
2022–23 Conor Bradley   Northern Ireland Defender [8]
2023–24 Josh Sheehan   Wales Midfielder [9]

Wins by player edit

Winner Total wins Year(s)
  Kevin Davies 3 2004, 2008, 2009
  Tim Ream 2 2014, 2015
  Simon Charlton 1 2002
  Jay-Jay Okocha 1 2003
  Bruno Ngotty 1 2005
  Ricardo Gardner 1 2006
  Jussi Jääskeläinen 1 2007
  Lee Chung-yong 1 2010
  Stuart Holden 1 2011
  Ádám Bogdán 1 2012
  Jay Spearing 1 2013
  Rob Holding 1 2016
  David Wheater 1 2017
  Ben Alnwick 1 2018
  Gary O'Neil 1 2019
  Ricardo Santos 1 2021
  Oladapo Afolayan 1 2022
  Conor Bradley 1 2023
  Josh Sheehan 1 2024

Wins by playing position edit

Position Number of wins
Goalkeeper 3
Defender 8
Midfielder 8
Forward 3

Wins by nationality edit

Nationality Number of winners
  England 10
  United States 3
  Nigeria 1
  France 1
  Jamaica 1
  Finland 1
  South Korea 1
  Hungary 1
  Portugal 1
  Northern Ireland 1
  Wales 1

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n BWFC, Official (21 April 2016). "Voting now open for Player of the Year award". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ BWFC, Official (29 April 2016). "Rob Holding wins Player of the Year for 2015/16". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ^ "End of Season Awards Dinner - The Winners".
  4. ^ "Ben Alnwick named Bolton Wanderers' 2017/18 Player of the Year". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Gary O'Neil named as Wanderers' 2018/19 Player of the Year". Bolton Wanderers FC. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. ^ Bolton Wanderers: "Ricardo Almeida Santos Named As Bolton Wanderers’ 2020/21 Player Of The Year"
  7. ^ [https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/afolayan-named-player-of-the-year/ BWFC: "Afolayan Named Player of the Year"
  8. ^ "Bradley is season star"
  9. ^ "Double Delight For Sheehan"
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