Supporters have voted Ben Garrity as the 2023/24 Player of the Year.
Ben Garrity made 50 appearances in all competitions during the 2023/24 season, scoring 13 goals. He was also a pivotal part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup for the first time in the club’s 147-year history.
Upon receiving the award, Ben Garrity said:
“I’m buzzing that the fans voted me as Player of the Season. It’s been a season full of ups and downs and unfortunately ended in a way we didn’t want, but I can assure you that we will be doing everything we can to bounce back.”
“I’m excited to see what this new season brings and hopefully play a big part in making it a great one.”
The Port Vale FC Player of the Year Award has been presented every year since 1967 and previous winners can be found below:
1967 | Roy Sproson | 1996 | Jon McCarthy |
1969 | Ron Wilson | 1997 | Lee Mills |
1970 | John Green | 1998 | Gareth Ainsworth |
1971 | Tommy McLaren | 1999 | Martin Foyle |
1972 | Sammy Morgan | 2000 | Tommy Widdrington |
1973 | Ray Williams | 2001 | Dave Brammer |
1974 | David Harris | 2002 | Mark Goodlad |
1975 | John Connaughton | 2003 | Sam Collins |
1976 | John Ridley | 2004 | Stephen McPhee |
1977 | David Harris | 2005 | Billy Paynter |
1978 | Ken Beamish | 2006 | George Pilkington |
1979 | Bernie Wright | 2007 | Akpo Sodje |
1980 | Kenny Beech | 2008 | Paul Harsley |
1981 | Russell Bromage | 2009 | Joe Anyon |
1982 | Ernie Moss | 2010 | Anthony Griffith |
1983 | Wayne Cegielski | 2011 | John McCombe |
1984 | Eamonn O'Keefe | 2012 | Doug Loft |
1985 | Alan Webb | 2013 | Tom Pope |
1986 | Jim Arnold | 2014 | Tom Pope |
1987 | Andy Jones | 2015 | Michael O'Connor |
1988 | Ray Walker | 2016 | Anthony Grant |
1989 | Mark Grew | 2017 | Nathan Smith |
1990 | Neil Aspin | 2018 | Tom Pope |
1991 | Ray Walker | 2019 | Scott Brown |
1992 | Mark Grew | 2020 | David Worrall |
1993 | Ian Taylor | 2021 | Tom Conlon |
1994 | Neil Aspin | 2022 | Ben Garrity |
1995 | Martin Foyle | 2023 | Nathan Smith |
2024 | Ben Garrity |