PFA Merit Award
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The award was first given in 1974, and was won (jointly) by Bobby Charlton and Cliff Lloyd. The first woman to win the award was Steph Houghton in 2019. In 2022, the award was separated into two: women's and men's.
The most recent winners of the award are Fara Williams and Dean Lewington.
List of winners
1970s
| Year | Winner(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Template:Flagicon Sir Bobby Charlton CBE, OBE | First winners of the award |
| Template:Flagicon Cliff Lloyd | ||
| 1975 | Template:Flagicon Denis Law CBE | First winner of the award from outside England |
| 1976 | Template:Flagicon George Eastham OBE | |
| 1977 | Template:Flagicon Jack Taylor OBE | |
| 1978 | Template:Flagicon Bill Shankly OBE | |
| 1979 | Template:Flagicon Sir Tom Finney OBE |
1980s
1990s
| Year | Winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Template:Flagicon Peter Shilton OBE | |
| 1991 | Template:Flagicon Tommy Hutchison | |
| 1992 | Template:Flagicon Brian Clough OBE | |
| 1993 | Template:Flagicon Manchester United European Cup squad 1968 | Template:Flagicon Shay Brennan and Template:Flagicon Tony Dunne Joint first winner of the award from outside Great Britain Joint first winner of the award from outside the United Kingdom |
| Template:Flagicon Eusébio | Joint first winner of the award from outside Great Britain Joint first winner of the award from outside the United Kingdom | |
| 1994 | Template:Flagicon Billy Bingham MBE | |
| 1995 | Template:Flagicon Gordon Strachan OBE | |
| 1996 | Template:Flagicon Pelé | First winner of the award from outside Europe |
| 1997 | Template:Flagicon Peter Beardsley MBE | |
| 1998 | Template:Flagicon Steve Ogrizovic | |
| 1999 | Template:Flagicon Tony Ford MBE |
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Marcus Rashford MBE[6] | |
| 2021 | Template:Flagicon Gordon Taylor OBE[7] | |
| 2022 | Template:Flagicon Roy Hodgson CBE[8] | |
| Template:Flagicon Hope Powell OBE[9] | First time men's and women's PFA Merit awards were separated | |
| 2023 | Template:Flagicon Ian Wright OBE[10] | |
| Template:Flagicon Jill Scott MBE[10] | ||
| 2024 | Template:Flagicon Dean Lewington | |
| Template:Flagicon Fara Williams MBE |
Breakdown of winners
Winners by country
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References
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External links
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