The following three awards are calculated using marks awarded by Vital Lincoln City members under the Rate The Players thread following each match.
How much can you remember about each month last season? Have a go at our monthly quizzes and share your results on X (Twitter) if you’re on there – August 2023 – September 2023 – October 2023 – November 2023 – December 2023 – January 2024 – February 2024 – March 2024 – April 2024
At the end of the season, a multiplier is applied to each player’s average rating dependent upon the number of appearances each player has made. This is done for three main reasons:
a) it is relatively easy for a player to perform very well over a smaller number of games. This can be particularly noticeable when a player is brought in on loan for a short period: that player wants to make a good impression for a variety of reasons and often raises his game for that period. The player is also less likely to pick up an injury or suffer from the effects of fatigue. Conversely, it is far harder to perform at a consistently high level over a greater number of games due to the increased likelihood of physical and mental fatigue, injury, and loss of form. It would be inequitable therefore to make no allowance for these factors.
b) to build in a measure that reflects the importance of each player to the side and their overall contribution to the season. It is fair to assume that the players who have made the highest number of appearances have been the key players.
c) it is natural to believe the players who played well during the second half of the season were the better ones. On the other side of the coin, was there anyone from the earlier part of the season who contributed to a significant degree but has been forgotten since?
The multiplier is shown in the tables below.
To conclude, the final average rating shown for each player is for hierarchical reasons rather than to produce a true reflection of their actual scores. Anyone wishing to compare actual ratings made prior to the application of the multiplier can do so readily enough.
A total of 52,131 marks were awarded to 29 players over the 54 games of the season, giving an average rating of 6.16 per player.
But where did those marks go?
Did Vital Lincoln City’s match-by-match marking correlate with the official Player of the Season award? That vote went to Ethan Erhahon, although the club appeared to throw an unnecessary spanner in the works at the awards evening by declaring Lukas Jensen to be POTS. Jensen was voted Away Player of the Season by the Red Imps Travel Section.
There are no prizes for guessing who was our top goalkeeper, but who was our top striker/winger/midfielder/defender?
Are there any interesting disparities between any player’s home and away performances?
Are there any surprises in terms of final placing? Is there an unexpected winner?
And do these results change your mind at all about which players we should retain for next season?
Time to find out.
HOME Player Of The Season:
Qualification: 8 games rated
AWAY Player Of The Season:
Qualification: 8 games rated
OVERALL Player Of The Season:
Qualification: 15 games rated
Writer: Scotimp
