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 ...

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. 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

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