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Iwan Roberts
, who won the award twice.
The
Norwich City Player of the Season
award is voted for annually by
Norwich City
's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the
football
season.
[1]
As a mark of respect, the trophy is named
The
Barry Butler
memorial trophy
, after the club captain who was killed in a car accident on 9 April 1966.
[2]
This is the more prestigious of two official Norwich City awards, the other being the
Young Player of the Year
accolade.
[3]
The 2003?04 winner
Craig Fleming
made clear just how important this award is to Norwich City players, "It is something you dream of winning... it is such a prestigious award".
[4]
Other awards available are awarded by other bodies, namely the Capital Canaries, Norwich City Independent Supporters Association, and the "Ambassador Club".
[5]
Since the inaugural award was made to
Terry Allcock
in 1967, nine players have won the award twice, and one,
Grant Holt
, has won the award three times, in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
[6]
Kevin Keelan
was the first player to win the award in consecutive seasons, a feat since emulated by
Martin Peters
,
Kevin Drinkell
,
Iwan Roberts
, and Grant Holt.
[7]
Two winners have gone on to manage the club,
Dave Stringer
,
[8]
the 1972 winner, and double-winner
Bryan Gunn
.
Voting mechanism
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This award is voted for by the fans of the club. Toward the end of the season, fans are invited to vote, either by submitting a paper slip to the club's
Carrow Road
offices, or by email or
text message
, with the winner being the player that polls the most votes.
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A percentage of the votes from the 'Player of the Month' awards throughout the season also count towards the final votes for Player of the year.
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List of winners
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Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame
inductee
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† Player currently on the playing staff of the club
Summary of wins by playing position
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Gary Holt's
achievements from midfield in 2001?02 were also recognised with the Capital Canaries Player of the Season award
Position
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Number of winners
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Goalkeeper
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7
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Defender
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17
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Midfielder
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12
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Forward
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16
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Summary of wins by country
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The official "Level" of competition in
the structure of the English league system
.
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For a full description of positions see
Football Positions
.
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If blank, uncapped at full international level.
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By this point in his career, the former forward was playing at "half-back".
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Keelan was born in India, to English parents.
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Played some games in defence, but scored 28 goals in all competitions and was then sold to
Blackburn Rovers
for a then national record fee of £5million.
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Also played some games as a striker.
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Doherty has been classed as a defender, Sutton as a striker, Allcock as a defender.
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a
b
Multiple winners are counted multiple times.
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Includes strikers and wingers.
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