# PFA Team of the Year (1980s)

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.
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. 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. 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". In 2014, a team for female players competing in the FA WSL was selected for the first time.

## 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 † appeared in a first tier PFA Team of the Year more than once.
* Players marked ‡ 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
### 1979–80

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Peter Shilton † | Nottingham Forest | 4 |
| DF | Viv Anderson † | Nottingham Forest | 2 |
| DF | David Watson † | Southampton | 4 |
| DF | David O'Leary † | Arsenal | 2 |
| DF | Kenny Sansom † | Crystal Palace | 4 |
| MF | Terry McDermott | Liverpool | 1 |
| MF | Liam Brady † | Arsenal | 3 |
| MF | Glenn Hoddle | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 |
| FW | Kenny Dalglish † | Liverpool | 2 |
| FW | David Johnson | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | Garry Birtles | Nottingham Forest | 1 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Phil Parkes | Queens Park Rangers | 1 |
| DF | Kirk Stephens | Luton Town | 1 |
| DF | Colin Todd | Birmingham City | 4 |
| DF | Billy Bonds | West Ham United | 2 |
| DF | Mark Dennis | Birmingham City | 1 |
| MF | Archie Gemmill | Birmingham City | 1 |
| MF | Trevor Brooking ‡ | West Ham United | 4 |
| MF | Alan Devonshire | West Ham United | 1 |
| FW | Clive Allen | Queens Park Rangers | 1 |
| FW | Peter Withe ‡ | Newcastle United | 2 |
| FW | David Moss | Luton Town | 2 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | John Jackson | Millwall | 1 |
| DF | Gerry Forrest | Rotherham United | 1 |
| DF | Bill Green | Chesterfield | 1 |
| DF | Mark Smith | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
| DF | Kevin Moore | Grimsby Town | 1 |
| MF | Alejandro Sabella | Sheffield United | 1 |
| MF | Joe Waters | Grimsby Town | 2 |
| MF | Ray McHale | Swindon Town | 1 |
| FW | Andy Rowland | Swindon Town | 1 |
| FW | Alan Mayes | Swindon Town | 2 |
| FW | Terry Curran | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | John Turner | Torquay United | 1 |
| DF | Malcolm Brown | Huddersfield Town | 1 |
| DF | Keith Oakes | Newport County | 1 |
| DF | Steve Baines | Bradford City | 1 |
| DF | Joe Hinnigan | Wigan Athletic | 1 |
| MF | Joe Laidlaw | Portsmouth | 1 |
| MF | Murray Brodie | Aldershot | 1 |
| MF | Terry Brisley | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | Alan Buckley | Walsall | 5 |
| FW | Don Penn | Walsall | 1 |
| FW | Ian Robins | Huddersfield Town | 1 |

### 1980–81

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Peter Shilton † | Nottingham Forest | 5 |
| DF | Kenny Swain | Aston Villa | 1 |
| DF | Russell Osman | Ipswich Town | 1 |
| DF | Allan Evans | Aston Villa | 1 |
| DF | Kenny Sansom † | Arsenal | 5 |
| MF | Frans Thijssen | Ipswich Town | 1 |
| MF | John Wark | Ipswich Town | 1 |
| MF | Graeme Souness | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | Paul Mariner | Ipswich Town | 1 |
| FW | Kenny Dalglish † | Liverpool | 3 |
| FW | Gary Shaw | Aston Villa | 1 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Phil Parkes ‡ | West Ham United | 2 |
| DF | Ray Stewart | West Ham United | 1 |
| DF | Alvin Martin | West Ham United | 1 |
| DF | Billy Bonds ‡ | West Ham United | 3 |
| DF | Ray O'Brien | Notts County | 1 |
| MF | Trevor Brooking ‡ | West Ham United | 5 |
| MF | Tony Currie | Queens Park Rangers | 3 |
| MF | Alan Devonshire ‡ | West Ham United | 2 |
| FW | Paul Goddard | West Ham United | 1 |
| FW | David Cross | West Ham United | 1 |
| FW | Terry Curran | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Nicky Johns | Charlton Athletic | 1 |
| DF | Malcolm Brown | Huddersfield Town | 2 |
| DF | Ian Evans * | Barnsley | 3 |
| DF | Mick McCarthy | Barnsley | 3 |
| DF | John Breckin * | Rotherham United | 3 |
| MF | Ronnie Glavin | Barnsley | 1 |
| MF | Alan Birch | Chesterfield | 1 |
| MF | Danny Wilson | Chesterfield | 1 |
| FW | Dave Kemp * | Plymouth Argyle | 2 |
| FW | Derek Hales | Charlton Athletic | 1 |
| FW | Tony Kellow | Exeter City | 1 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Mervyn Cawston | Southend United | 1 |
| DF | Ces Podd | Bradford City | 1 |
| DF | Trevor Peake | Lincoln City | 1 |
| DF | Dave Cusack | Southend United | 1 |
| DF | Steve Sherlock | Stockport County | 1 |
| MF | Billy Kellock | Peterborough United | 1 |
| MF | Alan Little ¤ | Doncaster Rovers | 2 |
| MF | Anton Otulakowski | Southend United | 1 |
| FW | Robbie Cooke | Peterborough United | 1 |
| FW | Derek Spence | Southend United | 1 |
| FW | Steve Phillips | Northampton Town | 1 |

### 1981–82

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Peter Shilton † | Nottingham Forest | 6 |
| DF | Kenny Swain † | Aston Villa | 2 |
| DF | David O'Leary † | Arsenal | 3 |
| DF | Alan Hansen | Liverpool | 1 |
| DF | Kenny Sansom † | Arsenal | 6 |
| MF | Graeme Souness † | Liverpool | 2 |
| MF | Glenn Hoddle † | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 |
| MF | Bryan Robson | Manchester United | 1 |
| FW | Trevor Francis † | Manchester City | 3 |
| FW | Kevin Keegan † | Southampton | 3 |
| FW | Cyrille Regis † | West Bromwich Albion | 2 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Mark Wallington ‡ | Leicester City | 2 |
| DF | Kirk Stephens ‡ | Luton Town | 2 |
| DF | Mick McCarthy | Barnsley | 4 |
| DF | Glenn Roeder | Queens Park Rangers | 1 |
| DF | Steve Buckley | Derby County | 1 |
| MF | Ricky Hill | Luton Town | 1 |
| MF | Ian Banks | Barnsley | 1 |
| MF | Brian Horton ‡ | Luton Town | 3 |
| FW | David Moss ‡ | Luton Town | 3 |
| FW | Simon Stainrod | Queens Park Rangers | 1 |
| FW | Paul Walsh | Charlton Athletic | 1 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Gerry Peyton | Fulham | 1 |
| DF | Malcolm Brown * | Huddersfield Town | 3 |
| DF | Tony Gale | Fulham | 1 |
| DF | Martin Dobson | Burnley | 1 |
| DF | Dave Rushbury | Carlisle United | 1 |
| MF | Phil Bonnyman | Chesterfield | 1 |
| MF | Danny Wilson * | Chesterfield | 2 |
| MF | Dick Tydeman | Gillingham | 1 |
| FW | Gordon Davies | Fulham | 1 |
| FW | Keith Cassells | Oxford United | 1 |
| FW | Tony Kellow * | Exeter City | 2 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Keith Waugh | Sheffield United | 1 |
| DF | Ces Podd ¤ | Bradford City | 2 |
| DF | Paul Hilton | Bury | 1 |
| DF | Colin Methven | Wigan Athletic | 1 |
| DF | Steve Sherlock ¤ | Stockport County | 2 |
| MF | Billy Kellock ¤ | Peterborough United | 2 |
| MF | Roger Osborne | Colchester United | 1 |
| MF | Micky Gynn | Peterborough United | 1 |
| FW | Bobby Campbell | Bradford City | 1 |
| FW | Mark Chamberlain | Port Vale | 1 |
| FW | Craig Madden | Bury | 1 |

### 1982–83

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Peter Shilton † | Southampton | 7 |
| DF | Danny Thomas | Coventry City | 1 |
| DF | Mark Lawrenson | Liverpool | 2 |
| DF | Alan Hansen † | Liverpool | 2 |
| DF | Kenny Sansom † | Arsenal | 7 |
| MF | Bryan Robson † | Manchester United | 2 |
| MF | Graeme Souness † | Liverpool | 3 |
| MF | Sammy Lee | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | Ian Rush | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | Kenny Dalglish † | Liverpool | 4 |
| FW | Steve Coppell † | Manchester United | 2 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | John Burridge | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| DF | John Humphrey | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| DF | Mick McCarthy ‡ | Barnsley | 5 |
| DF | Tony Gale | Fulham | 1 |
| DF | John Ryan | Oldham Athletic | 1 |
| MF | Kenny Hibbitt | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| MF | Ray Houghton | Fulham | 1 |
| MF | Ronnie Glavin | Barnsley | 1 |
| FW | Kevin Keegan | Newcastle United | 4 |
| FW | Andy Gray | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 |
| FW | Gordon Davies | Fulham | 2 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | David Felgate | Lincoln City | 1 |
| DF | Malcolm Brown * | Huddersfield Town | 4 |
| DF | Trevor Peake | Lincoln City | 2 |
| DF | Steve Bruce | Gillingham | 1 |
| DF | Micky Adams | Gillingham | 1 |
| MF | Neil Webb | Portsmouth | 1 |
| MF | David Williams | Bristol Rovers | 1 |
| MF | Bobby Doyle | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | Kerry Dixon | Reading | 1 |
| FW | Alan Biley | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | Glenn Cockerill | Lincoln City | 1 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Iain Hesford | Blackpool | 1 |
| DF | Chris Price | Hereford United | 1 |
| DF | Paul Hilton ¤ | Bury | 2 |
| DF | Phil Sproson | Port Vale | 1 |
| DF | Russell Bromage | Port Vale | 1 |
| MF | Micky Gynn ¤ | Peterborough United | 2 |
| MF | Gary Emmanuel | Swindon Town | 1 |
| MF | Geoff Hunter | Port Vale | 1 |
| FW | Les Mutrie | Hull City | 1 |
| FW | Paul Rideout | Swindon Town | 1 |
| FW | Steve Fox | Port Vale | 1 |

### 1983–84

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Peter Shilton † | Southampton | 8 |
| DF | Mike Duxbury | Manchester United | 1 |
| DF | Mark Lawrenson † | Liverpool | 3 |
| DF | Alan Hansen † | Liverpool | 3 |
| DF | Kenny Sansom † | Arsenal | 8 |
| MF | Bryan Robson † | Manchester United | 3 |
| MF | Graeme Souness † | Liverpool | 4 |
| MF | Glenn Hoddle † | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| FW | Ian Rush † | Liverpool | 2 |
| FW | Kenny Dalglish † | Liverpool | 5 |
| FW | Frank Stapleton | Manchester United | 1 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Alex Williams | Manchester City | 1 |
| DF | Mel Sterland | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
| DF | Mick McCarthy ‡ | Manchester City | 6 |
| DF | Mick Lyons | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
| DF | Joey Jones | Chelsea | 1 |
| MF | Gary Megson | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
| MF | Jimmy Case | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| MF | Tony Grealish | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| FW | Kerry Dixon | Chelsea | 2 |
| FW | Kevin Keegan ‡ | Newcastle United | 5 |
| FW | Mark Hateley | Portsmouth | 1 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | David Felgate * | Lincoln City | 2 |
| DF | Gordon Nisbet | Plymouth Argyle | 1 |
| DF | Steve Bruce * | Gillingham | 2 |
| DF | Malcolm Shotton | Oxford United | 1 |
| DF | Bobby McDonald | Oxford United | 1 |
| MF | Trevor Hebberd | Oxford United | 1 |
| MF | Kevin Brock | Oxford United | 1 |
| MF | Brian Flynn | Burnley | 1 |
| FW | Keith Edwards | Sheffield United | 1 |
| FW | Billy Hamilton | Burnley | 1 |
| FW | Colin Morris | Sheffield United | 1 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Roger Jones | York City | 3 |
| DF | Chris Price ¤ | Hereford United | 2 |
| DF | Colin Greenall | Blackpool | 1 |
| DF | John MacPhail | York City | 1 |
| DF | Steve Richardson | Reading | 1 |
| MF | Ian Snodin | Doncaster Rovers | 1 |
| MF | Jim Harvey | Hereford United | 1 |
| MF | Trevor Quow | Peterborough United | 1 |
| FW | Trevor Senior | Reading | 1 |
| FW | John Byrne | York City | 1 |
| FW | Keith Walwyn | York City | 1 |

### 1984–85

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Peter Shilton † | Southampton | 9 |
| DF | Gary Stevens | Everton | 1 |
| DF | Mark Lawrenson † | Liverpool | 4 |
| DF | Kevin Ratcliffe | Everton | 1 |
| DF | Kenny Sansom † | Arsenal | 9 |
| MF | Bryan Robson † | Manchester United | 4 |
| MF | Peter Reid | Everton | 2 |
| MF | Kevin Sheedy | Everton | 1 |
| FW | Ian Rush † | Liverpool | 3 |
| FW | Chris Waddle | Newcastle United | 1 |
| FW | Kerry Dixon | Chelsea | 3 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Terry Gennoe | Blackburn Rovers | 1 |
| DF | Paul Parker | Fulham | 1 |
| DF | Mick McCarthy ‡ | Manchester City | 7 |
| DF | Billy Gilbert | Portsmouth | 1 |
| DF | Bobby McDonald | Oxford United | 2 |
| MF | Neil Webb | Portsmouth | 2 |
| MF | Clive Wilson | Manchester City | 1 |
| MF | Danny Wilson | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 |
| FW | John Aldridge | Oxford United | 1 |
| FW | Billy Hamilton | Oxford United | 2 |
| FW | Paul Wilkinson | Grimsby Town | 1 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Tony Norman | Hull City | 1 |
| DF | Gerry Forrest | Rotherham United | 2 |
| DF | Peter Skipper | Hull City | 1 |
| DF | Dave Cusack | Millwall | 1 |
| DF | Kenny Mower | Walsall | 1 |
| MF | Ian Snodin | Doncaster Rovers | 2 |
| MF | Stuart McCall | Bradford City | 1 |
| MF | David Williams * | Bristol Rovers | 2 |
| FW | Tony Cascarino | Gillingham | 1 |
| FW | Bobby Campbell | Bradford City | 2 |
| FW | Bobby Davison | Derby County | 1 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Fred Barber | Darlington | 1 |
| DF | Chris Price ¤ | Hereford United | 3 |
| DF | Martin Dobson | Bury | 1 |
| DF | Steve Hetzke | Blackpool | 1 |
| DF | Russell Bromage | Port Vale | 2 |
| MF | Jim Harvey ¤ | Hereford United | 2 |
| MF | Joe Jakub | Bury | 1 |
| MF | Trevor Quow ¤ | Peterborough United | 2 |
| FW | Tony Adcock | Colchester United | 1 |
| FW | Stewart Phillips | Hereford United | 1 |
| FW | John Clayton | Tranmere Rovers | 1 |

### 1985–86

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Peter Shilton † | Southampton | 10 |
| DF | Gary Stevens † | Everton | 2 |
| DF | Mark Lawrenson † | Liverpool | 5 |
| DF | Paul McGrath | Manchester United | 1 |
| DF | Kenny Sansom † | Arsenal | 10 |
| MF | Glenn Hoddle † | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| MF | Bryan Robson † | Manchester United | 5 |
| MF | Stewart Robson | Arsenal | 1 |
| FW | Gary Lineker | Everton | 1 |
| FW | Mark Hughes | Manchester United | 1 |
| FW | Paul Walsh | Liverpool | 2 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Chris Woods | Norwich City | 1 |
| DF | Paul Parker ‡ | Fulham | 2 |
| DF | Steve Bruce | Norwich City | 3 |
| DF | Dave Watson | Norwich City | 1 |
| DF | Mark Reid | Charlton Athletic | 1 |
| MF | Danny Wilson ‡ | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 |
| MF | Ian Snodin | Leeds United | 3 |
| MF | Mark Aizlewood | Charlton Athletic | 1 |
| FW | Kevin Drinkell | Norwich City | 1 |
| FW | Vince Hilaire | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | Keith Bertschin | Stoke City | 1 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Mark Wallington | Derby County | 3 |
| DF | Gordon Nisbet * | Plymouth Argyle | 2 |
| DF | Steve Buckley | Derby County | 2 |
| DF | Ross MacLaren | Derby County | 1 |
| DF | Terry Boyle | Newport County | 1 |
| MF | John Gregory | Derby County | 1 |
| MF | Terry Hurlock | Reading | 1 |
| MF | Bobby Hutchinson | Bristol City | 1 |
| FW | Bobby Davison | Derby County | 2 |
| FW | Trevor Senior | Reading | 2 |
| FW | Tony Cascarino * | Gillingham | 2 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Mike Salmon | Stockport County | 1 |
| DF | Chris Price ¤ | Hereford United | 4 |
| DF | George Foster | Mansfield Town | 1 |
| DF | Phil Sproson ¤ | Port Vale | 2 |
| DF | Martin Pike | Peterborough United | 1 |
| MF | Jim Harvey ¤ | Hereford United | 3 |
| MF | Kevin Hird | Burnley | 2 |
| MF | Trevor Quow ¤ | Peterborough United | 3 |
| FW | Stuart Rimmer | Chester City | 1 |
| FW | Frank Worthington | Tranmere Rovers | 1 |
| FW | Richard Cadette | Southend United | 1 |

### 1986–87

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Neville Southall | Everton | 1 |
| DF | Viv Anderson † | Arsenal | 3 |
| DF | Alan Hansen † | Liverpool | 4 |
| DF | Tony Adams | Arsenal | 1 |
| DF | Kenny Sansom † | Arsenal | 11 |
| MF | Glenn Hoddle † | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| MF | Kevin Sheedy † | Everton | 2 |
| MF | David Rocastle | Arsenal | 1 |
| FW | Ian Rush † | Liverpool | 4 |
| FW | Clive Allen | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 |
| FW | Peter Beardsley | Newcastle United | 1 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Andy Goram | Oldham Athletic | 1 |
| DF | Lee Dixon | Stoke City | 1 |
| DF | Larry May | Barnsley | 1 |
| DF | Noel Blake | Portsmouth | 1 |
| DF | Julian Dicks | Birmingham City | 1 |
| MF | John Sheridan | Leeds United | 1 |
| MF | John Gregory | Derby County | 2 |
| MF | Stuart McCall | Bradford City | 2 |
| FW | Bobby Davison | Derby County | 3 |
| FW | Micky Quinn | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | John Hendrie | Bradford City | 1 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Gerry Peyton | Bournemouth | 1 |
| DF | Paul Parker | Fulham | 3 |
| DF | Colin Greenall | Gillingham | 1 |
| DF | Gary Pallister | Middlesbrough | 1 |
| DF | Kenny Mower * | Walsall | 2 |
| MF | Brian Laws | Middlesbrough | 1 |
| MF | Asa Hartford | Bolton Wanderers | 2 |
| MF | Bobby Hutchinson * | Walsall | 2 |
| FW | David Kelly | Walsall | 1 |
| FW | Ian McParland | Notts County | 1 |
| FW | Tony Cascarino * | Gillingham | 2 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Jim Stannard | Southend United | 1 |
| DF | Alan Paris | Peterborough United | 1 |
| DF | Keith McPherson | Northampton Town | 1 |
| DF | Sam Allardyce | Preston North End | 1 |
| DF | Terry Phelan | Swansea City | 1 |
| MF | Richard Hill | Northampton Town | 1 |
| MF | Jim Harvey ¤ | Hereford United | 4 |
| MF | Tommy Hutchison | Swansea City | 1 |
| FW | Richard Cadette ¤ | Southend United | 2 |
| FW | Trevor Morley | Northampton Town | 1 |
| FW | Colin Pascoe | Swansea City | 1 |

### 1987–88

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Neville Southall † | Everton | 2 |
| DF | Gary Stevens † | Everton | 3 |
| DF | Alan Hansen † | Liverpool | 5 |
| DF | Gary Gillespie | Liverpool | 1 |
| DF | Stuart Pearce | Nottingham Forest | 1 |
| MF | Steve McMahon | Liverpool | 1 |
| MF | Peter Reid † | Everton | 3 |
| MF | Paul Gascoigne | Newcastle United | 1 |
| MF | John Barnes | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | Peter Beardsley † | Liverpool | 2 |
| FW | Graeme Sharp | Everton | 1 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Nigel Spink | Aston Villa | 1 |
| DF | Chris Price | Blackburn Rovers | 5 |
| DF | Gary Pallister | Middlesbrough | 2 |
| DF | Tony Mowbray | Middlesbrough | 1 |
| DF | Andy Hinchcliffe | Manchester City | 1 |
| MF | Stuart McCall ‡ | Bradford City | 3 |
| MF | Andy Gray | Aston Villa | 1 |
| MF | John Sheridan ‡ | Leeds United | 2 |
| FW | Paul Stewart | Manchester City | 1 |
| FW | Mark Bright | Crystal Palace | 1 |
| FW | John Hendrie ‡ | Bradford City | 2 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Kevin Hitchcock | Mansfield Town | 1 |
| DF | Roger Joseph | Brentford | 1 |
| DF | Gary Bennett | Sunderland | 1 |
| DF | Dean Yates | Notts County | 1 |
| DF | Keith Dublin | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| MF | Ray Walker | Port Vale | 1 |
| MF | Geoff Pike | Notts County | 1 |
| MF | Andy Williams | Rotherham United | 1 |
| FW | Garry Nelson | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| FW | Leroy Rosenior | Fulham | 1 |
| FW | Ian McParland * | Notts County | 2 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Mark Kendall | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| DF | Phil Brown | Halifax Town | 1 |
| DF | Terry Boyle | Cardiff City | 2 |
| DF | Keith Day | Leyton Orient | 1 |
| DF | Kevin Dickenson | Leyton Orient | 1 |
| MF | Mick Gooding | Peterborough United | 1 |
| MF | Alan Davies | Swansea City | 1 |
| MF | Paul Wimbleton | Cardiff City | 1 |
| FW | Steve Bull | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| FW | David Currie | Darlington | 1 |
| FW | Andy Mutch | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |

### 1988–89

    Source

#### First Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Neville Southall † | Everton | 3 |
| DF | Steve Nicol | Liverpool | 1 |
| DF | Des Walker | Nottingham Forest | 1 |
| DF | Paul Parker | Queens Park Rangers | 4 |
| DF | Stuart Pearce † | Nottingham Forest | 2 |
| MF | David Rocastle † | Arsenal | 2 |
| MF | Bryan Robson † | Manchester United | 6 |
| MF | Andy Townsend | Norwich City | 1 |
| MF | Chris Waddle † | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 |
| FW | Mark Hughes † | Manchester United | 2 |
| FW | Alan Smith | Arsenal | 1 |

#### Second Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Tony Coton | Watford | 1 |
| DF | David Bardsley | Oxford United | 1 |
| DF | Graham Roberts | Chelsea | 1 |
| DF | Colin Hendry | Blackburn Rovers | 1 |
| DF | Tony Dorigo | Chelsea | 1 |
| MF | Neil McNab | Manchester City | 1 |
| MF | Gary McAllister | Leicester City | 1 |
| MF | John Sheridan ‡ | Leeds United | 3 |
| FW | Gordon Durie | Chelsea | 1 |
| FW | Ian Wright | Crystal Palace | 1 |
| FW | David Currie | Barnsley | 2 |

#### Third Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Nigel Martyn | Bristol Rovers | 1 |
| DF | Phil Brown | Bolton Wanderers | 2 |
| DF | Dean Yates | Notts County | 1 |
| DF | Rob Newman | Bristol City | 1 |
| DF | Chris Coleman | Swansea City | 1 |
| MF | Ray Walker | Port Vale | 2 |
| MF | Brian Mooney | Preston North End | 1 |
| MF | Sammy McIlroy | Bury | 1 |
| FW | Steve Bull | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 |
| FW | Andy Mutch | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 |
| FW | Tony Agana | Sheffield United | 1 |

#### Fourth Division

| Pos. | Player | Club | App. |
| GK | Eric Nixon | Tranmere Rovers | 1 |
| DF | Billy Russell | Rotherham United | 1 |
| DF | Shaun Taylor | Exeter City | 1 |
| DF | Neil Thompson | Exeter City | 1 |
| DF | Joey Jones | Wrexham | 2 |
| MF | Jim Harvey ¤ | Tranmere Rovers | 5 |
| MF | Tony Grealish | Rotherham United | 2 |
| MF | Paul Ward | Leyton Orient | 1 |
| FW | Phil Stant | Hereford United | 1 |
| FW | Ian Muir | Tranmere Rovers | 1 |
| FW | Kevin Russell | Wrexham | 1 |