PFA Scotland players ' player of the Year - wikipedia PFA Scotland players ' player of the Year PFA Scotland Players ' Player of the Year Henrik Larsson won the award twice Awarded for The outstanding player in each given Scottish football season Country Scotland Presented by PFA Scotland First awarded 1978 Last awarded 2018 Player of the Year Scott Brown Most awards Two players ( 2 ) The Professional Footballers ' Association Scotland Players ' Player of the Year ( often called the PFA Scotland Players ' Player of the Year, the Players ' Player of the Year, or simply the Scottish Player of the Year ) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in Scottish football. The award has been presented since the 1977 -- 78 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players ' trade union, the Professional Footballers ' Association Scotland ( PFA Scotland ). The award was formerly known as the Scottish Professional Footballers ' Association Players ' Player of the Year, but was renamed after the SPFA merged with the ( English ) Professional Footballers ' Association to become PFA Scotland. The first winner of the award was Rangers striker Derek Johnstone, and the first non-Scottish winner was Aberdeen goalkeeper Theo Snelders eleven years later. As of 2018, only Henrik Larsson and Scott Brown have won the award on more than one occasion. Although there is a separate PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award, young players remain eligible to win the senior award, and in the 2005 -- 06 season Shaun Maloney became the first player to win both awards in the same season, a feat repeated by Aiden McGeady two years later. A shortlist of nominees is published in April and the winner of the award, along with the winners of PFA Scotland 's other annual awards, is announced at a gala event in Glasgow a few days later. The award is regarded by the players themselves as extremely prestigious, with John Hartson commenting in 2005 that `` the award means a lot because it 's voted by your fellow professionals '' and Shaun Maloney stating in 2006 that `` there is no better accolade than to be voted for by your peers and it does mean a lot to me ''. In 2007 the SPFA was replaced by a new body, PFA Scotland, but the new organisation 's awards are considered to be a direct continuation of the SPFA awards. Contents 1 Winners 2 Breakdown of winners 2.1 Winners by country 2.2 Winners by club 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References Winners The award has been presented on 41 occasions as of 2018, with two players sharing the award on one occasion ( 2004 -- 05 ). There have been 40 different winners, with Henrik Larsson and Scott Brown being the only players to have won the award more than once. The table also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major `` player of the year '' awards in Scottish football, namely the Scottish Football Writers ' Association 's Footballer of the Year award ( SFWA ), and the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award ( SYPY ). Ally McCoist was the 1992 winner. Scott Brown was the winner in 2009 and 2018. Season Nat Player Club Also won Notes 1977 -- 78 SCO ! Johnstone, Derek Derek Johnstone Rangers SFWA 1978 -- 79 SCO ! Hegarty, Paul Paul Hegarty Dundee United 1979 -- 80 SCO ! Provan, Davie Davie Provan Celtic 1980 -- 81 SCO ! McGhee, Mark Mark McGhee Aberdeen 1981 -- 82 SCO ! Clark, Sandy Sandy Clark Airdrieonians 1982 -- 83 SCO ! Nicholas, Charlie Charlie Nicholas Celtic SFWA 1983 -- 84 SCO ! Miller, Willie Willie Miller Aberdeen SFWA 1984 -- 85 SCO ! Duffy, Jim Jim Duffy Morton 1985 -- 86 SCO ! Gough, Richard Richard Gough Dundee United 1986 -- 87 SCO ! McClair, Brian Brian McClair Celtic SFWA 1987 -- 88 SCO ! McStay, Paul Paul McStay Celtic SFWA 1988 -- 89 NED ! Snelders, Theo Theo Snelders Aberdeen 1989 -- 90 SCO ! Bett, Jim Jim Bett Aberdeen 1990 -- 91 ENG ! Elliott, Paul Paul Elliott Celtic 1991 -- 92 SCO ! McCoist, Ally Ally McCoist Rangers SFWA 1992 -- 93 SCO ! Goram, Andy Andy Goram Rangers SFWA 1993 -- 94 ENG ! Hateley, Mark Mark Hateley Rangers SFWA 1994 -- 95 DEN ! Laudrup, Brian Brian Laudrup Rangers SFWA 1995 -- 96 ENG ! Gascoigne, Paul Paul Gascoigne Rangers SFWA 1996 -- 97 ITA ! Di Canio, Paolo Paolo Di Canio Celtic 1997 -- 98 SCO ! McNamara, Jackie Jackie McNamara Celtic 1998 -- 99 SWE ! Larsson, Henrik Henrik Larsson Celtic SFWA 1999 -- 00 AUS ! Viduka, Mark Mark Viduka Celtic 2000 -- 01 SWE ! Larsson, Henrik Henrik Larsson Celtic SFWA 2001 -- 02 ITA ! Amoruso, Lorenzo Lorenzo Amoruso Rangers 2002 -- 03 SCO ! Ferguson, Barry Barry Ferguson Rangers SFWA 2003 -- 04 ENG ! Sutton, Chris Chris Sutton Celtic 2004 -- 05 NED ! Ricksen, Fernando Fernando Ricksen ( joint winner ) Rangers WAL ! Hartson, John John Hartson ( joint winner ) Celtic SFWA 2005 -- 06 SCO ! Maloney, Shaun Shaun Maloney Celtic SYPY 2006 -- 07 JPN ! Nakamura, Shunsuke Shunsuke Nakamura Celtic SFWA 2007 -- 08 IRL ! McGeady, Aiden Aiden McGeady Celtic SYPY 2008 -- 09 SCO ! Brown, Scott Scott Brown Celtic 2009 -- 10 NIR ! Davis, Steven Steven Davis Rangers 2010 -- 11 HON ! Izaguirre, Emilio Emilio Izaguirre Celtic SFWA 2011 -- 12 SCO ! Mulgrew, Charlie Charlie Mulgrew Celtic SFWA 2012 -- 13 ENG ! Higdon, Michael Michael Higdon Motherwell 2013 -- 14 SCO ! Commons, Kris Kris Commons Celtic SFWA 2014 -- 15 NOR ! Johansen, Stefan Stefan Johansen Celtic 2015 -- 16 SCO ! Griffiths, Leigh Leigh Griffiths Celtic SFWA 2016 -- 17 ENG ! Sinclair, Scott Scott Sinclair Celtic SFWA 2017 -- 18 SCO ! Brown, Scott Scott Brown Celtic SFWA Breakdown of winners Winners by country Country Number of wins Winning seasons Scotland 22 1977 -- 78, 1978 -- 79, 1979 -- 80, 1980 -- 81, 1981 -- 82, 1982 -- 83, 1983 -- 84, 1984 -- 85, 1985 -- 86, 1986 -- 87, 1987 -- 88, 1989 -- 90, 1991 -- 92, 1992 -- 93, 1997 -- 98, 2002 -- 03, 2005 -- 06, 2008 -- 09, 2011 -- 12, 2013 -- 14, 2015 -- 16, 2017 -- 18 England 6 1990 -- 91, 1993 -- 94, 1995 -- 96, 2003 -- 04, 2012 -- 13, 2016 -- 17 Netherlands 1988 -- 89, 2004 -- 05 ( shared ) Italy 1996 -- 97, 2001 -- 02 Sweden 1998 -- 99, 2000 -- 01 Norway 2014 -- 15 Honduras 2010 -- 11 Northern Ireland 2009 -- 10 Republic of Ireland 2007 -- 08 Japan 2006 -- 07 Wales 2004 -- 05 ( shared ) Australia 1999 -- 00 Denmark 1994 -- 95 Winners by club Club Number of wins Winning seasons Celtic 23 1979 -- 80, 1982 -- 83, 1986 -- 87, 1987 -- 88, 1990 -- 91, 1996 -- 97, 1997 -- 98, 1998 -- 99, 1999 -- 00, 2000 -- 01, 2003 -- 04, 2004 -- 05 ( shared ), 2005 -- 06, 2006 -- 07, 2007 -- 08, 2008 -- 09, 2010 -- 11, 2011 -- 12, 2013 -- 14, 2014 -- 15, 2015 -- 16, 2016 -- 17, 2017 -- 18 Rangers 10 1977 -- 78, 1991 -- 92, 1992 -- 93, 1993 -- 94, 1994 -- 95, 1995 -- 96, 2001 -- 02, 2002 -- 03, 2004 -- 05 ( shared ), 2009 -- 10 Aberdeen 1980 -- 81, 1983 -- 84, 1988 -- 89, 1989 -- 90 Dundee United 1978 -- 79, 1985 -- 86 Motherwell 2012 -- 13 Greenock Morton 1984 -- 85 Airdrieonians 1981 -- 82 See also PFA Scotland Team of the Year PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year SFWA Footballer of the Year PFA Players ' Player of the Year FWA Footballer of the Year PFAI Players ' Player of the Year Rex Kingsley Footballer of the Year Notes Jump up ^ First player to win SPFA and SFWA awards in the same season. Jump up ^ First winner of the award from outside the United Kingdom. Jump up ^ First winner of the award from outside Europe. Jump up ^ First two - time winner of the award. Jump up ^ First player to win both SPFA awards in the same season. References Jump up ^ Fisher, Stewart ( 2 May 2004 ). `` Jackie named player of the year ''. Sunday Herald. Herald & Times Group. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Amoruso is players ' choice ''. BBC. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` SPFA Player of the Year nominations ''. The Scottish Premier League. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Hartson and Ricksen share award ''. BBC Sport. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Maloney in historic awards double ''. BBC Sport. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2008. Jump up ^ Greig, Martin ( 5 July 2007 ). `` Fraser Wishart is promising a new kind of players union ''. The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2008. Jump up ^ `` McGeady picks up double prize at football awards ''. The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 24 April 2008. Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has pulled off an awards double by winning the PFA Scotland Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards... McGeady follows in the footsteps of former Parkhead team - mate Shaun Maloney, who won both awards in a single season in 2006. Jump up ^ `` McGeady happy with Hoops ''. teamtalk.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2008. The only other player to have claimed the PFA Scotland double was Shaun Maloney, the Celtic midfielder who went on to carve out a career in the Premier League with Aston Villa. ^ Jump up to : Barnes, Stuart ( 2007 ). News of the World Football Annual 2007 / 2008. Invincible Press. p. 63. ISBN 0 - 00 - 725555 - 1. Jump up ^ Barnes, Stuart. News of the World Football Annual 2007 / 2008. p. 62. Jump up ^ Paul, Ian ( 20 May 1985 ). `` Morton 's Jim Duffy is player 's player ''. Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Jump up ^ Traynor, James ( 16 May 1988 ). `` A triumph for common sense ''. Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Jump up ^ Bailey, Graeme ( 20 April 2008 ). `` McGeady claims PFA double ''. Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 21 April 2008. Jump up ^ Graham Spiers ( 4 May 2009 ). `` Celtic 's Scott Brown claims player of the year prize ''. The Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Davis crowned player of the year ''. BBC Sport. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010. Jump up ^ `` Izaguirre lands top gong ''. Sky Sports. BSkyB. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew named player of the year ''. BBC Sport. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Motherwell : Michael Higdon named player of the year ''. BBC Sport. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Celtic 's Kris Commons named Premiership player of year ''. BBC Sport. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` Celtic 's Stefan Johansen named Scottish PFA player of the year ''. BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Leigh Griffiths : Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year ''. BBC Sport. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Scott Sinclair named SPFA player of the year as Celtic win four awards ''. BBC Sport. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kris Boyd, John McGinn & Celtic 's Scott Brown & James Forrest up for PFA award ''. BBC Sport. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Scott Brown : Celtic captain voted PFA Scotland player of the year 2017 / 18 ''. BBC Sport. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018. 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Question: who won scottish player of the year 2018
Answer: Scott Brown