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The Texaco Footballer of the Year was a Gaelic football award, created in 1958, that honoured the achievements of a footballer of outstanding excellence. The award was part of the Texaco Sportstars Awards, in which Irish sportspeople from all fields were honoured.

The award was presented annually to the Gaelic footballer considered to have performed the best over the previous year in the Football Championship. Voting for the award was undertaken by a select group of journalists from television and the print media. The award itself, standing 14 inches high, was one of the most sought-after accolades in Irish sport.^{[citation needed]}

This award is distinct from the All Stars Footballer of the Year, awarded by the GAA since 1995, as part of the GAA GPA All Stars Awards. Marc and Tomás Ó Sé of Kerry, and Alan and Bernard Brogan (junior) of Dublin are the only pairs of brothers to have won the award. Jack O'Shea of Kerry has won the award the most times, with four wins.

The award was discontinued in 2012 after Texaco withdrew their sponsorship.^[1]

Recipients

Year	Player	County	Club	Notes
2011	Alan Brogan	Dublin	St Oliver Plunketts	Played half forward, succeeded his brother Bernard who won in 2010
2010	Bernard Brogan	Dublin	St Oliver Plunketts	One of only three winners to win, despite their county not winning that year's All-Ireland^[2]
2009	Tomás Ó Sé	Kerry	An Ghaeltacht	Played right-half back
2008	Sean Cavanagh	Tyrone	Moy	Played at full forward
2007	Marc Ó Sé	Kerry	An Ghaeltacht	Corner back
2006	Kieran Donaghy	Kerry	Austin Stacks	Full forward
2005	Stephen O'Neill	Tyrone	Clann na nGael	Full forward
2004	Colm Cooper	Kerry	Dr Crokes	Corner forward
2003	Peter Canavan	Tyrone	Errigal Ciarán	Full forward
2002	Kieran McGeeney	Armagh	CLG Na Fianna
2001	Pádraic Joyce	Galway	Killererin	Full forward
2000	Séamus Moynihan	Kerry	Glenflesk	Centre back
1999	Trevor Giles	Meath	Skryne	Centre forward
1998	Michael Donnellan	Galway	Dunmore McHales	Wing forward
1997	Maurice Fitzgerald	Kerry	St. Mary's Cahirciveen	Corner forward
1996	Martin O'Connell	Meath	St. Michaels	Wing Back
1995	Paul Curran	Dublin	Thomas Davis	Wing Back
1994	Mickey Linden	Down	Mayobridge	Corner forward
1993	Henry Downey	Derry	Lavey	Centre back
1992	Martin McHugh	Donegal	Kilcar	Centre forward
1991	Colm O'Rourke	Meath	Skryne	One of only three winners to win despite their county not winning that year's All-Ireland
1990	Shea Fahy	Cork	Nemo Rangers
1989	Teddy McCarthy	Cork	Glanmire
1988	Robbie O'Malley	Meath	St Colmcille's
1987	Brian Stafford	Meath	Kilmainhamwood	Full forward
1986	Pat Spillane	Kerry	Templenoe	Wing forward, second win
1985	Jack O'Shea	Kerry	St. Mary's Cahirciveen	Midfield, fourth win
1984	Jack O'Shea	Kerry	St. Mary's Cahirciveen	Midfield, third win
1983	Tommy Drumm	Dublin	Whitehall Colmcilles	Centre back
1982	Martin Furlong	Offaly	Tullamore	Goalkeeper
1981	Jack O'Shea	Kerry	St. Mary's Cahirciveen	Midfield, second win
1980	Jack O'Shea	Kerry	St. Mary's Cahirciveen	Midfield
1979	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	Austin Stacks	Corner forward
1978	Pat Spillane	Kerry	Templenoe	Wing forward
1977	Jimmy Keaveney	Dublin	St Vincents	Full forward, second win
1976	Jimmy Keaveney	Dublin	St Vincents	Full forward, did not win an All-Star
1975	John O'Keeffe	Kerry	Austin Stacks	Full back
1974	Kevin Heffernan	Dublin	St Vincents	The only person to be awarded this award while not a player but a manager
1973	Billy Morgan	Cork	Nemo Rangers	Goalkeeper
1972	Willie Bryan	Offaly	Walsh Island
1971	Eugene Mulligan	Offaly	Rhode
1970	Tom Prendergast	Kerry	Keel
1969	Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	Waterville	Wing forward
1968	Seán O'Neill	Down	John Mitchel
1967	Bertie Cunningham	Meath	Ballivor
1966	Mattie McDonagh	Galway	Ballygar
1965	Martin Newell	Galway	Father Griffins
1964	Noel Tierney	Galway	Milltown	Full back
1963	Lar Foley	Dublin	St Vincents
1962	Mick O'Connell	Kerry	Young Islanders	Midfield
1961	James McCartan Sr.	Down	Tullylish	Second win
1960	James McCartan Sr.	Down	St Patrick's
1959	Seán Murphy	Kerry	Dingle
1958	Jim McKeever	Derry	Ballymaguigan	Inaugural winner. One of only three winners to win, despite their county not winning that year's All-Ireland.

References

^ Wattersson, Johnny. "Star sponsors put tuxedos away after 54 years". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
^ "2010 Texaco Sportstars of the Year". Irish Independent. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

Texaco Footballer of the Year

1958: J. McKeever
1959: S. Murphy
1960: J. McCartan Snr
1961: J. McCartan Snr
1962: M. O'Connell
1963: L. Foley
1964: N. Tierney
1965: M. Newell
1966: M. McDonagh
1967: B. Cunningham
1968: S. O'Neill
1969: M. O'Dwyer
1970: T. Prendergast
1971: E. Mulligan
1972: W. Bryan
1973: B. Morgan
1974: K. Heffernan
1975: J. O'Keeffe
1976: J. Keaveney
1977: J. Keaveney
1978: P. Spillane
1979: M. Sheehy
1980: J. O'Shea
1981: J. O'Shea
1982: M. Furlong
1983: T. Drumm
1984: J. O'Shea
1985: J. O'Shea
1986: P. Spillane
1987: B. Stafford
1988: R. O'Malley
1989: T. McCarthy
1990: S. Fahy
1991: C. O'Rourke
1992: M. McHugh
1993: H. Downey
1994: M. Linden
1995: P. Curran
1996: M. O'Connell
1997: M. Fitzgerald
1998: M. Donnellan
1999: T. Giles
2000: S. Moynihan
2001: P. Joyce
2002: K. McGeeney
2003: P. Canavan
2004: C. Cooper
2005: S. O'Neill
2006: K. Donaghy
2007: M. Ó Sé
2008: S. Cavanagh
2009: T. Ó Sé
2010: B. Brogan Jnr
2011: A. Brogan

Gaelic games awards

All Stars

Hurling

Teams	GPA Gaelic Team of the Year Hurling Team of the Century Hurling Team of the Millennium
Hurler of the Year	All Stars Hurler of the Year GPA Hurler of the Year Texaco Hurler of the Year GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year GAA Minor Star Hurler of the Year Munster Hurler of the Year Dublin Hurler of the Year

Gaelic football

Teams	GPA Gaelic Team of the Year Football Team of the Century Football Team of the Millennium
Footballer of the Year	GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year GPA Footballer of the Year Texaco Footballer of the Year GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year U20 Footballer of the Year GAA Minor Star Footballer of the Year Dublin Footballer of the Year

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