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🏆 Professional Footballers Association (PFA) Merit Award (Mixed)

1990s 1990s

1990
Peter Shilton
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England

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1990
Peter Shilton
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England
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1991
Tommy Hutchison
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Scotland

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1991
Tommy Hutchison
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Scotland
-
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1992
Brian Clough
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England

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1992
Brian Clough
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England
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1993
Eusébio
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Portugal

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1993
Eusébio
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Portugal
-
-
1994
Billy Bingham
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Northern Ireland

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1994
Billy Bingham
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Northern Ireland
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1995
Gordon Strachan
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Scotland

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1995
Gordon Strachan
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Scotland
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1996
Pelé
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Brazil

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1996
Pelé
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Brazil
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-
1997
Peter Beardsley
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England

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1997
Peter Beardsley
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England
-
1998
Steve Ogrizovic
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England

-

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1998
Steve Ogrizovic
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England
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1999
Tony Ford
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England

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1999
Tony Ford
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England
-

1980s 1980s

1980
Matt Busby
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Scotland

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1980
Matt Busby
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Scotland
-
1981
John Trollope
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England

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1981
John Trollope
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England
-
1982
Joe Mercer
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England

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1982
Joe Mercer
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England
-
1983
Bob Paisley
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England

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1983
Bob Paisley
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England
-
1984
Bill Nicholson
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England

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1984
Bill Nicholson
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England
-
1985
Ron Greenwood
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England

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1985
Ron Greenwood
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England
-
1987
Stanley Matthews
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England

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1987
Stanley Matthews
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England
-
1988
Billy Bonds
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England

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1988
Billy Bonds
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England
-
1989
Nat Lofthouse
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England

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1989
Nat Lofthouse
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England
-

1970s 1970s

1974
Bobby Charlton
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England

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1974
Bobby Charlton
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England
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1974
Cliff Lloyd
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England

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1974
Cliff Lloyd
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England
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-
1975
Denis Law
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Scotland

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1975
Denis Law
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Scotland
-
1976
George Eastham
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England

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1976
George Eastham
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England
-
1977
Jack Taylor
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England

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1977
Jack Taylor
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England
-
1978
Bill Shankly
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Scotland

OBE

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1978
Bill Shankly
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Scotland
-
OBE
1979
Tom Finney
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England

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1979
Tom Finney
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England
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Summary

The Professional Footballers' Association Merit Award (often called the PFA Merit Award, or simply the Merit Award) is an award given by the Professional Footballers' Association (the PFA) for meritorious service to football.

The award was first given in 1974, and was won (jointly) by Bobby Charlton and Cliff Lloyd. The first woman to win the award was Steph Houghton in 2019. In 2022, the award was separated into two: women's and men's.

The most recent winners of the award are Fara Williams and Dean Lewington.

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