Each year the members of the PFA - Professional Footballers Association - (which is the union most footballers belong to) vote for the best player and young player of the season in the domestic English league. The award is also known as the players player award because it's actually the players themselves who vote and decide the winner.
Similarly the members of the FWA - Football Writers' Association - also vote for their best player of the season. The FWA is made up of journalists and sports reporters. Both awards are high accolades for any player and in the table below is a list of the past winners of the title player of the year.
Year | PFA player of the year |
PFA young player of the year |
FWA player of the year |
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2006 | Stephen Gerrad | Wayne Rooney | Thierry Henry |
Liverpool | Manchester United | Arsenal | |
2005 | John Terry | Wayne Rooney | Frank Lampard |
Chelsea | Manchester United | Chelsea | |
2004 | Thierry Henry | Scott Parker | Thierry Henry |
Arsenal | Chelsea | Arsenal | |
2003 | Thierry Henry | Jermaine Jenas | Thierry Henry |
Arsenal | Newcastle United | Arsenal | |
2002 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Craig Bellamy | Robert Pires |
Manchester United | Newcastle United | Arsenal | |
2001 | Teddy Sheringham | Steven Gerrard | Teddy Sheringham |
Manchester United | Liverpool | Manchester United | |
2000 | Roy Keane | Harry Kewell | Roy Keane |
Manchester United | Leeds United | Manchester United | |
1999 | David Ginola | Nicolas Anelka | David Ginola |
Tottenham Hotspur | Arsenal | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1998 | Dennis Bergkamp | Michael Owen | Dennis Bergkamp |
Arsenal | Liverpool | Arsenal | |
1997 | Alan Shearer | David Beckham | Gianfranco Zola |
Newcastle United | Manchester United | Chelsea | |
1996 | Les Ferdinand | Robbie Fowler | Eric Cantona |
Newcastle United | Liverpool | Manchester United | |
1995 | Alan Shearer | Robbie Fowler | Jürgen Klinsmann |
Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1994 | Eric Cantona | Andy Cole | Alan Shearer |
Manchester United | Newcastle United | Blackburn | |
1993 | Paul McGrath | Ryan Giggs | Chris Waddle |
Aston Villa | Manchester United | Sheffield Wednesday | |
1992 | Gary Pallister | Ryan Giggs | Gary Lineker |
Manchester United | Manchester United | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1991 | Mark Hughes | Lee Sharpe | Gordon Strachan |
Manchester United | Manchester United | Leeds United | |
1990 | David Platt | Matthew Le Tissier | John Barnes |
Aston Villa | Southampton | Liverpool | |
1989 | Mark Hughes | Paul Merson | Steve Nicol |
Manchester United | Arsenal | Liverpool | |
1988 | John Barnes | Paul Gascoigne | John Barnes |
Liverpool | Newcastle United | Liverpool | |
1987 | Clive Allen | Tony Adams | Clive Allen |
Tottenham Hotspur | Arsenal | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1986 | Gary Lineker | Tony Cottee | Gary Lineker |
Everton | West Ham United | Everton | |
1985 | Peter Reid | Mark Hughes | Neville Southall |
Everton | Manchester United | Everton | |
1984 | Ian Rush | Paul Walsh | Ian Rush |
Liverpool | Luton Town | Liverpool | |
1983 | Kenny Dalglish | Ian Rush | Kenny Dalglish |
Liverpool | Liverpool | Liverpool | |
1982 | Kevin Keegan | Steve Moran | Steve Perryman |
Southampton | Southampton | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1981 | John Wark | Gary Shaw | Frans Thijssen |
Ipswich Town | Aston Villa | Ipswich Town | |
1980 | Terry McDermott | Glenn Hoddle | Terry McDermott |
Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool | |
1979 | Liam Brady | Cyrille Regis | Kenny Dalglish |
Arsenal | West Bromwich Albion | Liverpool | |
1978 | Peter Shilton | Tony Woodcock | Kenny Burns |
Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | |
1977 | Andy Gray | Andy Gray | Emlyn Hughes |
Aston Villa | Aston Villa | Liverpool | |
1976 | Pat Jennings | Peter Barnes | Kevin Keegan |
Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester City | Liverpool | |
1975 | Colin Todd | Mervyn Day | Alan Mullery |
Derby County | West Ham United | Fulham | |
1974 | Norman Hunter | Kevin Beattie | Ian Callaghan |
Leeds United | Ipswich Town | Liverpool |
The PFA awards only started in 1974 however the football writers association awarded the best player of the year since 1948
Year | FWA player of the year |
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1973 | Pat Jennings |
Tottenham Hotspur | |
1972 | Gordon Banks |
Stoke City | |
1971 | Frank McLintock |
Arsenal | |
1970 | Billy Bremner |
Leeds United | |
1969 | Tony Book and Dave Mackay |
Manchester City and Derby County | |
1968 | George Best |
Manchester United | |
1967 | Jack Charlton |
Leeds United | |
1966 | Bobby Charlton |
Manchester United | |
1965 | Bobby Collins |
Leeds United | |
1964 | Bobby Moore |
West Ham United | |
1963 | Stanley Matthews |
Stoke City | |
1962 | Jimmy Adamson |
Burnley | |
1961 | Danny Blanchflower |
Tottenham Hotspur | |
1960 | Bill Slater |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
1959 | Syd Owen |
Luton Town | |
1958 | Danny Blanchflower |
Tottenham Hotspur | |
1957 | Tom Finney |
Preston North End | |
1956 | Bert Trautmann |
Manchester City | |
1955 | Don Revie |
Manchester City | |
1954 | Tom Finney |
Preston North End | |
1953 | Nat Lofthouse |
Bolton Wanderers | |
1952 | Billy Wright |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
1951 | Harry Johnston |
Blackpool | |
1950 | Joe Mercer |
Arsenal | |
1949 | Johnny Carey |
Manchester United | |
1948 | Stanley Matthews |
Blackpool |