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SFWA Footballer of the Year

The Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year (often called the SFWA Footballer of the Year, or simply the Scottish Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in Scottish football.[1] The award has been presented since the 1964–65 season, and the winner is selected by a vote amongst the members of the Scottish Football Writers' Association (SFWA), which comprises over 100 football journalists based throughout Scotland.[2] The first winner was Celtic's Billy McNeill, and the first non-Scottish winner was Mark Hateley of Rangers in 1994. Seven players have won the award on more than one occasion, and one, Craig Gordon, three times, winning his third award in the 2021–22 season.[3]

SFWA Footballer of the Year
Craig Gordon is the only player to have won the award three times
Awarded forThe outstanding player in each given Scottish football season
CountryScotland
Presented byScottish Football Writers' Association
First awarded1965
Last awarded2023
Footballer of the YearKyogo Furuhashi
Most awardsCraig Gordon (3)

The award was instigated in 1965, eight years after the association was founded, and committee member Allan Herron was charged with obtaining the permission of the Scottish Football Association to make the first award. Each member of the association casts one vote and also nominates a runner-up. In the event of a tie for first place the number of runner-up votes is taken into consideration.[2] Although it is the older of the two awards, the SFWA award is considered by the players themselves to be of secondary importance to the PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year because the winner of the PFA Scotland award is chosen by his fellow professionals.[4]

List of winners

The award has been presented on 59 occasions as of 2023, with 50 different individual players winning. Craig Gordon has won the award a record three times; six players (John Greig, Sandy Jardine, Brian Laudrup, Henrik Larsson, Barry Ferguson and Leigh Griffiths) have won the award twice; and on one occasion the award was presented collectively to the Scotland national squad.[5] The table also indicates where the winning player also won the PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year award (SPFA).[6] In 2012–13, Leigh Griffiths became the first player to win the SFWA award and the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award in the same season.[7]

Henrik Larsson won the award twice.
Brian McClair won the award in 1987.
Ally McCoist was the 1992 winner.
Shunsuke Nakamura was the 2007 winner.
SeasonPlayerClubAlso wonNotes
1964–65  SCOBilly McNeillCeltic[5]
1965–66  SCOJohn GreigRangers[5]
1966–67  SCORonnie SimpsonCeltic[5]
1967–68  SCOGordon WallaceRaith Rovers[5]
1968–69  SCOBobby MurdochCeltic[5]
1969–70  SCOPat StantonHibernian[5]
1970–71  SCOMartin BuchanAberdeen[5]
1971–72  SCODave SmithRangers[5]
1972–73  SCOGeorge ConnellyCeltic[5]
1973–74  SCOScotland World Cup squadN/A[5]
1974–75  SCOSandy JardineRangers[5]
1975–76  SCOJohn GreigRangers[note 1][5]
1976–77  SCODanny McGrainCeltic[5]
1977–78  SCODerek JohnstoneRangersSPFA[note 2][5]
1978–79  SCOAndy RitchieMorton[5]
1979–80  SCOGordon StrachanAberdeen[5]
1980–81  SCOAlan RoughPartick Thistle[5]
1981–82  SCOPaul SturrockDundee United[5]
1982–83  SCOCharlie NicholasCelticSPFA[5]
1983–84  SCOWillie MillerAberdeenSPFA[8]
1984–85  SCOHamish McAlpineDundee United[5]
1985–86  SCOSandy JardineHeart of Midlothian[note 3][5]
1986–87  SCOBrian McClairCelticSPFA[5]
1987–88  SCOPaul McStayCelticSPFA[9]
1988–89  SCORichard GoughRangers[5]
1989–90  SCOAlex McLeishAberdeen[5]
1990–91  SCOMaurice MalpasDundee United[5]
1991–92  SCOAlly McCoistRangersSPFA[5]
1992–93  SCOAndy GoramRangersSPFA[5]
1993–94  ENGMark HateleyRangersSPFA[note 4][5]
1994–95  DENBrian LaudrupRangersSPFA[note 5][5]
1995–96  ENGPaul GascoigneRangersSPFA[5]
1996–97  DENBrian LaudrupRangers[5]
1997–98  SCOCraig BurleyCeltic[5]
1998–99  SWEHenrik LarssonCelticSPFA[5]
1999–00  SCOBarry FergusonRangers[5]
2000–01  SWEHenrik LarssonCelticSPFA[5]
2001–02  SCOPaul LambertCeltic[5]
2002–03  SCOBarry FergusonRangersSPFA[5]
2003–04  SCOJackie McNamaraCeltic[5]
2004–05  WALJohn HartsonCelticSPFA[note 6][5]
2005–06  SCOCraig GordonHeart of Midlothian[5]
2006–07  JPNShunsuke NakamuraCelticSPFA[note 7][5]
2007–08  ESPCarlos CuéllarRangers[5]
2008–09  SCOGary CaldwellCeltic[10][5]
2009–10  SCODavid WeirRangers[11][5]
2010–11  HONEmilio IzaguirreCelticSPFA[12][5]
2011–12  SCOCharlie MulgrewCelticSPFA[13][5]
2012–13  SCOLeigh GriffithsHibernian[7][5]
2013–14  SCOKris CommonsCelticSPFA[14][5]
2014–15  SCOCraig GordonCeltic[15][5]
2015–16  SCOLeigh GriffithsCelticSPFA[16]
2016–17  ENGScott SinclairCelticSPFA[17]
2017–18  SCOScott BrownCelticSPFA[5]
2018–19  SCOJames ForrestCelticSPFA[5]
2019–20  FRAOdsonne EdouardCeltic[18][19]
2020–21  NIRSteven DavisRangers[20][21]
2021–22  SCOCraig GordonHeart of Midlothian[3]
2022–23  JPNKyogo FuruhashiCelticSPFA[22]

Breakdown of winners

Winners by country

CountryNumber of winsWinning seasons
 Scotland
45
1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 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, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
 England
3
1993–94, 1995–96, 2016–17
 Japan
2
2006–07, 2022–23
 Sweden
2
1998–99, 2000–01
 Denmark
2
1994–95, 1996–97
 Northern Ireland
1
2020–21
 France
1
2019–20
 Spain
1
2007–08
 Wales
1
2004–05
 Honduras
1
2010–11

Winners by club

ClubNumber of winsWinning seasons
Celtic
26
1964–65, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
Rangers
17
1965–66, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2020–21
Aberdeen
4
1970–71, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1989–90
Dundee United
3
1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91
Heart of Midlothian
3
1985–86, 2005–06, 2021–22
Hibernian
2
1969–70, 2012–13
Partick Thistle
1
1980–81
Morton
1
1978–79
Scotland
1
1973–74
Raith Rovers
1
1967–68

See also

Notes

References

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