- 1948 - Stanley Matthews, Blackpool
- 1949 - Johnny Carey, Manchester United
- 1950 - Joe Mercer, Arsenal
- 1951 - Harry Johnston, Blackpool
- 1952 - Billy Wright, Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1953 - Nat Lofthouse, Bolton Wanderers
- 1954 - Tom Finney, Preston North End
- 1955 - Don Revie, Manchester City
- 1956 - Bert Trautmann, Manchester City
- 1957 - Tom Finney, Preston North End
- 1958 - Danny Blanchflower, Tottenham Hotspur
- 1959 - Syd Owen, Luton Town
- 1960 - Bill Slater, Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1961 - Danny Blanchflower, Tottenham Hotspur
- 1962 - Jimmy Adamson, Burnley
- 1963 - Stanley Matthews, Stoke City
- 1964 - Bobby Moore, West Ham United
- 1965 - Bobby Collins, Leeds United
- 1966 - Bobby Charlton, Manchester United
- 1967 - Jack Charlton, Leeds United
- 1968 - George Best, Manchester United
- 1969 - Tony Book, Manchester City e Dave Mackay, Derby County
- 1970 - Billy Bremner, Leeds United
- 1971 - Frank McLintock, Arsenal
- 1972 - Gordon Banks, Stoke City
- 1973 - Pat Jennings, Tottenham Hotspur
- 1974 - Ian Callaghan, Liverpool
- 1975 - Alan Mullery, Fulham
- 1976 - Kevin Keegan, Liverpool
- 1977 - Emlyn Hughes, Liverpool
- 1978 - Kenny Burns, Nottingham Forest
- 1979 - Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool
- 1980 - Terry McDermott, Liverpool
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- 1981 - Frans Thijssen, Ipswich Town
- 1982 - Steve Perryman, Tottenham Hotspur
- 1983 - Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool
- 1984 - Ian Rush, Liverpool
- 1985 - Neville Southall, Everton
- 1986 - Gary Lineker, Everton
- 1987 - Clive Allen, Tottenham Hotspur
- 1988 - John Barnes, Liverpool
- 1989 - Steve Nicol, Liverpool
- 1990 - John Barnes, Liverpool
- 1991 - Gordon Strachan, Leeds United
- 1992 - Gary Lineker, Tottenham Hotspur
- 1993 - Chris Waddle, Sheffield Wednesday
- 1994 - Alan Shearer, Blackburn Rovers
- 1995 - Jürgen Klinsmann, Tottenham Hotspur
- 1996 - Eric Cantona, Manchester United
- 1997 - Gianfranco Zola, Chelsea
- 1998 - Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal
- 1999 - David Ginola, Tottenham Hotspur
- 2000 - Roy Keane, Manchester United
- 2001 - Teddy Sheringham, Manchester United
- 2002 - Robert Pirès, Arsenal
- 2003 - Thierry Henry, Arsenal
- 2004 - Thierry Henry, Arsenal
- 2005 - Frank Lampard, Chelsea
- 2006 - Thierry Henry, Arsenal
- 2007 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United
- 2008 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United
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