PFA Team of the Year (2010s)

Kenny Sansom appeared in a PFA Team of the Year on 11 occasions, which is more than any other player.

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 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two, as well as the women's FA WSL, 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] In 2014 a team for female players competing in the FA WSL was selected for the first time.^[5]

Key

Positions^{[nb 1]}
GK	Goalkeeper
DF	Defender
MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward

Key
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

2009–10

Source^[6]

Premier League

Pos.	Player	Club	Appearance
GK	Joe Hart	Birmingham City	2
DF	Branislav Ivanović	Chelsea	1
DF	Thomas Vermaelen	Arsenal	1
DF	Richard Dunne	Aston Villa	1
DF	Patrice Evra	Manchester United	3
MF	Antonio Valencia	Manchester United	1
MF	Cesc Fàbregas	Arsenal	2
MF	Darren Fletcher	Manchester United	1
MF	James Milner	Aston Villa	1
FW	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United	2
FW	Didier Drogba	Chelsea	2

Championship

Pos.	Player	Club	Appearance
GK	Lee Camp	Nottingham Forest	1
DF	Chris Gunter	Nottingham Forest	1
DF	Fabricio Coloccini	Newcastle United	1
DF	Ashley Williams	Swansea City	1
DF	José Enrique	Newcastle United	1
MF	Graham Dorrans	West Bromwich Albion	1
MF	Peter Whittingham	Cardiff City	1
MF	Kevin Nolan	Newcastle United	1
MF	Charlie Adam	Blackpool	1
FW	Andy Carroll	Newcastle United	1
FW	Michael Chopra	Cardiff City	2

League One

Pos.	Player	Club	Appearance
GK	Kelvin Davis	Southampton	2
DF	Frazer Richardson	Charlton Athletic	1
DF	Patrick Kisnorbo	Leeds United	1
DF	Gary Doherty	Norwich City	1
DF	Ian Harte	Carlisle United	2
MF	Wes Hoolahan *	Norwich City	2
MF	Jason Puncheon	Southampton^{[nb 2]}	2
MF	Robert Snodgrass	Leeds United	1
MF	Nicky Bailey	Charlton Athletic	1
FW	Rickie Lambert *	Southampton	2
FW	Grant Holt	Norwich City	2

League Two

Pos.	Player	Club	Appearance
GK	Kasper Schmeichel	Notts County	1
DF	John Brayford	Crewe Alexandra	1
DF	Craig Dawson	Rochdale	1
DF	Ian Sharps	Rotherham United	1
DF	Tom Kennedy ¤	Rochdale	2
MF	Ben Davies ¤	Notts County	2
MF	Stephen Dawson	Bury	1
MF	Gary Jones	Rochdale	1
MF	Nicky Law	Rotherham United	1
FW	Lee Hughes	Notts County	2
FW	Adam le Fondre	Rotherham United	1