Derby County F.C. Player of the Year

Derby County's Player Of The Season award is voted for by the club's supporters and named in honour of Jackie Stamps (The Jack Stamps Trophy) – who scored two goals in Derby's sole FA Cup final victory in 1946. It was first introduced in the 1968–69 season.

Key

Symbol	Meaning
‡	Divisional change due to promotion or relegation.
†	Derby County player in the 2023–24 season.[1]
Apps	Appearances.
Player (X)	Number of times a player has won the award.

Winners

As of the end of the 2023–24 season.

Season	Level[lower-alpha 1]	Name	Position[lower-alpha 2]	Nationality	Apps[3]	Goals	Notes	Ref
1968–69	2	Roy McFarland	Defender	England	51	9	[lower-alpha 3]	[4]
1969–70	1 ‡	John O'Hare	Forward	Scotland	49	16		[4]
1970–71	1	Dave Mackay	Defender	Scotland	47	3		[4]
1971–72	1	Colin Todd	Defender	England	49	0		[4]
1972–73	1	Kevin Hector	Forward	England	57	23		[4]
1973–74	1	Ron Webster	Defender	England	45	0		[4]
1974–75	1	Peter Daniel	Defender	England	49	3		[4]
1975–76	1	Charlie George	Forward	England	46	24		[4]
1976–77	1	Leighton James	Midfielder	Wales	55	15		[4]
1977–78	1	Dave Langan	Defender	Republic of Ireland	44	0		[4]
1978–79	1	Steve Powell	Midfielder	England	43	3		[4]
1979–80	1	Steve Buckley	Defender	England	45	0		[4]
1980–81	2 ‡	Roger Jones	Goalkeeper	England	46	0	[lower-alpha 4]	[4]
1981–82	2	Steve Buckley (2)	Defender	England	43	5	[lower-alpha 6]	[4]
1982–83	2	Steve Cherry	Goalkeeper	England	35	0		[4]
1983–84	2	Archie Gemmill	Midfielder	Scotland	44	2		[4]
1984–85	3 ‡	Bobby Davison	Forward	England	50	23		[4]
1985–86	3	Ross MacLaren	Defender	Scotland	58	5		[4]
1986–87	2 ‡	Geraint Williams	Midfielder	Wales	46	2		[4]
1987–88	1 ‡	Michael Forsyth	Defender	England	42	2		[4]
1988–89	1	Mark Wright	Defender	England	37	1		[4]
1989–90	1	Mark Wright (2)	Defender	England	43	6	[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7]	[4]
1990–91	1	Dean Saunders	Forward	Wales	43	20		[4]
1991–92	2 ‡	Ted McMinn	Midfielder	Scotland	45	3		[4]
1992–93	2	Marco Gabbiadini	Forward	England	54	12		[4]
1993–94	2	Martin Taylor	Goalkeeper	England	53	0		[4]
1994–95	2	Craig Short	Defender	England	42	3		[4]
1995–96	2	Dean Yates	Defender	England	42	2		[4]
1996–97	1 ‡	Chris Powell	Defender	England	39	0		[4]
1997–98	1	Francesco Baiano	Forward	Italy	36	13	[lower-alpha 8]	[4]
1998–99	1	Jacob Laursen	Defender	Denmark	44	0		[4]
1999–2000	1	Mart Poom	Goalkeeper	Estonia	29	0		[4]
2000–01	1	Chris Riggott	Defender	England	36	5		[4]
2001–02	1	Danny Higginbotham	Defender	Gibraltar	40	1		[4]
2002–03	2 ‡	Giorgi Kinkladze	Midfielder	Georgia	30	4		[4]
2003–04	2	Youl Mawéné	Defender	France	31	0		[4]
2004–05	2	Iñigo Idiakez	Midfielder	Spain	46	10		[4]
2005–06	2	Tommy Smith	Midfielder	England	46	10		[4]
2006–07	2	Steve Howard	Forward	Scotland	51	19	[lower-alpha 9]	[4]
2007–08	1 ‡	The Fans					[lower-alpha 10]	[4]
2008–09	2 ‡	Rob Hulse	Forward	England	54	18		[4]
2009–10	2	Shaun Barker	Defender	England	38	5		[4]
2010–11	2	John Brayford	Defender	England	48	1		[4]
2011–12	2	Craig Bryson	Midfielder	Scotland	46	6		[4]
2012–13	2	Richard Keogh	Defender	Republic of Ireland	49	4		[5]
2013–14	2	Craig Bryson (2)	Midfielder	Scotland	49	16		[5]
2014–15	2	Will Hughes	Midfielder	England	47	3		[5]
2015–16	2	Richard Keogh (2)	Defender	Republic of Ireland	49	1		[5]
2016–17	2	Scott Carson	Goalkeeper	England	50	0		[5]
2017–18	2	Matěj Vydra	Forward	Czech Republic	44	22		[6]
2018–19	2	Fikayo Tomori	Defender	England	49	2		[7]
2019–20	2	Matthew Clarke	Defender	England	35	1		[8]
2020–21	2	Graeme Shinnie	Midfielder	Scotland	43	3		[9]
2021–22	2	Curtis Davies	Defender	Sierra Leone	47	4		[10]
2022–23	3 ‡	David McGoldrick	Striker	Republic of Ireland	45	25		[11]
2023–24	3	Curtis Nelson †	Defender	England	51	2		[12]

⁺ Cited sources as at and subsequent to Derby County's 1968–69 season.

Wins by playing position

Position[lower-alpha 2]	Individuals	Total
Goalkeeper	5	5
Defender	24	27
Midfielder	11	12
Striker	11	11

Wins by nationality

Nationality	Individuals	Total
England	28	30
Scotland	8	9
Republic of Ireland	3	4
Wales	3	3
Czech Republic	1	1
Denmark	1	1
Estonia	1	1
France	1	1
Georgia	1	1
Gibraltar	1	1
Italy	1	1
Sierra Leone	1	1
Spain	1	1

Footnotes

1. The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.
2. For a detailed description of playing positions, see Association football positions.
3. The first winner of the award in 1969.
4. The first goalkeeper to win.
5. The first multiple winner
6. Won the award on two occasions.
7. The first back-to-back winner
8. The first winner from outside the British Isles.
9. English at time of winning.
10. After poor results throughout the season.

References

General

• Mortimer, Gerald (2006). Derby County: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
• "Derby County". Soccerbase.

Specific

1. "Derby County". SoccerBase.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
2. Mortimer, Gerald. Derby County: The Complete Record. pp. 350–425.
3. Appearances and goals from the season the player won the award. Includes appearances and goals in the Football League (including play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy, European Cup and UEFA Cup. Sources: 1968–69 to 2005–06,^[2]
4. "Player of the Year". DCFC Media. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
5. Chris Watson (27 March 2018). "Every Derby County player of the year in the club's history". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
6. Matt Davies (1 May 2018). "Matej Vydra named Derby County player of the year as he bags a hat-trick of awards". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
7. "Fikayo Tomori named Derby County's player of the year". Derby Telegraph. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
8. "Matt Clarke Crowned 2019/20 Jack Stamps Player Of The Season". Derby County. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
9. "Supporters Name Shinnie As 2020/21 Jack Stamps Player Of The Season". Derby County. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
10. "Davies named Supporters' Club Player of the Season for 2021/22 season". Derby County. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
11. "McGoldrick And Cashin Win Derbys Player Young Player Of The Season Awards". Derby County. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
12. "NELSON NAMED DERBY'S 2023/24 JACK STAMPS PLAYER OF THE SEASON". Derby County. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.