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{{Infobox award
| name = All Stars Footballer of the Year
| name = GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year
| current_awards =
| current_awards =
| image = Aidan O'Mahony & Eoin Bradley.jpg
| image = Aidan O'Mahony & Eoin Bradley.jpg
| imagesize =
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| alt =
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| caption = [[Aidan O'Mahony]] of [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] ''(left)'' and [[Eoin Bradley]] of [[Derry GAA|Derry]] ''(right)'' in action at [[Croke Park]] during the final of the [[2009 National Football League (Ireland)|2009 National Football League]].
| caption = [[Aidan O'Mahony]] of [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]] ''(left)'' and [[Eoin Bradley]] of [[Derry county football team|Derry]] ''(right)'' in action at [[Croke Park]] during the final of the [[2009 National Football League (Ireland)|2009 National Football League]].
| awarded_for = Excellence in [[Gaelic football]]
| awarded_for = Excellence in [[Gaelic football]]
| presenter = [[Gaelic Athletic Association]]/[[Gaelic Players Association]]
| presenter = [[Gaelic Athletic Association]]/[[Gaelic Players Association]]
| sponsor = [[Vodafone]]
| sponsor = [[PwC]]
| host =
| host =
| date = <!-- {{Start date|df=y|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| year = 1995
| year = 1995
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| holder = [[Brian Fenton ]] [[File:Colours of Dublin.svg|20px|border]]
| holder = [[Paul Conroy (Gaelic footballer)|Paul Conroy]] {{color box|Maroon}}{{color box|White}}
| website = [http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10069149/ Broadcast partner]
| website = [http://www.rte.ie/player/ Broadcast partner]
| network = [[RTÉ One]]
| network = [[RTÉ One]]
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The '''Gaelic Athletic Association & Gaelic Player's Association All Stars Footballer of the Year''' — known for sponsorship reasons as the '''Vodafone Footballer of the Year''' — is a [[gaelic football]] award. It is presented annually to the footballer who performed outstandingly in that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
The '''Gaelic Athletic Association & Gaelic Player's Association All Stars Footballer of the Year''' — known for sponsorship reasons as the '''PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year''' — is a [[Gaelic football]] award. It is presented annually to the footballer who performed outstandingly in that year's [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]].


==History==
==History==
Created in 1995, the award is part of the [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|All Stars Awards]], which selects a "fantasy team", comprising the best players from that year's [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]. Voting for the award is undertaken by a select group of journalists from television and the print media.
Created in 1995, the award is part of the [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|All Stars Awards]], which selects a "fantasy team", comprising the best players from that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Voting for the award is undertaken by a select group of journalists from television and the print media.


==Winners listed by year==
==Winners and nominees==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Table key
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center" style="background:#FAEB86;" | ‡
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''Indicates the winner'''
|}

===1990s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| Player
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| County
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1995
|| 2021 || [[Liam Maguire]] ||
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Canavan|[[Peter Canavan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
[[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Tyrone|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1996
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Giles|[[Trevor Giles]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Meath|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1997
|| 2020 || [[Brian Fenton]] (2) || [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fitzgerald|[[Maurice Fitzgerald (footballer)|Maurice Fitzgerald]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1998
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fallon|[[Jarlath Fallon]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Galway|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1999
|| 2019 || [[Stephen Cluxton]] || [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Giles|[[Trevor Giles]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Meath|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|}


===2000s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| Player
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| County
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2000
|| 2018 || [[Brian Fenton]] || [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Moynihan|[[Seamus Moynihan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2001
|| 2017 || [[Andy Moran]] || [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Meehan|[[Declan Meehan (Gaelic footballer)|Declan Meehan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Galway|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2002
|| 2016 || [[Lee Keegan]] || [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|McGeeney|[[Kieran McGeeney]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Armagh|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2003
|| 2015
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|McDonnell|[[Steven McDonnell (Gaelic footballer)|Steven McDonnell]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
|| [[Jack McCaffrey]] || [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Armagh|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2004
|| 2014 || [[James O'Donoghue]] || [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|OSe|[[Tomás Ó Sé]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2005
|| 2013 || [[Michael Darragh MacAuley]] || [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|ONeill|[[Stephen O'Neill]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Tyrone|football}}'''
|rowspan=1| <ref>{{cite news|title=O'Neill completes Footballer of the Year hat-trick|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30232123.html|date=26 November 2005|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2006
|| 2012 || [[Karl Lacey]] || [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/20110089|title=Donegal's Karl Lacey is named Gaelic Footballer of 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 October 2012|access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Donaghy|[[Kieran Donaghy]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2007
|| 2011 || [[Alan Brogan]] || [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thescore.ie/brogan-and-fennelly-shine-at-all-stars-banquet-260532-Oct2011/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130217200848/http://www.thescore.ie/brogan-and-fennelly-shine-at-all-stars-banquet-260532-Oct2011/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |title=Brogan and Fennelly shine at All-Stars banquet: A year after his brother Bernard took the title, Dublin's Alan Brogan has been named the GAA's Footballer of the Year. |work=The Score |date=21 October 2011 |access-date=21 October 2011 }}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|OSe|[[Marc Ó Sé]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=GAA Player of the Year shortlist revealed|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2007/1003/223400-allstars/|date=5 October 2007|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=O'Sé brothers create history at All-Stars|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30332851.html|date=19 October 2007|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{sort|Cooper|[[Colm Cooper]]}}
|| 2010 || [[Bernard Brogan (junior)|Bernard Brogan]] || [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1016/allstars.html |title=Corbett & Brogan named Players of the Year |date=16 October 2010 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=18 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017001557/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1016/allstars.html |archive-date=17 October 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|O'Sullivan|[[Declan O'Sullivan]]}}
|| 2009 || [[Paul Galvin (Gaelic footballer)|Paul Galvin]] || [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2008
|| 2008 || [[Sean Cavanagh]] || [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Cavanagh|[[Seán Cavanagh]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Tyrone|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=GAA Player of the Year nominees revealed|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2008/0930/238881-playeroftheyear/|date=30 September 2008|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cavanagh named player of the year|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7677279.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 October 2008|access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{sort|Cooper|[[Colm Cooper]]}}
|| 2007 || [[Marc Ó Sé]] || [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|Dooher|[[Brian Dooher]]}}
|| 2006 || [[Kieran Donaghy]] || [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2009
|| 2005 || [[Stephen O'Neill]] || [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Galvin|[[Paul Galvin (Gaelic footballer)|Paul Galvin]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=Galvin is named Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2009/1016/256157-allstars2/|date=16 October 2009|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{sort|Canty|[[Graham Canty]]}}
|| 2004 || [[Tomás Ó Sé]] || [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Cork|football}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|OSe|[[Tomás Ó Sé]]}}
|| 2003 || [[Steven McDonnell (Gaelic footballer)|Steven McDonnell]] || [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| Player
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| County
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2010
|| 2002 || [[Kieran McGeeney]] || [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Brogan|[[Bernard Brogan Jnr|Bernard Brogan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|last=Roche|first=Frank|date=16 October 2010|title=No debate over Brogan award|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/no-debate-over-brogan-award/27964534.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
|| 2001 || [[Declan Meehan (Gaelic footballer)|Declan Meehan]] || [[Galway GAA|Galway]]
| {{sort|Hughes|[[Daniel Hughes (Gaelic footballer)|Danny Hughes]]}}
| {{GG|Down|football}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|Shields|[[Michael Shields (footballer)|Michael Shields]]}}
|| 2000 || [[Seamus Moynihan]] || [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Cork|football}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2011
|| 1999 || [[Trevor Giles]] (2) || [[Meath GAA|Meath]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Brogan|[[Alan Brogan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=GAA Player of the Year nominees revealed|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2011/1012/285940-allstars/|date=13 October 2011|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Roche|first=Frank|date=22 October 2011|title=Alan keeps it in the family|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/alan-keeps-it-in-the-family/27992209.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{sort|Cluxton|[[Stephen Cluxton]]}}
|| 1998 || [[Michael Donnellan (Gaelic footballer)|Jarlath Fallon]] || [[Galway GAA|Galway]]
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|OSullivan|[[Darran O'Sullivan]]}}
|| 1997 || [[Maurice Fitzgerald (footballer)|Maurice Fitzgerald]] || [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2012
|| 1996 || [[Trevor Giles]] || [[Meath GAA|Meath]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Lacey|[[Karl Lacey]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Donegal|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=Donegal defender Karl Lacey wins Player of the Year award|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/20104637|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=26 October 2012|access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{sort|McFadden|[[Colm McFadden]]}}
|| 1995 || [[Peter Canavan]] || [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
| {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McGlynn|[[Frank McGlynn (Gaelic footballer)|Frank McGlynn]]}}
| {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2013
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|MacAuley|[[Michael Darragh MacAuley]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Darragh Macauley, Stephen Cluxton and Lee Keegan nominated for Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2013/1003/478197-macauley-cluxton-keegan-up-for-football-award/|date=4 October 2013|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=O'Rourke|first=Steve|date=8 November 2013|title=Michael Darragh Macauley crowned Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.the42.ie/michael-darragh-macauley-footballer-of-the-year-1167724-Nov2013/|work=[[The42.ie|The 42]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Cluxton|[[Stephen Cluxton]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Keegan|[[Lee Keegan]]}}
| {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2014
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|ODonoghue|[[James O'Donoghue]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|last=Keys|first=Colm|date=8 October 2014|title=Champions Kerry head All Star football nominations list|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/champions-kerry-head-all-star-football-nominations-list/30647260.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kerry's James O'Donoghue is Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2014/1024/654707-football-poty/|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=27 October 2014|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Connolly|[[Diarmuid Connolly]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McGee|[[Neil McGee]]}}
| {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2015
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|McCaffrey|[[Jack McCaffrey]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=McCaffrey, Brogan & McMahon nominated for Player of the Year 2015|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/1001/731593-dublin-head-the/|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=1 October 2015|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Moran|first=Seán|date=6 November 2015|title=Jack McCaffrey named Footballer of the Year as Dublin dominates All Stars|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/jack-mccaffrey-named-footballer-of-the-year-as-dublin-dominates-all-stars-1.2420481|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Brogan|[[Bernard Brogan Jnr|Bernard Brogan]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McMahon|[[Philly McMahon]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2016
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Keegan|[[Lee Keegan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Mayo|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|last=O'Toole|first=Fintan|date=6 October 2016|title=Here's the players who make the shortlist for the GAA-GPA Footballer of the Year awards|url=https://www.the42.ie/gaa-gpa-footballer-of-the-year-3011847-Oct2016/|work=[[The42.ie|The 42]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lee Keegan named footballer of the year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/1104/829270-_______named-footballer-of-the-year/|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=4 November 2016|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Fenton|[[Brian Fenton]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Kilkenny|[[Ciarán Kilkenny]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" | 2017
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Moran|[[Andy Moran]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Mayo|football}}'''
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{cite news|title=Stephen Cluxton and Andy Moran both shortlisted for Player of the Year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0920/906308-cluxton-and-moran-both-nominated-for-player-of-the-year/|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=21 September 2017|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Calum|date=4 November 2017|title=Andy Moran scoops top prize as Dublin dominate team of the year|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/gaelic-football/news/30543/11112071/andy-moran-scoops-top-prize-as-dublin-dominate-team-of-the-year|work=[[Sky Sports]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Clarke|[[David Clarke (Gaelic footballer)|David Clarke]]}}
| {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Cluxton|[[Stephen Cluxton]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McCarthy|[[James McCarthy (Gaelic footballer)|James McCarthy]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2018
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fenton|[[Brian Fenton]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=PwC All-Stars 2018 Football nominations|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/pwc-all-stars-2018-football-nominations|work=[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]|date=12 September 2018|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McKeon|first=Conor|date=2 November 2018|title=Dublin star Brian Fenton crowned Footballer of the Year as Kerry's David Clifford claims Young Player of the Year|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-star-brian-fenton-crowned-footballer-of-the-year-as-kerrys-david-clifford-claims-young-player-of-the-year/37486774.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Kilkenny|[[Ciarán Kilkenny]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McCaffrey|[[Jack McCaffrey]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2019
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Cluxton|[[Stephen Cluxton]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=PwC All-Stars 2019 Football nominations|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/pwc-all-stars-2019-football-nominations|work=[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]|date=27 September 2019|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Begley|first=Ian|date=2 November 2019|title=Cluxton claims gong as goalkeeper named GAA Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cluxton-claims-gong-as-goalkeeper-named-gaa-footballer-of-the-year/38653850.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|McCaffrey|[[Jack McCaffrey]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|OCallaghan|[[Con O'Callaghan (Gaelic footballer)|Con O'Callaghan]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|}
|}


===2020s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| Player
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| County
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2020
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fenton|[[Brian Fenton]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=Brian Fenton, Ciaran Kilkenny and Cillian O'Connor nominated for Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/gaelic-football/news/30543/12188201/brian-fenton-ciaran-kilkenny-and-cillian-oconnor-nominated-for-footballer-of-the-year|work=[[Sky Sports]]|date=15 January 2021|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dublin's Brian Fenton scoops Player of the Year award for second time in three years|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublins-brian-fenton-scoops-player-of-the-year-award-for-second-time-in-three-years/40113124.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=20 February 2021|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Kilkenny|[[Ciarán Kilkenny]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|OConnor|[[Cillian O'Connor]]}}
| {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2021
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fenton|[[Kieran McGeary]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Tyrone|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|last=O'Toole|first=Fintan|date=2 November 2021|title=Tyrone duo and Mayo star nominated for 2021 Footballer of the Year award|url=https://www.the42.ie/tyrone-mayo-footballer-of-the-year-2021-5568439-Oct2021/|work=[[The42.ie|The 42]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tyrone's Kieran McGeary named Footballer of the Year as Red Hands dominate All Stars|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gaelic-games/59609604|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=10 December 2021|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Keegan|[[Lee Keegan]]}}
| {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Meyler|[[Conor Meyler]]}}
| {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2022
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Clifford|[[David Clifford]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=PwC All-Stars Football Nominations 2022|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/pwc-all-stars-football-nominations-2022/|work=[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]|date=7 September 2022|access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PwC Footballer of the Year David Clifford reflects on an outstanding 2022|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/pwc-footballer-of-the-year-david-clifford-reflects-on-an-outstanding-2022|work=[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]|date=28 October 2022|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|McDaid|[[Cillian McDaid]]}}
| {{GG|Galway|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Walsh|[[Shane Walsh (Gaelic footballer)|Shane Walsh]]}}
| {{GG|Galway|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2023
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Clifford|[[David Clifford]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=PwC GAA/GPA Gaelic Football All-Star nominations announced|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/pwc-gaa-gpa-gaelic-football-all-star-nominations-announced/|work=[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]|date=29 September 2023|access-date=29 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fogarty|first=John|date=17 November 2023|title=History as David Clifford earns back-to-back footballer of the year awards|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41272147.html|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Fenton|[[Brian Fenton]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Rogers|[[Brendan Rogers (dual player)|Brendan Rogers]]}}
| {{GG|Derry|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2024
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Conroy|[[Paul Conroy (Gaelic footballer)|Paul Conroy]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Galway|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/1101/1478693-conroy-and-odonnell-scoop-player-of-the-year-awards/|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=1 November 2024|access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Maher|John Maher}}
| {{GG|Galway|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McCambridge|[[Barry McCambridge]]}}
| {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|}


==Winners listed by province==
==Winners listed by province==
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!Width=32%|Province!!Width=18%|Number of wins!!Width=50%|Winning years
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Leinster.svg|25px]] [[Leinster GAA|Leinster]] || <center> 9</center> || <center> [[1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1996]], [[1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1999]], [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2010]], [[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2011]], [[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2013]], [[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2015]], [[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2018]], [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2019]], [[2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2020]] </center>
| [[File:Flag of Leinster.svg|25px]] [[Leinster GAA|Leinster]] || {{center| 9}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1996]], [[1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1999]], [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2010]], [[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2011]], [[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2013]], [[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2015]], [[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2018]], [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2019]], [[2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2020]]
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Munster.svg|25px]] [[Munster GAA|Munster]] || <center> 7</center> || <center> [[1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1997]], [[2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2000]], [[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2004]], [[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2006]], [[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2007]], [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2009]], [[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2014]]</center>
| [[File:Flag of Munster.svg|25px]] [[Munster GAA|Munster]] || {{center| 9}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1997]], [[2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2000]], [[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2004]], [[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2006]], [[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2007]], [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2009]], [[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2014]], [[2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2022]], [[2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2023]]

|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Ulster.svg|25px]] [[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] || <center> 6</center> || <center> [[1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1995]], [[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2002]], [[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2003]], [[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2005]], [[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2008]], [[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2012]]</center>
| [[File:Flag of Ulster.svg|25px]] [[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] || {{center| 7}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1995]], [[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2002]], [[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2003]], [[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2005]], [[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2008]], [[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2012]], [[2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2021]]
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Connacht.svg|25px]] [[Connacht GAA|Connacht]] || <center> 4</center> || <center> [[1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1998]], [[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2001]], [[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2016]], [[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2017]]</center>
| [[File:Flag of Connacht.svg|25px]] [[Connacht GAA|Connacht]] || {{center| 5}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1998]], [[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2001]], [[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2016]], [[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2017]], [[2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2024]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Multiple Winners==
==Multiple Winners==
Two players have been named All Stars Footballer of the Year on more than one occasion. They are:
Three players have won the award on more than one occasion. They are:
* [[Trevor Giles]] of Meath in 1996 and 1999.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Browne |first=P. J. |date=2023-06-27 |title=The Best Gaelic Footballers Of All Time: The Greatest to PlayThe Game |url=https://www.balls.ie/gaa/the-best-gaelic-footballers-of-all-time-492525 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Balls.ie |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Trevor Giles]] of Meath in 1996 and 1999.
* [[Brian Fenton]] of Dublin in 2018 and 2020.<ref name=":0" />
* [[Brian Fenton]] of Dublin in 2018 and 2020.
* [[David Clifford]] of Kerry in 2022 and 2023.


==Brothers==
==Brothers==
Two sets of brothers have been named All Stars Footballer of the Year. They are:
Two sets of brothers have won the award. They are:
* Brogan: [[Bernard Brogan Jnr|Bernard]] and [[Alan Brogan|Alan]] of Dublin

* Brogan: [[Bernard Brogan (junior)|Bernard]] and [[Alan Brogan|Alan]] of Dublin
* Ó Sé: [[Tomás Ó Sé|Tomás]] and [[Marc Ó Sé|Marc]] of Kerry
* Ó Sé: [[Tomás Ó Sé|Tomás]] and [[Marc Ó Sé|Marc]] of Kerry


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[[Category:1995 establishments in Ireland]]
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 2 November 2024

GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year
Aidan O'Mahony of Kerry (left) and Eoin Bradley of Derry (right) in action at Croke Park during the final of the 2009 National Football League.
Awarded forExcellence in Gaelic football
Sponsored byPwC
LocationConvention Centre Dublin
CountryIreland
Presented byGaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association
First awarded1995
Currently held byPaul Conroy   
WebsiteBroadcast partner
Television/radio coverage
NetworkRTÉ One
Runtime51 minutes

The Gaelic Athletic Association & Gaelic Player's Association All Stars Footballer of the Year — known for sponsorship reasons as the PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year — is a Gaelic football award. It is presented annually to the footballer who performed outstandingly in that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

History

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Created in 1995, the award is part of the All Stars Awards, which selects a "fantasy team", comprising the best players from that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Voting for the award is undertaken by a select group of journalists from television and the print media.

Winners and nominees

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Table key
Indicates the winner

1990s

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Year Player County Ref(s)
1995 Peter Canavan Tyrone
1996 Trevor Giles Meath
1997 Maurice Fitzgerald Kerry
1998 Jarlath Fallon Galway
1999 Trevor Giles Meath

2000s

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Year Player County Ref(s)
2000 Seamus Moynihan Kerry
2001 Declan Meehan Galway
2002 Kieran McGeeney Armagh
2003 Steven McDonnell Armagh
2004 Tomás Ó Sé Kerry
2005 Stephen O'Neill Tyrone [1]
2006 Kieran Donaghy Kerry
2007 Marc Ó Sé Kerry [2][3]
Colm Cooper Kerry
Declan O'Sullivan Kerry
2008 Seán Cavanagh Tyrone [4][5]
Colm Cooper Kerry
Brian Dooher Tyrone
2009 Paul Galvin Kerry [6]
Graham Canty Cork
Tomás Ó Sé Kerry

2010s

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Year Player County Ref(s)
2010 Bernard Brogan Dublin [7]
Danny Hughes Down
Michael Shields Cork
2011 Alan Brogan Dublin [8][9]
Stephen Cluxton Dublin
Darran O'Sullivan Kerry
2012 Karl Lacey Donegal [10]
Colm McFadden Donegal
Frank McGlynn Donegal
2013 Michael Darragh MacAuley Dublin [11][12]
Stephen Cluxton Dublin
Lee Keegan Mayo
2014 James O'Donoghue Kerry [13][14]
Diarmuid Connolly Dublin
Neil McGee Donegal
2015 Jack McCaffrey Dublin [15][16]
Bernard Brogan Dublin
Philly McMahon Dublin
2016 Lee Keegan Mayo [17][18]
Brian Fenton Dublin
Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin
2017 Andy Moran Mayo [19][20]
David Clarke Mayo
Stephen Cluxton Dublin
James McCarthy Dublin
2018 Brian Fenton Dublin [21][22]
Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin
Jack McCaffrey Dublin
2019 Stephen Cluxton Dublin [23][24]
Jack McCaffrey Dublin
Con O'Callaghan Dublin

2020s

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Year Player County Ref(s)
2020 Brian Fenton Dublin [25][26]
Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin
Cillian O'Connor Mayo
2021 Kieran McGeary Tyrone [27][28]
Lee Keegan Mayo
Conor Meyler Tyrone
2022 David Clifford Kerry [29][30]
Cillian McDaid Galway
Shane Walsh Galway
2023 David Clifford Kerry [31][32]
Brian Fenton Dublin
Brendan Rogers Derry
2024 Paul Conroy Galway [33]
John Maher Galway
Barry McCambridge Armagh

Winners listed by province

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Province Number of wins Winning years
Leinster
9
1996, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
Munster
9
1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2022, 2023
Ulster
7
1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2021
Connacht
5
1998, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2024

Multiple Winners

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Three players have won the award on more than one occasion. They are:

Brothers

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Two sets of brothers have won the award. They are:

References

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