Scottish Professional Football League yearly awards

This article lists the winners of the yearly awards in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL).

List of award winners

The awards have been handed out by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) since the 2015–16 season. The awards are voted for by members of the Scottish media, with a Manager and Player of the Year selected for each of the four divisions of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) at the end of every season.

Season[1] Premiership Manager Premiership Player
Winner Club Winner Club
2015–16 Tommy Wright[2][3] St Johnstone Leigh Griffiths[4][5] Celtic
2016–17 Brendan Rodgers[6] Celtic Scott Brown[7] Celtic
2017–18 Brendan Rodgers[8][9] Celtic Scott Brown[8][9] Celtic
2018–19 Steve Clarke[10][11] Kilmarnock James Forrest[12][13] Celtic
2019–20 Season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
2020–21 Steven Gerrard[15][16] Rangers Allan McGregor[17][18] Rangers
2021–22 Ange Postecoglou[19] Celtic Craig Gordon[20] Heart of Midlothian
2022–23 Ange Postecoglou[21] Celtic Kyogo Furuhashi[22] Celtic
Season[1] Championship Manager Championship Player
Winner Club Winner Club
2015–16 Peter Houston[23][24] Falkirk John McGinn[25][26] Hibernian
2016–17 Jim Duffy[27][28] Greenock Morton John McGinn[29][30] Hibernian
2017–18 Jack Ross[8][31] St Mirren Lewis Morgan[32] St Mirren
2018–19 Steve Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell[33][34] Ross County Stephen Dobbie[35][36] Queen of the South
2019–20 Season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
2020–21 James McPake[37][38] Dundee Charlie Adam[39][40] Dundee
2021–22 Dick Campbell[41] Arbroath Michael McKenna[42] Arbroath
2022–23 Gary Bowyer[43] Dundee Dipo Akinyemi[44] Ayr United
Season[1] League One Manager League One Player
Winner Club Winner Club
2015–16 Ian McCall[45][46] Ayr United not awarded
2016–17 not awarded not awarded
2017–18 Ian McCall[8][47] Ayr United Lawrence Shankland[8][47] Ayr United
2018–19 Dick Campbell[48][49] Arbroath Bobby Linn[50][49] Arbroath
2019–20 Season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
2020–21 Ian McCall[51] Partick Thistle Mitch Megginson[52] Cove Rangers
2021–22 Paul Hartley[53] Cove Rangers Mitch Megginson[54] Cove Rangers
2022–23 James McPake[55] Dunfermline Athletic Kyle Benedictus[56] Dunfermline Athletic
Season[1] League Two Manager League Two Player
Winner Club Winner Club
2015–16 Gary Naysmith[57][58] East Fife not awarded
2016–17 Dick Campbell[59][60] Arbroath Shane Sutherland[61][62] Elgin City
2017–18 Stewart Petrie[8][63] Montrose Seán Dillon[8][63] Montrose
2018–19 Danny Lennon[64][65] Clyde Blair Henderson[66][67] Edinburgh City
2019–20 Season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
2020–21 Ray McKinnon[68] Queen's Park Michael Doyle[69][70] Queen's Park
2021–22 Kevin Thomson[71] Kelty Hearts Joe Cardle[72] Kelty Hearts
2022–23 Darren Young[73] Stirling Albion Dale Carrick[74] Stirling Albion

Tartan Ball and Boot

The Tartan Ball and Boot awards were awarded in 2018–19 (the only season to date) by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and are produced by the official SPFL matchday ball supplier, Mitre. The Tartan Ball is awarded to the highest goalscorer in each of the four SPFL divisions (Premiership, Championship, League One, and League Two). The Tartan Boot is awarded to the highest overall goalscorer of all four divisions.[75][76][77][78][79]

Season Tartan Ball Tartan Boot Ref
Premiership Championship League One League Two SPFL (Tier I – IV)
2018–19 Alfredo Morelos Rangers 18 Goals Lawrence Shankland Ayr United 24 Goals Kevin Nisbet Raith Rovers 30 Goals Blair Henderson Edinburgh City 30 Goals Kevin Nisbet /
Blair Henderson 		Raith Rovers /
Edinburgh City 		30 Goals [80][81][82]

League sponsors cinch introduced a new set of top goalscorer awards in 2022–23.

Season Tartan Ball Ref
Premiership Championship League One League Two
2022–23 Kyogo Furuhashi[83] Celtic 27 Goals
2023–24 Lawrence Shankland Hearts 24 Goals Brian Graham Partick Thistle 20 Goals Callumn Morrison Falkirk 23 Goals Blair Henderson Spartans 18 Goals [84][85]

See also

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