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

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

Wins by playing position

Position	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

References

General

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