SFWA Young Player of the Year

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.

SFWA Young Player of the Year
Kieran Tierney won the award three times in consecutive seasons
Awarded forThe outstanding young player in each given Scottish football season
CountryScotland
Presented byScottish Football Writers' Association
First awarded2002
Last awarded2020
Young Player of the YearLewis Ferguson
Most awardsKieran Tierney (3)

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

As of 2020, the award has been made 19 times and has been won by 16 different players. Kieran Tierney (3) and Steven Fletcher (2) are the only players to have won the award more than once. The award was first made in 2002, and was won by Motherwell forward James McFadden.[1] As of 2019, the award was restricted to players who are eligible for selection by the Scotland national under-21 football team.[2]

SeasonNatPlayerClubNotes
2001–02 James McFadden Motherwell [1]
2002–03 Zurab Khizanishvili Dundee
2003–04 Craig Gordon Heart of Midlothian
2004–05 Derek Riordan Hibernian
2005–06 Steven Naismith Kilmarnock [3]
2006–07 Scott Brown Hibernian
2007–08 Steven Fletcher Hibernian [4]
2008–09 Steven Fletcher Hibernian [4]
2009–10 Danny Wilson Rangers [5]
2010–11 David Goodwillie Dundee United [6]
2011–12 James Forrest Celtic [7]
2012–13 Stuart Armstrong Dundee United [8]
2013–14 Stevie May St Johnstone [9]
2014–15 Ryan Christie Inverness Caledonian Thistle [10]
2015–16 Kieran Tierney Celtic [11]
2016–17 Kieran Tierney Celtic [12]
2017–18 Kieran Tierney Celtic [13]
2018–19 David Turnbull Motherwell [1]
2019–20 Lewis Ferguson Aberdeen [14][15]

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
Motherwell22001–02, 2018–19
Dundee United22010–11, 2012–13
Aberdeen12019–20
Inverness Caledonian Thistle12014–15
St Johnstone12013–14
Rangers12009–10
Kilmarnock12005–06
Heart of Midlothian12003–04
Dundee12002–03

See also

References
  1. Fisher, Stewart (11 May 2019). "Shades of McFadden as David Turnbull scoops SFWA young player of the year award". Evening Times. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. McGarry, John [@johnmcg442] (9 May 2019). "The main player award - yes - anyone can win. For the SFWA young player you have to be eligible for Scotland under 21 team. Differs in that respect from PFA young player award" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 May 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. "Naismith young player of the year". BBC Sport. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  4. "Ace Fletcher doubles up young player accolade". Edinburgh Evening News. 16 May 2009.
  5. "Danny Wilson completes moves to Liverpool from Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. "More awards for Izaguirre, Goodwillie and Paatelainen". BBC Sport. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  7. "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.
  8. "Young Player of the Year Stuart Armstrong looks push on at Tannadice". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  9. 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.
  10. "Ryan Christie is Scottish football writers' young player of the year". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  11. "Young Player of the Year". SFWA. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  12. "Celtic's Kieran Tierney wins writers' young player of the year award". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  13. "It's a hat-trick for KT". Scottish Football Writers' Association. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  14. "Shankland, Edouard, McGregor & Morelos in writers' award frame". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  15. "Lewis is young player of the year". www.scottishfwa.com. SFWA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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