The Ulster Footballer of the Year is the older of two association football player of the year awards in
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. (The other is the
Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association award.) It is awarded by Castlereagh Glentoran Supporters' Club to the player who is adjudged by an independent committee to have been the best of the season in the Irish Premiership. The award has been presented since the 1950–51 season, when the inaugural winner was
Kevin McGarry
John Kevin McGarry ( – August 1995) was a Northern Ireland international footballer who played with Cliftonville from 1949. He played Gaelic football before being convinced to sign amateur forms with Belfast Celtic. He played a few first-team ...
of
Cliftonville
Cliftonville is a coastal area of the town of Margate, situated to the east of the main town, in the Thanet district of Kent, South East England, United Kingdom. It also contains the area known as Palm Bay.
The original Palm Bay estate was ...
. The current holder of the award is
Jamie Mulgrew, of
Linfield.
Glenn Ferguson
Glenn Ferguson (born 10 July 1969) is a Northern Irish former football player and manager.
Ferguson amassed over 1,000 domestic appearances in a career where he played for Ards, Glenavon, Linfield and Lisburn Distillery, and scored a tota ...
has won the award most often: on three separate occasions.
[M. Brodie (ed.), ''Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2010–2011''. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications]
Winners
Breakdown of winners by club
References
{{Football in Northern Ireland
Association footballers in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
Annual events in Northern Ireland
1951 establishments in Northern Ireland
Awards established in 1951
Awards of Northern Ireland
Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom
Association football player non-biographical articles