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Re the Personality of the Year award, Jim McMullan was the man who coached and inspired Wynton Rufer.
Now awarded in recognition of the contribution to NZ soccer made by a person or team.

Year     
Club Programme     
Club Magazine           
Soccer Publication
Personality of the Year
(Jim McMullan Trophy)
Friends of Football's Medal of Excellence
2023
Arthur Egan
2022
no award
2021
no award
2020
Terry Hobin
2019
Carol Waller
2018
Barry Smith
2017
Waitemata
Capital Football 2017 Yearbook
Warwick Gendall
2016
Papatoetoe & Waitemata
Fully Committed - The Ben Sigmund Story - by Jason Pine
Bert Ormond
2015
Waitemata
The National League Debates
by Bruce Holloway
Steve Sumner & Brian Turner
2014
Waitemata
Friends of Football's Auckland City FC World Cup Tribute Edition - by Josh Easby
Bill Raffles
Ivan Vicelich
2013
WaiBOP United
Soccer By The Silverstream - 100 years of soccer on the Taieri by W. Cliff Anderson
John Adshead
2012
Petone
Strength In Unity
edited by Jeremy Ruane
2011
Napier City Rovers
The Waikato Chronicles
by Bruce Holloway
Dave Maisey
2010
Cambridge
Ryan Nelsen's Road to the World Cup with Tony Smith
Iain Gillies
2009
Ricki Herbert - A New Fire
by Russell Gray
2008
2007
2006
2005
Canterbury United
Soccer Talk
John Cameron
2004
Lower Hutt City
Christchurch Rangers
Gavin Roberts
2003
Lower Hutt City
Canterbury Soccer
Les Coffman
2002
Sitter!
Island Bay United
Barry Smith
2001
Island Bay United
Stand Up! (Kingz FC)
Warwick Gendall
2000
Soccer Otago
Three Kings United
U-17 World Cup squad
1999
Napier City Rovers
Metro
Chris Turner
1998
Napier City Rovers
Christchurch Technical
Kevin Fallon
1997
Napier City Rovers
Matamata
Wynton Rufer
1996
Napier City Rovers
Onehunga-Mangere United & Eden
Charlie Dempsey
1995
Napier City Rovers
Western Suburbs
Bobby Clark
1994
Napier City Rovers
Western Suburbs
Iain Ormond
1993
Napier City Rovers
Napier City Rovers
Vic Deverill &
Colin Stone
1992
Hutt Valley United
& Napier City Rovers
Western Suburbs
Wynton Rufer
1991
Napier City Rovers
Kevin Fallon
1990
Napier City Rovers
Ian Marshall
1989
Napier City Rovers
Porirua Viard United & Petone
John Cameron
1988
Wellington United
Western
Ian Marshall
1987
Gisborne City
Manawatu
Ian Marshall
1986
Gisborne City
Invercargill City
Grant Turner
1985
Gisborne City
Gisborne City
Don Jones
1984
Gisborne City
Manurewa
Kevin Fallon
1983
Gisborne City
Miramar Rangers &
Napier City Rovers
Don Jones
1982
Gisborne City
East Coast Bays
John Adshead
1981
Gisborne City
East Coast Bays
John Adshead
1980
Gisborne City
East Coast Bays
Kevin Fallon
1979
John Adshead
1978
Wally Hughes
1977
Alf Stamp
1976
Bill Fleming


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