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.
GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in Gaelic football |
Sponsored by | PwC |
Location | Convention Centre Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Presented by | Gaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association |
First awarded | 1995 |
Currently held by | Paul Conroy |
Website | Broadcast partner |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | RTÉ One |
Runtime | 51 minutes |
History
editCreated 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
edit‡ | Indicates the winner |
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1990s
editYear | Player | County | Ref(s) |
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1995 | Peter Canavan ‡ | Tyrone | |
1996 | Trevor Giles ‡ | Meath | |
1997 | Maurice Fitzgerald ‡ | Kerry | |
1998 | Jarlath Fallon ‡ | Galway | |
1999 | Trevor Giles ‡ | Meath |
2000s
editYear | Player | County | Ref(s) |
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2000 | Seamus Moynihan ‡ | Kerry | |
2001 | Declan Meehan ‡ | Galway | |
2002 | Kieran McGeeney ‡ | Armagh | |
2003 | Steven McDonnell ‡ | Armagh | |
2004 | Tomás Ó Sé ‡ | Kerry | |
2005 | Stephen O'Neill ‡ | Tyrone | [1] |
2006 | Kieran Donaghy ‡ | Kerry | |
2007 | Marc Ó Sé ‡ | Kerry | [2][3] |
Colm Cooper | Kerry | ||
Declan O'Sullivan | Kerry | ||
2008 | Seán Cavanagh ‡ | Tyrone | [4][5] |
Colm Cooper | Kerry | ||
Brian Dooher | Tyrone | ||
2009 | Paul Galvin ‡ | Kerry | [6] |
Graham Canty | Cork | ||
Tomás Ó Sé | Kerry |
2010s
edit2020s
editYear | Player | County | Ref(s) |
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2020 | Brian Fenton ‡ | Dublin | [25][26] |
Ciarán Kilkenny | Dublin | ||
Cillian O'Connor | Mayo | ||
2021 | Kieran McGeary ‡ | Tyrone | [27][28] |
Lee Keegan | Mayo | ||
Conor Meyler | Tyrone | ||
2022 | David Clifford ‡ | Kerry | [29][30] |
Cillian McDaid | Galway | ||
Shane Walsh | Galway | ||
2023 | David Clifford ‡ | Kerry | [31][32] |
Brian Fenton | Dublin | ||
Brendan Rogers | Derry | ||
2024 | Paul Conroy ‡ | Galway | [33] |
John Maher | Galway | ||
Barry McCambridge | Armagh |
Winners listed by province
editProvince | Number of wins | Winning years |
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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 | 5 |
1998, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2024 |
Multiple Winners
editThree players have won the award on more than one occasion. They are:
- Trevor Giles of Meath in 1996 and 1999.[34]
- Brian Fenton of Dublin in 2018 and 2020.[34]
- David Clifford of Kerry in 2022 and 2023.
Brothers
editTwo 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.
- ^ "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b Browne, P. J. (27 June 2023). "The Best Gaelic Footballers Of All Time: The Greatest to PlayThe Game". Balls.ie. Retrieved 5 February 2024.