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Cristiano Ronaldo won the award in both 2007 and 2008. He is the first Portuguese player to win PFA awards and the first player to win all 3 awards.

The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English football.[1] The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).[2] The first winner of the award was Leeds United defender Norman Hunter. The current holder is Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United. As of 2008, only Mark Hughes, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo have won the award on two occasions. Although there is a separate PFA Young Player of the Year award for players under the age of 23, young players remain eligible to win the senior award, and on two occasions the same player has won both awards for a season.

Every Spring, each member of the association votes for two players.[3] A shortlist of nominees is published in April and the winner of the award, along with the winners of the PFA's other annual awards, is announced at a gala event in London a few days later.[4] The award is regarded by the players themselves as extremely prestigious, with Teddy Sheringham describing it in 2001 as "the biggest personal award you can get in the game",[5] and John Terry stating in 2005 that he considered it "the ultimate accolade to be voted for by your fellow professionals whom you play against week-in and week-out".[6]

Winners

The award has been presented on 35 occasions as of 2008, with 31 different winners.[7][8][9] The table also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in English football, namely the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award (FWA),[10] the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award (FPY),[11] and the PFA Young Player of the Year award (YPY).[8][9][12]

Andy Gray was the first player to win the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards in the same season.
Mark Hughes was the first player to win the Player of the Year award twice.
Thierry Henry was the first player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
Year Player Club Also won Notes
1973–74 England Norman Hunter Leeds United
1974–75 England Colin Todd Derby County
1975–76 Northern Ireland Pat Jennings Tottenham Hotspur [13]
1976–77 Scotland Andy Gray Aston Villa YPY [14]
1977–78 England Peter Shilton Nottingham Forest
1978–79 Republic of Ireland Liam Brady Arsenal [15]
1979–80 England Terry McDermott Liverpool FWA [16]
1980–81 Scotland John Wark Ipswich Town
1981–82 England Kevin Keegan Southampton
1982–83 Scotland Kenny Dalglish Liverpool FWA
1983–84 Wales Ian Rush Liverpool FWA
1984–85 England Peter Reid Everton
1985–86 England Gary Lineker Everton FWA
1986–87 England Clive Allen Tottenham Hotspur FWA
1987–88 England John Barnes Liverpool FWA
1988–89 Wales Mark Hughes Manchester United
1989–90 England David Platt Aston Villa
1990–91 Wales Mark Hughes Manchester United [17]
1991–92 England Gary Pallister Manchester United
1992–93 Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath Aston Villa
1993–94 France Eric Cantona Manchester United [18]
1994–95 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers
1995–96 England Les Ferdinand Newcastle United
1996–97 England Alan Shearer Newcastle United [19]
1997–98 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal FWA
1998–99 France David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur FWA
1999–00 Republic of Ireland Roy Keane Manchester United FWA
2000–01 England Teddy Sheringham Manchester United FWA
2001–02 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United FPY
2002–03 France Thierry Henry Arsenal FWA, FPY [20]
2003–04 France Thierry Henry Arsenal FWA, FPY [21]
2004–05 England John Terry Chelsea
2005–06 England Steven Gerrard Liverpool
2006–07 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United FWA, FPY, YPY [22]
2007–08 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United FWA, FPY [23]

Breakdown of winners

Winners by country

Country Number of wins Winning years
England England
17
 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06
France France
4
 1993–94, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
3
 1978–79, 1992–93, 1999–00
Wales Wales
3
 1983–84, 1988–89, 1990–91
Scotland Scotland
3
 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83
Netherlands Netherlands
2
 1997–98, 2001–02
Portugal Portugal
2
 2006–07, 2007–08
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
1
 1975–76

Winners by club

Club Number of wins Winning years
Manchester United
9
 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08
Liverpool
5
 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 2005–06
Arsenal
4
 1978–79, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04
Tottenham Hotspur
3
 1975–76, 1986–87, 1998–99
Aston Villa
3
 1976–77, 1989–90, 1992–93
Newcastle United
2
 1996–97, 1997–98
Everton
2
 1984–85, 1985–86
Chelsea
1
 2004–05
Blackburn Rovers
1
 1994–95
Southampton
1
 1981–82
Ipswich Town
1
 1980–81
Nottingham Forest
1
 1977–78
Derby County
1
 1974–75
Leeds United
1
 1973–74

See also

References

  1. ^ "England Player Honours – Professional Footballers' Association Players' Players of the Year". England Football Online. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  2. ^ "Ronaldo picks up the double". The Daily Mail. 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  3. ^ "Gerrard named player of the year". BBC. 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  4. ^ "United trio lead nominations for PFA award". The Times. 2007-04-16. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  5. ^ "Sheringham wins second award". BBC. 2001-04-29. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  6. ^ "Terry claims player of year award". BBC. 2005-04-24. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  7. ^ "Only here for the peers". BBC. 2001-04-20. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  8. ^ a b "Gerrard named player of the year". BBC. 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  9. ^ a b "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC. 2007-04-22. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  10. ^ "England – Players Awards". RSSSF. 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  11. ^ "PFA's Official Fan's Player of the Year: Previous Winners". The Professional Footballers' Association. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  12. ^ Frank Keogh (2001-04-20). "Too much too young?". BBC. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  13. ^ First non-English winner, also first player to win both the PFA and FWA awards, having won the FWA award in 1973.
  14. ^ First player to win two awards in a single season.
  15. ^ First winner from outside the United Kingdom.
  16. ^ First player to win both PFA and FWA awards in the same season.
  17. ^ First player to win the award twice.
  18. ^ First winner of the award from outside the British Isles.
  19. ^ First player to win the award with two different clubs.
  20. ^ First player to win three awards in a single season.
  21. ^ First player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
  22. ^ First player to win four awards in a single season.
  23. ^ "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC. 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2008-04-28.

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