KUMB Readers' Awards XIX: Vote Now!

  • by Staff Writer
  • Friday, 13th May 2016

The polls are now open for the 19th annual KUMB.com Readers' Awards!

Between now and next Tuesday (17 May) we're asking you, the Knees up Mother Brown readers to vote in this year's KUMB Awards. Starting way back in 1997, this year's poll consists once again of 12 categories - the full list of which is as follows:

KUMB.com Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Goal of the Season
Best Signing
Most Memorable Match
Most Improved Player
Most Missed
Podcast Guest of the Year

Worst Player of the Year
Worst Signing
Greatest Disappointment
Hackett of the Year


arrow   Cast your votes in the 2015/16 KUMB Readers' Awards poll here!


KUMB Readers' Awards - Live!

The winners of all 12 categories will be revealed live at the KUMB Live Podcast & Awards XIX show, which takes place at The Cow at Stratford Westfield next Tuesday, 17th May in front of a live audience.



Star guests on the night are former Hammers Marlon Harewood and Anton Ferdinand, both of whom will be available for questions and autographs throughout the evening. Tickets for the event are priced at just £18.18 each.

Buy tickets for the KUMB Awards here!



Video: Frank McAvennie & Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen at the 2014 KUMB Awards



This Year's Nominees

The KUMB Awards began in 1997, when John Hartson was our very first Player of the Year. A full list of last season's winners - and the entrants in this year's categories - may be seen below:


2014/15 KUMB.com PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Aaron Cresswell

2015/16 Nominees: All first team squad players with a minimum of five first team appearances.


2014/15 YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Reece Burke

2015/16 Nominees: Reece Burke; George Dobson; Stephen Hendrie; Sam Howes; Elliot Lee; Reece Oxford; Lewis Page; Djair Parfitt-Williams; Josh Pask; Martin Samuelsen


2014/15 GOAL OF THE SEASON - Enner Valencia vs Hull City (a)

2015/16 Nominees: 29 Nov: Mauro Zarate vs West Brom (h, 1-1); 9 Feb: Angelo Ogbonna vs Liverpool (h, 2-1 aet); 21 Feb: Dimitri Payet vs Blackburn (a, 5-1);
5 Mar: Dimitri Payet vs Everton (a, 3-2); 13 Mar: Dimitri Payet vs Man Utd (a, 1-1); 19 Mar: Manuel Lanzini vs Chelsea (a, 2-2); 28 Mar: Dean Ashton vs West Ham XI (h, 6-5); 2 Apr: Dimitri Payet vs Crystal Palace (h, 2-2); 17 Apr: Aaron Cresswell vs Leicester City (a, 2-2); 30 Apr: Mark Noble vs West Brom (a, 3-0).


2014/15 MOST MEMORABLE MATCH - West Ham Utd 3-1 Liverpool

2015/16 Nominees: 9 Aug: Arsenal 0-2 West Ham Utd; 29 Aug: Liverpool 0-3 West Ham Utd; 19 Sept: Man City 1-2 West Ham Utd; 24 Oct: West Ham Utd 2-1 Chelsea; 2 Jan: West Ham Utd 2-1 Liverpool (FA Cup); 21 Feb: Blackburn 1-5 West Ham Utd (FA Cup); 2 Mar: West Ham Utd 1-0 Tottenham; 5 Mar: Everton 2-3 West Ham Utd; 9 Apr: West Ham Utd 3-3 Arsenal; 10 May: West Ham Utd 3-2 Manchester Utd.


2014/15 BEST SIGNING - Aaron Cresswell

2015/16 Nominees: Michail Antonio; Sam Byram; Emmanuel Emenike; Stephen Hendry; Nikica Jelavic; Carl Jenkinson; Manuel Lanzini; Angelo Ogbonna; Dimitri Payet; Victor Moses; Pedro Obiang; Darren Randolph; Martin Samuelsen; Alex Song.


2014/15 MOST IMPROVED PLAYER - Stewart Downing

2015/16 Nominees: All current first team squad members with a minimum of five first team appearances.


2014/15 MOST MISSED - Jack Collison

2015/16 Nominees: Morgan Amalfitano; Carlton Cole; Guy Demel; Stewart Downing; Jussi Jaaskelainen; Matt Jarvis; Nikica Jelavic; Modibo Maiga; Kevin Nolan; Mauro Zarate.


2014/15 PODCAST GUEST OF THE YEAR - Jack Collison

2015/16 Nominees: Dean Ashton; Russell Brand; Tony Carr; Danny Dyer; Graham Gooch; Marlon Harewood; Mark Lawrenson; Seb Lletget; Ian Pearce; David Sullivan Snr.



Our 2013/14 Player of the Year Mark Noble thanks KUMB readers


2014/15 WORST PLAYER OF THE SEASON - Kevin Nolan

2014/15 Nominees: All current first team squad members with a minimum of five first team appearances.


2014/15 WORST SIGNING OF THE SEASON - Mauro Zarate

2015/16 Nominees: Michail Antonio; Sam Byram; Emmanuel Emenike; Stephen Hendry; Nikica Jelavic; Carl Jenkinson; Manuel Lanzini; Angelo Ogbonna; Dimitri Payet; Victor Moses; Pedro Obiang; Darren Randolph; Martin Samuelsen; Alex Song.


2014/15 GREATEST DISAPPOINTMENT - The post-Christmas slump

2015/16 Nominees: Ballot process for final matches at the Boleyn; Boleyn Ground, RIP; Dimitri Payet's three-month injury; Early Europa League exit (vs Astra Giurgiu); FA Cup quarter-final defeat (vs Man Utd); Losing 4-1 at Tottenham; Missing out on the Champions League; No dedicated right back for most of the season; Referees' inconsistency; WHUFC charging fans £50 to buy their plastic seats.


2014/15 HACKETT OF THE YEAR - Thieves who stole Kenny Brown's medals

2015/16 Nominees: Martin Atkinson; Mark Clattenburg; Roy Hodgson; Richard Keys; Roberto Martinez; Robert Madley; James McCarthy; Jonathan Moss.


arrow   Cast your votes in the 2015/16 KUMB Readers' Awards poll now!

Buy tickets for the KUMB Awards XIX Live! show here!

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