The Alan Hardaker Trophy is an annual association football award presented to the Man of the Match in the EFL Cup final (also currently known as the Carabao Cup). The trophy is named after Alan Hardaker, the EFL's former secretary who conceived the League Cup.[1][2]
The Alan Hardaker Trophy was first awarded in 1990, Des Walker was the inaugural recipient. Ben Foster, John Terry and Vincent Kompany have won the award on two occasions, the most wins by an individual. Ben Foster is the only player to have won the award with 2 different clubs; Manchester United and Birmingham City respectively. Both Manchester City and Manchester United have received the award six times, more than any other club. English players have won the trophy seventeen times, which is a record; the only other nations with multiple wins are Scotland, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with two recipients.
Winners
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- Key to score column
- † – Indicates the match was decided by a replay
- * – Indicates the match went to penalty shoot-out
Awards won by nationality
| Country | Win(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
 England |
17 | 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2020 |
 Scotland |
2 | 1992, 2000 |
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2 | 2016, 2018 |
 Netherlands |
2 | 2004, 2022 |
 Ireland |
1 | 1996 |
 Denmark |
1 | 1999 |
 United States |
1 | 2002 |
 Poland |
1 | 2003 |
 Ivory Coast |
1 | 2007 |
 Ecuador |
1 | 2010 |
 France |
1 | 2014 |
 Sweden |
1 | 2017 |
 Portugal |
1 | 2019 |
 Algeria |
1 | 2021 |
 Brazil |
1 | 2023 |
Awards won by club
| Club | Win(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 6 | 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Manchester United | 6 | 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2023 |
| Liverpool | 5 | 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2022 |
| Chelsea | 4 | 1998, 2005, 2007, 2015 |
| Aston Villa | 2 | 1994, 1996 |
| Leicester City | 2 | 1997, 2000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1999, 2008 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1990 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1991 |
| Arsenal | 1 | 1993 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 2002 |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 2004 |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 2011 |
| Swansea City | 1 | 2013 |
References
- ↑ "Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010. Football League, 26 February 2012
- ↑ "The Alan Hardaker Trophy". EFL.com. English Football League. Retrieved 27 February 2023.