England - Young Player of the Year Award
Commonly referred to as the Young Player of the Year award, its full title is The Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year (or PFA Young Player of the Year).
The award is similar to the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in that it's voted for by the professional footballers in the English leagues, but it's only open to players who are aged 23 or under at the start of the season. As with the main award, it's considered extremely prestigious to win the award as it shows how highly the player is rated amongst his fellow footballers.
Players are eligible to win both the Young Player of the Year award as well as the full Players' Player of the Year award, although this has only been achieved 3 times, by Andy Gray, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.
English PFA Young Player of the Year Winners
All of the winners of the PFA Young Player of the Year award since Ipswich Town's Kevin Beattie first won it back in 1974...
Year | Winner | Club | Country |
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2017 | Dele Alli | Spurs | England |
2016 | Dele Alli | Spurs | England |
2015 | Harry Kane | Spurs | England |
2014 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | Belgium |
2013 | Gareth Bale | Spurs | Wales |
2012 | Kyle Walker | Spurs | England |
2011 | Jack Wilshere | Arsenal | England |
2010 | James Milner | Aston Villa | England |
2009 | Ashley Young | Aston Villa | England |
2008 | Cesc Fabregas | Arsenal | Spain |
2007 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Man Utd | Portugal |
2006 | Wayne Rooney | Man Utd | England |
2005 | Wayne Rooney | Man Utd | England |
2004 | Scott Parker | Chelsea | England |
2003 | Jermaine Jenas | Newcastle Utd | England |
2002 | Craig Bellamy | Newcastle Utd | Wales |
2001 | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | England |
2000 | Harry Kewell | Leeds Utd | Australia |
1999 | Nicolas Anelka | Arsenal | France |
1998 | Michael Owen | Liverpool | England |
1997 | David Beckham | Man Utd | England |
1996 | Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | England |
1995 | Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | England |
1994 | Andy Cole | Newcastle Utd | England |
1993 | Ryan Giggs | Man Utd | Wales |
1992 | Ryan Giggs | Man Utd | Wales |
1991 | Lee Sharpe | Man Utd | England |
1990 | Matthew Le Tissier | Southampton | England |
1989 | Paul Merson | Arsenal | England |
1988 | Paul Gascoigne | Newcastle Utd | England |
1987 | Tony Adams | Arsenal | England |
1986 | Tony Cottee | West Ham Utd | England |
1985 | Mark Hughes | Man Utd | Wales |
1984 | Paul Walsh | Luton Town | England |
1983 | Ian Rush | Liverpool | Wales |
1982 | Steve Moran | Southampton | England |
1981 | Gary Shaw | Aston Villa | England |
1980 | Glenn Hoddle | Spurs | England |
1979 | Cyrille Regis | West Brom | England |
1978 | Tony Woodcock | Notts Forest | England |
1977 | Andy Gray | Aston Villa | Scotland |
1976 | Petter Barnes | Man City | England |
1975 | Mervyn Day | West Ham Utd | England |
1974 | Kevin Beattie | Ipswich Town | England |