SFWA International Player of the Year

SFWA International Player of the Year
John McGinn, a four-time winner
CountryScotland
Presented byScottish Football Writers' Association
First awarded2008
Last awarded2024
Last winnerScott McTominay (2023–24)
Most awardsJohn McGinn (4)[1]
This article is about an award for the men's team. For the award for the women's team, see SFWA Women's International Player of the Year.

The Scottish Football Writers' Association International Player of the Year (often called the SFWA International Player of the Year) award is given to the player in the Scotland national football team who is seen to have made the best contribution to the previous season. The award is given by the Scottish Football Writers' Association (SFWA).

List of winners

Robert Snodgrass won the award in 2014 and 2017

As of 2024, the award has been made 17 times and has been won by 13 different players. The award was first made in 2008, and was won by forward James McFadden.[1] As of 2022, Robert Snodgrass (2) and John McGinn (4) are the only players to have won the award more than once.

Season Player Club Pos. Age[a] Ref
2007–08 James McFadden Everton/
Birmingham City 		FW 25
2008–09 Gary Caldwell Celtic DF 27
2009–10 Craig Gordon Sunderland GK 27 [2]
2010–11 Allan McGregor Rangers GK 29
2011–12 James Morrison West Bromwich Albion MF 24
2012–13 Jordan Rhodes Blackburn Rovers FW 23
2013–14 Robert Snodgrass Norwich City MF 26 [3]
2014–15 Ikechi Anya Watford MF 27
2015–16 Matt Ritchie Bournemouth MF 26
2016–17 Robert Snodgrass (2) Hull City/
West Ham United 		MF 29 [4]
2017–18 Leigh Griffiths Celtic FW 27 [5]
2018–19 James Forrest Celtic MF 27 [6]
2019–20 John McGinn Aston Villa MF 25 [7]
2020–21 John McGinn (2) Aston Villa MF 26 [8][9]
2021–22 John McGinn (3) Aston Villa MF 27 [10]
2022–23 John McGinn (4) Aston Villa MF 28 [11]
2023–24 Scott McTominay Manchester United MF 27 [12]
  1. ^ Age at time of award presentation.

Winners by club

Club Number of wins Number of players Winning seasons
Aston Villa 4 1 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Celtic 3 3 2008–09, 2017–18, 2018–19
Birmingham City 1 1 2007–08
Blackburn Rovers 1 1 2012–13
Bournemouth 1 1 2015–16
Everton 1 1 2007–08
Hull City 1 1 2016–17
Manchester United 1 1 2023–24
Norwich City 1 1 2013–14
Rangers 1 1 2010–11
Sunderland 1 1 2009–10
Watford 1 1 2014–15
West Bromwich Albion 1 1 2011–12
West Ham United 1 1 2016–17

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "International Player of the Year". SFWA. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Jim Stewart saved me from being ditched by Hearts when I was 15, says Scotland No1 Craig Gordon". Daily Record. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Norwich City midfielder Robert Snodgrass insists side can stay up ahead of Chelsea test at Stamford Bridge". Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Snodgrass is international class". SFWA. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Leigh is top of the Scots". SFWA. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Forrest top of the Scots". SFWA. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. ^ "International bright young thing". SFWA. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. ^ Gordon, Moira (18 May 2021). "Aston Villa star John McGinn on the 'criminally underrated' Scotland player set to miss Euro 2020". The Scotsman. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ^ Forsyth, Paul (18 May 2021). "John McGinn: New generation can shine at Euros". The Times. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. ^ Pattullo, Alan (1 May 2022). "Aston Villa and Scotland midfielder John McGinn welcomes busy schedule and allays fears over bum". The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  11. ^ "McGinn lands fourth International Award". scottishfwa.com. SFWA. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay lands William Hill SFWA prize". scottishfwa.com. SFWA. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.