PFA Scotland Team of the Year
The Professional Footballers' Association Scotland Team of the Year (often called the PFA Scotland Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 44 footballers in the four national tiers of the Scottish football league system, who are seen to be deserving of being named in a "Team of the Year". The award is compiled by the members of the players' trade union, Professional Footballers' Association Scotland (PFA Scotland), with the winners then being voted for by the other players in their respective divisions.[1] Unlike the (English) Professional Footballers' Association, which first announced its teams of the year in the 1970s, the award has only been instituted since the 2006–07 season.[2][3] In that first season, the award was voted for by the managers in each division.[3]
Key
GK | Goalkeeper |
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DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
Symbol | Meaning |
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Appeared in a first tier Team of the Year more than once | |
Appeared in a second tier Team of the Year more than once | |
* | Appeared in a third tier Team of the Year more than once |
¤ | Appeared in a fourth tier Team of the Year more than once |
Pos. | Position |
Winners
2006–07
Premier League
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Artur Boruc | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Steven Whittaker | Hibernian | 1 |
DF | Russell Anderson | Aberdeen | 1 |
DF | Stephen McManus | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Lee Naylor | Celtic | 1 |
MF | Scott Brown | Hibernian | 1 |
MF | Barry Ferguson | Rangers | 1 |
MF | Shunsuke Nakamura | Celtic | 1 |
FW | Steven Naismith | Kilmarnock | 1 |
FW | Kris Boyd | Rangers | 1 |
FW | Scott McDonald | Motherwell | 1 |
First Division
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Alan Main | Gretna | 1 |
DF | Martin Canning | Gretna | 1 |
DF | Neil McGregor | Clyde | 1 |
DF | Kevin James | St Johnstone | 1 |
DF | Goran Stanic | St Johnstone | 1 |
MF | Craig Bryson | Clyde | 1 |
MF | Alex Rae | Dundee | 1 |
MF | Don Cowie | Ross County | 1 |
FW | Jason Scotland | St Johnstone | 1 |
FW | Colin McMenamin | Gretna | 1 |
FW | Mark Roberts | Partick Thistle | 1 |
Second Division
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Paul Mathers | Greenock Morton | 1 |
DF | Peter Weatherson | Greenock Morton | 1 |
DF | Stewart Greacen | Greenock Morton | 1 |
DF | Todd Lumsden | Raith Rovers | 1 |
DF | Ross Forsyth | Stirling Albion | 1 |
MF | Jamie Stevenson | Greenock Morton | 1 |
MF | Chris Aitken | Stirling Albion | 1 |
MF | Kieran McAnespie | Alloa Athletic | 1 |
FW | Liam Buchanan | Cowdenbeath | 1 |
FW | Iain Russell | Brechin City | 1 |
FW | Paul McGowan | Greenock Morton | 1 |
Third Division
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Stephen Grindlay | Dumbarton | 1 |
DF | Paul Paton | Queen's Park | 1 |
DF | Jonathon Smart | East Fife | 1 |
DF | David Craig | Dumbarton | 1 |
DF | Chris McGroarty | Berwick Rangers | 1 |
MF | Stuart Kettlewell | Queen's Park | 1 |
MF | Scott Chaplain | Albion Rovers | 1 |
MF | Paul Stewart | East Stirlingshire | 1 |
FW | Garry Wood | Berwick Rangers | 1 |
FW | David Weatherston | Queen's Park | 1 |
FW | Martin Johnston | Elgin City | 1 |
2007–08
Premier League
Barry Robson played for Dundee United from August 2007 until January 2008, when he transferred to Celtic.[7]
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Artur Boruc | Celtic | 2 |
DF | Steven Whittaker | Rangers | 2 |
DF | Carlos Cuéllar | Rangers | 1 |
DF | Gary Caldwell | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Saša Papac | Rangers | 1 |
MF | Shunsuke Nakamura | Celtic | 2 |
MF | Barry Ferguson | Rangers | 2 |
MF | Barry Robson | Dundee United / Celtic | 1 |
MF | Aiden McGeady | Celtic | 1 |
FW | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | Celtic | 1 |
FW | Scott McDonald | Celtic | 2 |
2008–09
Premier League
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Allan McGregor | Rangers | 1 |
DF | Andreas Hinkel | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Madjid Bougherra | Rangers | 1 |
DF | Gary Caldwell | Celtic | 2 |
DF | Saša Papac | Rangers | 2 |
MF | Scott Brown | Celtic | 2 |
MF | Steven Davis | Rangers | 1 |
MF | Pedro Mendes | Rangers | 1 |
MF | Aiden McGeady | Celtic | 2 |
FW | Kenny Miller | Rangers | 1 |
FW | Scott McDonald | Celtic | 3 |
2009–10
Premier League
Eight Rangers players were selected, along with Andy Webster, who was on loan to Dundee United from Rangers that season.[8]
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Allan McGregor | Rangers | 2 |
DF | Steven Whittaker | Rangers | 3 |
DF | David Weir | Rangers | 1 |
DF | Andy Webster | Dundee United | 1 |
DF | Saša Papac | Rangers | 3 |
MF | Jim O'Brien | Motherwell | 1 |
MF | Steven Davis | Rangers | 2 |
MF | Liam Miller | Hibernian | 1 |
MF | Lee McCulloch | Rangers | 1 |
FW | Kenny Miller | Rangers | 2 |
FW | Kris Boyd | Rangers | 2 |
2010–11
- Source[9]
Premier League
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Allan McGregor | Rangers | 3 |
DF | Mark Wilson | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Marius Žaliūkas | Heart of Midlothian | 1 |
DF | Madjid Bougherra | Rangers | 2 |
DF | Emilio Izaguirre | Celtic | 1 |
MF | Steven Naismith | Rangers | 2 |
MF | Beram Kayal | Celtic | 1 |
MF | Alexei Eremenko | Kilmarnock | 1 |
FW | David Goodwillie | Dundee United | 1 |
FW | Conor Sammon | Kilmarnock | 1 |
FW | Gary Hooper | Celtic | 1 |
2011–12
Premier League
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Darren Randolph | Motherwell | 1 |
DF | Adam Matthews | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Gavin Gunning | Dundee United | 1 |
DF | Charlie Mulgrew | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Paul Dixon | Dundee United | 1 |
MF | James Forrest | Celtic | 1 |
MF | Steven Davis | Rangers | 3 |
MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | Dundee United | 1 |
FW | Johnny Russell | Dundee United | 1 |
FW | Jon Daly | Dundee United | 1 |
FW | Gary Hooper | Celtic | 2 |
First Division
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Michael McGovern | Falkirk | 1 |
DF | Kieran Duffie | Falkirk | 1 |
DF | Scott Boyd | Ross County | 1 |
DF | Grant Munro | Ross County | 1 |
DF | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | Partick Thistle | 1 |
MF | Nicky Riley | Dundee | 1 |
MF | Mark Millar | Falkirk | 1 |
MF | Ryan Conroy | Dundee | 1 |
FW | Michael Gardyne | Ross County | 1 |
FW | Farid El Alagui | Falkirk | 1 |
FW | Colin McMenamin | Ross County | 2 |
Second Division
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Stephen Grindlay | Dumbarton | 1 |
DF | Mark Baxter | Arbroath | 1 |
DF | Joe Mbu | Cowdenbeath | 1 |
DF | John Armstrong | Cowdenbeath | 1 |
DF | Kenny Adamson | Cowdenbeath | 1 |
MF | Josh Falkingham | Arbroath | 1 |
MF | Jon Robertson | Cowdenbeath | 1 |
MF | Scott Agnew | Dumbarton | 1 |
FW | Ryan Donnelly | Airdrie United | 1 |
FW | Steven Doris | Arbroath | 1 |
FW | Ryan Wallace | East Fife | 1 |
Third Division
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Scott Bain | Alloa Athletic | 1 |
DF | Michael Doyle | Alloa Athletic | 1 |
DF | Ricky Little | Queen's Park | 1 |
DF | Ryan Harding | Alloa Athletic | 1 |
DF | Daryll Meggatt | Queen's Park | 1 |
MF | Ryan McCord | Alloa Athletic | 1 |
MF | Stephen Stirling | Stranraer | 1 |
MF | Daniel Moore | Elgin City | 1 |
FW | Jamie Longworth | Queen's Park | 1 |
FW | Stevie May | Alloa Athletic | 1 |
FW | Kevin Cawley | Alloa Athletic | 1 |
2012–13
- Source[14]
Premier League
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Darren Randolph | Motherwell | 2 |
DF | Adam Matthews | Celtic | 2 |
DF | Shaun Hutchinson | Motherwell | 1 |
DF | Kelvin Wilson | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Charlie Mulgrew | Celtic | 2 |
MF | Andrew Shinnie | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 |
MF | Victor Wanyama | Celtic | 1 |
MF | Nicky Law | Motherwell | 1 |
FW | Niall McGinn | Aberdeen | 1 |
FW | Michael Higdon | Motherwell | 1 |
FW | Leigh Griffiths | Hibernian | 1 |
First Division
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Scott Fox | Partick Thistle | 1 |
DF | Stephen O'Donnell | Partick Thistle | 1 |
DF | Jordan McMillan | Partick Thistle | 1 |
DF | Callum Morris | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 |
DF | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | Partick Thistle | 2 |
MF | Stefan Scougall | Livingston | 1 |
MF | Michael Tidser | Greenock Morton | 1 |
MF | Stuart Bannigan | Partick Thistle | 1 |
FW | Brian Graham | Raith Rovers | 1 |
FW | Lyle Taylor | Falkirk | 1 |
FW | Chris Erskine | Partick Thistle | 1 |
Second Division
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Lee Robinson | Queen of the South | 1 |
DF | Chris Mitchell | Queen of the South | 1 |
DF | Mark Durnan | Queen of the South | 1 |
DF | Ben Gordon | Alloa Athletic | 1 |
DF | Chris Higgins | Queen of the South | 1 |
MF | Alan Trouten | Brechin City | 1 |
MF | Ryan McCord | Alloa Athletic | 1 |
MF | Daniel Carmichael | Queen of the South | 1 |
FW | Andy Jackson | Brechin City | 1 |
FW | Nicky Clark | Queen of the South | 1 |
FW | Steven Doris * | Arbroath | 2 |
Third Division
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Jamie Barclay | Clyde | 1 |
DF | Stephen McNally | Montrose | 1 |
DF | Ricky Little ¤ | Queen's Park | 2 |
DF | Lee McCulloch | Rangers | 1 |
DF | Lee Wallace | Rangers | 1 |
MF | Lee Currie | Berwick Rangers | 1 |
MF | David Anderson | Queen's Park | 1 |
MF | Daniel Moore ¤ | Elgin City | 2 |
FW | Andrew Little | Rangers | 1 |
FW | Rory McAllister | Peterhead | 1 |
FW | David Templeton | Rangers | 1 |
2013–14
Premiership
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Fraser Forster | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Graeme Shinnie | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 |
DF | Virgil van Dijk | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Mark Reynolds | Aberdeen | 1 |
DF | Andrew Robertson | Dundee United | 1 |
MF | Stuart Armstrong | Dundee United | 1 |
MF | Peter Pawlett | Aberdeen | 1 |
MF | Kris Commons | Celtic | 1 |
FW | Stevie May | St Johnstone | 1 |
FW | Kris Boyd | Kilmarnock | 3 |
FW | Nadir Ciftci | Dundee United | 1 |
Championship
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Michael McGovern | Falkirk | 2 |
DF | Paul McGinn | Dumbarton | 1 |
DF | Will Vaulks | Falkirk | 1 |
DF | Stephen Kingsley | Falkirk | 1 |
DF | Ziggy Gordon | Hamilton Academical | 1 |
MF | Tony Andreu | Hamilton Academical | 1 |
MF | Mark Millar | Falkirk | 2 |
MF | Ali Crawford | Hamilton Academical | 1 |
FW | Rory Loy | Falkirk | 1 |
FW | Kane Hemmings | Cowdenbeath | 1 |
FW | Peter MacDonald | Dundee | 1 |
League One
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Cammy Bell | Rangers | 1 |
DF | Ryan Williamson | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 |
DF | Callum Morris | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 |
DF | Lee McCulloch | Rangers | 1 |
DF | Lee Wallace | Rangers | 1 |
MF | Andy Stirling | Stranraer | 1 |
MF | Andy Geggan | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 |
MF | Nicky Law | Rangers | 1 |
FW | Michael Moffat | Ayr United | 1 |
FW | Jon Daly | Rangers | 1 |
FW | Gavin Swankie | Forfar Athletic | 1 |
League Two
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Graeme Smith | Peterhead | 1 |
DF | Devon Jacobs | Berwick Rangers | 1 |
DF | Steven Noble | Peterhead | 1 |
DF | Michael Dunlop | Albion Rovers | 1 |
DF | Kieran MacDonald | Clyde | 1 |
MF | Blair Spittal | Queen's Park | 1 |
MF | David Anderson ¤ | Queen's Park | 2 |
MF | Lee Currie ¤ | Berwick Rangers | 2 |
FW | Kenny MacKay | Annan Athletic | 1 |
FW | Rory McAllister | Peterhead | 2 |
FW | Andy Rodgers | Peterhead | 1 |
2014–15
Premiership
Stuart Armstrong played for Dundee United from August 2014 until February 2015, when he transferred to Celtic.[19]
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Craig Gordon | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Shay Logan | Aberdeen | 1 |
DF | Jason Denayer | Celtic | 1 |
DF | Virgil van Dijk | Celtic | 2 |
DF | Graeme Shinnie | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 |
MF | Stuart Armstrong | Dundee United / Celtic | 2 |
MF | Scott Brown | Celtic | 3 |
MF | Stefan Johansen | Celtic | 1 |
FW | Nadir Çiftçi | Dundee United | 2 |
FW | Adam Rooney | Aberdeen | 1 |
FW | Greg Stewart | Dundee | 1 |
Championship
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Neil Alexander | Heart of Midlothian | 1 |
DF | David Gray | Hibernian | 1 |
DF | Alim Öztürk | Heart of Midlothian | 1 |
DF | Danny Wilson | Heart of Midlothian | 1 |
DF | Lewis Stevenson | Hibernian | 1 |
MF | Scott Allan | Hibernian | 1 |
MF | Morgaro Gomis | Heart of Midlothian | 1 |
MF | Jamie Walker | Heart of Midlothian | 1 |
FW | Gavin Reilly | Queen of the South | 1 |
FW | Rory Loy | Falkirk | 2 |
FW | Osman Sow | Heart of Midlothian | 1 |
League One
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Rab Douglas | Forfar Athletic | 1 |
DF | Mark Russell | Greenock Morton | 1 |
DF | Stuart Malcolm | Forfar Athletic | 1 |
DF | Frank McKeown | Stranraer | 1 |
DF | Paddy Boyle | Airdrieonians | 1 |
MF | Alan Trouten * | Brechin City | 2 |
MF | Jamie Stevenson * | Peterhead | 2 |
MF | Willie Gibson | Stranraer | 1 |
FW | Gavin Swankie * | Forfar Athletic | 2 |
FW | Declan McManus | Greenock Morton | 1 |
FW | Bobby Barr | Brechin City | 1 |
League Two
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Neil Parry | Albion Rovers | 1 |
DF | Shaun Rooney | Queen's Park | 1 |
DF | Michael Dunlop ¤ | Albion Rovers | 2 |
DF | Marvin Andrews | Montrose | 1 |
DF | Ross Dunlop | Albion Rovers | 1 |
MF | Bobby Linn | Arbroath | 1 |
MF | Darren Miller | Queen's Park | 1 |
MF | Paul Woods | Queen's Park | 1 |
FW | Shane Sutherland | Elgin City | 1 |
FW | Peter Weatherson | Annan Athletic | 1 |
FW | Simon Murray | Arbroath | 1 |
2015–16
Premiership
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Scott Bain | Dundee | 1 |
DF | Shay Logan | Aberdeen | 2 |
DF | Alim Öztürk | Heart of Midlothian | 1 |
DF | Andrew Davies | Ross County | 1 |
DF | Kieran Tierney | Celtic | 1 |
MF | Jonny Hayes | Aberdeen | 1 |
MF | Kenny McLean | Aberdeen | 1 |
MF | Graeme Shinnie | Aberdeen | 3 |
FW | Kane Hemmings | Dundee | 1 |
FW | Leigh Griffiths | Celtic | 2 |
FW | Greg Stewart | Dundee | 2 |
Championship
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Danny Rogers | Falkirk | 1 |
DF | James Tavernier | Rangers | 1 |
DF | Darren McGregor | Hibernian | 1 |
DF | Peter Grant | Falkirk | 1 |
DF | Lee Wallace | Rangers | 1 |
MF | Jason Holt | Rangers | 1 |
MF | John McGinn | Hibernian | 1 |
MF | Barrie McKay | Rangers | 1 |
FW | John Baird | Falkirk | 1 |
FW | Martyn Waghorn | Rangers | 1 |
FW | Jason Cummings | Hibernian | 1 |
League One
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Graeme Smith | Peterhead | 1 |
DF | Nicky Devlin | Ayr United | 1 |
DF | Michael Dunlop | Albion Rovers | 1 |
DF | Ben Richards-Everton | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 |
DF | Paddy Boyle * | Ayr United | 2 |
MF | Liam Watt | Airdrieonians | 1 |
MF | Andy Geggan * | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 |
MF | Joe Cardle | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 |
FW | Greig Spence | Cowdenbeath | 1 |
FW | Rory McAllister | Peterhead | 1 |
FW | Faissal El Bakhtaoui | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 |
League Two
Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Chris Smith | Stirling Albion | 1 |
DF | Ricky Little ¤ | Arbroath | 3 |
DF | Jonathan Page | East Fife | 1 |
DF | Gary Naysmith | East Fife | 1 |
DF | Scott Linton | Clyde | 1 |
MF | Matty Flynn | Annan Athletic | 1 |
MF | Kyle Wilkie | East Fife | 1 |
MF | Bobby Linn ¤ | Arbroath | 2 |
FW | Peter Weatherson ¤ | Annan Athletic | 2 |
FW | Nathan Austin | East Fife | 1 |
FW | Craig Gunn | Elgin City | 1 |
Footnotes
- ↑ For more information, see Formation (association football).
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