PFA Team of the Year (2020s)

The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two, as well as the women's FA WSL, who are seen to be deserving of being named in a "Team of the Year". Peter Shilton currently holds the most appearances in the PFA Team of the Year in the top division with 10 appearances. Steven Gerrard currently holds the most appearances in the PFA Team of the Year in the Premier League era with eight appearances.

Kenny Sansom appeared in a PFA Team of the Year on 11 occasions, which is more than any other player.

The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the shortlist is compiled by the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), in January of every year, with the winners then being voted for by the other players in their respective divisions.[1][2][3] The award is regarded by players in the Football League as the highest accolade available to them, due to it being picked by their fellow professionals.[2] Oxford United's Damian Batt, who was named in the Team of the Year for League Two in 2011, said he was "very pleased to be given such a prestigious award. It is something that I am very proud of".[4] In 2014, a team for female players competing in the FA WSL was selected for the first time.[5]

Key
  • Heading key: Pos. – Position; App. – Number of appearances in a PFA Team of the Year.
  • Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward.
  • Players marked dagger appeared in a first tier PFA Team of the Year more than once.
  • Players marked double-dagger appeared in a second tier PFA Team of the Year more than once.
  • Players marked * appeared in a third tier PFA Team of the Year more than once.
  • Players marked ¤ appeared in a fourth tier PFA Team of the Year more than once.

Winners

2019–20

Source[6]

Premier League
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Nick Pope Burnley 1
DF Trent Alexander-Arnold dagger Liverpool 2
DF Virgil van Dijk dagger Liverpool 2
DF Çağlar Söyüncü Leicester City 1
DF Andrew Robertson dagger Liverpool 2
MF Kevin De Bruyne dagger Manchester City 2
MF David Silva dagger Manchester City 3
MF Jordan Henderson Liverpool 1
FW Jamie Vardy dagger Leicester City 2
FW Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal 1
FW Sadio Mané dagger Liverpool 3

Championship
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Brice Samba Nottingham Forest 1
DF Luke Ayling Leeds United 1
DF Ben White Leeds United 1
DF Liam Cooper double-dagger Leeds United 3
DF Joe Bryan Fulham 2
MF Romaine Sawyers West Brom 2
MF Kalvin Phillips Leeds United 1
MF Eberechi Eze Queens Park Rangers 1
FW Saïd Benrahma Brentford 1
FW Ollie Watkins Brentford 1
FW Aleksandar Mitrović Fulham 1

League One
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Marko Maroši Coventry City 1
DF Joe Jacobson Wycombe Wanderers 2
DF Robert Dickie Oxford United 1
DF Michael Ihiekwe Rotherham United 1
DF Fankaty Dabo Coventry City 1
MF Matt Crooks Rotherham United 2
MF Liam Walsh Coventry City 1
MF Cameron Brannagan Oxford United 1
FW Matt Godden Coventry City 1
FW Ivan Toney Peterborough United 1
FW Armand Gnanduillet Blackpool 1

League Two
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Alex Palmer Plymouth Argyle 1
DF Randell Williams Exeter City 1
DF Charlie Goode Northampton Town 1
DF Ben Tozer Cheltenham Town 1
DF Perry Ng Crewe Alexandra 1
MF Nicky Adams ¤ Northampton Town 2
MF Danny Mayor ¤ Plymouth Argyle 3
MF Antoni Sarcevic ¤ Plymouth Argyle 2
FW Jerry Yates Swindon Town 1
FW Eoin Doyle Swindon Town 2
FW Charlie Kirk Crewe Alexandra 1

FA WSL
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Ann-Katrin Berger dagger Chelsea 2
DF Maren Mjelde dagger Chelsea 2
DF Millie Bright dagger Chelsea 2
DF Leah Williamson Arsenal 1
DF Magdalena Eriksson Chelsea 1
MF Ji So-yun dagger Chelsea 5
MF Kim Little dagger Arsenal 2
MF Caroline Weir dagger Manchester City 2
FW Vivianne Miedema dagger Arsenal 2
FW Chloe Kelly Manchester City 1
FW Beth England Chelsea 1

2020–21

Source[7][8][9]

Premier League
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Ederson dagger Manchester City 2
DF João Cancelo Manchester City 1
DF John Stones Manchester City 1
DF Rúben Dias Manchester City 1
DF Luke Shaw dagger Manchester United 2
MF Kevin De Bruyne dagger Manchester City 3
MF İlkay Gündoğan Manchester City 1
MF Bruno Fernandes Manchester United 1
FW Harry Kane dagger Tottenham Hotspur 5
FW Mohamed Salah dagger Liverpool 2
FW Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur 1

Championship
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Tim Krul Norwich City 1
DF Max Aarons double-dagger Norwich City 2
DF Ethan Pinnock Brentford 2
DF Grant Hanley Norwich City 1
DF Rico Henry Brentford 2
MF Emiliano Buendía Norwich City 1
MF Michael Olise Reading 1
MF Oliver Skipp Norwich City 1
FW Adam Armstrong Blackburn Rovers 2
FW Ivan Toney Brentford 2
FW Teemu Pukki double-dagger Norwich City 2

League One
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Chris Maxwell Blackpool 1
DF Callum Elder Hull City 1
DF Lewie Coyle Hull City 1
DF Lewis Montsma Lincoln City 1
DF Robert Atkinson Oxford United 1
MF Aiden McGeady * Sunderland 2
MF George Honeyman Hull City 1
MF Jorge Grant Lincoln City 2
FW Charlie Wyke Sunderland 1
FW Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United 1
FW Mallik Wilks Hull City 1

League Two
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Václav Hladký Salford City 1
DF Ben Tozer ¤ Cheltenham Town 2
DF Kyle Knoyle Cambridge United 1
DF Ricardo Santos Bolton Wanderers 1
DF Will Boyle Cheltenham Town 1
MF Josh Sheehan Newport County 1
MF Matt Jay Exeter City 1
MF Wes Hoolahan Cambridge United 4
FW Eoin Doyle ¤ Bolton Wanderers 3
FW Paul Mullin Cambridge United 1
FW James Vaughan Tranmere Rovers 2

FA WSL
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Ann-Katrin Berger dagger Chelsea 3
DF Katie McCabe Arsenal 1
DF Leah Williamson dagger Arsenal 2
DF Magdalena Eriksson dagger Chelsea 2
DF Maren Mjelde dagger Chelsea 3
MF Sam Mewis Manchester City 1
MF Caroline Weir dagger Manchester City 3
MF Sam Kerr Chelsea 1
FW Chloe Kelly dagger Manchester City 2
MF Fran Kirby dagger Chelsea 2
FW Lauren Hemp Manchester City 1

2021–22

Source[10]

Premier League
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Alisson Liverpool 1
DF Trent Alexander-Arnold dagger Liverpool 3
DF Virgil van Dijk dagger Liverpool 3
DF Antonio Rüdiger Chelsea 1
DF João Cancelo dagger Manchester City 2
MF Bernardo Silva dagger Manchester City 2
MF Thiago Liverpool 1
MF Kevin De Bruyne dagger Manchester City 4
FW Sadio Mané dagger Liverpool 4
FW Cristiano Ronaldo dagger Manchester United 5
FW Mohamed Salah dagger Liverpool 3

Championship
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Lee Nicholls Huddersfield Town 1
DF Djed Spence Nottingham Forest 1
DF Tosin Adarabioyo Fulham 1
DF Lloyd Kelly Bournemouth 1
DF Tim Ream Fulham 1
MF Philip Billing Bournemouth 1
MF Fábio Carvalho Fulham 1
MF Harry Wilson Fulham 1
FW Ben Brereton Díaz Blackburn Rovers 1
FW Dominic Solanke Bournemouth 1
FW Aleksandar Mitrović double-dagger Fulham 2

League One
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Gavin Bazunu Portsmouth 1
DF Harry Darling Milton Keynes Dons 1
DF Jack Whatmough Wigan Athletic 1
DF Michael Ihiekwe * Rotherham United 2
DF Ricardo Santos Bolton Wanderers 2
MF Barry Bannan Sheffield Wednesday 2
MF Scott Twine Milton Keynes Dons 1
MF Cameron Brannagan * Oxford United 2
FW Cole Stockton Morecambe 1
FW Ross Stewart Sunderland 1
FW Will Keane Wigan Athletic 1

League Two
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Liam Roberts Northampton Town 1
DF Kane Wilson Forest Green Rovers 1
DF Fraser Horsfall Northampton Town 1
DF Peter Clarke Tranmere Rovers 1
DF Jon Guthrie Northampton Town 1
MF Matt Jay ¤ Exeter City 2
MF Ebou Adams Forest Green Rovers 1
MF Nicky Cadden Forest Green Rovers 1
FW Jamille Matt Forest Green Rovers 1
FW Matty Stevens Forest Green Rovers 1
FW Dom Telford Newport County 1

FA WSL
Pos. Player Club App.
GK Ann-Katrin Berger dagger Chelsea 4
DF Ona Batlle Manchester United 1
DF Millie Bright dagger Chelsea 3
DF Leah Williamson dagger Arsenal 3
DF Alex Greenwood dagger Manchester City 2
MF Guro Reiten Chelsea 1
MF Caroline Weir dagger Manchester City 4
MF Kim Little dagger Arsenal 3
FW Vivianne Miedema dagger Arsenal 3
FW Sam Kerr dagger Chelsea 2
FW Lauren Hemp dagger Manchester City 2

See also

References
  1. Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. London: Random House. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-09-179135-3.
  2. "LUFC No Leeds players in PFA Team of the Year". Vital Leeds. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. Magowan, Alistair (18 April 2011). "Do you agree with PFA awards?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. Sumner, Ric (20 April 2011). "Batt named in PFA League Two team of the year". Oxford Journal. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013.
  5. "New titles for women at PFA awards dinner in 2014". The Football Association. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. "PFA AWARDS 2019/20". PFA. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. "Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. "Chelsea and Man City dominate WSL team of the year". SportsMole. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. "Manchester City dominate PFA Team of the Year with six players in the line-up". The Athletic. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. "Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr win PFA player of year awards". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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