The Cardiff City player of the year award is voted for annually by Cardiff City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season. The award is set up by the Cardiff City Supporters' Club during the 1997-98 season.

Voting mechanism

The fans of Cardiff City Football Club vote for the Player of the Year. Towards the end of the season, the fans are invited to vote either by post, by the hand where it is handed into the Supporter Club's shop or by e-mail. The fans get three choices and each of their choices get points based on their position on the voting slip, 1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points and 3rd = 1 point. The fans can also vote for the Young Player of the Year as well.

List of winners

Players in bold are still at the club.

Season	Name	Position	Nationality	Caps	David Williams David Williams (footballer born 1968) David Williams is an English former professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper.-References:* at the Post War Players Databaseluke williams the greats father....	Goalkeeper	Kingdom of England	—	Won the award in his first season with Cardiff
1998	Jon Hallworth Jon Hallworth Jonathan Geoffrey "Jon" Hallworth is an English former professional goalkeeper.-Club career:Hallworth began his career as a trainee at Ipswich Town before signing a professional contract...	Goalkeeper	Kingdom of England	—	Won the award in his first season with Cardiff
1999	Kevin Nugent Kevin Nugent (footballer) Kevin Patrick Nugent is an English former professional footballer and current assistant manager of Leyton Orient.-Playing career:...	Forward	Kingdom of England	—
2000	Andy Legg Andy Legg Andrew "Andy" Legg is a Welsh footballer and Wales international who is currently player-manager of Welsh Premier League side Llanelli. He has previously played for Swansea City, Notts County, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Reading, Peterborough United, Cardiff City and Newport County...	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... /Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Wales	5
2001	Andy Legg Andy Legg Andrew "Andy" Legg is a Welsh footballer and Wales international who is currently player-manager of Welsh Premier League side Llanelli. He has previously played for Swansea City, Notts County, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Reading, Peterborough United, Cardiff City and Newport County...	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Wales	6	Second Award
2002	Graham Kavanagh Graham Kavanagh Graham Anthony Kavanagh is an Irish footballer. He is assistant manager for Carlisle United, having also played for Home Farm, Middlesbrough, Stoke City, Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland and two loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday...	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Republic of Ireland	8
2003	Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw is a Welsh footballer who plays for Cardiff City and Wales. He is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the English Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two , the League Cup, the FA Cup and for his country at International level.Earnshaw was born in Mufulira,...	Forward	Wales	11
2004	Tony Vidmar Tony Vidmar Anthony "Tony" Vidmar is an Australian former professional football player of Slovenian origin. He was a member of the Australian national team, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for his native country, and is currently Australia's third highest capped player...	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Australia	76
2005	Chris Barker Chris Barker Christopher Andrew "Chris" Barker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southend United. He has also represented Barnsley, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Colchester United, Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle since beginning his career in 1997...	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Kingdom of England	—
2006	Jason Koumas Jason Koumas Jason Koumas is a Welsh professional footballer who is currently a free agent after being released by Wigan Athletic. Formerly of Tranmere Rovers, Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion, he is a former Welsh international...	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Wales	24
2007	Michael Chopra Michael Chopra Rocky Michael Chopra is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Ipswich Town. He is of mixed Indian and British descent....	Forward	Kingdom of England	—
2008	Roger Johnson Roger Johnson (footballer) Roger Johnson is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Kingdom of England	—
2009	Roger Johnson Roger Johnson (footballer) Roger Johnson is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Kingdom of England	—	Second Award
2010	Peter Whittingham	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Kingdom of England	—
2011	Kevin McNaughton Kevin McNaughton Kevin McNaughton is a Scottish football defender, currently playing for Cardiff City in the Football League Championship...	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Kingdom of Scotland	4

Summary of wins by nationality

	| Nationality	| Number of winners
Kingdom of England	8
Wales	3
Australia	1
Republic of Ireland	1
Kingdom of Scotland	1

Young Player of the Year

Players in bold are still at the club.

Season	Name	Position	Nationality	Caps	Christian Roberts Christian Roberts Christian Roberts is a Welsh midfielder who currently plays for Haverfordwest County after retiring from professional football in September 2008, finishing his career with Swindon Town....	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Wales	—	Won the award in his first season with Cardiff
1999	Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw is a Welsh footballer who plays for Cardiff City and Wales. He is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the English Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two , the League Cup, the FA Cup and for his country at International level.Earnshaw was born in Mufulira,...	Forward	Wales	—
2000	Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw is a Welsh footballer who plays for Cardiff City and Wales. He is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the English Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two , the League Cup, the FA Cup and for his country at International level.Earnshaw was born in Mufulira,...	Forward	Wales	—	Second Award
2001	Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw is a Welsh footballer who plays for Cardiff City and Wales. He is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the English Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two , the League Cup, the FA Cup and for his country at International level.Earnshaw was born in Mufulira,...	Forward	Wales	—	Third Award
2002	Danny Gabbidon	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Wales	1
2003	James Collins	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Wales	—
2004	James Collins	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Wales	2	Second Award
2005	Joe Ledley Joe Ledley Joseph Christopher Ledley is a Welsh footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Welsh national team as a central or left midfielder....	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Wales	—
2006	Joe Ledley Joe Ledley Joseph Christopher Ledley is a Welsh footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Welsh national team as a central or left midfielder....	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Wales	1	Second Award
2007	Chris Gunter Chris Gunter Christopher Ross "Chris" Gunter is a Welsh footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest, and the Wales national team, as a defender. Though a Newport native, he moved to Cardiff as a child and later joined Cardiff City's youth system...	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Wales	1
2008	Aaron Ramsey Aaron Ramsey Aaron James Ramsey is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for the premier league club Arsenal and is the captain of the Wales national football team...	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Wales	—
2009	Ross McCormack Ross McCormack Ross McCormack is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English football club Leeds United and the Scotland national team. His main position is as a Striker but he can also play as a Winger....	Forward	Kingdom of Scotland	3
2010	No Presentations took place
2011	Tom Heaton	Goalkeeper	Kingdom of England	—

Footnotes

• Caps are correct to when the player won the award.
• During the 2009-10 season, no presentations took place, but Peter Whittingham was handed the 2010 Player of the Year the following year.