PFA Fans' Player of the Year
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.[1]
Steven Gerrard of Liverpool was the inaugural winner of this award in 2001
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 current Premier League winner, having won the award for his 2020–21 season.
List of winners
Highlighted players won the award for a second time.
2001
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA Premiership |  Steven Gerrard | 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 | Chris Bart-Williams | Nottingham Forest | First winner of the award in the First Division |
| Second Division | Brian Tinnion | Bristol City | First winner of the award in the Second Division |
| Third Division | Bobby Zamora | Brighton & Hove Albion | First winner of the award in the Third Division |
2002
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA Premiership |  Ruud van Nistelrooy | 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 |
| First Division | Dean Sturridge | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Second Division | 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 | Matthew Taylor | Luton Town |
2003
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA Premiership |  Thierry Henry | 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 | Linvoy Primus | Portsmouth | |
| Second Division |  Robert Earnshaw | Cardiff City | |
| Third Division | Leon Britton | Swansea City |
2004
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA Premiership | Thierry Henry (2) | 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 |
| First Division | Darren Huckerby | Norwich City | |
| Second Division | Neil Moss | AFC Bournemouth | |
| Third Division | Lee Harper | Northampton Town |
2005
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA Premier League | Frank Lampard | 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 |
| Championship | Paul McKenna | Preston North End | |
| League One | Keith Southern | Blackpool | |
| League Two | Adam Barrett | Southend United |
2006
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA Premier League | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | Winning the award in addition to the Young Player of the Year award |
| Championship |  Kevin Doyle | Reading | |
| League One | Darryl Flahavan | Southend United | |
| League Two | Karl Hawley | Carlisle United |
2007
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League |  Cristiano Ronaldo | 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 | Matthew Murray | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| League One | Billy Sharp | Scunthorpe United | |
| League Two |  Lee Peacock | Swindon Town |
2008
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Cristiano Ronaldo (2) | 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 | James Beattie | Sheffield United | |
| League One | Jay Simpson | Millwall (on loan from Arsenal) | First winner of award whilst on loan at another club |
| League Two | Jack Lester | Chesterfield |
2009
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Steven Gerrard (2) | Liverpool | Winning the award in addition to the FWA Footballer of the Year award |
| Championship | Marcus Tudgay | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| League One | Jermaine Beckford | Leeds United | |
| League Two | Jordan Rhodes | Brentford (On loan from Ipswich Town) |
2010
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Wayne Rooney (2) | 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 |
| Championship | Graham Dorrans | West Bromwich Albion | |
| League One | Rickie Lambert | Southampton | |
| League Two |  Kasper Schmeichel | Notts County |
2011
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Raul Meireles | Liverpool | [2] |
| Championship | Danny Graham | Watford | [3] |
| League One | Peter Clarke | Huddersfield Town | [3] |
| League Two | Cody McDonald | Gillingham | [3] |
2012
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Robin van Persie | 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 |
| Championship | Jay Rodriguez | Burnley | |
| League One | José Semedo | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| League Two | Lewis Grabban | Rotherham United |
2013
- Not awarded
2014
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League |  Luis Suárez | Liverpool | 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 | Danny Ings | Burnley | [4] |
| League One | Harry Maguire | Sheffield United | [5] |
| League Two | Tommy Lee | Chesterfield | [6] |
2015
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League |  Alexis Sánchez | Arsenal | [7] |
| Championship | Harry Arter | AFC Bournemouth | [8][9] |
| League One | Joe Garner | Preston North End | [10] |
| League Two | Matt Tubbs | Portsmouth | [11] |
2016
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League |  Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | Winning the award in addition to the Players' Player of the Year award[12] |
| Championship |  Daniel Ayala | Middlesbrough | |
| League One | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Will Grigg | Wigan Athletic | |
| League Two | Graham Carey | Plymouth Argyle |
2017
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | [13] |
| Championship | Dwight Gayle | Newcastle United | |
| League One | David Wheater | Bolton Wanderers | |
| League Two | Enda Stevens | Portsmouth |
2018
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League |  Mohamed Salah[14] | Liverpool | 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 FSA Player of the Year Award award Winning the award in addition to the Premier League Player of the Season award |
| Championship | Ryan Sessegnon | Fulham | [15] |
| League One | Bradley Dack | Blackburn Rovers | [16] |
| League Two | Marc McNulty | Coventry City | [17] |
2019
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eden Hazard | Chelsea | Winning the award in addition to the Premier League Playmaker of the Season award |
| Championship |  Teemu Pukki | Norwich City | |
| League One |  Lyle Taylor | Charlton Athletic | |
| League Two | Michael Bostwick | Lincoln City |
2020
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League |  Sadio Mané | Liverpool | [18] |
| Championship | Luke Ayling | Leeds United | [19] |
| League One | Joe Jacobson | Wycombe Wanderers | [20] |
| League Two | Alex Palmer | Plymouth Argyle | [21] |
2021
| League | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Mohamed Salah (2) | Liverpool | Winning the award in addition to the FSA Player of the Year Award award[22] |
| Championship | Adam Armstrong | Blackburn Rovers | [23] |
| League One | Jerry Yates | Blackpool | [24] |
| League Two | Tom Conlon | Port Vale | [25] |
Breakdown of winners
Winners by club
- Information correct up to and including 2021.
Winners by country
- Information correct up to and including 2021.
| Country | Premier League | Championship/First Division | League One/Second Division | League Two/Third Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
6 (2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017) | 15 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021) | 15 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021) | 14 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
| Portugal |
3 (2007, 2008, 2011) | 0 | 1 (2012) | 0 |
| Egypt |
2 (2018, 2021) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France |
2 (2003, 2004) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands |
2 (2002, 2012) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay |
1 (2014) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chile |
1 (2015) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Algeria |
1 (2016) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium |
1 (2019) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senegal |
1 (2020) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland |
0 | 2 (2006, 2015) | 0 | 2 (2016, 2017) |
| Scotland |
0 | 1 (2010) | 0 | 3 (2007, 2009, 2018) |
| Spain |
0 | 1 (2016) | 0 | 0 |
| Finland |
0 | 1 (2019) | 0 | 0 |
| Wales |
0 | 0 | 2 (2003, 2020) | 0 |
| Northern Ireland |
0 | 0 | 1 (2016) | 0 |
| Montserrat |
0 | 0 | 1 (2019) | 0 |
| Denmark |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2010) |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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- Professional Footballers' Association [@PFA] (21 August 2020). "🙌 Congrats to @alex_palmer01! Winner of the PFA League Two @BristolStMotors Fans' Player of the Year! #pafc @Only1Argyle #PFAFansAward t.co/9BxSG1cINY" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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- FC, Blackburn Rovers. "Armstrong crowned PFA Player of the Year!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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