Year | Player | Club | National Titles | Provincial Titles |
1928 | Joe Kearney | UCC | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1929 | | | | |
1930 | James J. Hogan | | | |
1931 | | | | |
1932 | | | | |
1933 | | | | |
1934 | | | | |
1935 | | | | |
1936 | | | | |
1937 | | | | |
1938 | Tim Harrington | Bantry Blues | | |
1939 | Jack Lynch | St. Nicholas' | | |
1940 | Mick Finn | Clonakilty | | |
1941 | Denis J. O'Sullivan | Garnish | | |
1942 | | | | |
1943 | Tadhgo Crowley | Clonakilty | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1944 | Mick Finn | Clonakilty | | |
1945 | Dessie Cullinane | Clonakilty | | |
Tadhgo Crowley | Clonakilty | All-Ireland Football Final winning captain | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1946 | Dave Magnier | Fermoy | | |
1947 | Fachtna O'Donovan | Clonakilty | | |
1948 | Fachtna O'Donovan | Clonakilty | | |
1949 | John O'Keeffe | Millstreet | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1950 | John Cronin | Collins | | |
1951 | Con McGrath | Garda | | |
1952 | Éamonn Young | Collins | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1953 | Humphrey O'Neill | Clonakilty | | |
1954 | Niall FitzGerald | Collins | | |
1955 | | | | |
1956 | Donal O'Sullivan | Lees | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1957 | Nealie Duggan | Lees | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1958 | Paddy O'Driscoll | Garda | | |
1959 | Dan Murray | Macroom | | |
1960 | Donal Hurley | St. Finbarr's | | |
1961 | Paddy Harrington | Garda | | |
1962 | Johnny O'Flynn | Kilshannig | | |
1963 | | | | |
1964 | | | | |
1965 | | | | |
1966 | Jerry O'Sullivan | St. Nicholas' | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1967 | Denis Coughlan | St. Nicholas' | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1968 | Bernie O'Neill | Adrigole | | |
1969 | Dan Dineen | Bantry Blues | | |
Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | | |
1970 | Pat O'Doherty | St Nicholas' | | |
1971 | Mick Scannell | Naomh Abán | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1972 | Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | | |
1973 | Billy Morgan | Nemo Rangers | All-Ireland Football Final winning captain | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1974 | Denis Coughlan | St. Nicholas' | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1975 | Jimmy Barrett | Nemo Rangers | | |
1976 | Dinny Allen | Nemo Rangers | | |
1977 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | | |
1978 | Brian Murphy | Nemo Rangers | | |
1979 | Brian Murphy | Nemo Rangers | | |
1980 | Christy Ryan | St. Finbarr's | | |
1981 | Christy Ryan | St. Finbarr's | | |
1982 | Dinny Allen | Nemo Rangers | | |
1983 | Christy Ryan | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1984 | Jimmy Kerrigan | Nemo Rangers | | |
1985 | Conor Counihan | Aghada | | |
1986 | John Kerins | St. Finbarr's | | |
1987 | Conor Counihan | Aghada | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1988 | Tony Nation | Nemo Rangers | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1989 | Dinny Allen | Nemo Rangers | All-Ireland Football Final winning captain | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1990 | Larry Tompkins | Castlehaven | All-Ireland Football Final winning captain | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1991 | Danny Culloty | Duhallow | | |
1992 | Danny Culloty | Duhallow | | |
1993 | Mick McCarthy | O'Donovan Rossa | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1994 | Steven O'Brien | Nemo Rangers | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1995 | Niall Cahalane | Castlehaven | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
1996 | Mark O'Connor | Bantry Blues | | |
1997 | Brian Murphy | Clonakilty | | |
1998 | Ciarán O'Sullivan | Urhan | | |
1999 | Philip Clifford | Bantry Blues | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
2000 | Philip Clifford | UCC | | |
2001 | Joe Kavanagh | Nemo Rangers | | |
2002 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
2003 | Martin Cronin | Nemo Rangers | | |
2004 | Colin Crowley | Castlehaven | | |
2005 | Eoin Sexton | Kilbrittain | | |
2006 | Derek Kavanagh | Nemo Rangers | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
2007 | Derek Kavanagh | Nemo Rangers | | |
2008 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
2009 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
2010 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | All-Ireland Football Final winning captain | |
2011 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | | |
2012 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | | Munster Football Final winning captain |
2013 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | | |
2014 | Michael Shields | St. Finbarr's | | |
2015 | Michael Shields | St. Finbarr's | | |
2016 | Paul Kerrigan | Nemo Rangers | | |
2017 | Paul Kerrigan | Nemo Rangers | | |
2018 | Ian Maguire | St. Finbarr's | | |
2019 | Ian Maguire | St. Finbarr's | | |
2020 | Ian Maguire | St. Finbarr's | | |
2021 | Ian Maguire | St. Finbarr's | | |