PFA Fans' Player of the Year#2016
{{Short description|Football award in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
File:The big 4-0.jpg of Liverpool was the inaugural winner of this award in 2001]]
File:Mohamed Salah 20180621.jpg is the record holder for winning the award 3 times.|alt=Mohamed Salah]]
The Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Fans' Player of the Year, or simply the Fans' Player of the Year) award is given to footballers in the top four flights of English football, the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two.{{cite web|url=https://newsbreaked.com/pfa-player-of-the-year/|title=PFA Player of the Year}}
The shortlist is compiled by the members of the Professional Footballers' Association (the PFA), and then the winner is voted for by the fans of the league.
The award was first given in 2001, and was won by Steven Gerrard, Chris Bart-Williams, Brian Tinnion and Bobby Zamora, of Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Brighton & Hove Albion respectively. Mohamed Salah is the record holder for winning the award 3 times. Cole Palmer is the current Premier League award winner.
List of winners
Highlighted players won the award for a second or third time.
=2001=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | width="350px" |Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| width="150px" | FA Premiership | width="175px"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Gerrard | width="200px"| Liverpool | First winner of the award in the FA Premiership Winning the award in addition to the Young Player of the Year award |
| First Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Bart-Williams | Nottingham Forest | First winner of the award in the First Division |
| Second Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Tinnion | Bristol City | First winner of the award in the Second Division |
| Third Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Zamora | Brighton & Hove Albion | First winner of the award in the Third Division |
=2002=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | width="350px" |Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| width="150px"| FA Premiership | width="175px"| {{flagicon|NED}} Ruud van Nistelrooy | width="200px"| Manchester United | First winner of the award from outside of England First winner of the award from outside of Great Britain First winner of the award from outside of the United Kingdom First winner of the award from outside of the British Isles Winning the award in addition to the Players' Player of the Year award{{Cite web |date=17 February 2001 |title=Ruud takes second gong |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/ruud-takes-second-gong-1164939 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=Manchester Evening News}} |
| First Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Sturridge | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| bgcolor=#FFF60F | {{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Zamora | Brighton & Hove Albion | First two-time winner of the award First two-time winner of the award in two different leagues |
| Third Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Taylor | Luton Town |
=2003=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | width="350px" |Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| width="150px"| FA Premiership | width="175px"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Henry | width="200px"| Arsenal | Winning the award in addition to the Players' Player of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the FWA Footballer of the Year award |
| First Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Linvoy Primus | Portsmouth | |
| Second Division | {{flagicon|WAL}} Robert Earnshaw | Cardiff City | {{cite web |date=12 May 2003 |title=Welsh duo fans' favourites |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/welsh-duo-fans-favourites-2484406.amp |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=Wales Online}} |
| Third Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Leon Britton | Swansea City |
=2004=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | width="350px" |Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#FFF60F
| width="150px"| FA Premiership | width="175px"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Henry (2) | width="200px"| Arsenal | First winner of the award in two consecutive seasons First player to win three awards in two consecutive seasons Winning the award in addition to the Players' Player of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the FWA Footballer of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the Premier League Player of the Season award{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Adam |title=PFA Fans' Player of the Year |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2297593/pfa-fans-player-of-the-year |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}} |
| First Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Huckerby | Norwich City | |
| Second Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Moss | Bournemouth | |
| Third Division | {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Harper | Northampton Town |
=2005=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | width="350px" |Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| width="150px"| FA Premier League | width="175px"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Lampard | width="200px"| Chelsea | Winning the award in addition to the FWA Footballer of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the Premier League Player of the Season award{{Cite news |date=28 April 2005 |title=Lampard is handed PFA fans' award |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4493935.stm |access-date=9 April 2023}} |
| Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul McKenna | Preston North End | |
| League One | {{flagicon|ENG}} Keith Southern | Blackpool | |
| League Two | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Barrett | Southend United |
=2006=
=2007=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | width="350px" |Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| width="150px"| Premier League | width="175px" | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo | width="200px"| Manchester United | First player to win all five main awards in the same year First player to win all three PFA awards in the same year Winning the award in addition to the Players' Player of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the FWA Footballer of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the Young Player of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the Premier League Player of the Season award |
| Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Murray | Wolverhampton Wanderers | {{Cite news |date=24 April 2007 |title=Murray is handed PFA fans' award |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6589307.stm |access-date=11 April 2023}} |
| League One | {{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Sharp | Scunthorpe United | |
| League Two | {{flagicon|SCO}} Lee Peacock | Swindon Town |
=2008=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | width="350px" |Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#FFF60F
| width="150px"| Premier League | width="175px" | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo (2) | width="200px"| Manchester United | First player to win four awards in two consecutive seasons Winning the award in addition to the Players' Player of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the FWA Footballer of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the Premier League Player of the Season award |
| Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} James Beattie | Sheffield United | |
| League One | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jay Simpson | Millwall (on loan from Arsenal) | 'First winner of award whilst on loan at another club{{Cite news |date=1 May 2008 |title=Simpson named player of the year |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7376293.stm |access-date=11 April 2023}} |
| League Two | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lester | Chesterfield |
=2009=
=2010=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | width="350px" |Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#FFF60F
| width="150px"| Premier League | width="175px" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Wayne Rooney (2) | width="200px"| Manchester United | Winning the award in addition to the Players' Player of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the FWA Footballer of the Year award Winning the award in addition to the Premier League Player of the Season award{{Cite web |date=30 April 2010 |title=PFA Fans' Awards |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11979/6124745/pfa-fans-awards |access-date=12 April 2023 |website=Sky Sports}} |
| Championship | {{flagicon|SCO}} Graham Dorrans | West Bromwich Albion | |
| League One | {{flagicon|ENG}} Rickie Lambert | Southampton | |
| League Two | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Schmeichel | Notts County |
=2011=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| width="150px"| Premier League | width="175px" | {{flagicon|POR}} Raul Meireles | width="200px"| Liverpool | {{Cite news|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fcs-raul-meireles-scoops-3378063|title=Liverpool FC's Raul Meireles scoops PFA Fans' Player of the Year award|work=Liverpool Echo|access-date=29 May 2019}} |
| Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Graham | Watford | {{Cite web |title=Meireles scoops Fans' Player of Year honour |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/86660.html |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=ESPN.co.uk}} |
| League One | {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Clarke | Huddersfield Town | |
| League Two | {{flagicon|ENG}} Cody McDonald | Gillingham |
=2012=
=2013=
- Not awarded{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
=2014=
=2015=
=2016=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| League | Player | Club | width="350px" |Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | {{flagicon|ALG}} Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | Winning the award in addition to the Players' Player of the Year award{{cite web |date=25 May 2015 |title=PFA Fans' Player of the Season 2015/16 |url=https://www.thepfa.com/news/2016/5/25/pfa-fans-player-of-the-season |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052632/https://www.thepfa.com/thepfa/pfa-fans-player-of-the-month/pfa-fans-player-of-the-season |archive-date=27 September 2017 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Professional Football Association}} |
| s | {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Ayala | Middlesbrough | |
| League One | {{flagicon|NIR}} Will Grigg | Wigan Athletic | |
| League Two | {{flagicon|IRL}} Graham Carey | Plymouth Argyle |
=2017=
=2018=
=2019=
=2020=
=2021=
=2022=
=2023=
=2024=
Breakdown of winners
=Winners by club=
- Information correct up to and including 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="180px" | Club !width="270px" | Premier League !width="270px" | Championship/First Division !width="270px" | League One/Second Division !width="270px" | League Two/Third Division |
| Liverpool
|bgcolor=#FFF60F|8 (2001, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022) |0 |0 |0 |
| Manchester United
|7 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2023) |0 |0 |0 |
| Arsenal
|0 |0 |0 |
| Chelsea
|0 |0 |0 |
| Leicester City
|1 (2016) |0 |0 |0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur
|1 (2017) |0 |0 |0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
|0 |bgcolor=#FFF60F|2 (2002, 2007) |0 |0 |
| Norwich City
|0 |bgcolor=#FFF60F|2 (2004, 2019) |0 |0 |
| Burnley
|0 |bgcolor=#FFF60F|2 (2012, 2014) |0 |0 |
| Fulham
|0 |bgcolor=#FFF60F|2 (2018, 2022) |0 |0 |
| Preston North End
|0 |1 (2005) |1 (2015) |0 |
| Sheffield United
|0 |1 (2008) |1 (2014) |0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday
|0 |1 (2009) |1 (2012) |0 |
| Bournemouth
|0 |1 (2015) |1 (2004) |0 |
| Leeds United
|0 |1 (2020) |1 (2009) |0 |
| Blackburn Rovers
|0 |1 (2021) |1 (2018) |0 |
| Sunderland
|0 |1 (2023) |1 (2022) |0 |
| Portsmouth
|0 |1 (2003) |0 |
| Nottingham Forest
|0 |1 (2001) |0 |0 |
| Reading
|0 |1 (2006) |0 |0 |
| West Bromwich Albion
|0 |1 (2010) |0 |0 |
| Watford
|0 |1 (2011) |0 |0 |
| Middlesbrough
|0 |1 (2016) |0 |0 |
| Newcastle United
|0 |1 (2017) |0 |0 |
| Ipswich Town
|0 |1 (2024) |0 |0 |
| Blackpool
|0 |0 |bgcolor=#FFF60F| 2 (2005, 2021) |0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion
|0 |0 |1 (2002) |1 (2001) |
| Southend United
|0 |0 |1 (2006) |1 (2005) |
| Bristol City
|0 |0 |1 (2001) |0 |
| Cardiff City
|0 |0 |1 (2003) |0 |
| Scunthorpe United
|0 |0 |1 (2007) |0 |
| Millwall
|0 |0 |1 (2008) |0 |
| Southampton
|0 |0 |1 (2010) |0 |
| Huddersfield Town
|0 |0 |1 (2011) |0 |
| Wigan Athletic
|0 |0 |1 (2016) |0 |
| Bolton Wanderers
|0 |0 |1 (2017) |0 |
| Charlton Athletic
|0 |0 |1 (2019) |0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers
|0 |0 |1 (2020) |0 |
| Derby County
|0 |0 |0 |
| Chesterfield
|0 |0 |0 |
| Plymouth Argyle
|0 |0 |0 |
| Luton Town
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2002) |
| Swansea City
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2003) |
| Northampton Town
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2004) |
| Carlisle United
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2006) |
| Swindon Town
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2007) |
| Brentford
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2009) |
| Notts County
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2010) |
| Gillingham
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2011) |
| Rotherham United
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2012) |
| Coventry City
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2018) |
| Lincoln City
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2019) |
| Port Vale
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2021) |
| Forest Green Rovers
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2022) |
| Salford City
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2023) |
| Wrexham
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2024) |
| Total
!22 !22 !22 !22 |
|---|
=Winners by country=
- Information correct up to and including 2023.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="150px" | Country !width="280px" | Premier League !width="280px" | Championship/First Division !width="280px" | League One/Second Division !width="280px" | League Two/Third Division |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} England
|bgcolor=#FFF60F| 8 (2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2023, 2024) |bgcolor=#FFF60F| 15 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021) |bgcolor=#FFF60F| 15 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021) |bgcolor=#FFF60F| 15 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024) |
| {{fb|Portugal}}
|0 |1 (2012) |0 |
| {{fb|Egypt}}
|1 (2024) |0 |0 |
| {{fb|France}}
|0 |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Netherlands}}
|0 |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Uruguay}}
|1 (2014) |0 |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Chile}}
|1 (2015) |0 |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Algeria}}
|1 (2016) |0 |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Belgium}}
|1 (2019) |0 |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Senegal}}
|1 (2020) |0 |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Republic of Ireland}}
|0 |1 (2023) |
| {{fb|Scotland}}
|0 |1 (2010) |1 (2022) |
| {{fb|Spain}}
|0 |1 (2016) |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Finland}}
|0 |1 (2019) |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Serbia}}
|0 |1 (2022) |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Ivory Coast}}
|0 |1 (2023) |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Wales}}
|0 |0 |0 |
| {{fb|Northern Ireland}}
|0 |0 |1 (2016) |0 |
| {{fb|Montserrat}}
|0 |0 |1 (2019) |0 |
| {{fb|Guatemala}}
|0 |0 |1 (2024) |0 |
| {{fb|Denmark}}
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2010) |
| {{fb|Jamaica}}
|0 |0 |0 |1 (2022) |
| Total
!23 !23 !23 !23 |
|---|
References
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External links
- [http://www.thepfa.com/ The Official Website of the Professional Footballer's Association]
- [http://football.co.uk/ Vote in the Official PFA Fans' Player Award]
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