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
The Scottish football league system is a series of generally connected leagues for Scottish football clubs.
The Scottish system is more complicated than many other national league systems, consisting of several completely separate systems or 'gr ...
, 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
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...
,
Professional Footballers' Association Scotland
The Professional Footballers' Association Scotland (PFA Scotland) is the association for professional footballers in Scotland. It was known as the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association (SPFA), but that organisation was dissolved and repl ...
(PFA Scotland), with the winners then being voted for by the other players in their respective divisions. The award was instituted in the
2006–07 season.
In that first season, the award was voted for by the
managers
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includes the activities o ...
in each division.
The award was expanded to include the
Scottish Women's Premier League
The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL 1 and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of the Scottish Women's Football Leag ...
(SWPL) in 2021–22.
Key
Winners
2006–07
:Sources
Premier League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
2007–08
Premier League
Barry Robson
Barry Gordon George Robson (born 7 November 1978) is a Scottish football coach and former player who currently works for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership. Robson played as a midfielder for several clubs in Scotland, England and Canada and r ...
played for Dundee United from August 2007 until January 2008, when he transferred to Celtic.
2008–09
Premier League
2009–10
Premier League
Eight
Rangers players were selected, along with
Andy Webster, who was on loan to Dundee United from Rangers that season.
2010–11
:Source
Premier League
2011–12
:Sources
Premier League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
2012–13
:Source
Premier League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
2013–14
:Sources
Premiership
Championship
League One
League Two
2014–15
Sources
Premiership
Stuart Armstrong played for
Dundee United
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...
from August 2014 until February 2015, when he transferred to
Celtic.
Championship
League One
League Two
2015–16
Sources
Premiership
Championship
League One
League Two
2016–17
Sources
Premiership
Championship
League One
League Two
2017–18
Sources
Premiership
Championship
League One
League Two
2018–19
Sources
Premiership
Championship
League One
League Two
2019–20
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the
2019–20 season.
2020–21
Sources
Premiership
Championship
2021–22
Sources
Premiership
Championship
League One
League Two
SWPL
Footnotes
References
External links
The official website of the Professional Footballers' Association Scotland
{{Scottish football awards
Scottish football trophies and awards
Awards established in 2007