Norwich City player of the year
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The Norwich City football club player of the year award is voted for by the club's supporters.
The trophy is named 'The Barry Butler memorial trophy' after the club captain who was killed in a car accident on 9 April 1966.
Only five players have won the award twice, most recently Iwan Roberts in 1999 and 2000.
Since the first award of the trophy in 1967, the winners have been:
- players with international caps are shown with their national flags
- players in bold are still on the playing staff of the club
| No. | Year | Player | Position | Represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39. | 2006 | Gary Doherty | Defender / Striker |  30 caps |
Used in both positions. |
| 38. | 2005 | Darren Huckerby | Striker | ||
| 37. | 2004 | Craig Fleming | Defender | Award for promotion campaign. | |
| 36. | 2003 | Adam Drury | Defender | "Oldest" award winner still with club. | |
| 35. | 2002 | Gary Holt | Midfielder |  10 caps |
Most recent award winner no longer with club. |
| 34. | 2001 | Andy Marshall | Goalkeeper | His last season with the club. | |
| 33. | 2000 | Iwan Roberts | Striker |  15 caps |
2nd award. Consecutive wins for first time since 1987. |
| 32. | 1999 | Iwan Roberts | Striker | 15 caps |
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| 31. | 1998 | Matt Jackson | Defender | His first full season with NCFC, having joined in December 1996. Club captain. |
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| 30. | 1997 | Darren Eadie | Midfielder | ||
| 29. | 1996 | Spencer Prior | Defender | ||
| 29. | 1995 | Jon Newsome | Defender | His first season with Norwich. The club's record signing at the time. | |
| 28. | 1994 | Chris Sutton | Striker |  1 cap |
Played some games in defence. |
| 27. | 1993 | Bryan Gunn | Goalkeeper | 6 caps |
2nd award. |
| 26. | 1992 | Robert Fleck | Striker | 4 caps |
His last season at Carrow Road before joining Chelsea for £2,100,000. |
| 25. | 1991 | Ian Culverhouse | Defender | Consistent full-back. | |
| 24. | 1990 | Mark Bowen | Defender | 35 caps |
Attacking full-back. |
| 23. | 1989 | Dale Gordon | Midfielder | ||
| 22. | 1988 | Bryan Gunn | Goalkeeper | 6 caps |
Now on club staff. |
| 21. | 1987 | Kevin Drinkell | Striker | 2nd award. | |
| 20. | 1986 | Kevin Drinkell | Striker | ||
| 19. | 1985 | Steve Bruce | Defender | ||
| 18. | 1984 | Chris Woods | Goalkeeper | 43 caps |
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| 17. | 1983 | Dave Watson | Defender | 12 caps |
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| 16. | 1982 | Greg Downs | Defender | ||
| 15. | 1981 | Joe Royle | 6 caps |
Later, manager of several clubs. | |
| 14. | 1980 | Kevin Bond | |||
| 13. | 1979 | Tony Powell | |||
| 12. | 1978 | John Ryan | |||
| 11. | 1977 | Martin Peters | 67 caps |
2nd award. | |
| 10. | 1976 | Martin Peters | 67 caps |
former World Cup winner. | |
| 9. | 1975 | Colin Suggett | |||
| 8. | 1974 | Kevin Keelan | Goalkeeper | 2nd award. | |
| 7. | 1973 | Kevin Keelan | Goalkeeper | Club appearance record holder. | |
| 6. | 1972 | Dave Stringer | Only future manager of the club to have won the award. | ||
| 5. | 1971 | Ken Foggo | 2nd award. | ||
| 4. | 1970 | Duncan Forbes | |||
| 3. | 1969 | Ken Foggo | |||
| 2. | 1968 | Hugh Curran | |||
| 1. | 1967 | Terry Allcock | First winner. |
