All Stars Young Footballer of the Year

The GAA & GPA All Stars Young Footballer of the Year (often called the All Stars Young Footballer of the Year, or simply Young Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given at the end of the Championship season to a young footballer who is adjudged to have been the best in Gaelic football.

Winners

Year	Player	County	Club
2016	Diarmuid O'Connor	Mayo	Ballintubber
2015	Diarmuid O'Connor	Mayo	Ballintubber
2014	Ryan McHugh[1]	Donegal	Chíll Chartha
2013	Jack McCaffrey[2]	Dublin	Clontarf
2012	Cillian O'Connor[3]	Mayo	Ballintuber
2011	Cillian O'Connor[4]	Mayo	Ballintuber
2010	Aidan Walsh[5]	Cork	Kanturk
2009	Michael Murphy[6]	Donegal	Glenswilly
2008	Tommy Walsh	Kerry	Kerins O'Rahilly's
2007	Killian Young	Kerry	Renard
2006	Keith Higgins	Mayo	Ballyhaunis
2005	Aaron Kernan	Armagh	Crossmaglen
2004	Niall Tinney	Fermanagh	Irvinestown
2003	Seán Cavanagh	Tyrone	Moy
2002	Rónán Clarke	Armagh	Pearse Óg
2001	Cormac McAnallen	Tyrone	Eglish St. Patrick's
2000	Joe Bergin	Galway	Mountbellew-Moylough CLG
1999	Philip Clifford	Cork	Bantry Blues
1998	Michael Donnellan	Galway	Dunmore McHales
1997	Mike Frank Russell	Kerry	Laune Rangers

Breakdown of winners

By county

County	Number of wins	Winning years
Mayo	4	2006, 2011, 2012, 2015
Kerry	3	1997, 2007, 2008
Armagh	2	2002, 2005
Cork	2	1999, 2010
Donegal	2	2009, 2014
Galway	2	1998, 2000
Tyrone	2	2001, 2003
Dublin	1	2013
Fermanagh	1	2004

By province

Province	Number of wins	Winning years
Ulster	7	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2014
Connacht	6	1998, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015
Munster	5	1997, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010
Leinster	1	2013

References

1. "Donegal forward Ryan McHugh wins Young Player award". BBC Sport. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
2. "MDMA and Tony Kelly scoop top gongs at GAA GPA All Star Awards". Irish Independent. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
3. "Cillian O'Connor takes Young Footballer of the Year Award again while Galway hurlers scoop 6 All-Stars". Midwest Radio. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
4. Boyle, Donnchadh (29 February 2012). "O'Connor aiming high with Mayo". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
5. "Tipp claim six 2010 GAA Hurling All Stars". GAA.ie. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
6. Kelly, Liam (28 April 2010). "Murphy rebuffs Nixon: Donegal ace has no intention of leaving for AFL". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 28 April 2010.

External links

• The official website of the Gaelic Players Association