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 44 footballers in the top four tiers of English football; the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two, 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.[1][2][3] 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.[2] 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".[4]
Key
| GK | Goalkeeper |
|---|---|
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Appeared in a first tier Team of the Year more than once | |
| Appeared in a second tier Team of the Year more than once | |
| * | Appeared in a third tier Team of the Year more than once |
| ¤ | Appeared in a fourth tier Team of the Year more than once |
| Pos. | Position |
Winners
1979–80
- Source[5]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Nottingham Forest | 4 |
| DF | | Nottingham Forest | 2 |
| DF | | Southampton | 4 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 2 |
| DF | | Crystal Palace | 4 |
| MF | | Liverpool | 1 |
| MF | | Arsenal | 3 |
| MF | | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 2 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | | Nottingham Forest | 1 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Queens Park Rangers | 1 |
| DF | | Luton Town | 1 |
| DF | | Birmingham City | 4 |
| DF | | West Ham United | 2 |
| DF | | Birmingham City | 1 |
| MF | | Birmingham City | 1 |
| MF | | West Ham United | 4 |
| MF | | West Ham United | 1 |
| FW | | Queens Park Rangers | 1 |
| FW | | Newcastle United | 2 |
| FW | | Luton Town | 2 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Millwall | 1 |
| DF | | Rotherham United | 1 |
| DF | | Chesterfield | 1 |
| DF | | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
| DF | | Grimsby Town | 1 |
| MF | | Sheffield United | 1 |
| MF | | Grimsby Town | 2 |
| MF | | Swindon Town | 1 |
| FW | | Swindon Town | 1 |
| FW | | Swindon Town | 2 |
| FW | | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Torquay United | 1 |
| DF | | Huddersfield Town | 1 |
| DF | | Newport County | 1 |
| DF | | Bradford City | 1 |
| DF | | Wigan Athletic | 1 |
| MF | | Portsmouth | 1 |
| MF | | Aldershot | 1 |
| MF | | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | | Walsall | 5 |
| FW | | Walsall | 1 |
| FW | | Huddersfield Town | 1 |
1980–81
- Source[5]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Nottingham Forest | 5 |
| DF | | Aston Villa | 1 |
| DF | | Ipswich Town | 1 |
| DF | | Aston Villa | 1 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 5 |
| MF | | Ipswich Town | 1 |
| MF | | Ipswich Town | 1 |
| MF | | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | | Ipswich Town | 1 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 3 |
| FW | | Aston Villa | 1 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | West Ham United | 2 |
| DF | | West Ham United | 1 |
| DF | | West Ham United | 1 |
| DF | | West Ham United | 3 |
| DF | | Notts County | 1 |
| MF | | West Ham United | 5 |
| MF | | Queens Park Rangers | 3 |
| MF | | West Ham United | 2 |
| FW | | West Ham United | 1 |
| FW | | West Ham United | 1 |
| FW | | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Charlton Athletic | 1 |
| DF | | Huddersfield Town | 2 |
| DF | | Barnsley | 3 |
| DF | | Barnsley | 3 |
| DF | | Rotherham United | 3 |
| MF | | Barnsley | 1 |
| MF | | Chesterfield | 1 |
| MF | | Chesterfield | 1 |
| FW | | Plymouth Argyle | 2 |
| FW | | Charlton Athletic | 1 |
| FW | | Exeter City | 1 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Southend United | 1 |
| DF | | Bradford City | 1 |
| DF | | Lincoln City | 1 |
| DF | | Southend United | 1 |
| DF | | Stockport County | 1 |
| MF | | Peterborough United | 1 |
| MF | | Doncaster Rovers | 2 |
| MF | | Southend United | 1 |
| FW | | Peterborough United | 1 |
| FW | | Southend United | 1 |
| FW | | Northampton Town | 1 |
1981–82
- Source[6]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Nottingham Forest | 6 |
| DF | | Aston Villa | 2 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 3 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 1 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 6 |
| MF | | Liverpool | 2 |
| MF | | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 |
| MF | | Manchester United | 1 |
| FW | | Manchester City | 3 |
| FW | | Southampton | 3 |
| FW | | West Bromwich Albion | 2 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Leicester City | 2 |
| DF | | Luton Town | 2 |
| DF | | Barnsley | 4 |
| DF | | Queens Park Rangers | 1 |
| DF | | Derby County | 1 |
| MF | | Luton Town | 1 |
| MF | | Barnsley | 1 |
| MF | | Luton Town | 3 |
| FW | | Luton Town | 3 |
| FW | | Queens Park Rangers | 1 |
| FW | | Charlton Athletic | 1 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Fulham | 1 |
| DF | | Huddersfield Town | 3 |
| DF | | Fulham | 1 |
| DF | | Burnley | 1 |
| DF | | Carlisle United | 1 |
| MF | | Chesterfield | 1 |
| MF | | Chesterfield | 2 |
| MF | | Gillingham | 1 |
| FW | | Fulham | 1 |
| FW | | Oxford United | 1 |
| FW | | Exeter City | 2 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Sheffield United | 1 |
| DF | | Bradford City | 2 |
| DF | | Bury | 1 |
| DF | | Wigan Athletic | 1 |
| DF | | Stockport County | 2 |
| MF | | Peterborough United | 2 |
| MF | | Colchester United | 1 |
| MF | | Peterborough United | 1 |
| FW | | Bradford City | 1 |
| FW | | Port Vale | 1 |
| FW | | Bury | 1 |
1982–83
- Source[6]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Southampton | 7 |
| DF | | Coventry City | 1 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 2 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 2 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 7 |
| MF | | Manchester United | 2 |
| MF | | Liverpool | 3 |
| MF | | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 4 |
| FW | | Manchester United | 2 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| DF | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| DF | | Barnsley | 5 |
| DF | | Fulham | 1 |
| DF | | Oldham Athletic | 1 |
| MF | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| MF | | Fulham | 1 |
| MF | | Barnsley | 1 |
| FW | | Newcastle United | 4 |
| FW | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 |
| FW | | Fulham | 2 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Lincoln City | 1 |
| DF | | Huddersfield Town | 4 |
| DF | | Lincoln City | 2 |
| DF | | Gillingham | 1 |
| DF | | Gillingham | 1 |
| MF | | Portsmouth | 1 |
| MF | | Bristol Rovers | 1 |
| MF | | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | | Reading | 1 |
| FW | | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | | Lincoln City | 1 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Blackpool | 1 |
| DF | | Hereford United | 1 |
| DF | | Bury | 2 |
| DF | | Port Vale | 1 |
| DF | | Port Vale | 1 |
| MF | | Peterborough United | 2 |
| MF | | Swindon Town | 1 |
| MF | | Port Vale | 1 |
| FW | | Hull City | 1 |
| FW | | Swindon Town | 1 |
| FW | | Port Vale | 1 |
1983–84
- Source[7]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Southampton | 8 |
| DF | | Manchester United | 1 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 3 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 3 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 8 |
| MF | | Manchester United | 3 |
| MF | | Liverpool | 4 |
| MF | | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 2 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 5 |
| FW | | Manchester United | 1 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Manchester City | 1 |
| DF | | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
| DF | | Manchester City | 6 |
| DF | | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
| DF | | Chelsea | 1 |
| MF | | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 |
| MF | | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| MF | | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| FW | | Chelsea | 2 |
| FW | | Newcastle United | 5 |
| FW | | Portsmouth | 1 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Lincoln City | 2 |
| DF | | Plymouth Argyle | 1 |
| DF | | Gillingham | 2 |
| DF | | Oxford United | 1 |
| DF | | Oxford United | 1 |
| MF | | Oxford United | 1 |
| MF | | Oxford United | 1 |
| MF | | Burnley | 1 |
| FW | | Sheffield United | 1 |
| FW | | Burnley | 1 |
| FW | | Sheffield United | 1 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | York City | 3 |
| DF | | Hereford United | 2 |
| DF | | Blackpool | 1 |
| DF | | York City | 1 |
| DF | | Reading | 1 |
| MF | | Doncaster Rovers | 1 |
| MF | | Hereford United | 1 |
| MF | | Peterborough United | 1 |
| FW | | Reading | 1 |
| FW | | York City | 1 |
| FW | | York City | 1 |
1984–85
- Source[7]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Southampton | 9 |
| DF | | Everton | 1 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 4 |
| DF | | Everton | 1 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 9 |
| MF | | Manchester United | 4 |
| MF | | Everton | 2 |
| MF | | Everton | 1 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 3 |
| FW | | Newcastle United | 1 |
| FW | | Chelsea | 3 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Blackburn Rovers | 1 |
| DF | | Fulham | 1 |
| DF | | Manchester City | 7 |
| DF | | Portsmouth | 1 |
| DF | | Oxford United | 2 |
| MF | | Portsmouth | 2 |
| MF | | Manchester City | 1 |
| MF | | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 |
| FW | | Oxford United | 1 |
| FW | | Oxford United | 2 |
| FW | | Grimsby Town | 1 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Hull City | 1 |
| DF | | Rotherham United | 1 |
| DF | | Hull City | 1 |
| DF | | Millwall | 1 |
| DF | | Walsall | 1 |
| MF | | Doncaster Rovers | 2 |
| MF | | Bradford City | 1 |
| MF | | Bristol Rovers | 2 |
| FW | | Gillingham | 1 |
| FW | | Bradford City | 2 |
| FW | | Derby County | 1 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Darlington | 1 |
| DF | | Hereford United | 3 |
| DF | | Bury | 1 |
| DF | | Blackpool | 1 |
| DF | | Port Vale | 2 |
| MF | | Hereford United | 2 |
| MF | | Bury | 1 |
| MF | | Peterborough United | 2 |
| FW | | Colchester United | 1 |
| FW | | Hereford United | 1 |
| FW | | Tranmere Rovers | 1 |
1985–86
- Source[8]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Southampton | 10 |
| DF | | Everton | 2 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 5 |
| DF | | Manchester United | 1 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 10 |
| MF | | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| MF | | Manchester United | 5 |
| MF | | Arsenal | 1 |
| FW | | Everton | 1 |
| FW | | Manchester United | 1 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 2 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Norwich City | 1 |
| DF | | Fulham | 2 |
| DF | | Norwich City | 3 |
| DF | | Norwich City | 1 |
| DF | | Charlton Athletic | 1 |
| MF | | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 |
| MF | | Leeds United | 3 |
| MF | | Charlton Athletic | 1 |
| FW | | Norwich City | 1 |
| FW | | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | | Stoke City | 1 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Derby County | 3 |
| DF | | Plymouth Argyle | 2 |
| DF | | Derby County | 2 |
| DF | | Derby County | 1 |
| DF | | Newport County | 1 |
| MF | | Derby County | 1 |
| MF | | Reading | 1 |
| MF | | Bristol City | 1 |
| FW | | Derby County | 2 |
| FW | | Reading | 1 |
| FW | | Gillingham | 2 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Stockport County | 1 |
| DF | | Hereford United | 4 |
| DF | | Mansfield Town | 1 |
| DF | | Port Vale | 2 |
| DF | | Peterborough United | 1 |
| MF | | Hereford United | 3 |
| MF | | Burnley | 2 |
| MF | | Peterborough United | 3 |
| FW | | Chester City | 1 |
| FW | | Tranmere Rovers | 1 |
| FW | | Southend United | 1 |
1986–87
- Source[8]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Everton | 1 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 3 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 4 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 1 |
| DF | | Arsenal | 11 |
| MF | | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| MF | | Everton | 2 |
| MF | | Arsenal | 1 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 4 |
| FW | | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 |
| FW | | Newcastle United | 1 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Oldham Athletic | 1 |
| DF | | Stoke City | 1 |
| DF | | Barnsley | 1 |
| DF | | Portsmouth | 1 |
| DF | | Birmingham City | 1 |
| MF | | Leeds United | 1 |
| MF | | Derby County | 2 |
| MF | | Bradford City | 2 |
| FW | | Derby County | 3 |
| FW | | Portsmouth | 1 |
| FW | | Bradford City | 1 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Bournemouth | 1 |
| DF | | Fulham | 3 |
| DF | | Gillingham | 1 |
| DF | | Middlesbrough | 1 |
| DF | | Walsall | 2 |
| MF | | Middlesbrough | 1 |
| MF | | Bolton Wanderers | 2 |
| MF | | Walsall | 2 |
| FW | | Walsall | 1 |
| FW | | Notts County | 1 |
| FW | | Gillingham | 2 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Southend United | 1 |
| DF | | Peterborough United | 1 |
| DF | | Northampton Town | 1 |
| DF | | Preston North End | 1 |
| DF | | Swansea City | 1 |
| MF | | Northampton Town | 1 |
| MF | | Hereford United | 4 |
| MF | | Swansea City | 1 |
| FW | | Southend United | 2 |
| FW | | Northampton Town | 1 |
| FW | | Swansea City | 1 |
1987–88
- Source[9]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Everton | 2 |
| DF | | Everton | 3 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 5 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 1 |
| DF | | Nottingham Forest | 1 |
| MF | | Liverpool | 1 |
| MF | | Everton | 3 |
| MF | | Newcastle United | 1 |
| MF | | Liverpool | 1 |
| FW | | Liverpool | 2 |
| FW | | Everton | 1 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Aston Villa | 1 |
| DF | | Blackburn Rovers | 5 |
| DF | | Middlesbrough | 2 |
| DF | | Middlesbrough | 1 |
| DF | | Manchester City | 1 |
| MF | | Bradford City | 3 |
| MF | | Aston Villa | 1 |
| MF | | Leeds United | 2 |
| FW | | Manchester City | 1 |
| FW | | Crystal Palace | 1 |
| FW | | Bradford City | 2 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Mansfield Town | 1 |
| DF | | Brentford | 1 |
| DF | | Sunderland | 1 |
| DF | | Notts County | 1 |
| DF | | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| MF | | Port Vale | 1 |
| MF | | Notts County | 1 |
| MF | | Rotherham United | 1 |
| FW | | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| FW | | Fulham | 1 |
| FW | | Notts County | 2 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| DF | | Halifax Town | 1 |
| DF | | Cardiff City | 2 |
| DF | | Leyton Orient | 1 |
| DF | | Leyton Orient | 1 |
| MF | | Peterborough United | 1 |
| MF | | Swansea City | 1 |
| MF | | Cardiff City | 1 |
| FW | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| FW | | Darlington | 1 |
| FW | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
1988–89
- Source[9]
First Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Everton | 3 |
| DF | | Liverpool | 1 |
| DF | | Nottingham Forest | 1 |
| DF | | Queens Park Rangers | 4 |
| DF | | Nottingham Forest | 2 |
| MF | | Arsenal | 2 |
| MF | | Manchester United | 6 |
| MF | | Norwich City | 1 |
| MF | | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 |
| FW | | Manchester United | 2 |
| FW | | Arsenal | 1 |
Second Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Watford | 1 |
| DF | | Oxford United | 1 |
| DF | | Chelsea | 1 |
| DF | | Blackburn Rovers | 1 |
| DF | | Chelsea | 1 |
| MF | | Manchester City | 1 |
| MF | | Leicester City | 1 |
| MF | | Leeds United | 3 |
| FW | | Chelsea | 1 |
| FW | | Crystal Palace | 1 |
| FW | | Barnsley | 2 |
Third Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Bristol Rovers | 1 |
| DF | | Bolton Wanderers | 2 |
| DF | | Notts County | 1 |
| DF | | Bristol City | 1 |
| DF | | Swansea City | 1 |
| MF | | Port Vale | 2 |
| MF | | Preston North End | 1 |
| MF | | Bury | 1 |
| FW | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 |
| FW | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 |
| FW | | Sheffield United | 1 |
Fourth Division
| Pos. | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Tranmere Rovers | 1 |
| DF | | Rotherham United | 1 |
| DF | | Exeter City | 1 |
| DF | | Exeter City | 1 |
| DF | | Wrexham | 2 |
| MF | | Tranmere Rovers | 5 |
| MF | | Rotherham United | 2 |
| MF | | Leyton Orient | 1 |
| FW | | Hereford United | 1 |
| FW | | Tranmere Rovers | 1 |
| FW | | Wrexham | 1 |
Footnotes
- ↑ For more information, see Formation (association football).
See also
- PFA Team of the Year (1970s)
- PFA Team of the Year (1990s)
- PFA Team of the Year (2000s)
- PFA Team of the Year (2010s)
References
- ↑ Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. Random House. p. 140. ISBN 0-09-179135-9.
- 1 2 "LUFC No Leeds players in PFA Team of the Year". Vital Leeds. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ Magowan, Alistair (18 April 2011). "Do you agree with PFA awards?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Batt named in PFA League Two team of the year". Oxford Journal. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- 1 2 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 143.
- 1 2 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 144.
- 1 2 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 145.
- 1 2 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 146.
- 1 2 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
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