League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month

The League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month is awarded monthly to the best player in the top flight of Irish football.

Selection panel

The winners of each month's award is selected by the Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland, commonly known as the SWAI.

Winners

Contents

2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014

Key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Tony McDonnell, receiving the award in March 2006.
Paddy McCourt, Player of the Month for June 2006.
Joseph Ndo, the Player of the Month for September 2011.
Month Year[nb 1] Nationality Player Team Position
August 2000–01  England Kevin Hunt Bohemians MF
September 2000–01  Ireland Glen Crowe Bohemians FW
October 2000–01  Ireland Glen Crowe Bohemians FW
November 2000–01  Ireland Stephen O'Brien Longford Town GK
December 2000–01  Ireland Richie Baker Shelbourne MF
January 2000–01  Ireland Paul Doolin Shelbourne MF
February 2000–01  Ireland Liam Kelly St Patrick's Athletic FW
March 2000–01 N/A No Award N/A N/A
April 2000–01  England Mark Rutherford Bohemians FW
August 2001–02  Ireland Stephen O'Brien Longford Town GK
September 2001–02  Uganda Charles Mbabazi Livingstone St Patrick's Athletic MF
October 2001–02  Northern Ireland Darren Kelly Derry City DF
November 2001–02  Ireland Ollie Cahill Cork City MF
December 2001–02  Ireland Kevin Doherty Shelbourne DF
January 2001–02  Ireland Billy Woods Shamrock Rovers MF
February 2001–02  Ireland Ger McCarthy St Patrick's Athletic FW
March 2001–02  Ireland Darragh Maguire St Patrick's Athletic DF
July 2002–03  Ireland John O'Flynn Cork City FW
August 2002–03  Ireland George O'Callaghan Cork City FW
September 2002–03  Barbados Eric Lavine Longford Town FW
October 2002–03  Northern Ireland Eamon Doherty Derry City MF
November 2002–03  Ireland Glen Crowe Bohemians FW
December 2002–03  Ireland Barry Ryan UCD GK
January 2002–03  England Kevin Hunt Bohemians MF
April 2003  Ireland John O'Flynn Cork City FW
May 2003  Wales Steve Williams Shelbourne GK
June 2003  Ireland Tony Grant Shamrock Rovers FW
July 2003  Ireland Colin Hawkins Bohemians DF
August 2003  England Chris Adamson St Patrick's Athletic GK
September 2003  Ireland Jason Byrne Shelbourne FW
October 2003  Ireland Shane Barrett Longford Town FW
November 2003  Wales Jamie Harris Shelbourne DF
April 2004  Ireland Jason Byrne Shelbourne FW
May 2004  Ireland Trevor Molloy Shamrock Rovers FW
June 2004  Ireland Liam Kearney Cork City MF
July 2004  Ireland Wes Hoolahan Shelbourne MF
August 2004  Ireland Owen Heary Shelbourne DF
September 2004  Ireland Daryl Murphy Waterford United FW
October 2004  Ireland Dave Warren Cobh Ramblers FW
November 2004  Ireland Kevin Doyle Cork City FW
March/April 2005  Ireland Richie Baker Shelbourne MF
May 2005  Ireland George O'Callaghan Cork City FW
July 2005  Ireland Mark Farren Derry City FW
August 2005  Ireland Liam Kearney Cork City MF
September 2005  Northern Ireland Peter Hutton Derry City DF
October 2005  Ireland Jason Byrne Shelbourne FW
November 2005  Ireland Roy O'Donovan Cork City FW
March 2006  Ireland Tony McDonnell UCD DF
April 2006  Ireland Glen Fitzpatrick Shelbourne FW
May 2006  Ireland Graham Gartland Drogheda United DF
June 2006  Northern Ireland Paddy McCourt Derry City MF
July 2006  Ireland Dan Murray Cork City DF
August 2006  Northern Ireland Kevin Deery Derry City MF
September 2006  Ireland Joe Gamble Cork City MF
October 2006  Ireland Owen Heary Shelbourne DF
March 2007  Ireland Alan Kirby St Patrick's Athletic MF
April 2007  Ireland Brian Shelley Drogheda United DF
May 2007  Ireland Tadhg Purcell Shamrock Rovers FW
June 2007  Ireland Derek Glynn Galway United FW
July 2007  England Matthew Judge Sligo Rovers FW
August 2007  Ireland Dave Mooney Longford Town FW
September 2007  Ireland Guy Bates Drogheda United FW
October 2007  Ireland Brian Shelley Drogheda United DF
March 2008  Ireland Keith Fahey St Patrick's Athletic MF
April 2008  Ireland Patrick Kavanagh Bray Wanderers MF
May 2008  Ireland Killian Brennan Bohemians MF
June 2008  Ireland Dave Mooney Cork City FW
July 2008  Ireland Ollie Cahill Drogheda United MF
August 2008  Ireland Mark Quigley St Patrick's Athletic FW
September 2008  Ireland Gary Deegan Bohemians MF
October 2008  Ireland Owen Heary Bohemians DF
November 2008  Ireland Brian Murphy Bohemians GK
March 2009  Ireland Derek O'Brien Galway United MF
April 2009  Scotland Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers FW
May 2009  Ireland Colin Healy Cork City MF
June 2009  Ireland Raffaele Cretaro Sligo Rovers FW
July 2009  Ireland Declan O'Brien St Patrick's Athletic FW
August 2009  Ireland Brian Shelley Bohemians DF
September 2009  Scotland Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers FW
October 2009  Ireland Raffaele Cretaro Sligo Rovers FW
November 2009  Ireland Conan Byrne Sporting Fingal MF
March 2010  Ireland Conor Kenna St Patrick's Athletic DF
April 2010  Ireland Karl Sheppard Galway United FW
May 2010  Ireland David McMillan UCD FW
June 2010  Ireland Paddy Madden Bohemians FW
July 2010  Ireland Dave Mulcahy St Patrick's Athletic MF
August 2010  Ireland Aidan Price Shamrock Rovers DF
September 2010  Ireland Jake Kelly Bray Wanderers FW
October 2010  Ireland Richie Ryan Sligo Rovers MF
November 2010  Ireland Ciaran Kelly Sligo Rovers GK
March 2011  Ireland Mark Quigley Dundalk FW
April 2011  Ireland Gary Dempsey Bray Wanderers MF
May 2011  Ireland Eoin Doyle Sligo Rovers FW
June 2011  England Danny North St Patrick's Athletic FW
July 2011  Ireland Conor McCormack Shamrock Rovers MF
August 2011  Ireland Patrick Sullivan Shamrock Rovers DF
September 2011  Cameroon Joseph Ndo Sligo Rovers MF
October 2011  Ireland Karl Sheppard Shamrock Rovers FW
November 2011  Ireland Stephen Paisley Shelbourne DF
March 2012  Scotland Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers FW
April 2012  Ireland Chris Forrester St Patrick's Athletic MF
May 2012  Ireland Jason Byrne Bray Wanderers FW
June 2012  England Danny North Sligo Rovers FW
July 2012  Ireland Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic FW
August 2012  Ireland Mark Quigley Sligo Rovers FW
September 2012  Ireland Jason McGuinness Sligo Rovers DF
October 2012  Scotland Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers FW
November 2012  Northern Ireland Rory Patterson Derry City FW
March 2013  England Anthony Elding Sligo Rovers FW
April 2013  Ireland Barry McNamee Derry City MF
May 2013  Ireland Killian Brennan St Patrick's Athletic MF
June 2013  Ireland Jason Byrne Bray Wanderers FW
July 2013  Ireland Patrick Hoban Dundalk FW
August 2013  Ireland Richie Towell Dundalk MF
September 2013  Ireland Anthony Flood St Patrick's Athletic FW
October 2013  Ireland Ciarán Kilduff Cork City FW
November 2013  England Danny North Sligo Rovers FW
March 2014  Ireland Gary O'Neill Drogheda United FW
April 2014  Ireland Chris Forrester St Patrick's Athletic MF
May 2014  Ireland Daryl Horgan Dundalk MF
June 2014  Ireland Mark O'Sullivan Cork City FW
July 2014  Ireland Richie Towell Dundalk MF
August 2014  Ireland Rory Gaffney Limerick FW
September 2014  Ireland Dane Massey Dundalk DF
October 2014  Ireland Patrick Hoban Dundalk FW
November 2014  Ireland Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic FW

Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion since 2006.

* Indicates current League of Ireland Premier Division player
Italics Indicates players still playing professional football
Rank Player Wins
1st Gary Twigg 4
2nd Danny North* 3
Brian Shelley
3rd Christy Fagan* 2
Patrick Hoban*
Richie Towell*
Chris Forrester*
Jason Byrne*
Killian Brennan*
Mark Quigley*
Karl Sheppard*
Raffaele Cretaro*
Owen Heary
Dave Mooney

Awards won by position

As of 26 November 2014 (From August 2000)

Position Wins
Forward 60
Midfielder 37
Defender 20
Goalkeeper 7

Awards won by nationality

As of 26 November 2014 (From August 2000)

Country Wins
 Ireland 99
 England 9
 Northern Ireland 6
 Scotland 4
 Wales 2
 Cameroon 1
 Barbados 1
 Uganda 1

Awards won by club

As of 26 November 2014

Club Wins
Bohemians 43
St Patrick's Athletic 39
Shamrock Rovers 34
Shelbourne 32
Cork City 31
Dundalk 27
Sligo Rovers 23
Derry City 23
Waterford United 15
Drogheda United 13
Limerick 11
Galway United 10
Finn Harps 10
Bray Wanderers 8
Athlone Town 8
UCD 7
Cork Celtic 6
Longford Town 5
Cobh Ramblers 4
Home Farm 4
Cork Hibernians 4
Cork Alberts 2
Sporting Fingal 1
Ashtownvilla 1
Kilkenny City 1
Thurles Town 1

See also

Notes

  1. Each year is linked to an article on the particular season associated with the month of that year.

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