1970
Des Dickson (Coleraine)
1971
Bryan Hamilton (Linfield)
1972
Billy Humphries (Ards)
1973
John McPolin (Crusaders)
1974
Ivan Murray (Coleraine)
1975
Ivan Murray (Coleraine)
1976
Warren Feeney (Glentoran)
1977
Billy Caskey (Glentoran)
1978
Jim Martin (Linfield)
1979
Ray McGuigan (Glenavon)
1980
Lindsay McKeown (Linfield)
1981
Gary Blackledge (Glentoran)
1982
Felix Healy (Coleraine)
1983
George Dunlop (Linfield)
1984
Billy Murray (Linfield)
1985
Martin McGaughey (Linfield)
1986
Trevor Anderson (Linfield)
1987
Damien Byrne (Ards)
1988
Alan Paterson (Glentoran)
1989
Marty Magee (Portadown)
1990
Ollie Ralph (Newry Town)
1991
Stephen McBride (Glenavon)
Presseye Player of the Year 2009
Cliftonville striker Chris Scannell became just the second Reds player in history - and first since 1998 - to claim the NIFWA Player of the Year award
1992
Ray Morrison (Glentoran)
1993
Paul Byrne (Bangor)
1994
Noel Bailie (Linfield)
1995
Kevin McKeown (Crusaders)
1996
Peter Kennedy (Portadown)
1997
Stephen Baxter (Crusaders)
1998
Marty Tabb (Cliftonville)
1999
John Devine (Glentoran)
2000
Vinny Arkins (Portadown)
2001
Glenn Ferguson (Linfield)
2002
Vinny Arkins (Portadown)
2003
Gary Smyth (Glentoran)
2004
Glenn Ferguson (Linfield)
2005
Mark Glendinning (Glentoran)
2006
Glenn Ferguson (Linfield)
2007
William Murphy (Linfield)
2008
Michael Gault (Linfield)
2009
Chris Scannell (Cliftonville)
2010
Rory Patterson (Coleraine)
2011
Stuart Dallas (Crusaders)
2012
Chris Morrow (Crusaders)
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