Player of the Season Winners

Player of the Season

Below is a complete list of our Men's Player of the Season winners since the award was first presented in 1967. 

The current holder of the award is Kyle John, who became the 51st player to win the accolade. 

Seven players have been named Player of the Season twice: 

  • David Harris (1974, 1977)
  • Ray Walker (1988, 1991)
  • Mark Grew (1989, 1992)
  • Neil Aspin (1990, 1994)
  • Martin Foyle (1995, 1999)
  • Nathan Smith (2017, 2023)
  • Ben Garrity (2022, 2024)

Tom Pope is the only player to feature across three seasons (2013, 2014, 2018)

Port Vale Football Club Player of the Season

1967Roy Sproson1998Gareth Ainsworth
1969Ron Wilson1999Martin Foyle
1970John Green2000Tommy Widdrington
1971Tommy McLaren2001Dave Brammer
1972Sammy Morgan2002Mark Goodlad
1973Ray Williams2003Sam Collins
1974David Harris2004Stephen McPhee
1975John Connaughton2005Billy Paynter
1976John Ridley2006George Pilkington 
1977David Harris2007Akpo Sodje 
1978Ken Beamish2008Paul Harsley 
1979Bernie Wright2009Joe Anyon
1980Kenny Beech2010Anthony Griffith 
1981Russell Bromage2011John McCombe
1982Ernie Moss2012Doug Loft
1983Wayne Cegielski2013Tom Pope
1984Eamonn O'Keefe2014Tom Pope
1985Alan Webb2015Michael O'Connor
1986Jim Arnold2016Anthony Grant
1987Andy Jones2017Nathan Smith
1988Ray Walker2018Tom Pope
1989Mark Grew2019Scott Brown 
1990Neil Aspin2020David Worrall
1991Ray Walker2021Tom Conlon
1992Mark Grew2022Ben Garrity
1993Ian Taylor2023Nathan Smith 
1994Neil Aspin2024Ben Garrity
1995Martin Foyle2025Ryan Croasdale
1996Jon McCarthy2026Kyle John
1997Lee Mills