Bristol Rovers F.C. Player of the Year


The Bristol Rovers Player of the Year award has been presented annually to the player voted the best in the preceding season by the fans of Bristol Rovers Football Club. The winning player has been awarded a trophy by the Bristol Rovers Supporters club every year since 1983, and in 2018 the Football Club also began naming their own player of the year at an end-of-season awards dinner.

Bristol Rovers Supporters' Club player of the year

The first trophy was presented in 1983, but due to there being little space to engrave the names of any more winners the supporters' club commissioned a new trophy in 2018, which was named the Geoff Dunford Memorial Trophy in honour of the former football club chairman who had died the previous year.
SeasonPlayerNationPositionAgeNotesRefs
1982–83Aidan McCafferyDefender
1983–84Brian WilliamsMidfielder
1984–85Tim ParkinDefender
1985–86Tim ParkinDefenderFirst multiple winner
1986–87Geoff TwentymanDefender
1987–88Gary PenriceForward
1988–89Nigel MartynGoalkeeperYoungest ever winner
1989–90Ian HollowayMidfielder
1990–91Carl SaundersForward
1991–92Carl SaundersForward
1992–93Gary WaddockMidfielder
1993–94Worrell SterlingMidfielder
1994–95Andy TillsonDefender
1995–96Marcus StewartForward
1996–97Andy CollettGoalkeeper
1997–98Barry HaylesForward
1998–99Trevor ChallisDefender
1999–2000Andy ThomsonDefender
2000–01Steve FosterDefender
2001–02Scott HowieGoalkeeperFirst non-English-born winner
2002–03Vitālijs AstafjevsMidfielderFirst non-UK-born winner
2003–04Kevin MillerGoalkeeperOldest ever winner
2004–05James HuntMidfielder
2005–06Richard WalkerForward
2006–07Steve PhillipsGoalkeeper
2007–08Stuart CampbellMidfielder
2008–09Rickie LambertForward
2009–10Stuart CampbellMidfielder
2010–11Stuart CampbellMidfielderFirst three-time winner
2011–12Danny WoodardsDefender
2012–13Michael SmithDefender
2013–14Michael SmithDefender
2014–15Tom ParkesDefender
2015–16Matty TaylorForward
2016–17Ollie ClarkeMidfielder
2017–18Ellis HarrisonForward

Notes:
Four players have won the award on more than one occasion. The record for most wins belongs to Stuart Campbell, who was player of the year in 2008, 2010 and 2011, while three other players have won the award twice.
PlayerNationalityNumber of wins
Stuart Campbell3
Tim Parkin2
Carl Saunders2
Michael Smith2

Number of wins by nationality

Number of wins by position

Bristol Rovers Football Club Player of the Year

Bristol Rovers Football Club held their inaugural end of season awards dinner in 2018, where they presented their own player of the year award. This went to midfielder Liam Sercombe.
SeasonPlayerNationPositionAgeNotesRefs
2017–18Liam SercombeMidfielder
2018–19Ollie ClarkeMidfielder

Comparison of Supporters' Club and Football Club winners