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Trippier, who joined the club in January 2021 when they were firmly embroiled in a battle for Premier League survival, has helped spearhead their remarkable transformation into a club that will be playing Champions League football next season.
As mentioned, Trippier has become the latest player to receive the award that has been going since the 1975/76 season - 47 years ago.
The first recipient of the award was Alan Gowling before Micky Burns, Irving Nattrass, Peter Withe, Alan Shoulder, Kevin Carr and Mick Martin picked up the award in the following seasons.
Here, we take a look at the long and illustrious history of Newcastle United Player of the Year to detail every single recipient of the award from the last forty years.
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37. Salomon Rondon
Rondon was named Newcastle United’s Player of the Year in 2018/19. | Getty Images
38. Martin Dubravka
Dubravka was named Newcastle United’s Player of the Year in 2019/20. | Getty Images
39. Callum Wilson
Wilson was named Newcastle United’s Player of the Year in 2020/21. | Getty Images
40. Joelinton
Joelinton was named Newcastle United’s Player of the Year in 2021/22. | Getty Images