High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Professional Footballers` Association Players` Player of the Year (often called the PFA Players` Player of the Year, the Players` Player of the Year, or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English football. The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players` trade union, the Professional Footballers` Association (PFA).