GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year
(Redirected from All Stars Footballer of the Year)
| GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year | |
|---|---|
  Winners Brian Fenton and David Clifford | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in Gaelic football |
| Sponsored by | PwC |
| Location | Convention Centre Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Presented by | Gaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association |
| First award | 1995 |
| Currently held by | David Clifford (2025) |
| Most awards | David Clifford (3 awards) |
| Website | Broadcast partner |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | RTÉ One |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
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.
History
[edit]Created 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 |
|---|
1990s
[edit]| Year | Player | County | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Peter Canavan ‡ | Tyrone | |
| 1996 | Trevor Giles ‡ | Meath | |
| 1997 | Maurice Fitzgerald ‡ | Kerry | |
| 1998 | Jarlath Fallon ‡ | Galway | |
| 1999 | Trevor Giles ‡ | Meath |
2000s
[edit]| Year | Player | County | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year | Player | County | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | David Clifford ‡ | Kerry | [34] |
| Joe O’Connor | Kerry | ||
| Michael Murphy | Donegal |
Winners listed by province
[edit]| Province | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
 Munster | 10 | 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2025 |
 Leinster | 9 | 1996, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
 Ulster | 7 | 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2021 |
 Connacht | 5 | 1998, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2024 |
Multiple winners
[edit]| Player | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
2 | 2018, 2020 | |
2 | 1996, 1999 |
Brothers
[edit]Two sets of brothers have won the award. They are:
References
[edit]- ↑ "O'Neill completes Footballer of the Year hat-trick". Irish Examiner. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "David Clifford makes history with third player of the year award as John McGrath takes hurling's top honour". Irish Independent. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
