The Professional Footballers Association of Scotland (PFA Scotland) is an organisation that represents footballers in Scotland and was formerly known as the Scottish Professional Footballers Association (SPFA).
Every season, members of the PFA Scotland are given the chance to vote for their player of the year, with the player gaining the most votes given the award.
The first PFA Scotland Players’ Player of the Year was during the 1977/78 season and was given to Rangers striker Derek Johnstone. Although the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers have dominated this award, players for Aberdeen, Aidrie, Dundee United, Morton and Motherwell have also won the accolade.
List of PFA Scotland Player of the Year Winners: 1978 – 2022
Season | Player | Club | Position | Nationality |
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2021/22 | Callum McGregor | Celtic | Midfielder | Scottish |
2020/21 | James Tavernier | Rangers | Defender | English |
2019/20 | Cancelled | – | – | – |
2018/19 | James Forrest | Celtic | Midfielder | Scottish |
2017/18 | Scott Brown | Celtic | Midfielder | Scottish |
2016/17 | Scott Sinclair | Celtic | Midfielder | English |
2015/16 | Leigh Griffiths | Celtic | Forward | Scottish |
2014/15 | Stefan Johansen | Celtic | Midfielder | Norwegian |
2013/14 | Kris Commons | Celtic | Midfielder | Scottish |
2012/13 | Michael Higdon | Motherwell | Forward | English |
2011/12 | Charlie Mulgrew | Celtic | Defender | Scottish |
2010/11 | Emilio Izaguirre | Celtic | Defender | Honduran |
2009/10 | Steven Davis | Rangers | Midfielder | Northern Irish |
2008/09 | Scott Brown | Celtic | Midfielder | Scottish |
2007/08 | Aiden McGeady | Celtic | Midfielder | Irish |
2006/07 | Shunsuke Nakamura | Celtic | Midfielder | Japanese |
2005/06 | Shaun Maloney | Celtic | Midfielder | Scottish |
2004/05 | John Hartson (jointly won) | Celtic | Forward | Welsh |
2004/05 | Fernando Ricksen (jointly won) | Rangers | Midfielder | Dutch |
2003/04 | Chris Sutton | Celtic | Forward | English |
2002/03 | Barry Ferguson | Rangers | Midfielder | Scottish |
2001/02 | Lorenzo Amoruso | Rangers | Defender | Italian |
2000/01 | Henrik Larsson | Celtic | Forward | Swedish |
1999/00 | Mark Viduka | Celtic | Forward | Australian |
1998/99 | Henrik Larsson | Celtic | Forward | Swedish |
1997/98 | Jackie McNamara | Celtic | Defender | Scottish |
1996/97 | Paolo Di Canio | Celtic | Forward | Italian |
1995/96 | Paul Gascoigne | Rangers | Midfielder | English |
1994/95 | Brian Laudrup | Rangers | Midfielder | Danish |
1993/94 | Mark Hateley | Rangers | Forward | English |
1992/93 | Andy Goram | Rangers | Goalkeeper | Scottish |
1991/92 | Ally McCoist | Rangers | Forward | Scottish |
1990/91 | Paul Elliott | Celtic | Defender | English |
1989/90 | Jim Bett | Aberdeen | Midfielder | Scottish |
1988/89 | Theo Snelders | Aberdeen | Goalkeeper | Dutch |
1987/88 | Paul McStay | Celtic | Midfielder | Scottish |
1986/87 | Brian McClair | Celtic | Forward | Scottish |
1985/86 | Richard Gough | Dundee United | Defender | Scottish |
1984/85 | Jim Duffy | Morton | Defender | Scottish |
1983/84 | Willie Miller | Aberdeen | Defender | Scottish |
1982/83 | Charlie Nicholas | Celtic | Forward | Scottish |
1981/82 | Sandy Clark | Airdrieonians | Forward | Scottish |
1980/81 | Mark McGhee | Aberdeen | Forward | Scottish |
1979/80 | Davie Provan | Celtic | Midfielder | Scottish |
1978/79 | Paul Hegarty | Dundee United | Defender | Scottish |
1977/78 | Derek Johnstone | Rangers | Forward | Scottish |