Players of The Year
Gillingham FC POTY Winners
The Gillingham Football Club Player of the Year Award was first introduced in the 1968/69 season, during Basil Hayward's managerial reign.
It is voted for by the club's supporters during the closing stages of a campaign, with the winner typically being presented a trophy during an End of Season Awards event.
A string of famous players have won the award over the years, with Paul Smith winning a record of four POTY accolades, a feat which is yet to be matched by anybody else.
Brian Yeo, the club's record scorer to date, won the very first award in 1969 with goalkeeper John Simpson winning the next two. Steve Bruce, who went on to win several trophies with Manchester United, won the Gills award in 1980, before repeating the achievement in 1982.
Terry Cochrane, Tony Cascarino and Steve Lovell have all been voted "Player of the Year," with Andy Hessenthaler winning his first trophy in 1997. The aforementioned Smith was the recipient in 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2005.
More recently, Bradley Dack got his hands on the trophy in 2016 with Glenn Morris and Conor Masterson winning the last two votes.
Year | Player |
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1968-69 | Brian Yeo |
1969-70 | John Simpson |
1970-71 | John Simpson |
1971-72 | Alan Wilks |
1972-73 | Dick Tydeman |
1973-74 | George Jacks |
1974-75 | Damien Richardson |
1975-76 | David Shipperley |
1976-77 | David Shipperley |
1977-78 | John Overton |
1978-79 | Mark Weatherley |
1979-80 | Steve Bruce |
1980-81 | Andy Ford |
1981-82 | Steve Bruce |
1982-83 | Mark Weatherley |
1983-84 | Peter Shaw |
1984-85 | Terry Cochrane |
1985-86 | Mel Sage |
1986-87 | Tony Cascarino |
1987-88 | Steve Lovell |
1988-89 | Gavin Peacock |
1989-90 | Alan Walker |
1990-91 | Harvey Lim |
1991-92 | Paul Clark |
1992-93 | Richard Green |
1993-94 | Richard Green |
1994-95 | Steve Banks |
1995-96 | Jim Stannard |
1996-97 | Andy Hessenthaler |
1997-98 | Paul Smith |
1998-99 | Robert Taylor |
1999-00 | Andy Hessenthaler |
2000-01 | Paul Smith |
2001-02 | Paul Smith |
2002-03 | Nyron Nosworthy |
2003-04 | Danny Spiller |
2004-05 | Paul Smith |
2005-06 | Jason Brown |
2006-07 | Andrew Crofts |
2007-08 | Simon Royce |
2008-09 | Simon King |
2009-10 | Andy Barcham |
2010-11 | Cody McDonald |
2011-12 | Danny Jackman |
2012-13 | Adam Barratt |
2013-14 | Stuart Nelson |
2014-15 | John Egan |
2015-16 | Bradley Dack |
2016-17 | Josh Wright |
2017-18 | Mark Byrne |
2018-19 | Barry Fuller |
2019-20 | Connor Ogilvie |
2020-21 | Kyle Dempsey |
2021-22 | Stuart O'Keefe |
2022-23 | Glenn Morris |
2023-24 | Conor Masterson |
Conor Masterson's consistent high-level performances throughout the 2023/24 campaign earned him the most recent POTY Award.