Now an established institution for nearly 40 years, the HCSS Player of the Year is voted for every May and June by the HCSS membership.
The award was for a long while an effective passport away from Boothferry Park and the KCOM Stadium, such was the propensity for our winners to transfer away from the Tigers or leave the professional game. These days the award is more likely to win you an England cap, once you join another club.
We offer the annual winner a “very lovely trophy” (as quoted by Richard Jobson in 1987), although various incarnations of the shield have been snaffled by departed centre backs. Our latest gong lacks history and the scars of being stored at the bottom of a packing case, but is impressive nonetheless.
The current holder of the HCSS POTY Trophy for 2022-23 is REGAN SLATER.
Below is a full list of the past winners of the award.
- 1983-84: Brian Marwood
- 1984-85: Billy Whitehurst
- 1985-86: Bobby Doyle
- 1986-87: Richard Jobson
- 1987-88: Tony Norman
- 1988-89: Wayne Jacobs
- 1989-90: Andy Payton
- 1990-91: Andy Payton
- 1991-92: Alan Fettis
- 1992-93: David Norton
- 1993-94: Dean Windass
- 1994-95: Dean Windass
- 1995-96: Roy Carroll
- 1996-97: Duane Darby
- 1997-98: Warren Joyce
- 1998-99: Justin Whittle
- 1999-00: Theodore Whitmore
- 2000-01: Ian Goodison
- 2001-02: Gary Alexander
- 2002-03: John Anderson
- 2003-04: Damien Delaney
- 2004-05: Stuart Elliott
- 2005-06: Boaz Myhill
- 2006-07: Dean Windass
- 2007-08: Michael Turner
- 2008-09: Michael Turner
- 2009-10: Stephen Hunt
- 2010-11: Anthony Gerrard
- 2011-12: James Chester
- 2012-13: Robbie Brady
- 2013-14: Curtis Davies
- 2014-15: Ahmed Elmohamady
- 2015-16: Moses Odubajo
- 2016-17: Harry Maguire
- 2017-18: Jarrod Bowen
- 2018-19: Jarrod Bowen
- 2019-20: Jarrod Bowen
- 2020-21: George Honeyman
- 2021-22: Keane Lewis-Potter
- 2022-23: Regan Slater