England - Players Player of the Year Award
Commonly referred to as the Players' Player of the Year award, its full title is The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year award (or PFA Players' Player of the Year, for short!).
As the title implies, it's voted for by the members of the English PFA, i.e. the players themselves in the English professional leagues, and t's held towards the end of each English football season, usually around the end of April.
Many footballers regard the Players' Player of the Year as the most prestigious annual award in English football, as it shows how highly they're rated by their peers.
English Player's Player of the Year Winners
All of the winners of the Players Player of the Year award since Norman Hunter first won it back in 1974...
Year | Winner | Club | Country |
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2017 | N'Golo Kanté | Chelsea | France |
2016 | Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | Algeria |
2015 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | Belgium |
2014 | Luis Suarez | Liverpool | Uruguay |
2013 | Gareth Bale | Spurs | Wales |
2012 | Robin van Persie | Arsenal | Netherlands |
2011 | Gareth Bale | Spurs | Wales |
2010 | Wayne Rooney | Man Utd | England |
2009 | Ryan Giggs | Man Utd | Wales |
2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Man Utd | Portugal |
2007 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Man Utd | Portugal |
2006 | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | England |
2005 | John Terry | Chelsea | England |
2004 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | France |
2003 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | France |
2002 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Man Utd | Netherlands |
2001 | Teddy Sheringham | Man Utd | England |
2000 | Roy Keane | Man Utd | Republic of Ireland |
1999 | David Ginola | Spurs | France |
1998 | Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal | Netherlands |
1997 | Alan Shearer | Newcastle Utd | England |
1996 | Les Ferdinand | Newcastle Utd | England |
1995 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | England |
1994 | Eric Cantona | Man Utd | France |
1993 | Paul McGrath | Aston Villa | Republic of Ireland |
1992 | Gary Pallister | Man Utd | England |
1991 | Mark Hughes | Man Utd | Wales |
1990 | David Platt | Aston Villa | England |
1989 | Mark Hughes | Man Utd | Wales |
1988 | John Barnes | Liverpool | England |
1987 | Clive Allen | Spurs | England |
1986 | Gary Lineker | Everton | England |
1985 | Peter Reid | Everton | England |
1984 | Ian Rush | Liverpool | Wales |
1983 | Kenny Dalglish | Liverpool | Scotland |
1982 | Kevin Keegan | Southampton | England |
1981 | John Wark | Ipswich Town | Scotland |
1980 | Terry McDermott | Liverpool | England |
1979 | Liam Brady | Arsenal | Republic of Ireland |
1978 | Peter Shilton | Notts Forest | England |
1977 | Andy Gray | Aston Villa | Scotland |
1976 | Pat Jennings | Spurs | Northern Ireland |
1975 | Colin Todd | Derby County | England |
1974 | Norman Hunter | Leeds Utd | England |