Fryatt beat fellow Bristol Rovers hot shot Rickie Lambert and Leeds midfielder Fabian Delph to take the award.
The 23-year-old striker said: "I am obviously delighted to receive the award. It has been a great season for me to date but it won't mean anything unless we achieve our goal of promotion.I don't see this as an individual award. It reflects on the club as a whole and I was just simply there to pick it up on everyone's behalf - and that goes for the fans, players and staff."
Fryatt's goal-scoring exploits have fired Leicester's drive to the top of League One. He has hit 23 League and four FA Cup goals to put a couple of frustrating seasons behind him.
This is the third time this season Fryatt has scooped an award. He took the Powerade League One player-of-the-month award for December, a month in which he scored back-to-back hat-tricks; and was also the winner of the PFA fans' player of the month in February.
Matt Fryatt (Leicester) Information | |||
Date of birth | Wednesday, 5th March 1986 | Height | 5.10 |
Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | Weight | 11.0 |
Nationality | England | Position | Forward |
Comments | Squad No. | 12 | |
Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 14 Jan 2006 | 110 (24) | 41 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 03 Mar 2004 | 54 (22) | 30 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 20 Dec 2003 | 9 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 Sep 2003 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 09 Aug 2008 | 44 (2) | 28 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 14 Aug 2007 | 25 (10) | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 05 Aug 2006 | 23 (11) | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 06 Aug 2005 | 45 (1) | 20 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 07 Aug 2004 | 24 (15) | 15 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 Sep 2003 | 13 (9) | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
Appearances 174 (+ 48 as sub); Goals 72; Yellow cards 15; Red cards 1 | ||||||