At the end of every English football season the members of the PFA, the players union, vote on which of its members has played the best football in the previous year. As the award is voted on by the players it is often viewed as the premier individual honour given in domestic English football, especially by the players themselves. The award was first given in 1974. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The Professional Footballers Association is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom. ...

List of Winners

1970s

• 1974: Norman Hunter (Leeds United)
• 1975: Colin Todd (Derby County)
• 1976: Pat Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 1977: Andy Gray (Aston Villa)
• 1978: Peter Shilton (Nottingham Forest)
• 1979: Liam Brady (Arsenal)

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1980s

• 1980: Terry McDermott (Liverpool)
• 1981: John Wark (Ipswich Town)
• 1982: Kevin Keegan (Southampton)
• 1983: Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)
• 1984: Ian Rush (Liverpool)
• 1985: Peter Reid (Everton)
• 1986: Gary Lineker (Everton)
• 1987: Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 1988: John Barnes (Liverpool)
• 1989: Mark Hughes (Manchester United)

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1990s

• 1990: David Platt (Aston Villa)
• 1991: Mark Hughes (Manchester United)
• 1992: Gary Pallister (Manchester United)
• 1993: Paul McGrath (Aston Villa)
• 1994: Éric Cantona (Manchester United)
• 1995: Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)
• 1996: Les Ferdinand (Newcastle United)
• 1997: Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)
• 1998: Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)
• 1999: David Ginola (Tottenham Hotspur)

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2000s

• 2000: Roy Keane (Manchester United)
• 2001: Teddy Sheringham (Manchester United)
• 2002: Ruud Van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)
• 2003: Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
• 2004: Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
• 2005: John Terry (Chelsea)
• 2006: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
• 2007: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

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See also

• PFA Young Player of the Year
• PFA Team of the Year
• PFA Fans' Player of the Year
• The Football Writers' Association awards a separate "Footballer of the Year" award.