Bolton Wanderers F.C. Player of the Year

The Bolton Wanderers F.C. Player of the Year is an award presented to the Bolton Wanderers fans' player of the season.

The first winner of the award was Simon Charlton in 2002. Since then, fourteen more players have won the award with one player, Kevin Davies, winning the award three times and another, Tim Ream, winning it twice. Davies was the only player to retain the trophy, winning it in 2008 and 2009 until Ream retained it himself in 2014 and 2015.

Voting takes place towards the end of each season, usually in April, and is open to anyone. Fans can click on a link on the Bolton Wanderers website.

Winners

Players in bold are still playing for Bolton Wanderers.

Season	Name	Nationality	Position	Notes	Ref(s)
2001–02	Simon Charlton	England	Defender		^[1]
2002–03	Jay-Jay Okocha	Nigeria	Midfielder	First winner from outside England	^[1]
2003–04	Kevin Davies	England	Forward		^[1]
2004–05	Bruno Ngotty	France	Defender	First winner from mainland Europe	^[1]
2005–06	Ricardo Gardner	Jamaica	Midfielder	First winner from CONCACAF	^[1]
2006–07	Jussi Jääskeläinen	Finland	Goalkeeper		^[1]
2007–08	Kevin Davies	England	Forward	First player to win the award twice	^[1]
2008–09	Kevin Davies	England	Forward	First player to retain the award	^[1]
2009–10	Lee Chung-yong	South Korea	Midfielder	First winner from Asia	^[1]
2010–11	Stuart Holden	United States	Midfielder	First winner from North America	^[1]
2011–12	Ádám Bogdán	Hungary	Goalkeeper		^[1]
2012–13	Jay Spearing	England	Midfielder	First on loan player to win award	^[1]
2013–14	Tim Ream	United States	Defender		^[1]
2014–15	Tim Ream	United States	Defender		^[1]
2015–16	Rob Holding	England	Defender	First player to come through the youth team to win award	^[2]
2016–17	David Wheater	England	Defender		^[3]
2017–18	Ben Alnwick	England	Goalkeeper		^[4]
2018–19	Gary O'Neil	England	Midfielder		^[5]
2019–20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Season ended early because of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Ricardo Santos	Portugal	Defender		^[6]
2021–22	Oladapo Afolayan	England	Midfielder		^[7]
2022–23	Conor Bradley	Northern Ireland	Defender		^[8]
2023–24	Josh Sheehan	Wales	Midfielder		^[9]

Wins by player

Winner	Total wins	Year(s)
Kevin Davies	3	2004, 2008, 2009
Tim Ream	2	2014, 2015
Simon Charlton	1	2002
Jay-Jay Okocha	1	2003
Bruno Ngotty	1	2005
Ricardo Gardner	1	2006
Jussi Jääskeläinen	1	2007
Lee Chung-yong	1	2010
Stuart Holden	1	2011
Ádám Bogdán	1	2012
Jay Spearing	1	2013
Rob Holding	1	2016
David Wheater	1	2017
Ben Alnwick	1	2018
Gary O'Neil	1	2019
Ricardo Santos	1	2021
Oladapo Afolayan	1	2022
Conor Bradley	1	2023
Josh Sheehan	1	2024

Wins by playing position

Position	Number of wins
Goalkeeper	3
Defender	8
Midfielder	8
Forward	3

Wins by nationality

Nationality	Number of winners
England	10
United States	3
Nigeria	1
France	1
Jamaica	1
Finland	1
South Korea	1
Hungary	1
Portugal	1
Northern Ireland	1
Wales	1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ BWFC, Official (21 April 2016). "Voting now open for Player of the Year award". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ BWFC, Official (29 April 2016). "Rob Holding wins Player of the Year for 2015/16". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ "End of Season Awards Dinner - The Winners".
^ "Ben Alnwick named Bolton Wanderers' 2017/18 Player of the Year". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
^ "Gary O'Neil named as Wanderers' 2018/19 Player of the Year". Bolton Wanderers FC. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ Bolton Wanderers: "Ricardo Almeida Santos Named As Bolton Wanderers’ 2020/21 Player Of The Year"
^ [https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/afolayan-named-player-of-the-year/ BWFC: "Afolayan Named Player of the Year"
^ "Bradley is season star"
^ "Double Delight For Sheehan"

[voting-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ BWFC, Official (21 April 2016). "Voting now open for Player of the Year award". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[2] BWFC, Official (29 April 2016). "Rob Holding wins Player of the Year for 2015/16". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[3] "End of Season Awards Dinner - The Winners".

[4] "Ben Alnwick named Bolton Wanderers' 2017/18 Player of the Year". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

[5] "Gary O'Neil named as Wanderers' 2018/19 Player of the Year". Bolton Wanderers FC. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[6] Bolton Wanderers: "Ricardo Almeida Santos Named As Bolton Wanderers’ 2020/21 Player Of The Year"

[7] [https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/afolayan-named-player-of-the-year/ BWFC: "Afolayan Named Player of the Year"

[8] "Bradley is season star"

[9] "Double Delight For Sheehan"

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v t e Bolton Wanderers Football Club
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Home stadium	Pike's Lane Burnden Park Toughsheet Community Stadium
Players	100+ appearances 25–99 appearances 1–24 appearances
Related teams	Bolton Wanderers Women
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v t e Lists of male footballers in England by club
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Aston Villa Brentford 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals Hall of Fame POTY Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crystal Palace 100+ POTY Everton 100+ Internationals Hall of Fame Fulham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Ipswich Town 100+ Hall of Fame POTY Leicester City Liverpool 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Manchester City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Manchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Captains Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 100+ Internationals Southampton 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Burnley 100+ Internationals Cardiff City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Captains Internationals Coventry City 100+ Internationals POTY Derby County 100+ POTY Hull City Leeds United Luton Town 100+ POTY Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City 100+ 25–99 Hall of Fame POTY Oxford United Plymouth Argyle 100+ POTY Portsmouth Preston North End 100+ POTY Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Sheffield Wednesday All Internationals POTY Stoke City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Sunderland Swansea City 100+ Internationals Watford 50+ 1–49 POTY West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Birmingham City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Blackpool Bolton Wanderers 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Bristol Rovers 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Crawley Town Exeter City Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City 100+ 25–99 Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals POTY Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Stockport County Wigan Athletic Wrexham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City 50+ 1–49 Bromley Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers 100+ 1879–1918 Fleetwood Town Gillingham 50+ 25–49 1–24 Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Port Vale 25+ 1–24 POTY Salford City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers 100+ 1921–1939 1945–present Walsall
Non-League	Bradford (Park Avenue) Bury 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chester 100+ 25–99 1–24 Darlington 100+ 25–99 1–24 Dagenham & Redbridge Nelson Oldham Athletic 100+ 25–99 1–24 Rochdale 100+ 25–99 1–24 Southend United Torquay United Yeovil Town 100+ Internationals York City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY
Defunct	Halifax Town Hereford United Macclesfield Town Scarborough Wanderers Wigan Borough
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2024–25 season. Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.