Shaw and Clinton earn PFA player of the year awards

Khadija Shaw has been named the Professional Footballers' Association women's player of the year, with Grace Clinton taking the young player award.

Manchester City forward Shaw, 27, was the Women's Super League (WSL) top scorer in the 2023-24 season with 21 goals in 18 games.

Injury curtailed the Jamaica international's season and City ended the league campaign in second to Chelsea on goal difference.

“I am both happy and proud to have received this award - to be recognised in such a way by my peers is a very special honour,” Shaw said.

“I also want to thank my team-mates and the entire coaching staff because without them this would not be possible.

“I’d also like to congratulate all my fellow nominees who are such amazing players. To have been voted the player of the year means a lot.”

Shaw, a first-time winner of the PFA award, had already been named the WSL player of the year for 2023-24. She was also named player of the year at the Women's Football Awards.

She beat two City team-mates to the PFA award - Yui Hasegawa and Lauren Hemp - as well as Chelsea trio Erin Cuthbert, Lauren James and Niamh Charles, who were all on the shortlist.

Manchester United midfielder Clinton, 21, spent last season on loan at Tottenham, where she scored four goals and added four assists and earned her first England caps.

Last year's winner James was also nominated for the young player of the year award after scoring 13 goals in 16 games to help Chelsea win the WSL.

Also nominated were Manchester City's Khiara Keating, Chelsea's Aggie Beever-Jones, Manchester United's Maya Le Tissier and Manchester City's Jess Park.

In the men's categories, Manchester City's Phil Foden won the player of the year and Chelsea's Cole Palmer was young player of the year.

Man City dominate team of year

The WSL team of the year, voted for by the players, was dominated by Manchester City players, with six included.

Khadija Shaw, Yui Hasegawa, Lauren Hemp, Khiara Keating, Alex Greenwood and Laia Aleixandri were named in the XI.

Title winners Chelsea had Niamh Charles, Erin Cuthbert and Lauren James featuring, while Arsenal's Lotte Wubben-Moy and young player of the year Clinton were included.

Goalkeeper:

Khiara Keating (Man City)

Defenders:

Alex Greenwood (Man City)

Niamh Charles (Chelsea)

Laia Aleixandri (Man City)

Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal)

Midfielders:

Yui Hasegawa (Man City)

Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea)

Grace Clinton (Tottenham)

Forwards:

Khadija Shaw (Man City)

Lauren James (Chelsea)

Lauren Hemp (Man City)