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    • Norman Hunter (1973/74) Leeds United icon Norman Hunter won the inaugural PFA Player of the Year award after helping the Whites to the First Division title with a season of rock-like displays at the back.
    • Colin Todd (1974/75) The 1974/75 campaign saw Derby County crowned champions of England for the second time – and a centre-half scoop PFA Player of the Year for the second time.
    • Pat Jennings (1975/76) The first goalkeeper to win the award, Pat Jennings has to go down as one of the greatest of all time in his position. Capped 119 times by Northern Ireland, Jennings played one more season for Tottenham after 1975/76 – before crossing the North London divide to join Arsenal.
    • Andy Gray (1976/77) In 1976/77, the PFA Player of the Year prize finally went to an attacking player: Andy Gray, then of Aston Villa. The Scot shared that season's Golden Boot with Malcolm Macdonald of Arsenal, scoring 26 league goals as Villa finished fourth in the First Division – in a campaign which also saw them win the League Cup.
  1. The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). [ 2 ] . The current holder is Phil Foden of Manchester City, who won the award for the first time on 20 August 2024. [ 3 ]

  2. Keegan left for Southampton in the summer of 1980 and in 1982, he was awarded PFA Player of the Year and the OBE for services to Association Football. In 1982 he surprised and delighted fans by signing for Newcastle United where he helped get them promoted to the top flight in 1984.

  3. Aug 13, 2024 · Players have voted for their standout performers from the Premier League 2023/24 campaign, with nominees set to be honoured on 20 August at this year’s PFA Awards ceremony in Manchester. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland is on the hunt for his second consecutive PFA Players' Player of the Year title after nomination from his peers.

  4. Aug 21, 2024 · Kevin De Bruyne won the PFA Player of the Year award in two consecutive seasons, showcasing his incredible talent by scoring 13 goals and providing 20 assists in the 2019/20 season.

  5. Aug 22, 2024 · Alan Shearer became the first English winner of the PFA Player of the Year award in the Premier League era. Shearer was recognised after firing Blackburn Rovers to the Premier League title in 1994/95, as the forward’s ‘SAS’ partnership with Chris Sutton helped Rovers pip Manchester United to the championship.

  6. May 19, 2021 · Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne beat a clutch of Liverpool’s Premier League title winners to be named the PFA Player of the Year for 2019-20.

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