SFWA Young Player of the Year

SFWA Young Player of the Year
Kieran Tierney won the award three times in consecutive seasons
Awarded for The outstanding young player in each given Scottish football season
Country Scotland
Presented by Scottish Football Writers' Association
First awarded 2002
Last awarded 2018
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney
Most awards Kieran Tierney (3)

The Scottish Football Writers' Association Young Player of the Year (often called the SFWA Young Player of the Year, or simply the Scottish Young Player of the Year) award is given to the footballer in the Scottish football league system, who is seen to have been the best young (under 23) player of the previous season. The shortlist is compiled by the members of the Scottish Football Writers' Association (the SFWA), who also vote for the winner. The award was first made in 2002, and was won by Motherwell forward James McFadden.

List of winners

Steven Fletcher (pictured in 2015) was the first player to win the award twice.

As of 2018, the award has been made 17 times and has been won by 14 different players. Kieran Tierney (3) and Steven Fletcher (2) are the only players to have won the award more than once.

SeasonNatPlayerClubNotes
2001–02 Scotland James McFadden Motherwell
2002–03 Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili Dundee
2003–04 Scotland Craig Gordon Heart of Midlothian
2004–05 Scotland Derek Riordan Hibernian
2005–06 Scotland Steven Naismith Kilmarnock [1]
2006–07 Scotland Scott Brown Hibernian
2007–08 Scotland Steven Fletcher Hibernian [2]
2008–09 Scotland Steven Fletcher Hibernian [2]
2009–10 Scotland Danny Wilson Rangers [3]
2010–11 Scotland David Goodwillie Dundee United [4]
2011–12 Scotland James Forrest Celtic [5]
2012–13 Scotland Stuart Armstrong Dundee United [6]
2013–14 Scotland Stevie May St Johnstone [7]
2014–15 Scotland Ryan Christie Inverness Caledonian Thistle [8]
2015–16 Scotland Kieran Tierney Celtic [9]
2016–17 Scotland Kieran Tierney Celtic [10]
2017–18 Scotland Kieran Tierney Celtic [11]

Breakdown of winners

Winners by club

Club Number of wins Winning seasons
Celtic42011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Hibernian42004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
Dundee United22010–11, 2012–13
Inverness Caledonian Thistle12014–15
St Johnstone12013–14
Rangers12009–10
Kilmarnock12005–06
Heart of Midlothian12003–04
Dundee12002–03
Motherwell12001–02

Winners by country

Country Number of wins Winning seasons
Scotland Scotland162001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
 Georgia12002–03

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Naismith young player of the year". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ace Fletcher doubles up young player accolade". Edinburgh Evening News. 16 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Danny Wilson completes moves to Liverpool from Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "More awards for Izaguirre, Goodwillie and Paatelainen". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Neil Lennon hails Celtic duo James Forrest and Charlie Mulgrew after pair pick up awards". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Young Player of the Year Stuart Armstrong looks push on at Tannadice". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Forsyth, Roddy (6 May 2014). "Rangers' former manager Alex McLeish calls for Dave King peace deal". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ryan Christie is Scottish football writers' young player of the year". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Friel, David (15 May 2016). "Kieran Tierney hasn't forgotten his roots after hitting big-time with Celtic". The Scottish Sun. News UK. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Celtic's Kieran Tierney wins writers' young player of the year award". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "It's a hat-trick for KT". Scottish Football Writers' Association. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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