The Professional Footballers’ Association announced on Sunday night in their annual dinner awards that Wayne Rooney was crowned PFA Player of the Year, while James Milner won Young player of the Year.
Rooney, 24, has scored 34 goals this season and is currently set to miss the title run in with an injury pipped Didier Drogba, Cesc Fabregas and Carlos Tevez to the award. Rooney said the following on winning the award “It’s a great feeling to win because it’s voted for by the players. It’s a great honour and I’m really proud.”
While Young Player of the Year award winner James Milner said the following “I’ve been moved into the middle and that suits me as it helps me influence the game a bit more. Maybe sometimes wide right you want to influence the game but you just can’t get yourself into it.”

In the awards ceremony the teams of the year award was also announced for the Premiership, Coca-Cola Championship, Coca-Cola League 1 and Coca-Cola League 2;

Premier League team of the year:

Joe Hart (Man City, Birmingham on loan), Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa), Patrice Evra (Man Utd), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), James Milner (Aston Villa), Darren Fletcher (Man Utd), Antonio Valencia (Man Utd), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd), Didier Drogba (Chelsea).

Championship team of the year:

Lee Camp (Nottingham Forest), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest), Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle), Ashley Williams (Swansea), Jose Enrique (Newcastle), Graham Dorrans (West Brom), Peter Whittingham (Cardiff), Kevin Nolan (Newcastle), Charlie Adam (Blackpool), Andy Carroll (Newcastle), Michael Chopra (Cardiff).

League One team of the year:

Kelvin Davis (Southampton), Frazer Richardson (Charlton), Patrick Kisnorbo (Leeds), Gary Doherty (Norwich), Ian Harte (Carlisle), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich), Jason Puncheon (Southampton), Robert Snodgrass (Leeds), Nicky Bailey (Charlton), Rickie Lambert (Southampton), Grant Holt (Norwich).

League Two team of the year:

Kasper Schmeichel (Notts County), John Brayford (Crewe), Craig Dawson (Rochdale), Ian Sharps (Rotherham), Tom Kennedy (Rochdale), Ben Davies (Notts County), Stephen Dawson (Bury), Gary Jones (Rochdale), Nicky Law (Rotherham), Lee Hughes (Notts County), Adam Le Fondre (Rotherham).