- Key
- Winners 1973–74 First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division 1974–75 First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division 1975–76 First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division 1976–77 First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division 1977–78 First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division 1978–79 First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division
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- References
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two, as well as the women's FA WSL, who are seen to be deserving of being named in a "Team of the Year". Peter Shilton currently holds the most appearances in the PFA Team of the Year in the top division with 10 appearances. Steven Gerrard currently holds the most appearances in the PFA Team of the Year in the Premier League era with eight appearances. The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the shortlist is compiled by the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), in January of every year, with the winners then being voted for by the other players in their respective divisions.[1][2][3] The award is regarded by players in the Football League as the highest accolade available to them, due to it being picked by their fellow professionals.[2] Oxford United's Damian Batt, who was named in the Team of the Year for League Two in 2011, said he was "very pleased to be given such a prestigious award. It is something that I am very proud of".[4] In 2014, a team for female players competing in the FA WSL was selected for the first time.[5] Key- Heading key: Pos. – Position; App. – Number of appearances in a PFA Team of the Year.
- Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward.
- Players marked {{dagger}} appeared in a first tier PFA Team of the Year more than once.
- Players marked {{double-dagger}} appeared in a second tier PFA Team of the Year more than once.
- Players marked appeared in a third tier PFA Team of the Year more than once.
- Players marked ¤ appeared in a fourth tier PFA Team of the Year more than once.
Winners1973–74Source[1] First DivisionSecond DivisionThird DivisionFourth Division1974–75Source[1] First DivisionSecond DivisionThird DivisionFourth Division1975–76Source[6] First DivisionSecond DivisionThird DivisionFourth Division1976–77Source[6] First DivisionSecond DivisionThird DivisionFourth Division1977–78Source[7] First DivisionSecond DivisionThird DivisionFourth Division1978–79Source[7] First DivisionSecond DivisionThird DivisionFourth DivisionNotes{{notelist}}See also- PFA Team of the Year (1980s)
- PFA Team of the Year (1990s)
- PFA Team of the Year (2000s)
- PFA Team of the Year (2010s)
References1. ^1 2 {{cite book |first=Tony |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |year=1995 |publisher=Random House |location=London |isbn=978-0-09-179135-3 |page=140}}
2. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://leeds.vitalfootball.co.uk/lufc-no-leeds-players-in-pfa-team-of-the-year/ |title=LUFC No Leeds players in PFA Team of the Year |website=Vital Leeds |date=18 April 2011 |accessdate=26 April 2018}}
3. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thefootballtacticsblog/2011/04/do_you_agree_with_pfa_awards.html |title=Do you agree with PFA awards? |first=Alistair |last=Magowan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 April 2011 |accessdate=26 April 2018}}
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.oxfordjournal.co.uk/sport/oxford-united/3558-batt-named-in-pfa-league-two-team-of-the-year- |title=Batt named in PFA League Two team of the year |first=Ric |last=Sumner |newspaper=Oxford Journal |date=20 April 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619220104/http://www.oxfordjournal.co.uk/sport/oxford-united/3558-batt-named-in-pfa-league-two-team-of-the-year- |archivedate=19 June 2013 |deadurl=yes}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/mar/13/new-awards-added-to-pfa-awards-130314 |title=New titles for women at PFA awards dinner in 2014 |publisher=The Football Association |date=13 March 2014 |accessdate=26 April 2018}}
6. ^1 {{cite book |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |page=141}}
7. ^1 2 {{cite book |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |page=142}}
8. ^{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile |year=1999 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=Harpenden |isbn=978-1-85291-607-7 |page=352}}
External links- [https://www.thepfa.com The official website of the Professional Footballers' Association]
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