Texaco Footballer of the Year

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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

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Year | Player | County | Club | Notes

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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 L. 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 Snr | Down | Tullylish | Second win
1960 | James McCartan Snr | 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

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1. ^ Wattersson, Johnny. "Star sponsors put tuxedos away after 54 years". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
2. ^ "2010 Texaco Sportstars of the Year". Irish Independent. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

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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. L. 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

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