Award
The Gaelic Athletic Association & Gaelic Player's Association All Stars Footballer of the Year — known for sponsorship reasons as the PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year — is a Gaelic football award. It is presented annually to the footballer who performed outstandingly in that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship .
History
Created in 1995, the award is part of the All Stars Awards , which selects a "fantasy team", comprising the best players from that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Voting for the award is undertaken by a select group of journalists from television and the print media.
Winners and nominees
Table key
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Indicates the winner
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Winners listed by province
Province
Number of wins
Winning years
Leinster
9
1996 , 1999 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020
Munster
9
1997 , 2000 , 2004 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009 , 2014 , 2022 , 2023
Ulster
7
1995 , 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2008 , 2012 , 2021
Connacht
4
1998 , 2001 , 2016 , 2017
Multiple Winners
Three players have won the award on more than one occasion. They are:
Brothers
Two sets of brothers have won the award. They are:
References
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^ "GAA Player of the Year shortlist revealed" . RTÉ . 5 October 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "O'Sé brothers create history at All-Stars" . Irish Examiner . 19 October 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "GAA Player of the Year nominees revealed" . RTÉ . 30 September 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "Cavanagh named player of the year" . BBC Sport . 17 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2012 .
^ "Galvin is named Footballer of the Year" . RTÉ . 16 October 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ Roche, Frank (16 October 2010). "No debate over Brogan award" . Irish Independent . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "GAA Player of the Year nominees revealed" . RTÉ . 13 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ Roche, Frank (22 October 2011). "Alan keeps it in the family" . Irish Independent . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "Donegal defender Karl Lacey wins Player of the Year award" . BBC Sport . 26 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012 .
^ "Michael Darragh Macauley, Stephen Cluxton and Lee Keegan nominated for Footballer of the Year" . RTÉ . 4 October 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ O'Rourke, Steve (8 November 2013). "Michael Darragh Macauley crowned Footballer of the Year" . The 42 . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ Keys, Colm (8 October 2014). "Champions Kerry head All Star football nominations list" . Irish Independent . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "Kerry's James O'Donoghue is Footballer of the Year" . RTÉ . 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "McCaffrey, Brogan & McMahon nominated for Player of the Year 2015" . RTÉ . 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ Moran, Seán (6 November 2015). "Jack McCaffrey named Footballer of the Year as Dublin dominates All Stars" . The Irish Times . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ O'Toole, Fintan (6 October 2016). "Here's the players who make the shortlist for the GAA-GPA Footballer of the Year awards" . The 42 . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "Lee Keegan named footballer of the year" . RTÉ . 4 November 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "Stephen Cluxton and Andy Moran both shortlisted for Player of the Year" . RTÉ . 21 September 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ Wilson, Calum (4 November 2017). "Andy Moran scoops top prize as Dublin dominate team of the year" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "PwC All-Stars 2018 Football nominations" . Gaelic Athletic Association . 12 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ McKeon, Conor (2 November 2018). "Dublin star Brian Fenton crowned Footballer of the Year as Kerry's David Clifford claims Young Player of the Year" . Irish Independent . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "PwC All-Stars 2019 Football nominations" . Gaelic Athletic Association . 27 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ Begley, Ian (2 November 2019). "Cluxton claims gong as goalkeeper named GAA Footballer of the Year" . Irish Independent . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "Brian Fenton, Ciaran Kilkenny and Cillian O'Connor nominated for Footballer of the Year" . Sky Sports . 15 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "Dublin's Brian Fenton scoops Player of the Year award for second time in three years" . Irish Independent . 20 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ O'Toole, Fintan (2 November 2021). "Tyrone duo and Mayo star nominated for 2021 Footballer of the Year award" . The 42 . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "Tyrone's Kieran McGeary named Footballer of the Year as Red Hands dominate All Stars" . BBC Sport . 10 December 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "PwC All-Stars Football Nominations 2022" . Gaelic Athletic Association . 7 September 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023 .
^ "PwC Footballer of the Year David Clifford reflects on an outstanding 2022" . Gaelic Athletic Association . 28 October 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "PwC GAA/GPA Gaelic Football All-Star nominations announced" . Gaelic Athletic Association . 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023 .
^ Fogarty, John (17 November 2023). "History as David Clifford earns back-to-back footballer of the year awards" . Irish Examiner . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
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