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 aged 21 years or younger who is adjudged to have been the best in Gaelic football.

Winners listed by year

Year	Player	County	Club
2019	Seán O'Shea	Kerry	Kenmare Shamrocks
2018	David Clifford	Kerry	Fossa
2017	Con O'Callaghan	Dublin	Cuala
2016	Diarmuid O'Connor	Mayo	Ballintubber
2015	Diarmuid O'Connor	Mayo	Ballintubber
2014	Ryan McHugh[1]	Donegal	Cill 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	5	2006, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
Kerry	5	1997, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019
Armagh	2	2002, 2005
Cork	2	1999, 2010
Donegal	2	2009, 2014
Galway	2	1998, 2000
Tyrone	2	2001, 2003
Dublin	2	2013, 2017
Fermanagh	1	2004

By province

Province	Number of wins	Winning years
Ulster	7	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2014
Connacht	7	1998, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
Munster	5	1997, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010
Leinster	1	2013

References

"Donegal forward Ryan McHugh wins Young Player award". BBC Sport. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
"MDMA and Tony Kelly scoop top gongs at GAA GPA All Star Awards". Irish Independent. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
"Cillian O'Connor takes Young Footballer of the Year Award again while Galway hurlers scoop 6 All-Stars". Midwest Radio. 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
Boyle, Donnchadh (29 February 2012). "O'Connor aiming high with Mayo". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
"Tipp claim six 2010 GAA Hurling All Stars". GAA.ie. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
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

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[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. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. 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. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

[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.