1985
Pat Jennings (Arsenal)
1986
Pat Jennings (Arsenal)
1987
Mal Donaghy (Luton Town)
1988
Michael O'Neill (Newcastle United)
1989
No Award made
1990
No Award made
1991
Gerry Taggart (Barnsley)
1992
No Award made
1993
Tommy Wright (Newcastle United)
1994
Jimmy Quinn (Reading)
1995
Iain Dowie (Crystal Palace)
1996
Steve Lomas (Manchester City)
1997
Tommy Wright (Manchester City)
1998
Steve Lomas (West Ham United)
International Personality of the Year 2009
Jonny Evans became only the second Manchester United player to pick up the NIFWA International Personality of the Year award
1999
Michael Hughes (Wimbledon)
2000
David Healy (Manchester United)
2001
Neil Lennon (Celtic)
2002
Aaron Hughes (Newcastle United)
2003
Keith Gillespie (Blackburn Rovers)
2004
Maik Taylor (Birmingham City)
2005
David Healy (Leeds United)
2006
Steve Davis (Aston Villa)
2007
David Healy (Leeds United)
2008
David Healy (Fulham)
2009
Jonny Evans (Manchester United)
2010
Steve Davis (Rangers)
2011
Gareth McAuley (Ipswich Town)
2012
Jonny Evans (Manchester United)
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