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PFA Fans' Player of the Year

Steven Gerrard of Liverpool was the inaugural winner of this award in 2001
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah is the record holder for winning the award 3 times.

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]

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

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Highlighted players won the award for a second or third time.

2001

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League Player Club Notes
FA Premiership England 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[2]
First Division England Chris Bart-Williams Nottingham Forest First winner of the award in the First Division[2]
Second Division England Brian Tinnion Bristol City First winner of the award in the Second Division[2]
Third Division England Bobby Zamora Brighton & Hove Albion First winner of the award in the Third Division[2]

2002

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League Player Club Notes
FA Premiership Netherlands 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[3]
First Division England Dean Sturridge Wolverhampton Wanderers [3]
Second Division England Bobby Zamora Brighton & Hove Albion First two-time winner of the award
First two-time winner of the award in two different leagues[3]
Third Division England Matthew Taylor Luton Town [3]

2003

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League Player Club Notes
FA Premiership France 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[2]
First Division England Linvoy Primus Portsmouth [2]
Second Division Wales Robert Earnshaw Cardiff City [4]
Third Division England Leon Britton Swansea City [4]

2004

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League Player Club Notes
FA Premiership France 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
[5]
First Division England Darren Huckerby Norwich City [5]
Second Division England Neil Moss Bournemouth [5]
Third Division England Lee Harper Northampton Town [5]

2005

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League Player Club Notes
FA Premier League England 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[6]
Championship England Paul McKenna Preston North End [6]
League One England Keith Southern Blackpool [6]
League Two England Adam Barrett Southend United [6]

2006

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League Player Club Notes
FA Premier League England Wayne Rooney Manchester United Winning the award in addition to the Young Player of the Year award[2]
Championship Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle Reading [7]
League One England Darryl Flahavan Southend United [2]
League Two England Karl Hawley Carlisle United [2]

2007

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Portugal 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 England Matthew Murray Wolverhampton Wanderers [8]
League One England Billy Sharp Scunthorpe United [8]
League Two Scotland Lee Peacock Swindon Town [8]

2008

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Portugal 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 England James Beattie Sheffield United
League One England Jay Simpson Millwall (on loan from Arsenal) 'First winner of award whilst on loan at another club[9]
League Two England Jack Lester Chesterfield

2009

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League England Steven Gerrard (2) Liverpool Winning the award in addition to the FWA Footballer of the Year award[10]
Championship England Marcus Tudgay Sheffield Wednesday [10]
League One England Jermaine Beckford Leeds United [11]
League Two Scotland Jordan Rhodes Brentford (On loan from Ipswich Town) [12]

2010

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League England 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[13]
Championship Scotland Graham Dorrans West Bromwich Albion [13]
League One England Rickie Lambert Southampton [13]
League Two Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Notts County [13]

2011

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Portugal Raul Meireles Liverpool [14]
Championship England Danny Graham Watford [15]
League One England Peter Clarke Huddersfield Town [15]
League Two England Cody McDonald Gillingham [15]

2012

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Netherlands 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[16]
Championship England Jay Rodriguez Burnley [17]
League One Portugal José Semedo Sheffield Wednesday [17]
League Two England Lewis Grabban Rotherham United [17]

2013

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2014

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Uruguay 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
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Championship England Danny Ings Burnley [19]
League One England Harry Maguire Sheffield United [20]
League Two England Tommy Lee Chesterfield [21]

2015

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Chile Alexis Sánchez Arsenal [22]
Championship Republic of Ireland Harry Arter Bournemouth [23][24]
League One England Joe Garner Preston North End [25]
League Two England Matt Tubbs Portsmouth [26]

2016

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Algeria Riyad Mahrez Leicester City Winning the award in addition to the Players' Player of the Year award[27]
Championship Spain Daniel Ayala Middlesbrough [27]
League One Northern Ireland Will Grigg Wigan Athletic [27]
League Two Republic of Ireland Graham Carey Plymouth Argyle [27]

2017

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League England Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur [28]
Championship England Dwight Gayle Newcastle United [29]
League One England David Wheater Bolton Wanderers [30]
League Two Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens Portsmouth [31]

2018

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Egypt Mohamed Salah[32] 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
Winning the award in addition to the Premier League Player of the Season award

Championship England Ryan Sessegnon Fulham [33]
League One England Bradley Dack Blackburn Rovers [34]
League Two Scotland Marc McNulty Coventry City [35]

2019

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Belgium Eden Hazard Chelsea [36]
Championship Finland Teemu Pukki Norwich City [37]
League One Montserrat Lyle Taylor Charlton Athletic [38]
League Two England Michael Bostwick Lincoln City [39][40]

2020

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Senegal Sadio Mané Liverpool [41]
Championship England Luke Ayling Leeds United [42]
League One Wales Joe Jacobson Wycombe Wanderers [43]
League Two England Alex Palmer Plymouth Argyle [44]

2021

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Egypt Mohamed Salah (2) Liverpool Winning the award in addition to the FSA Player of the Year award[45]
Championship England Adam Armstrong Blackburn Rovers [46]
League One England Jerry Yates Blackpool [47]
League Two England Tom Conlon Port Vale [48]

2022

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League Egypt Mohamed Salah (3) 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
[49]
Championship Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović Fulham [50]
League One Scotland Ross Stewart Sunderland [51]
League Two Jamaica Jamille Matt Forest Green Rovers [52]

2023

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League England Marcus Rashford Manchester United [53]
Championship Ivory Coast Amad Diallo Sunderland [54]
League One Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick Derby County [55]
League Two Scotland Elliot Watt Salford City [56]

2024

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League Player Club Notes
Premier League England Cole Palmer Chelsea [57]
Championship Egypt Sam Morsy Ipswich Town [58]
League One Guatemala Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Derby County [59]
League Two England Paul Mullin Wrexham [60]

Breakdown of winners

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Winners by club

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  • Information correct up to and including 2024.
Club Premier League Championship/First Division League One/Second Division League Two/Third Division
Liverpool 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 4 (2003, 2004, 2012, 2015) 0 0 0
Chelsea 3 (2005, 2019, 2024) 0 0 0
Leicester City 1 (2016) 0 0 0
Tottenham Hotspur 1 (2017) 0 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 2 (2002, 2007) 0 0
Norwich City 0 2 (2004, 2019) 0 0
Burnley 0 2 (2012, 2014) 0 0
Fulham 0 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 2 (2015, 2017)
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 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 2 (2023, 2024) 0
Chesterfield 0 0 0 2 (2008, 2014)
Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 2 (2016, 2020)
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

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  • Information correct up to and including 2023.
Country Premier League Championship/First Division League One/Second Division League Two/Third Division
England England 8 (2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2023, 2024) 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) 15 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024)
 Portugal 3 (2007, 2008, 2011) 0 1 (2012) 0
 Egypt 3 (2018, 2021, 2022) 1 (2024) 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) 1 (2023) 2 (2016, 2017)
 Scotland 0 1 (2010) 1 (2022) 4 (2007, 2009, 2018, 2023)
 Spain 0 1 (2016) 0 0
 Finland 0 1 (2019) 0 0
 Serbia 0 1 (2022) 0 0
 Ivory Coast 0 1 (2023) 0 0
 Wales 0 0 2 (2003, 2020) 0
 Northern Ireland 0 0 1 (2016) 0
 Montserrat 0 0 1 (2019) 0
 Guatemala 0 0 1 (2024) 0
 Denmark 0 0 0 1 (2010)
 Jamaica 0 0 0 1 (2022)
Total 23 23 23 23

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