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] The award was instituted in the 2006–07 season.[2] [3] In that first season, the award was voted for by the managers in each division.[3]
Key [ ]
Positions[nb 1]
GK
Goalkeeper
DF
Defender
MF
Midfielder
FW
Forward
Key
Symbol
Meaning
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 [ ]
Sources[3] [4] [5] [6]
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 [ ]
Third Division [ ]
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 [ ]
Sources[10] [11] [12] [13]
Premier League [ ]
First Division [ ]
Second Division [ ]
Third Division [ ]
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 [ ]
Second Division [ ]
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 [ ]
Sources[15] [16]
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 [ ]
League One [ ]
League Two [ ]
2014–15 [ ]
Sources[17] [18]
Premiership [ ]
Stuart Armstrong played for Dundee United from August 2014 until February 2015, when he transferred to Celtic .[19]
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 [ ]
League Two [ ]
2015–16 [ ]
Sources[20] [21]
Premiership [ ]
Championship [ ]
League One [ ]
League Two [ ]
2016–17 [ ]
Sources[22] [23]
Premiership [ ]
Championship [ ]
League One [ ]
League Two [ ]
2017–18 [ ]
Sources[24] [25] [26] [27]
Premiership [ ] [citation needed ]
Championship [ ]
Pos.
Player
Club
Appearance
GK
Neil Alexander
Livingston
2
DF
Ryan Williamson
Dunfermline Athletic
1
DF
Craig Halkett
Livingston
1
DF
Thomas O'Ware
Greenock Morton
2
DF
Liam Smith
St Mirren
1
MF
Cammy Smith
St Mirren
1
MF
Stephen McGinn
St Mirren
1
MF
Iain Vigurs
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1
MF
Gavin Reilly
St Mirren
2
FW
Stephen Dobbie
Queen of the South
2
FW
Lewis Morgan
St Mirren
1
League One [ ]
League Two [ ]
2018–19 [ ]
Sources[28] [29] [30] [31]
Premiership [ ]
Pos.
Player
Club
Appearance
GK
Allan McGregor
Rangers
4
DF
James Tavernier
Rangers
2
DF
Kristoffer Ajer
Celtic
1
DF
Dedryck Boyata
Celtic
1
DF
Craig Halkett
Livingston
1
MF
James Forrest
Celtic
3
MF
Callum McGregor
Celtic
1
MF
Scott Brown
Celtic
6
MF
Graeme Shinnie
Aberdeen
4
FW
Alfredo Morelos
Rangers
1
FW
Ryan Kent
Rangers
1
Championship [ ]
League One [ ]
League Two [ ]
Pos.
Player
Club
Appearance
GK
Blair Currie
Clyde
1
DF
Craig Thomson
Edinburgh City
1
DF
Conrad Balatoni
Edinburgh City
1
DF
Martin McNiff
Clyde
1
DF
Jamie Stevenson
Peterhead
1
MF
Willie Gibson ¤
Peterhead
2
MF
Scott Brown
Peterhead
1
MF
John Rankin
Clyde
1
MF
Chris Johnston
Annan Athletic
1
FW
David Goodwillie
Clyde
1
FW
Blair Henderson
Edinburgh City
1
2019–20 [ ]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the 2019–20 season.[32]
2020–21 [ ]
Sources[33] [34] [35] [36]
Premiership [ ]
Pos.
Player
Club
Appearance
GK
Allan McGregor
Rangers
5
DF
James Tavernier
Rangers
3
DF
Kristoffer Ajer
Celtic
2
DF
Connor Goldson
Rangers
1
DF
Borna Barišić
Rangers
1
MF
Glen Kamara
Rangers
1
MF
David Turnbull
Celtic
1
MF
Steven Davis
Rangers
4
FW
Odsonne Edouard
Celtic
1
FW
Alfredo Morelos
Rangers
2
FW
Ryan Kent
Rangers
2
Championship [ ]
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^ For more information, see Formation (association football) .
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