SPFA Young Player of the Year

The Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year is named at the end of every Scottish football season. The members of the Professional Footballers' Association vote on which of its young members played the best football in the previous year. The award was first given in 1978.

List of winners

Year	Player	Club
1977–78	Graeme Payne	Dundee United
1978–79	Ray Stewart	Dundee United
1979–80	John MacDonald	Rangers
1980–81	Charlie Nicholas	Celtic
1981–82	Frank McAvennie	St. Mirren
1982–83	Paul McStay	Celtic
1983–84	John Robertson	Heart of Midlothian
1984–85	Craig Levein	Heart of Midlothian
1985–86	Craig Levein	Heart of Midlothian
1986–87	Robert Fleck	Rangers
1987–88	John Collins	Hibernian
1988–89	Billy McKinlay	Dundee United
1989–90	Scott Crabbe	Heart of Midlothian
1990–91	Eoin Jess	Aberdeen
1991–92	Phil O'Donnell	Motherwell
1992–93	Eoin Jess	Aberdeen
1993–94	Phil O'Donnell	Motherwell
1994–95	Charlie Miller	Rangers
1995–96	Jackie McNamara	Celtic
1996–97	Robbie Winters	Dundee United
1997–98	Gary Naysmith	Heart of Midlothian
1998–99	Barry Ferguson	Rangers
1999–00	Kenny Miller	Hibernian
2000–01	Stiliyan Petrov	Celtic
2001–02	Kevin McNaughton	Aberdeen
2002–03	James McFadden	Motherwell
2003–04	Stephen Pearson	Celtic
2004–05	Derek Riordan	Hibernian
2005–06	Shaun Maloney	Celtic
2006–07	Steven Naismith	Kilmarnock
2007–08	Aiden McGeady	Celtic
2008–09	James McCarthy	Hamilton
2009–10	Danny Wilson	Rangers
2010–11	David Goodwillie	Dundee United

Breakdown of winners

Winners by club

Club	Number of wins	Winning seasons
Celtic	7	1980–81, 1982–83, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08
Dundee United	5	1977–78, 1978–79, 1988–89, 1996–97, 2010–11
Heart of Midlothian	5	1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1997–98
Rangers	5	1979–80, 1980–87, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2009–10
Aberdeen	4	1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2001–02
Hibernian	3	1987–88, 1999–00, 2004–05
Motherwell	3	1991–92, 1993–94, 2002–03
Hamilton	1	2008–09
Kilmarnock	1	2006–07
St. Mirren	1	1981–82

Winners by country

Country	Number of wins	Winning seasons
Scotland	31	1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11
Republic of Ireland	2	2007–08, 2008–09
Bulgaria	1	2000–01

See also

• Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year
• Scottish PFA Manager of the Year