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Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: RalphVilla on June 15, 2024, 11:12:39 AM
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I wonder if anyone on here can help? While the history of Villa is really well documented, I have been unable to find a list of all the players who have won the end of season ‘Terrace Trophy’. If anyone knows where I can find one, I would be grateful, also, is it still called the Terrace Trophy or had it become The (Supporters) Player of the Year?
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I've tried to find it before but with no luck.
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1958 Nigel Sims (inaugural winner)
1959 Johnny Dixon
1960 Jimmy Dugdale
1966 Colin Withers
1967 Colin Withers
1968 Brian Godfrey
1969 Barrie Hole
1970 Dave Rudge plus another player? (Shared)
1972 Andy Lochhead
1973 Jimmy Brown
1974 John Gidman
1975 Chris Nicholl
1976 Ian Ross?
1977 Dennis Mortimer
1990 Paul McGrath
1991 Paul McGrath
1992 Paul McGrath
1993 Paul McGrath
1994 Paul McGrath
1995 Paul McGrath
2006 Steven Davis?
2010 James Milner
2011 Marc Albrighton
2012 Stephen Ireland
2013 Brad Guzan
2014 Fabian Delph
2015 Fabian Delph
2016 not awarded
2018 Albert Adomah
2019 John McGinn
2020 Jack Grealish
2021 Emi Martinez
2022 Matty Cash (Supporters')/Jacob Ramsey (Players') - not sure which is the "Terrace Trophy"?
2023 Douglas Luiz
2024 Ollie Watkins
What I have found so far, will keep looking. Not sure if it was a thing in the 80s/90s/00s?
I'm sure I've seen a picture of Ian Ross holding the trophy but can't find it now. If he did, 1976 would be the year. Have tentatively put him in.
Saw suggestion on Twitter that Steven Davis won in 2006 and Paul McGrath won four times, but again not sure if Terrace Trophy.
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Not sure if this request could be moved to Heroes Discussion for wider viewing until we have got them all, or confirmed if the list above is complete? Was there no award in 2017?
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There's every chance Morris would know.
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Some suggestion online (well, here) that Dave Rudge won. But he left halfway through the season in 1969/70 which is the only remaining year he could have won. Did he really win on the basis of half a season? I suppose it's possible as we were pretty shit then.
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Sarkic won their POTY when we loaned him to sha, and he got crocked after 23 appearance
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McGrath won six in a row, 1990-95.
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Some suggestion online (well, here) that Dave Rudge won. But he left halfway through the season in 1969/70 which is the only remaining year he could have won. Did he really win on the basis of half a season? I suppose it's possible as we were pretty shit then.
I can help a little with that one. He shared it with another player in that season (I can’t remember who!) At the time, I was six and went to a lot of Central League games, he was one of my favourites. I voted for him and my dad scoffed at my choice, so I was incredibly surprised when he was announced. Probably an indication that we were not very good that year! Thanks to everyone who has helped out with this request.
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Had a look this morning, this is what I can find so far......
1961 Hitchens
1962 Aitken
1963 or 1964 Sleeuwenhoek, not sure which year
1965 Wylie
1970 Dave Rudge / Harry Gregory (Shared)
1971 Anderson (transfer listed) /Godfrey (sold to Bristol Rovers) (Shared)
1972 Graydon won, not Lochhead
1978 Bowen Terrace Trophy (issued by the Aston Villa Jubilee Club, Aston Hotel) replaces Terrace Trophy
1978 - Rimmer
1979 – Evans
1980 – Swain
1981 - Withe (by 1 vote)
1982 – Evans
1983 – Cowans
1984 – Mortimer
1985 - Gibson
1986 – Dorigo
1987 – Keown
‘Fans player of the season’
1996 – Yorke (after six years of McGrath)
I’ll revisit this later and report back in a few days time
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Right then, an update up to the year 2000. I have:
1958 Nigel Sims – award presented at Penns Hall Hotel - 18/08/1958
1959 Johnny Dixon - Penns Hall Hotel - 29/04/1959
1960 Jimmy Dugdale - Penns Hall Hotel - 23/04/1960
1961 Gerry Hitchens - Penns Hall Hotel - 29/04/1961
1962 Charlie Aitken - Penns Hall Hotel - 21/04/1962
1963 Vic Crowe
1964 John Sleeuwenhoek
1965 Ron Wylie - Penns Hall Hotel - 17/04/1965
1966 Colin Withers - Penns Hall Hotel - 30/04/1966
1967 Colin Withers - Penns Hall Hotel - 06/05/1967
1968 Brian Godfrey - Penns Hall Hotel - 11/05/1968
1969 Barrie Hole - Penns Hall Hotel - 12/04/1969
1970 Dave Rudge / Harry Gregory (Shared) - Penns Hall Hotel - 11/04/1970
1971 Willie Anderson/Brian Godfrey (Shared) - The Swan, Yardley - 18/06/1971
1972 Ray Graydon - Mayfair Suite Bullring - 05/05/1972
1973 Jimmy Brown - Mayfair Suite Bullring - 07/05/1973
1974 John Gidman - Penns Hall Hotel - 20/04/1974
1975 Chris Nicholl - Penns Hall Hotel - 26/04/1975
1976 John Gidman - Grand Hotel, Colmore Row - 24/04/1976
1977 Dennis Mortimer - Penns Hall Hotel - 07/05/1977
Terrace Trophy discontinued by the Villa board.
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New Terrace Trophy organised by the Aston Villa Jubilee Club. Trophy donated by Bowen Coaches, stated as ‘Bowen Terrace Trophy’.
1978 Jimmy Rimmer - Penns Hall Hotel - 27/05/1978
1979 Allan Evans - Penns Hall Hotel - 19/05/1979
1980 Kenny Swain - Penns Hall Hotel - 24/05/1980
1981 Peter Withe - Penns Hall Hotel - 18/04/1981
1982 Allan Evans - Penns Hall Hotel - 02/05/1982
1983 Gordon Cowans - Embassy Suite, Tamworth - 13/05/1983
1984 Dennis Mortimer - Embassy Suite, Tamworth - 28/04/1984
1985 Colin Gibson - Executive Suite, Villa Park - 08/04/1985
1986 Tony Dorigo - Ansells Sports & Social Club, Perry Barr - 27/04/1986
1987 Martin Keown - 07/11/1987
1988 Nigel Spink - Erdington British Legion - 23/04/1988
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Official Player of the Year started by the club.
1989 David Platt - Presented award before kick-off at the last home game
1990 Paul McGrath - Presented award before kick-off at the last home game
1991 Paul McGrath - Presented award before kick-off at the last home game
1992 Paul McGrath - Presented award before kick-off at the last home game
1993 Paul McGrath - Presented award at the Gala Night at the Holte Suite, Trinity Road - 02/05/1993
1994 Mark Bosnich - Presented award at the Gala Night at the Grand Hotel, City Centre - 23/04/1994
1995 Gala Night postponed at the Edgbaston’s Tower Ballroom 01/05/1995. ‘To be presented before kick-off at the Liverpool game 6/5/95’. Assumed Paul McGrath.
1996 Dwight Yorke - Presented award at the Gala Night at the Holte Suite - 27/04/1996
1997 Dwight Yorke - Presented award at the Gala Night at the Holte Suite - 11/05/1997
1998 Ian Taylor - Presented award at the Gala Night at the Holte Suite - 10/05/1998
1999 Julian Joachim - Presented award at the Gala Night at the Holte Suite - 08/05/1999
2000 Paul Merson - Presented award at the Gala Night at the Holte Suite - 29/04/2000
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anyone know who our players young player of the year for the 2000-2007 seasons was please?
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Last update on this, thought I’d go back to 1989 and state both Supporters player & young player awards. Interesting that I have seen match reports of the 1995 Man City & Liverpool games which state Deano as player of the season but no mention anywhere else. I’ve seen reference to both Ricky Scimeca & Lee Hendrie winning the young player award for 1998, probably Hendrie is most likely. I’ve got a few question marks over the young player of the year for recent seasons, I can’t see anything online.
Supporters Player & Young Player of the Year:
1989 David Platt & Mark Blake
1990 Paul McGrath & Bryan Small
1991 Paul McGrath & Dwight Yorke
1992 Paul McGrath & Steve Froggatt
1993 Paul McGrath & Mark Bosnich
1994 Mark Bosnich & Graham Fenton
1995 Dean Saunders & ?
1996 Dwight Yorke & Ricky Scimeca
1997 Dwight Yorke & ?
1998 Ian Taylor & Ricky Scimeca or Lee Hendrie?
1999 Julian Joachim & Gareth Barry
2000 Paul Merson & Gareth Barry
2001 Paul Merson & Darius Vassell
2002 Juan Pablo Angel & Darius Vassell
2003 Gareth Barry & Jlloyd Samuel
2004 Juan Pablo Angel & Peter Whittingham
2005 Nobby Solano & Steven Davis
2006 Steven Davis both player & young player
2007 Gareth Barry & Gabby Agbonlahor
2008 Martin Laursen & Gabby Agbonlahor
2009 Stan Petrov & Nathan Delfouneso
2010 James Milner & Nathan Delfouneso
2011 Stewart Downing & Marc Albrighton
2012 Stephen Ireland & Andi Weimann
2013 Brad Guzan & Andi Weimann?
2014 Fabian Delph & Leandro Bacuna
2015 Fabian Delph & Jack Grealish
2016 not awarded
2017 not awarded
2018 James Chester & Keinan Davis
2019 John McGinn & Jacob Ramsey (Academy Player of the Season)
2020 Jack Grealish & ?
2021 Emi Martinez & Chukwuemeka (Academy Player of the Season)
2022 Matty Cash & Jacob Ramsey
2023 Douglas Luiz & Jacob Ramsey
2024 Ollie Watkins & ?
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I'd be interested to know more about the 1994 and '95 awards because I always saw McGrath as winning them both.
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I had to go and lie down in a darkened room after that odious shit Ireland won it.
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Thank you to all who have replied so far. That is now a very impressive, detailed list, much appreciated. Some wonderful memories evoked by reading the names on that list and an indication of how truly awful things were in the mid 2010’s for Ireland to have won it.
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I'd be interested to know more about the 1994 and '95 awards because I always saw McGrath as winning them both.
I think it doesn’t help that there many different categories; players player of the year, supporters player of the year, clubman of the year, sponsors player of the year. The same goes for the young player awards. There’s every chance either I’ve got mixed up or the reporter in the various newspapers or programmes got mixed up! One thing we can be certain of is that McGrath would have hoovered up the vast majority of the awards.
For 1994, Bozzie won the supporters player of the year, as reported the programme. I have put together the other photos I have (1990, 1991 & 1992). Looks the same trophy.
(https://i.ibb.co/rG5DJQY/POTY-90-2-94.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rG5DJQY)
As for 1995, the Gala night (where the awards were presented from 1993) was scheduled before the Liverpool game (the last home game of the season). This was postponed, I assume because of the precarious league placing, whether it was rescheduled I just don’t know. The match report in the Mercury references Deano as player of the season.
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2021 was Chuwuemeka. Well he was "Academy Player of the Season" so in the absence of a specific "Young Player of the Season" that will have to do.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/may/Martinez-voted-Supporters-Player-of-the-Season-/
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Some more details on the 1994 & 1995 awards
1994:
(https://i.ibb.co/Ns8vdGy/1994.png) (https://ibb.co/Ns8vdGy)
1995:
(https://i.ibb.co/DQkP7dN/1995.png) (https://ibb.co/DQkP7dN)
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Great work. 🙂
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Lol at 2016 - Not awarded
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Thought I’d bump this following this seasons winner. I’ve put together pics of the presentation of the awards. There’s many that I don’t have. Personal favourite is Gareth Barry looking nonplussed at the size of the trophy.
(https://i.ibb.co/chNDcQZB/Pot-Y-Photos-2025-A1-6-by-8-2000.jpg) (https://ibb.co/chNDcQZB)
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1958 Nigel Sims (inaugural winner)
1959 Johnny Dixon
1960 Jimmy Dugdale
1961 Gerry Hitchens
1962 Charlie Aitken
1963 Vic Crowe
1964 John Sleeuwenhoek
1965 Ron Wylie
1966 Colin Withers
1967 Colin Withers
1968 Brian Godfrey
1969 Barrie Hole
1970 Dave Rudge
1971 Willie Anderson/Brian Godfrey
1972 Ray Graydon
1973 Jimmy Brown
1974 John Gidman
1975 Chris Nicholl
1976 John Gidman
1977 Dennis Mortimer
1978 Jimmy Rimmer
1979 Allan Evans
1977 Dennis Mortimer
1980 Kenny Swain
1981 Peter Withe
1982 Allan Evans
1983 Gordon Cowans
1984 Dennis Mortimer
1985 Colin Gibson
1986 Tony Dorigo
1987 Martin Keown
1988 Nigel Spink
1989 David Platt
1990 Paul McGrath
1991 Paul McGrath
1992 Paul McGrath
1993 Paul McGrath
1994 Mark Bosnich
1995 Paul McGrath
1996 Dwight Yorke
1997 Dwight Yorke
1998 Ian Taylor
1999 Julian Joachim
2000 Paul Merson
2001 Paul Merson
2002 Juan Pablo Angel
2003 Gareth Barry
2004 Juan Pablo Angel
2005 Nolberto Solano
2006 Steven Davis
2007 Gareth Barry
2008 Martin Laursen
2009 Stilyan Petrov
2010 James Milner
2011 Stewart Downing
2012 Stephen Ireland
2013 Brad Guzan
2014 Fabian Delph
2015 Fabian Delph
2016 not awarded
2017 not awarded
2018 James Chester
2019 John McGinn
2020 Jack Grealish
2021 Emi Martinez
2022 Matty Cash
2023 Douglas Luiz
2024 Ollie Watkins
2025 Youri Tielemans
Great work, MorrisNielson! I think the above is now the full list!
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anyone know who our players young player of the year for the 2000-2007 seasons was please?
Fantastic we now have a full list of Terrace trophy winners, thought I would bump this and ask again about players young player of the year between 2000 and 2007, anyone know?
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Harry Gregory can't be right for the joint winner for 1969/70, as he didn't join us until October of the 70/71 season.
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Harry Gregory can't be right for the joint winner for 1969/70, as he didn't join us until October of the 70/71 season.
Your right about the dates.
Plus Harry had a lot more hair ! *.
(https://i.ibb.co/7tLcH5tT/8l4l8oxb.png) (https://ibb.co/7tLcH5tT)
* Charles Tabberner making the presentation, he ran the Lions Club when it was situated outside the old Trinity Road steps.
(https://i.ibb.co/Lhr3cJs3/492515842-9843832805661663-685970349513632432-n.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Lhr3cJs3)
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1958 Nigel Sims (inaugural winner)
1959 Johnny Dixon
1960 Jimmy Dugdale
1961 Gerry Hitchens
1962 Charlie Aitken
1963 Vic Crowe
1964 John Sleeuwenhoek
1965 Ron Wylie
1966 Colin Withers
1967 Colin Withers
1968 Brian Godfrey
1969 Barrie Hole
1970 Dave Rudge/Harry Gregory
1971 Willie Anderson/Brian Godfrey
1972 Ray Graydon
1973 Jimmy Brown
1974 John Gidman
1975 Chris Nicholl
1976 John Gidman
1977 Dennis Mortimer
1978 Jimmy Rimmer
1979 Allan Evans
1977 Dennis Mortimer
1980 Kenny Swain
1981 Peter Withe
1982 Allan Evans
1983 Gordon Cowans
1984 Dennis Mortimer
1985 Colin Gibson
1986 Tony Dorigo
1987 Martin Keown
1988 Nigel Spink
1989 David Platt
1990 Paul McGrath
1991 Paul McGrath
1992 Paul McGrath
1993 Paul McGrath
1994 Mark Bosnich
1995 Paul McGrath
1996 Dwight Yorke
1997 Dwight Yorke
1998 Ian Taylor
1999 Julian Joachim
2000 Paul Merson
2001 Paul Merson
2002 Juan Pablo Angel
2003 Gareth Barry
2004 Juan Pablo Angel
2005 Nolberto Solano
2006 Steven Davis
2007 Gareth Barry
2008 Martin Laursen
2009 Stilyan Petrov
2010 James Milner
2011 Stewart Downing
2012 Stephen Ireland
2013 Brad Guzan
2014 Fabian Delph
2015 Fabian Delph
2016 not awarded
2017 not awarded
2018 James Chester
2019 John McGinn
2020 Jack Grealish
2021 Emi Martinez
2022 Matty Cash
2023 Douglas Luiz
2024 Ollie Watkins
2025 Youri Tielemans
Great work, MorrisNielson! I think the above is now the full list!
Bloody hell I love lists.And especially Villa ones!
Thanks for posting.
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Harry Gregory can't be right for the joint winner for 1969/70, as he didn't join us until October of the 70/71 season.
Indeed, this is the case. I have checked where I found the Gregory reference.
Ladies and gentlemen, it appears that I have taken a shit with my clothes on.
I have snippet from The Birmingham Daily Post dated 23/08/1972, it starts referring to Harry Gregory & then carries on to mention Rudge. I have simply misread the article.
(https://i.ibb.co/BVKz5dZs/23-August-1972-Birmingham-Daily-Post.png) (https://ibb.co/BVKz5dZs)
Sorry everyone, please amend your records accordingly!
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Though the 70s winners are all worthy, I am a bit flummoxed by the complete absence of Brian Little and Andy Gray.
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Probably a tribute to the other players we had in those sides at the time -a lot of top players to pick from.