Premier League Player of the Month
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The Player of the Month award is a prize recognising the best Premiership player each month of the association football season. The award is announced in the first week of the following month and the winner is normally decided by the sponsors of the league, presently Barclays.
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[edit] List of Winners
[edit] 2007-08
Month | Player | Team |
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August | Micah Richards | Manchester City |
September | Cesc Fabregas | Arsenal |
October | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United |
November | Gabriel Agbonlahor | Aston Villa |
December | Roque Santa Cruz | Blackburn Rovers |
January | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United |
February | Fernando Torres | Liverpool |
March | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United |
April | Ashley Young | Aston Villa |
[edit] 2006-07
August | Ryan Giggs | Manchester United |
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September | Andy Johnson | Everton |
October | Paul Scholes | Manchester United |
November | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United |
December | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United |
January | Cesc Fabregas | Arsenal |
February | Ryan Giggs | Manchester United |
March | Petr Cech | Chelsea |
April | Dimitar Berbatov & Robbie Keane | Tottenham Hotspur |
[edit] 2005-06
August | Darren Bent | Charlton Athletic |
---|---|---|
September | Danny Murphy | Charlton Athletic |
October | Frank Lampard | Chelsea |
November | Robin van Persie | Arsenal |
December | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United |
January | Anton Ferdinand | West Ham United |
February | Kevin Nolan | Bolton Wanderers |
March | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United |
April | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool |
[edit] 2004-05
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | Jose Antonio Reyes | Arsenal |
September | Ledley King | Tottenham Hotspur |
October | Andy Johnson | Crystal Palace |
November | Arjen Robben | Chelsea |
December | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool |
January | John Terry | Chelsea |
February | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United |
March | Joe Cole | Chelsea |
April | Didier Drogba | Chelsea |
[edit] 2003-04
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | Teddy Sheringham | Portsmouth |
September | Frank Lampard | Chelsea |
October | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United |
November | Jay-Jay Okocha | Bolton Wanderers |
December | Paul Scholes | Manchester United |
January | Thierry Henry | Arsenal |
February | Edu & Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal |
March | Mikael Forssell | Birmingham City |
April | Thierry Henry | Arsenal |
[edit] 2002-03
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | Sylvain Wiltord | Arsenal |
September | Thierry Henry | Arsenal |
October | Gianfranco Zola | Chelsea |
November | James Beattie | Southampton |
December | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United |
January | Paul Scholes | Manchester United |
February | Robert Pires | Arsenal |
March | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool |
April | Ruud Van Nistelrooy | Manchester United |
[edit] 2001-02
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | Louis Saha | Fulham |
September | Juan Sebastian Veron | Manchester United |
October | Rio Ferdinand | Leeds United |
November | Danny Murphy | Liverpool |
December | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United |
January | Marcus Bent | Ipswich Town |
February | Ruud Van Nistelrooy | Manchester United |
March | Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal |
April | Freddie Ljungberg | Arsenal |
[edit] 2000-01
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | Alan Smith | Leeds United |
September | Tim Flowers | Leicester City |
October | Teddy Sheringham | Manchester United |
November | Paul Robinson | Leeds United |
December | James Beattie | Southampton |
January | Robbie Keane | Leeds United |
February | Stuart Pearce | West Ham |
March | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool |
April | Gary McAllister | Liverpool |
[edit] 1999-2000
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | Robbie Keane | Coventry City |
September | Muzzy Izzet | Leicester City |
October | Kevin Phillips | Sunderland |
November | Sami Hyypiä | Liverpool |
December | Roy Keane | Manchester United |
January | Gareth Southgate | Aston Villa |
February | Paul Merson | Aston Villa |
March | Dwight Yorke | Manchester United |
April | Thierry Henry | Arsenal |
[edit] 1998-99
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | Michael Owen | Liverpool |
September | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United |
October | Roy Keane | Manchester United |
November | Dion Dublin | Aston Villa |
December | David Ginola | Tottenham Hotspur |
January | Dwight Yorke | Manchester United |
February | Nicolas Anelka | Arsenal |
March | Ray Parlour | Arsenal |
April | Kevin Campbell | Everton |
[edit] 1997-98
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal |
September | Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal |
October | Paulo Wanchope | Derby County |
November | Andy Cole & Kevin Davies | Manchester United & Southampton |
December | Steve McManaman | Liverpool |
January | Dion Dublin | Coventry City |
February | Chris Sutton | Blackburn Rovers |
March | Alex Manninger | Arsenal |
April | Emmanuel Petit | Arsenal |
[edit] 1996-97
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | David Beckham | Manchester United |
September | Patrik Berger | Liverpool |
October | Matt Le Tissier | Southampton |
November | Ian Wright | Arsenal |
December | Gianfranco Zola | Chelsea |
January | Tim Flowers | Blackburn Rovers |
February | Robbie Earle | Wimbledon |
March | Juninho Paulista | Middlesbrough |
April | Mickey Evans | Southampton |
[edit] 1995-96
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | David Ginola | Newcastle United |
September | Tony Yeboah | Leeds United |
October | Trevor Sinclair | Q.P.R. |
November | Robert Lee | Newcastle United |
December | Robbie Fowler | Liverpool |
January | Robbie Fowler & Stan Collymore | Liverpool |
February | Dwight Yorke | Aston Villa |
March | Eric Cantona | Manchester United |
April | Andrei Kanchelskis | Everton |
[edit] 1994-95
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
August | Jurgen Klinsmann | Tottenham Hotspur |
September | Robert Lee | Newcastle United |
October | Paul Ince | Manchester United |
November | Chris Sutton & Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers |
December | Matt Le Tissier | Southampton |
January | Chris Waddle | Sheffield Wednesday |
February | Duncan Ferguson | Everton |
March | Tony Yeboah | Leeds United |
April | David Seaman | Arsenal |
[edit] Leaders
- 4 times: Alan Shearer, Dennis Bergkamp, Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry, Steven Gerrard, Cristiano Ronaldo
- 3 times: Paul Scholes, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Frank Lampard, Dwight Yorke, Robbie Keane
[edit] Wins per nationality
Country | Total PotM |
---|---|
England | 65 |
France | 12 |
Netherlands | 8.5 |
Ireland | 5.5 |
Portugal | 4 |
Spain | 4 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 |
Wales | 2 |
Scotland | 2 |
Italy | 2 |
Finland | 2 |
Ghana | 2 |
Brazil | 1.5 |
Czech Republic | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1 |
Nigeria | 1 |
Argentina | 1 |
Russia | 1 |
Austria | 1 |
Peru | 1 |
Sweden | 1 |
Costa Rica | 1 |
Jamaica | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
Bulgaria | 0.5 |
[edit] Wins per club
Club | Total PotM |
---|---|
Manchester United | 25.5 |
Arsenal | 21 |
Liverpool | 13 |
Chelsea | 9 |
Newcastle United | 6 |
Leeds United | 6 |
Aston Villa | 6 |
Southampton | 5.5 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
Blackburn Rovers | 4 |
Everton | 4 |
West Ham United | 2 |
Coventry City | 2 |
Leicester City | 2 |
Bolton Wanderers | 2 |
Charlton Athletic | 2 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
Wimbledon | 1 |
Middlesbrough | 1 |
Derby County | 1 |
Portsmouth | 1 |
Sunderland | 1 |
Fulham | 1 |
Ipswich Town | 1 |
Birmingham City | 1 |
Manchester City | 1 |
Crystal Palace | 1 |
Q.P.R. | 1 |
[edit] Trivia
Robbie Fowler (1995/96), Dennis Bergkamp (in 1997) and Cristiano Ronaldo (in 2006) are the only players to have won the award in two successive months.
There has never been a Premiership season where a Manchester United player has not won a Player of the Month award.
Stuart Pearce is the only person to have won the award after winning the Manager of the Month award.