Welsh Footballer of the Year

Gareth Bale, pictured here in 2015, is a five-time winner of the award.

The Welsh Footballer of the Year is an annual award chosen by the FAW, to determine the best player in Wales.

Winners

Year	Player	Club	Reference
1998	Hartson, JohnJohn Hartson	West Ham United	[1]
1999	Jones, PaulPaul Jones	Southampton	[2]
2000	Robinson, JohnJohn Robinson	Charlton Athletic	[3]
2001	Hartson, JohnJohn Hartson	Wimbledon Coventry City Celtic	[1]
2002	Davies, SimonSimon Davies	Tottenham Hotspur	[4]
2003	Hartson, JohnJohn Hartson	Celtic	[1]
2004	Earnshaw, RobertRobert Earnshaw	Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion	[5]
2005	Gabbidon, DannyDanny Gabbidon	Cardiff City West Ham United	[6]
2006	Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs	Manchester United	[7]
2007	Bellamy, CraigCraig Bellamy	Liverpool West Ham United	[8]
2008	Davies, SimonSimon Davies	Fulham	[9]
2009	Williams, AshleyAshley Williams	Swansea City	[10]
2010	Bale, GarethGareth Bale	Tottenham Hotspur	[11]
2011	Bale, GarethGareth Bale	Tottenham Hotspur	[12]
2012	Allen, JoeJoe Allen	Swansea City Liverpool	[5]
2013	Bale, GarethGareth Bale	Tottenham Hotspur Real Madrid	[13]
2014	Bale, GarethGareth Bale	Real Madrid	[14]
2015	Bale, GarethGareth Bale	Real Madrid	[15]

References

1. "John Hartson: Hartson determined to pass his biggest test". The Independent. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
2. "PAUL JONES SCOOPS TOP WELSH AWARD". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
3. "Robinson named Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 4 October 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
4. "SIMON SCOOPS TOP AWARD". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
5. "Allen named Wales' player of the year". UEFA.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
6. "Gabbidon voted top Welsh player". BBC Sport. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
7. "Giggs claims Welsh award honour". BBC Sport. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
8. "Bellamy nets Welsh player award". BBC Sport. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
9. "Davies wins Welsh football gong". BBC Sport. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
10. "Williams takes top Welsh awards". BBC Sport. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
11. "Gareth Bale named Wales' player of the year". BBC Sport. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
12. "Gareth Bale retains FA of Wales player of the year award". BBC Sport. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
13. "Bale wins Welsh player award". The Daily Express. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
14. "Gareth Bale wins Welsh player award for record fourth time". BBC Sport. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
15. "Gareth Bale: Real Madrid forward named Welsh player of the year". BBC Sport. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.