Ulster Footballer of the Year
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The Ulster Footballer of the Year is an association football player of the year award in Northern Ireland. One of two player of the year awards in Northern Ireland, the other is the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association award. The Ulster award is the older of the two.
It is awarded by Castlereagh Glentoran Supporters' Club to the player who is adjudged by an independent committee to have been the best of the season in the NIFL Premiership. The award has been presented since the 1950–51 season, when the inaugural winner was Kevin McGarry of Cliftonville. The current holder of the award is Chris Shields, of Linfield.[1] Glenn Ferguson has won the award most often: on three separate occasions.[2]
Winners
By player
Player | Total | Years |
---|---|---|
Glenn Ferguson | 3 | 2001, 2004, 2006 |
Billy Humphries | 2 | 1970, 1972 |
Lindsay McKeown | 2 | 1980, 1990 |
By country
Club | Players | Total |
---|---|---|
Northern Ireland | 56 | 60 |
Scotland | 7 | 7 |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 3 |
England | 1 | 1 |
By club
Club | Players | Total |
---|---|---|
Linfield | 21 | 24 |
Glentoran | 13 | 13 |
Crusaders | 7 | 7 |
Cliftonville | 6 | 6 |
Portadown | 5 | 5 |
Coleraine | 4 | 4 |
Ards | 2 | 3 |
Ballymena United | 3 | 3 |
Glenavon | 3 | 3 |
Derry City | 2 | 2 |
Newry City | 1 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ BBC
- ^ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2010–2011. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
- ^ "Gavin Whyte:Winger named Ulster Footballer of the Year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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