Just in case you weren’t aware, I’ve been gathering the player ratings submitted to The Telegraph and Sky Sports by fans at least 24 hours after each game to compile the Player of the Month series.

To create the Play of the Year award I’ve taken the average ratings for players who have played some part in at least half of the league matches during 2009/10.

If you’re interested, Martin O’Neill has utilised 23 players in the league during the course of the season and the following 13 players have made at least 19 appearance.

It maybe no major shock that James has scooped this massively prestigious award, but you may be surprised to learn that Richard Dunne only separated Brad Friedel from 2nd place by 0.0002 points. A testament to the American’s consistency since he’s only won the monthly award once, but frequently appeared in the top 3.

Below the top 3, I’d say the order seems more or less correct. What do you think?

Player	Aps	Score	Best Rating
James Milner	36	6.95	9.30		against Wigan in March
Richard Dunne	35	6.86	8.97		against Sunderland in December
Brad Friedel	38	6.86	8.68		against Liverpool in August
Ashley Young	37	6.51	8.07		against Bolton in April
James Collins	27	6.48	8.43		against Chelsea in October
Carlos Cuéllar	36	6.42	8.35		against Fulham in January
Gabriel Agbonlahor	36	6.40	8.63		against Fulham in January
John Carew	33	6.23	8.74		against Bolton in November
Stiliyan Petrov	37	6.22	8.29		against Fulham in January
Stephen Warnock	30	6.13	8.19		against Sunderland in December
Stewart Downing	25	6.01	7.90		against Burnley in February
Steve Sidwell	25	5.40	7.48		against Liverpool in August
Emile Heskey	31	5.28	7.75		against Sunderland in December