PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year explained

PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year
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Awarded For:The outstanding young player in each given Scottish football season
Country:Scotland
Presenter:PFA Scotland
Year:1978
Year2:2024
Holder Label:Young Player of the Year
Holder:David Watson
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Most Awards:Kieran Tierney (3)
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The PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year, formerly known as the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year, is named at the end of every Scottish football season. The members of the Professional Footballers' Association Scotland vote on which of its young members played the best football in the previous year. The award was first given in 1978, to Graeme Payne. The Bulgarian international Stiliyan Petrov was the first non-Scottish player to win the award, when he did so in 2001.

List of winners

As of 2024, the award has been presented 46 times and won by 41 different players. Kieran Tierney (3), Craig Levein (2), Eoin Jess (2) and Phil O'Donnell (2) are the players who have won the award more than once.

SeasonNatPlayerClubNotesRef
1977–78Dundee United
1978–79Dundee United
1979–80Rangers
1980–81Celtic[1]
1981–82St Mirren[2]
1982–83Celtic[3]
1983–84Heart of Midlothian
1984–85Heart of Midlothian
1985–86Heart of Midlothian
1986–87Rangers
1987–88Hibernian
1988–89Dundee United
1989–90Heart of Midlothian
1990–91Aberdeen
1991–92Motherwell
1992–93Aberdeen
1993–94Motherwell
1994–95Rangers
1995–96Celtic
1996–97Dundee United
1997–98Heart of Midlothian
1998–99Rangers
1999–00Hibernian
2000–01Celtic[4]
2001–02Aberdeen[5]
2002–03Motherwell[6]
2003–04Celtic[7]
2004–05HibernianAlso won the SFWA award.[8]
2005–06Celtic
2006–07Kilmarnock[9]
2007–08Celtic
2008–09Hamilton Academical[10]
2009–10RangersAlso won the SFWA award.[11]
2010–11Dundee UnitedAlso won the SFWA award.[12]
2011–12CelticAlso won the SFWA award.[13]
2012–13HibernianAlso won the SFWA Footballer of the Year award.[14]
2013–14Dundee United[15]
2014–15Celtic[16]
2015 - 16CelticAlso won the SFWA award.[17]
2016 - 17CelticAlso won the SFWA award.[18]
2017 - 18CelticAlso won the SFWA award.[19]
2018 - 19Rangers[20]
2019 - 20Due to the covid-19 pandemic, PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the 2019 - 20 season.[21]
2020 - 21Celtic[22] [23]
2021 - 22Celtic[24]
2022 - 23Rangers[25]
2023 - 24KilmarnockAlso won the SFWA award.[26]

Breakdown of winners

Winners by club

width=200ClubNumber of winsWinning seasons
Celtic14width=5001980–81, 1982–83, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015 - 16, 2016 - 17, 2017 - 18, 2020 - 21, 2021 - 22
Rangers71979–80, 1980–87, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2018–19, 2022 - 23
Dundee United61977–78, 1978–79, 1988–89, 1996–97, 2010–11, 2013–14
Heart of Midlothian51983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1997–98
Hibernian41987–88, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2012–13
Aberdeen31990–91, 1992–93, 2001–02
Motherwell31991–92, 1993–94, 2002–03
Kilmarnock22006–07, 2023–24
Hamilton Academical12008–09
St Mirren11981–82

Winners by country

width=200CountryNumber of winsWinning seasons
Scotland39width=5001977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2023–24
Republic of Ireland22007–08, 2008–09
Belgium12014–15
Bulgaria12000–01
England12018–19
Israel12021–22
United States12022–23

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: White, John. The Celtic Football Miscellany. 2006. Carlton Books. 1844421627. 66.
  2. News: Macca's soft spot. 7 June 2017. Daily Record. 3 January 2009.
  3. Web site: Paul McStay. Scottish Football Hall of Fame. 7 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Petrov in double awards chase . BBC Sport . 16 April 2002 . 14 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Season review 2001/02 . Scottish Premier League. 2 May 2011.
  6. Web site: Season review 2002/03. Scottish Premier League. 2 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120527185951/http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=7184&back=home. 27 May 2012. dead.
  7. News: Sutton and Pearson earn Celtic award double. ABC News. 26 April 2004. 2 May 2011.
  8. News: Hibs ace Derek Riordan eyes Scotland return. Anthony. Haggerty. Daily Record. 18 February 2009. 2 May 2011.
  9. Web site: Naismith nets young player prize . BBC . BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. 2 May 2011.
  10. Web site: Ireland's James McCarthy is Scotland's "Young Player of the Year" . Football Association of Ireland . 5 May 2009 . 2 May 2011.
  11. Web site: Davis crowned player of the year . 2 May 2010 . 3 May 2010 . BBC . BBC Sport.
  12. Web site: David Goodwillie named Scotland's top young player . 1 May 2011 . 2 May 2011 . BBC . BBC Sport.
  13. News: Celtic duo Charlie Mulgrew & James Forrest scoop PFA player of the year awards . Trinity Mirror. Daily Record. 7 May 2012. 10 May 2012.
  14. Web site: Motherwell: Michael Higdon named player of the year . BBC . BBC Sport . 6 May 2013 . 6 May 2013.
  15. Web site: Andrew Robertson: Dundee United defender wins PFA prize . BBC . BBC Sport . 27 April 2014 . 28 April 2014.
  16. Web site: Celtic's Stefan Johansen named Scottish PFA player of the year . BBC . BBC Sport . 3 May 2015 . 3 May 2015.
  17. Web site: Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year . BBC . BBC Sport . 1 May 2016 . 1 May 2016.
  18. Web site: Scott Sinclair named SPFA player of the year as Celtic win four awards . BBC . BBC Sport . 7 May 2017 . 7 May 2017.
  19. Web site: Kris Boyd, John McGinn & Celtic's Scott Brown & James Forrest up for PFA award . BBC . BBC Sport . 25 April 2018 . 25 April 2018.
  20. Web site: James Forrest, Steve Clarke & Ryan Kent win PFA Scotland annual awards . BBC . BBC Sport . 5 May 2019 . 6 May 2019.
  21. News: Celtic and Rangers stars in line for end of season gongs as SFWA awards go ahead as planned . Gabriel . McKay . Daily Record . 19 May 2020 . 21 May 2020.
  22. Web site: Ali McCann: Celtic aware of 'impressive' St Johnstone midfielder - Kennedy . Clive . Lindsay . BBC Sport . 12 May 2021 . 12 May 2021.
  23. Web site: Rangers: Steven Gerrard and James Tavernier win PFA Scotland awards . BBC Sport . 16 May 2021 . 16 May 2021.
  24. Web site: Celtic take five prizes at PFA Scotland awards, including manager of the year . BBC Sport . 1 May 2022 . 2 May 2022.
  25. Web site: Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi and Caitlin Hayes win PFA Scotland player of the year awards . BBC Sport . 14 May 2023 . 14 May 2023.
  26. Web site: Lawrence Shankland, David Watson & Rangers trio win PFA awards . BBC Sport . 5 May 2024 . 6 May 2024.

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