The Rex Kingsley Footballer of the Year was an award given annually to the Scottish footballer who was adjudged to have been the best of that year (calendar year and not season) in Scottish football between 1951–1964. The award was handed out by Rex Kingsley of the Sunday Mail. As there were no Football Writers' awards (until the SFWA awards in 1965) or Players' Association awards (until the PFA Scotland awards in 1978), the Rex Kingsley Footballer of the Year award was generally considered to be the most prestigious of its type at the time.
List of winners Year Player Club Ref 1951 Gordon Smith Hibernian 1952 Willie Thornton Rangers 1953 Bobby Evans Celtic 1954 Jimmy McGowan Partick Thistle 1955 George Young Rangers 1956 Willie McNaught Raith Rovers 1957 Alex Parker Falkirk 1958 Dave MacKay Heart of Midlothian 1959 Harry Haddock Clyde 1960 Willie Toner Kilmarnock 1961 John Cumming Heart of Midlothian 1962 Ian Ure Dundee 1963 Ian McMillan Rangers 1964 Charlie Aitken Motherwell
Winners by club Club No. of wins Winning years Rangers Heart of Midlothian Celtic Clyde Dundee Falkirk Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Raith Rovers
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