Player of the Round

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Fans voted for their FA Cup star performer

FA Cup sponsors Budweiser ran a Player of the Round poll throughout the season competition to acknowledge one star performer at each stage of the competition.

A panel of judges nominated their candidates after each round (from the First Round Proper up to and including the Semi-Final) and fans can vote for their favourite right here on TheFA.com.

The panel comprised The Sun journalists Justin Allen and Jim Munro, commentator Mark Pougatch, FA Historian David Barber, who has attended over 420 FA Cup ties, and Southampton fan Aidan Mills. Aidan secured his place on the panel after entering an online competition in conjunction with Budweiser.

And the winners are:

First Round Qualifying
Scott Murray, Clevedon Town

Second Round Qualifying
Nicky Platt, FC United of Manchester

Third Round Qualifying
Kieran Lavery, South Park

Fourth Round Qualifying
Andre Gray, Luton Town

First Round Proper
Ryan Bowman, Hereford Town

Second Round Proper
Danny Hylton, Aldershot Town

Third Round Proper
Alex Lawless, Luton Town

Fourth Round Proper
Scott Rendell, Luton Town

Fifth Round Proper
Matt Smith, Oldham Athletic

Sixth Round Proper
Juan Mata, Chelsea

Semi-Final
Shaun Maloney, Wigan Athletic