Premier League Player of the Month

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The Player of the Month award is a prize recognising the best Premier League player each month of the association football season. The award is announced in the first week of the following month and the winner is normally decided by the sponsors of the league, presently Barclays.

Contents 1 List of winners 1.1 1994–95 1.2 1995–96 1.3 1996–97 1.4 1997–98 1.5 1998–99 1.6 1999–2000 1.7 2000–01 1.8 2001–02 1.9 2002–03 1.10 2003–04 1.11 2004–05 1.12 2005–06 1.13 2006–07 1.14 2007–08 1.15 2008–09 2 Leaders 3 Wins per nationality 4 Wins per club 5 Trivia 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] List of winners

[edit] 1994–95

See also: FA Premier League 1994–95

Month	Player	Team
August	Jurgen Klinsmann	Tottenham Hotspur
September	Rob Lee	Newcastle United
October	Paul Ince	Manchester United
November	Chris Sutton & Alan Shearer	Blackburn Rovers
December	Matt Le Tissier	Southampton
January	Chris Waddle	Sheffield Wednesday
February	Duncan Ferguson	Everton
March	Tony Yeboah	Leeds United
April	David Seaman	Arsenal

[edit] 1995–96

See also: FA Premier League 1995–96

Month	Player	Team
August	David Ginola	Newcastle United
September	Tony Yeboah	Leeds United
October	Trevor Sinclair	Q.P.R.
November	Robert Lee	Newcastle United
December	Robbie Fowler	Liverpool
January	Robbie Fowler & Stan Collymore	Liverpool
February	Dwight Yorke	Aston Villa
March	Eric Cantona	Manchester United
April	Andrei Kanchelskis	Everton

[edit] 1996–97

See also: FA Premier League 1996–97

Month	Player	Team
August	David Beckham	Manchester United
September	Patrik Berger	Liverpool
October	Matt Le Tissier	Southampton
November	Ian Wright	Arsenal
December	Gianfranco Zola	Chelsea
January	Tim Flowers	Blackburn Rovers
February	Robbie Earle	Wimbledon
March	Juninho Paulista	Middlesbrough
April	Mickey Evans	Southampton

[edit] 1997–98

See also: FA Premier League 1997–98

Month	Player	Team
August	Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal
September	Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal
October	Paulo Wanchope	Derby County
November	Andy Cole & Kevin Davies	Manchester United & Southampton
December	Steve McManaman	Liverpool
January	Dion Dublin	Coventry City
February	Chris Sutton	Blackburn Rovers
March	Alex Manninger	Arsenal
April	Emmanuel Petit	Arsenal

[edit] 1998–99

See also: FA Premier League 1998–99

Month	Player	Team
August	Michael Owen	Liverpool
September	Alan Shearer	Newcastle United
October	Roy Keane	Manchester United
November	Dion Dublin	Aston Villa
December	David Ginola	Tottenham Hotspur
January	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United
February	Nicolas Anelka	Arsenal
March	Ray Parlour	Arsenal
April	Kevin Campbell	Everton

[edit] 1999–2000

See also: FA Premier League 1999–2000

Month	Player	Team
August	Robbie Keane	Coventry City
September	Muzzy Izzet	Leicester City
October	Kevin Phillips	Sunderland
November	Sami Hyypiä	Liverpool
December	Roy Keane	Manchester United
January	Gareth Southgate	Aston Villa
February	Paul Merson	Aston Villa
March	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United
April	Thierry Henry	Arsenal

[edit] 2000–01

See also: FA Premier League 2000–01

Month	Player	Team
August	Alan Smith	Leeds United
September	Tim Flowers	Leicester City
October	Teddy Sheringham	Manchester United
November	Paul Robinson	Leeds United
December	James Beattie	Southampton
January	Robbie Keane	Leeds United
February	Stuart Pearce	West Ham
March	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
April	Gary McAllister	Liverpool

[edit] 2001–02

See also: FA Premier League 2001–02

Month	Player	Team
August	Louis Saha	Fulham
September	Juan Sebastian Veron	Manchester United
October	Rio Ferdinand	Leeds United
November	Danny Murphy	Liverpool
December	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United
January	Marcus Bent	Ipswich Town
February	Ruud Van Nistelrooy	Manchester United
March	Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal
April	Freddie Ljungberg	Arsenal

[edit] 2002–03

See also: FA Premier League 2002–03

Month	Player	Team
August	Sylvain Wiltord	Arsenal
September	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
October	Gianfranco Zola	Chelsea
November	James Beattie	Southampton
December	Alan Shearer	Newcastle United
January	Paul Scholes	Manchester United
February	Robert Pires	Arsenal
March	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
April	Ruud Van Nistelrooy	Manchester United

[edit] 2003–04

See also: FA Premier League 2003–04

Month	Player	Team
August	Teddy Sheringham	Portsmouth
September	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
October	Alan Shearer	Newcastle United
November	Jay-Jay Okocha	Bolton Wanderers
December	Paul Scholes	Manchester United
January	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
February	Edu & Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal
March	Mikael Forssell	Birmingham City
April	Thierry Henry	Arsenal

[edit] 2004–05

See also: FA Premier League 2004–05

Month	Player	Team
August	Jose Antonio Reyes	Arsenal
September	Ledley King	Tottenham Hotspur
October	Andy Johnson	Crystal Palace
November	Arjen Robben	Chelsea
December	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
January	John Terry	Chelsea
February	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
March	Joe Cole	Chelsea
April	Didier Drogba	Chelsea

[edit] 2005–06

See also: FA Premier League 2005–06

August	Darren Bent	Charlton Athletic
September	Danny Murphy	Charlton Athletic
October	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
November	Robin van Persie	Arsenal
December	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
January	Anton Ferdinand	West Ham United
February	Kevin Nolan	Bolton Wanderers
March	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
April	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool

[edit] 2006–07

See also: FA Premier League 2006–07

August	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United
September	Andy Johnson	Everton
October	Paul Scholes	Manchester United
November	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
December	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
January	Cesc Fabregas	Arsenal
February	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United
March	Petr Cech	Chelsea
April	Dimitar Berbatov & Robbie Keane	Tottenham Hotspur

[edit] 2007–08

See also: Premier League 2007–08

Month	Player	Team
August	Micah Richards	Manchester City
September	Cesc Fabregas	Arsenal
October	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
November	Gabriel Agbonlahor	Aston Villa
December	Roque Santa Cruz	Blackburn Rovers
January	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
February	Fernando Torres	Liverpool
March	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
April	Ashley Young	Aston Villa

[edit] 2008–09

See also: Premier League 2008–09

Month	Player	Team
August	Deco	Chelsea
September	Ashley Young	Aston Villa
October	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
November	Nicolas Anelka	Chelsea
December	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool

[edit] Leaders

• 5 times: Steven Gerrard
• 4 times: Alan Shearer, Dennis Bergkamp, Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo
• 3 times: Paul Scholes, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Dwight Yorke, Robbie Keane, Frank Lampard

[edit] Wins per nationality

As of September 12, 2008 (ties ordered alphabetically):

Country	Total PotM
England	65
France	12
Netherlands	8.5
Ireland	5.5
Portugal	5
Spain	4
Trinidad and Tobago	3
Czech Republic	2
Finland	2
Ghana	2
Italy	2
Scotland	2
Wales	2
Brazil	1.5
Argentina	1
Austria	1
Costa Rica	1
Côte d'Ivoire	1
Germany	1
Jamaica	1
Nigeria	1
Paraguay	1
Russia	1
Sweden	1
Turkey	1
Bulgaria	0.5

[edit] Wins per club

As of January 2, 2009:

Club	Total PotM
Manchester United	25.5
Arsenal	21
Liverpool	14
Chelsea	10
Aston Villa	7
Newcastle United	6
Leeds United	6
Southampton	5.5
Tottenham Hotspur	4
Blackburn Rovers	4
Everton	4
West Ham United	2
Coventry City	2
Leicester City	2
Bolton Wanderers	2
Charlton Athletic	2
Sheffield Wednesday	1
Wimbledon	1
Middlesbrough	1
Derby County	1
Portsmouth	1
Sunderland	1
Fulham	1
Ipswich Town	1
Birmingham City	1
Manchester City	1
Crystal Palace	1
Q.P.R.	1

[edit] Trivia

Robbie Fowler (1995/96), Dennis Bergkamp (in 1997) and Cristiano Ronaldo (in 2006) are the only players to have won the award in two successive months.

There has never been a Premiership season where a Manchester United player has not won a Player of the Month award.

Stuart Pearce is the only person to have won the award after winning the Manager of the Month award.

[edit] See also

• Premier League Manager of the Month

[edit] External links

• The official Premier League website