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O'Neill's debut season also saw outstanding performances produced by players already at Celtic. Henrik Larsson scored 53 goals in all competitions and won the European Golden Shoe with his 35 league goals. Larsson was voted both SPFA and Scottish Football Writers Player of the Year. Young Bulgarian midfielder Stiliyan Petrov impressed as well, having been signed the previous season by John Barnes. In 2001, the 21-year-old Bulgarian became the first foreign winner of the SPFA Young Player of the Year award.