Players, Teams And Managers Awards

English PFA Merit Award

A Brief History Of English PFA Merit Award

At the end of every English football season the members of the PFA, the players union, vote on which of its members has played the best football in the previous year, at this time the PFA Merit Award is also given to a person or persons who have made an outstanding contribution to football. First given in 1974 this prestigious award is like a who's who of british and world football.

Previous Winners Of English PFA Merit Award

Year
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974

Award Winner
Jimmy Armfield
Sir Alex Ferguson
George Best
Shaka Hislop
Dario Gradi MBE
Sir Bobby Robson
Niall Quinn
Jimmy Hill
Gary Mabbutt
Tony Ford
Steve Ogrizovic
Peter Beardsley
Pele
Gordon Strachan OBE
Billy Bingham MBE
Man United European Cup squad: 1968
Brian Clough MBE
Tommy Hutchison
Peter Shilton OBE/MBE
Nat Lofthouse
Billy Bonds MBE
Sir Stanley Matthews CBE
England World Cup squad: 1966
Ron Greenwood CBE
Bill Nicholson
Bob Paisley OBE
Joe Mercer OBE
John Trollope MBE
Sir Matt Busby CBE
Tom Finney OBE
Bill Shankly OBE
Jack Taylor OBE
George Eastham OBE
Denis Law
Sir Bobby Charlton CBE/OBE & Cliff Lloyd OBE