All the winners of the Daily Echo Player of the Season Award

The first winner was Mick Channon.

Of the people to win it more than once, only one - Matthew Le Tissier - has won it three times.

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The double winners include Peter Shilton, Tim Flowers, James Beattie, Rickie Lambert and José Fonte.

• 1973–74 Mick Channon

• 1974–75 Mel Blyth

• 1975–76 David Peach

• 1976–77 Steve Williams

• 1977–78 Alan Ball

• 1978–79 Malcolm Waldron

• 1979–80 Phil Boyer

• 1980–81 Ivan Golac

• 1981–82 Kevin Keegan

• 1982–83 Mark Wright

• 1983–84 David Armstrong

• 1984–85 Peter Shilton

• 1985–86 Peter Shilton

• 1986–87 Glenn Cockerill

• 1987–88 Derek Statham

• 1988–89 Jimmy Case

• 1989–90 Matthew Le Tissier

• 1990–91 Alan Shearer

• 1991–92 Tim Flowers

• 1992–93 Tim Flowers

• 1993–94 Matthew Le Tissier

• 1994–95 Matthew Le Tissier

• 1995–96 Dave Beasant

• 1996–97 Egil Østenstad

• 1997–98 Paul Jones

• 1998–99 James Beattie

• 1999–00 Dean Richards

• 2000–01 Wayne Bridge

• 2001–02 Chris Marsden

• 2002–03 James Beattie

• 2003–04 Antti Niemi

• 2004–05 Peter Crouch

• 2005–06 Claus Lundekvam

• 2006–07 Chris Baird

• 2007–08 Andrew Davies

• 2008–09 Kelvin Davis

• 2009–10 Rickie Lambert

• 2010–11 José Fonte

• 2011–12 Rickie Lambert

• 2012–13 Morgan Schneiderlin

• 2013–14 Adam Lallana

• 2014–15 José Fonte

• 2015-16 Shane Long

• 2016-17 Oriol Romeu

• 2017-18 Alex McCarthy