Everton F.C. End of Season Awards
The Everton Player of the Season award is an official award given by Everton Football Club to the best performing player from the club over the course of the season. The award is given based on votes by Everton supporters on the club's website.[1]
The inaugural award was given to Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta in 2006, and it has been presented every season since.[2] The award has been given to 15 different players over the course of 21 seasons, with four players being awarded on more than one occasion. Of these four players, only Jordan Pickford has won the award four times, in 2018 and in three consecutive seasons between 2022 and 2024.[3][4] In 2010, South African winger Steven Pienaar became the first player from outside of Europe to win the award.[5]
Player of the Season Award
Winners
The Fans' Player of the season is determined through a vote on the Everton website in which five candidates are nominated by the club. Fans are then free to vote for their player of choice. The player with the greatest number of votes wins the award. This award has been presented from 2006 onward.
- Notes: Players in bold are still playing for Everton.
- Source:[6]
Wins by player
| Player | Total wins | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|
 Jordan Pickford |
4 | 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
 Mikel Arteta |
2 | 2005–06, 2006–07 |
| Phil Jagielka |
2 | 2008–09, 2014–15 |
| Leighton Baines |
2 | 2010–11, 2012–13 |
| Joleon Lescott |
1 | 2007–08 |
 Steven Pienaar |
1 | 2009–10 |
 John Heitinga |
1 | 2011–12 |
 Séamus Coleman |
1 | 2013–14 |
| Gareth Barry |
1 | 2015–16 |
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1 | 2016–17 |
 Lucas Digne |
1 | 2018–19 |
 Richarlison |
1 | 2019–20 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
1 | 2020–21 |
 Idrissa Gueye |
1 | 2024–25 |
| James Garner |
1 | 2025–26 |
Wins by playing position
| Position | Number of wins |
|---|---|
| Defender | 8 |
| Midfielder | 6 |
| Goalkeeper | 4 |
| Forward | 3 |
Wins by nationality
| Winner | Number of winners |
|---|---|
| England |
12 |
| Spain |
2 |
| South Africa |
1 |
| Netherlands |
1 |
| Republic of Ireland |
1 |
| Belgium |
1 |
| France |
1 |
| Brazil |
1 |
| Senegal |
1 |
Players' Player of the Season Award
The Players' player of the season award is given to the player at the club with the greatest number of votes from teammates. This award has been presented from the 2005–06 season onwards.
- Notes: Players in bold are still playing for Everton.
- Source:[6]
Young Player of the Season Award
- Notes: Players in bold are still playing for Everton.
- Source:[6]
Greatest Ever team
At the start of the 2003–04 season, as part of the club's official celebration of their 125th anniversary, supporters cast votes to determine the greatest ever Everton team.[7]
Source:[7]
Everton Giants
In 2000, Everton selected 11 "Giants", and initially one additional giant was added per year, until two were added in 2020, then no more were added until 2025 when a further four were added and an additional one added in 2026.[8]
| Year Awarded | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jack Sharp |
Midfielder |
| Sam Chedgzoy |
Midfielder | |
| Dixie Dean |
Forward | |
| Ted Sagar |
Goalkeeper | |
| Tommy Jones |
Defender | |
| Dave Hickson |
Forward | |
 Alex Young |
Forward | |
| Bob Latchford |
Forward | |
 Neville Southall |
Goalkeeper | |
| Dave Watson |
Defender | |
| Howard Kendall |
Midfielder | |
| 2001 | Alan Ball |
Midfielder |
| 2002 | Ray Wilson |
Defender |
| 2003 | Kevin Ratcliffe |
Defender |
| 2004 | Joe Royle |
Forward |
| 2005 | Graeme Sharp |
Forward |
| 2006 | Peter Reid |
Midfielder |
| 2007 | Colin Harvey |
Midfielder |
| 2008 | Gordon West |
Goalkeeper |
| 2009 | Harry Catterick |
Forward |
| 2010 | Trevor Steven |
Midfielder |
| 2011 | Duncan Ferguson |
Forward |
| 2012 | Brian Labone |
Defender |
| 2013 | Derek Temple |
Forward |
| 2014 | Bobby Collins |
Midfielder |
| 2015 | Mick Lyons |
Defender |
| 2016 | Tommy Wright |
Defender |
| 2017 | Roy Vernon |
Forward |
| 2018 | Adrian Heath |
Forward |
| 2019 | David Unsworth |
Defender |
| 2020 | Gary Stevens |
Defender |
| Pat Van Den Hauwe |
Defender | |
| 2025 | Paul Bracewell |
Midfielder |
| Andy Gray |
Forward | |
| Derek Mountfield |
Defender | |
| Kevin Sheedy |
Midfielder | |
| 2026 | Leighton Baines |
Defender |
- Notes: Players in bold both played for and had a permanent manager position at Everton.
References
- ↑ "Vote For Your Player, Young Player And Goal Of The Season". Everton F.C. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ↑ "Player of the Season". ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ↑ Boyland, Patrick. "Everton's player of the season - James Tarkowski". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ↑ Mallows, Tom (22 May 2024). "Branthwaite and Pickford among winners at Everton end of season awards". Royal Blue Mersey. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ↑ "Player of the Year Steven Pienaar pledges loyalty to Everton". ESPN. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Honours". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- 1 2 "Greatest Ever Everton team". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2006.
- ↑ "Everton Giants". Everton F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
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