Year | Player | Club | National titles | Provincial titles |
1951 | Nicky Rackard | Rathnure | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1952 | | | | |
1953 | | | | |
1954 | Padge Kehoe | St. Aidan's | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1955 | Nick O'Donnell | St. Aidan's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1956 | Jim English | Rathnure | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1957 | Tom Ryan | | | |
1958 | Harry O'Connor | | | |
1959 | | | | |
1960 | Nick O'Donnell | St. Aidan's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1961 | Ned Wheeler | Faythe Harriers | | |
1962 | Billy Rackard | Rathnure | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1963 | | | | |
1964 | Pat Nolan | Oylegate-Glenbrien | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1965 | Tom Neville | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1966 | | | | |
1967 | Jimmy O'Brien | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | | |
1968 | Dan Quigley | Rathnure | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1969 | Tony Doran | Buffers Alley | | |
1970 | Michael Collins | Enniscorthy Shamrocks | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1971 | | | | |
1972 | Teddy O'Connor | Rathnure | | |
1973 | Martin Quigley | Rathnure | | |
1974 | Martin Quigley | Rathnure | | |
1975 | Teddy O'Connor | Rathnure | | |
1976 | Tony Doran | Buffers Alley | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1977 | Tony Doran | Buffers Alley | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1978 | | | | |
1979 | | | | |
1980 | | | | |
1981 | Martin Quigley | Rathnure | | |
1982 | | | | |
1983 | | | | |
1984 | Pat Kenny | | | |
1985 | | | | |
1986 | | | | |
1987 | | | | |
1988 | | | | |
1989 | | | | |
1990 | | | | |
1991 | | | | |
1992 | Éamonn Sinnott | Buffers Alley | | |
1993 | Tom Dempsey | Buffers Alley | | |
1994 | Larry Murphy | Cloughbawn | | |
1995 | Liam Dunne | Oulart the Ballagh | | |
George O'Connor | St. Martin's | | |
1996 | Martin Storey | Oulart the Ballagh | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1997 | Rod Guiney | Rathnure | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
1998 | Martin Storey | Oulart the Ballagh | | |
1999 | Paul Codd | Rathnure | | |
2000 | Rory McCarthy | St. Martin's | | |
2001 | Darragh Ryan | St. Anne's | | |
2002 | Larry O'Gorman | Faythe Harriers | | |
2003 | Paul Codd | Rathnure | | |
2004 | John O'Connor | Rathnure | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
2005 | Michael Jacob | Oulart the Ballagh | | |
2006 | Keith Rossiter | Oulart the Ballagh | | |
2007 | Nigel Higgins | Rathnure | | |
Damien Fitzhenry | Duffry Rovers | | |
2008 | Rory Jacob | Oulart the Ballagh | | |
2009 | Diarmuid Lyng | St.Martin's | | |
2010 | Diarmuid Lyng[1] | St.Martin's | | |
Ciarán Kenny[2] | Buffer's Alley | | |
2011 | Ciarán Kenny[3] | Buffer's Alley | | |
Darren Stamp[4] | Oulart the Ballagh | | |
2012 | Keith Rossiter | Oulart the Ballagh | | |
2013 | Garrett Sinnott | Oulart the Ballagh | | |
2014 | Matthew O'Hanlon | St. James's | | |
2015 | Matthew O'Hanlon | St. James's | | |
2016 | Matthew O'Hanlon | St. James's | | |
2017 | Matthew O'Hanlon | St. James's | | |
Lee Chin | Faythe Harriers | | |
2018 | Matthew O'Hanlon | St. James's | | |
Lee Chin | Faythe Harriers | | |