James Garner has said there is ‘more to come’ from both himself and the team after being named Everton’s Player of the Season and Players’ Player of the Season at the club’s end-of-season awards.
Garner has been recognised for an excellent individual season, in which the 25-year-old has scored twice and provided seven assists in the Premier League.
The midfielder has become an integral part of the side under David Moyes, and was rewarded with a senior England debut in March.
Garner leads the Premier League for both tackles (116) and interceptions (58) heading into the final weekend, numbers which emphasise his all-action influence on the Everton side.
After being presented with his awards double, Garner said he believes that there is still room to improve as an individual and collective next season.
“I feel like I’ve come into my own this season, so I’m really happy to be recognised by the players and fans,” he said.
“I genuinely believe there’s more to come from me - and the whole team.”
Elsewhere, Courtney Brosnan took home the Women’s Player of the Season and Players’ Player of the Season awards, while Iliman Ndiaye was presented with the Goal of the Season award for his sole strike at Sunderland.
Leighton Baines and outgoing club captain Seamus Coleman were also both recognised for their achievements at Everton.
Everton end-of-season award winners 2025-26
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Men’s Player of the Season: James Garner
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Men’s Players’ Player of the Season: James Garner
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Women’s Player of the Season: Courtney Brosnan
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Women’s Players’ Player of the Season: Courtney Brosnan
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Men’s Young Player of the Season: Harrison Armstrong
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Women’s Young Player of the Season: Ruby Mace
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Goal of the Season: Iliman Ndiaye vs Sunderland
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Everton U21 Player of the Season: Braiden Graham
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Everton Giant: Leighton Baines
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Howard Kendall Award: Seamus Coleman
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2 Posted 22/05/2026 at 10:13:56
Gana is unlikely to be able to keep going much longer if he stays on at all and we need a more comfortable on the ball player than Tim Iroegbunam who does have energy but lacks the class on the ball.
3 Posted 22/05/2026 at 13:17:38
Listening to Moyes's press conference, where he was asked about Armstrong and said the reason he wasn't getting much game time is because he's behind Garner, Dewsbury-Hall and Gueye, but for the last 4/5 games Dewsbury-Hall looks off the pace, and Gueye has been injured, so why hasn't Harrison being used from the bench?
Moyes's use of the subs bench has been appalling.
4 Posted 22/05/2026 at 15:01:05
Player of the Season - Garner.
Goal of the Season - Ndiaye.
Save of the Season - Pickford.
Throw-in of the Season - None; we're crap at them.
Miss of the Season - First Team / Manager for not getting a Euro spot.
Cock-up of the Season - Seamus's farewell.
Sub of the Season - Barry.
Poor Sod of the Season - Dibling.
Quote of the Season - Happily Satisfied.
Manager's Moment of the Season - Changing the team for Wolves League Cup tie.
Players' Moment of the Season - 1st goal at BMD.
Real Pissed-Off Moment of the Season - St Virgil (not a hair out of place) van Dijk's 99th-minute goal.
Embarrasing Moment of the Season - Defence v Barcodes, Spurs, Bees and Mackems.
Needs To Go Award - The Moyesiah; enough is enough.
5 Posted 22/05/2026 at 15:23:38
Could be a Pink Floyd classic.
6 Posted 22/05/2026 at 16:32:19
Careful With The Axe, Eugene.
I have been Comfortably Numb during the vast majority of home games this season.
7 Posted 23/05/2026 at 02:34:18
It doesn't make sense to give Gueye a new contract, as he's 37 shortly.
Don't tell Moyes that Christy. That's his perfect age.
8 Posted 23/05/2026 at 07:07:55
Did I really just read that?
Someone tell Thomas Tuchel.
9 Posted 24/05/2026 at 10:14:42
The auction was for James Garner to do a training session with a grassroots team, the bidding finished at £15,000. At that point, Gana Gueye got up and said he would pay for it.
Well done, Idrissa, looks like your contract isn't going to be extended, so I would like to say thanks for all you have done on your 2 stints with us.
10 Posted 24/05/2026 at 10:37:03
11 Posted 24/05/2026 at 10:57:17
Wh0 do you consider better?
12 Posted 24/05/2026 at 14:11:03
13 Posted 24/05/2026 at 15:11:02
Tonali
Rice
Caicedo
Odegaard
Rodri
Xhaka
14 Posted 24/05/2026 at 15:17:45
All except Tonali are ahead of James.
15 Posted 24/05/2026 at 15:24:09
My post was re England midfielders. I should have made that clear.
16 Posted 24/05/2026 at 15:28:12
If they offered the reported £50M Everton have in mind, would we sell?
17 Posted 24/05/2026 at 15:29:18
18 Posted 24/05/2026 at 15:38:11
but what I mean is, this would be decent money - could our director of football / Moyes find us an upgrade fr this money - this is what the likes of Brighton, Bournemouth etc are capable of doing
19 Posted 24/05/2026 at 15:43:46
I'd still argue there's 3 or 4 ahead of him (Wharton, Rice, Anderson), but yeah, it's different. He probably had an outside chance of going to the World Cup but it's no skin off my nose if he does or doesn't.
£50m would be a very good fee for him and hard for Everton to refuse I should imagine.
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1 Posted 22/05/2026 at 10:00:20
Better than most.