| SEASON | HAMMER OF THE YEAR | RUNNER-UP |
| 2013/14 | MARK NOBLE | ADRIAN |
| 2012/13 | WINSTON REID | JUSSI JAASKELAINEN |
| 2011/12 | MARK NOBLE | JAMES TOMKINS |
| 2010/11 | SCOTT PARKER | ROBERT GREEN |
| 2009/10 | SCOTT PARKER | ALESSANDRO DIAMANTI |
| 2008/09 | SCOTT PARKER | ROBERT GREEN |
| 2007/08 | ROBERT GREEN | GEORGE MCCARTNEY |
| 2006/07 | CARLOS TEVEZ | BOBBY ZAMORA |
| 2005/06 | DANNY GABBIDON | MARLON HAREWOOD |
| 2004/05 | TEDDY SHERINGHAM | MARK NOBLE |
| 2003/04 | MATTHEW ETHERINGTON | MICHAEL CARRICK |
| 2002/03 | JOE COLE | JERMAIN DEFOE |
| 2001/02 | SEBASTIEN SCHEMMEL | DAVID JAMES |
| 2000/01 | STUART PEARCE | PAOLO DI CANIO |
| 1999/00 | PAOLO DI CANIO | TREVOR SINCLAIR |
| 1998/99 | SHAKA HISLOP | IAN PEARCE |
| 1997/98 | RIO FERDINAND | STEVE LOMAS |
| 1996/97 | JULIAN DICKS | SLAVEN BILIC |
| 1995/96 | JULIAN DICKS | IAIN DOWIE |
| 1994/95 | STEVE POTTS | TONY COTTEE |
| 1993/94 | TREVOR MORLEY | STEVE POTTS |
| 1992/93 | STEVE POTTS | KEVIN KEEN |
| 1991/92 | JULIAN DICKS | STEVE POTTS |
| 1990/91 | LUDEK MIKLOSKO | GEORGE PARRIS |
| 1989/90 | JULIAN DICKS | STUART SLATER |
| 1988/89 | PAUL INCE | JULIAN DICKS |
| 1987/88 | STEWART ROBSON | BILLY BONDS |
| 1986/87 | BILLY BONDS | MARK WARD |
| 1985/86 | TONY COTTEE | FRANK McAVENNIE |
| 1984/85 | PAUL ALLEN | TONY COTTEE |
| 1983/84 | TREVOR BROOKING | TONY COTTEE |
| 1982/83 | ALVIN MARTIN | PHIL PARKES |
| 1981/82 | ALVIN MARTIN | TREVOR BROOKING |
| 1980/81 | PHIL PARKES | GEOFF PIKE |
| 1979/80 | ALVIN MARTIN | RAY STEWART |
| 1978/79 | ALAN DEVONSHIRE | BRYAN ROBSON |
| 1977/78 | TREVOR BROOKING | |
| 1976/77 | TREVOR BROOKING | ALAN DEVONSHIRE |
| 1975/76 | TREVOR BROOKING | GRAHAM PADDON |
| 1974/75 | BILLY BONDS | MERVYN DAY |
| 1973/74 | BILLY BONDS | MERVYN DAY |
| 1972/73 | BRYAN ROBSON | TREVOR BROOKING |
| 1971/72 | TREVOR BROOKING | BOBBY FERGUSON |
| 1970/71 | BILLY BONDS | BOBBY MOORE |
| 1969/70 | BOBBY MOORE | BILLY BONDS |
| 1968/69 | GEOFF HURST | BILLY BONDS |
| 1967/68 | BOBBY MOORE | TREVOR BROOKING |
| 1966/67 | GEOFF HURST | BOBBY MOORE |
| 1965/66 | GEOFF HURST | MARTIN PETERS |
| 1964/65 | MARTIN PETERS | BOBBY MOORE |
| 1963/64 | JOHNNY BYRNE | BOBBY MOORE |
| 1962/63 | BOBBY MOORE | JIM STANDEN |
| 1961/62 | LAWRIE LESLIE | JOHN DICK |
| 1960/61 | BOBBY MOORE | |
| 1959/60 | MALCOLM MUSGROVE | |
| 1958/59 | KEN BROWN | |
| 1957/58 | ANDY MALCOLM |