The Player of the Year List

Last updated : 05 May 2024 By Firparkcorner

C:WindowsTempphpA266.tmpThe Supporters Association presented the first Player of the Year award in April 1956 when Andy Paton received a silver cup from Sailor Hunter at a dinner dance in Overton Miners Welfare.

The great man was further honoured in 2007 when he was declared the "Greatest Ever" Motherwell player. He served the club for 16 years, collected both domestic cups, a Second Division title and 3 Scotland caps.

His successors had a hard act to follow.

1956

Andy Paton

1976

Joe Wark

1996

Paul Lambert

1957

Charlie Aitken

1977

Stuart Rennie

1997

Mitchell Van Der Gaag

1958

Charlie Aitken

1978

Gregor Stevens

1998

Tommy Coyne

1959

Ian St John

1979

Stuart Rennie

1999

Ged Brannan

1960

Joe Mackin

1980

Hughie Sproat

2000

Don Goodman

1961

Pat Quinn

1981

Joe Carson

2001

Stevie Hammell

1962

Bobby Roberts

1982

Stuart McLelland

2002

Eric Delomeaux

1963

R McCallum

1983

Ally Mauchlen

2003

Martin Corrigan

1964

Joe McBride

1984

Andy Dornan

2004

Stephen Craigan

1965

Pat Delaney

1985

Graham Forbes

2005

Scott McDonald

1966

John Martis

1986

Tom Boyd

2006

Graeme Smith

1967

John Martis

1987

Fraser Wishart

2007

Mark Reynolds

1968

Peter McCloy

1988

Craig Paterson

2008

David Clarkson

1969

Joe Wark

1989

Stevie Kirk

2009

Stephen Craigan

1970

Keith MacRae

1990

Tom Boyd

2010

John Ruddy 

1971

Bobby Watson

1991

Ally Maxwell

2011

  

Keith Lasley

1972

Willie McCallum

1992

Phil O'Donnell

2012

 Keith Lasley

1973

Joe Wark

1993

Seib Dykstra

2013

Michael Higdon 

1974

Bobby Graham

1994

Brian Martin

 2014

 Keith Lasley

1975

Bobby Watson

1995

Brian Martin

  2015

  Lee Erwin


2016 Louis Moult

2017 Louis Moult

2018 Trevor Carson

2019 David Turnbull

2020 Declan Gallagher

2021 Tony Watt

2022 Liam Kelly

2023 Kevin van Veen

2024 Theo Bair