PFA Fans' Player of the Year


The Professional Footballers' Association 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.
The shortlist is compiled by the members of the Professional Footballers' Association, 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

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

2008

2013

  • ''Not awarded''

2016

LeaguePlayerClubNotes
Premier League

2017

LeaguePlayerClubNotes
Premier League

Breakdown of winners

Winners by club

  • Information correct up to and including 2024.
ClubPremier LeagueChampionship/First DivisionLeague One/Second DivisionLeague Two/Third Division
Liverpool8 000
Manchester United7 000
Arsenal4 000
Chelsea3 000
Leicester City1 000
Tottenham Hotspur1 000
Wolverhampton Wanderers02 00
Norwich City02 00
Burnley02 00
Fulham02 00
Preston North End01 1 0
Sheffield United01 1 0
Sheffield Wednesday01 1 0
Bournemouth01 1 0
Leeds United01 1 0
Blackburn Rovers01 1 0
Sunderland01 1 0
Portsmouth01 02
Nottingham Forest01 00
Reading01 00
West Bromwich Albion01 00
Watford01 00
Middlesbrough01 00
Newcastle United01 00
Ipswich Town01 00
Blackpool002 0
Brighton & Hove Albion001 1
Southend United001 1
Bristol City001 0
Cardiff City001 0
Scunthorpe United001 0
Millwall001 0
Southampton001 0
Huddersfield Town001 0
Wigan Athletic001 0
Bolton Wanderers001 0
Charlton Athletic001 0
Wycombe Wanderers001 0
Derby County002 0
Chesterfield0002
Plymouth Argyle0002
Luton Town0001
Swansea City0001
Northampton Town0001
Carlisle United0001
Swindon Town0001
Brentford0001
Notts County0001
Gillingham0001
Rotherham United0001
Coventry City0001
Lincoln City0001
Port Vale0001
Forest Green Rovers0001
Salford City0001
Wrexham0001
Total22222222

Winners by country

  • Information correct up to and including 2023.
CountryPremier LeagueChampionship/First DivisionLeague One/Second DivisionLeague Two/Third Division
fb|Portugalfb|Egyptfb|Francefb|Netherlandsfb|Uruguayfb|Chilefb|Algeriafb|Belgiumfb|Senegalfb|Republic of Irelandfb|Scotlandfb|Spainfb|Finlandfb|Serbiafb|Ivory Coastfb|Walesfb|Northern Irelandfb|Montserratfb|Guatemalafb|Denmarkfb|Jamaica