This is a list of all past winners of the official GAA GPA All Stars Awards in Gaelic football since the first awards in 1971. As an insight to the prominent players of the 1960s, it also includes the unofficial "Cuchulainn" awards presented from 1963 to 1967 under the auspices of Gaelic Weekly magazine.
For each year since 1995, when the official award began, the All Stars Footballer of the Year is highlighted with FOTY. If the footballer of the year did not win an All Star Award, his name is added to the list as FOTY. The unofficial Texaco Footballer of the Year, awarded since 1958, is a guide to the leading players of the past.
Overview By the end of 2020, nearly 400 different footballers had received awards. For those with the highest numbers of awards, see GAA GPA All Stars Awards.
As of 2024, the players are from the following teams: Given as Team, team's overall total/number of different players to have won while representing this team: Kerry, 167/66 (list) Dublin, 146/67 (list) Cork, 64/42 (list) Tyrone, 58/33 (list) Mayo, 54/33 (list) Meath, 49/27 (list) Galway, 48/34 (list) Donegal, 40/27 (list) Offaly, 30/19 (list) Armagh, 31/21 (list) Derry, 29/19 (list) Down, 23/18 (list) Roscommon, 16/12 (list) Kildare, 15/12 (list) Monaghan, 14/10 (list) Westmeath, 5/4 Laois, 5/5 Cavan, 5/5 Fermanagh, 4/3 Tipperary, 4/3 Sligo, 4/4 Louth, 3/3 Leitrim, 2/2 Antrim, 1 Wicklow, 1 Clare, 1 Wexford, 1
No player has received an All Star while representing Carlow, Kilkenny**, Limerick, Longford, Waterford, or the overseas county teams of London and New York in football.
1970s 1971 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK P. J. Smyth Galway 1 RCB Johnny Carey Mayo 1 FB Jack Cosgrove Galway 1 LCB Donie O'Sullivan Kerry 1 RWB Eugene Mulligan Offaly 1 CB Nicholas Clavin Offaly 1 LWB Patrick Reynolds Meath 1 MD Liam Sammon Galway 1 MD Willie Bryan Offaly 1 RWF Tony McTague Offaly 1 CF Ray Cummins Cork 1 LWF Mickey Kearins Sligo 1 RCF Andy McCallin Antrim 1 FF Seán O'Neill Down 1 LCF Seamus Leydon Galway 1
County breakdown Galway = 4 Offaly = 4 Mayo = 1 Kerry = 1 Meath = 1 Cork = 1 Sligo = 1 Antrim = 1 Down = 1
1972 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Martin Furlong Offaly 1 RCB Mick Ryan Offaly 1 FB Paddy McCormack Offaly 1 LCB Donie O'Sullivan Kerry 2 RWB Brian McEniff Donegal 1 CB Tommy Joe Gilmore Galway 1 LWB Kevin Jer O'Sullivan Cork 1 MD Willie Bryan Offaly 2 MD Mick O'Connell Kerry 1 RWF Johnny Cooney Offaly 1 CF Kevin Kilmurray Offaly 1 LWF Tony McTague Offaly 2 RCF Mickey Freyne Roscommon 1 FF Seán O'Neill Down 2 LCF Paddy Moriarty Armagh 1
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County breakdown Offaly = 7 Kerry = 2 Donegal = 1 Galway = 1 Cork = 1 Roscommon = 1 Down = 1 Armagh = 1
1973 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Billy Morgan Cork 1 RCB Frank Cogan Cork 1 FB Mick Ryan Offaly 2 LCB Brian Murphy Cork 1 RWB Liam O'Neill Galway 1 CB Tommy Joe Gilmore Galway 2 LWB Kevin Jer O'Sullivan Cork 2 MD John O'Keeffe Kerry 1 MD Dinny Long Cork 1 RWF Johnny Cooney Offaly 2 CF Kevin Kilmurray Offaly 2 LWF Liam Sammon Galway 2 RCF Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 1 FF Ray Cummins Cork 2 LCF Anthony McGurk Derry 1
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County breakdown Cork = 7 Offaly = 3 Galway = 3 Kerry = 1 Derry = 1
1974 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Paddy Cullen Dublin 1 RCB Donal Monaghan Donegal 1 FB Seán Doherty Dublin 1 LCB Robbie Kelleher Dublin 1 RWB Paddy Reilly Dublin 1 CB Barnes Murphy Sligo 1 LWB Johnny Hughes Galway 1 MD Dermot Earley Roscommon 1 MD Paudie Lynch Kerry 1 RWF Tom Naughton Galway 1 CF Declan Barron Cork 1 LWF David Hickey Dublin 1 RCF Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 2 FF Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 1 LCF John Tobin Galway 1
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County breakdown Dublin = 6 Galway = 3 Cork = 2 Donegal = 1 Sligo = 1 Roscommon = 1 Kerry = 1
1975 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Paudie O'Mahony Kerry 1 RCB Gay O'Driscoll Dublin 1 FB John O'Keeffe Kerry 2 LCB Robbie Kelleher Dublin 2 RWB Peter Stevenson Derry 1 CB Anthony McGurk Derry 2 LWB Ger Power Kerry 1 MD Dinny Long Cork 2 MD Colm McAlarney Down 1 RWF Gerry McElhinney Derry 1 CF Ken Rennicks Meath 1 LWF Mickey O'Sullivan Kerry 1 RCF John Egan Kerry 1 FF Mattie Kerrigan Meath 1 LCF Anton O'Toole Dublin 1
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County breakdown Kerry = 5 Dublin = 3 Derry = 3 Meath = 2 Cork = 1 Down = 1
1976 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Paddy Cullen Dublin 2 RCB Ger O'Keeffe Kerry 1 FB John O'Keeffe Kerry 3 LCB Brian Murphy Cork 2 RWB Johnny Hughes Galway 2 CB Kevin Moran Dublin 1 LWB Ger Power Kerry 2 MD Brian Mullins Dublin 1 MD Dave McCarthy Cork 1 RWF Anton O'Toole Dublin 2 CF Tony Hanahoe Dublin 1 LWF David Hickey Dublin 2 RCF Bobby Doyle Dublin 1 FF Mikey Sheehy Kerry 1 LCF Pat Spillane Kerry 1
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County breakdown Dublin = 7 Kerry = 5 Cork = 2 Galway = 1
1977 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Paddy Cullen Dublin 3 RCB Gay O'Driscoll Dublin 2 FB Pat Lindsay Roscommon 1 LCB Robbie Kelleher Dublin 3 RWB Tommy Drumm Dublin 1 CB Paddy Moriarty Armagh 2 LWB Pat O'Neill Dublin 1 MD Brian Mullins Dublin 2 MD Joe Kernan Armagh 1 RWF Anton O'Toole Dublin 3 CF Jimmy Smyth Armagh 1 LWF Pat Spillane Kerry 2 RCF Bobby Doyle Dublin 2 FF Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 2 LCF John Egan Kerry 2
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County breakdown Dublin = 9 Armagh = 3 Kerry = 2 Roscommon = 1
1978 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Ollie Crinnigan Kildare 1 RCB Harry Keegan Roscommon 1 FB John O'Keeffe Kerry 4 LCB Robbie Kelleher Dublin 4 RWB Tommy Drumm Dublin 2 CB Ollie Brady Cavan 1 LWB Paudie Lynch Kerry 2 MD Colm McAlarney Down 2 MD Tomás O'Connor Offaly 1 RWF Ger Power Kerry 3 CF Declan Barron Cork 2 LWF Pat Spillane Kerry 3 RCF Mikey Sheehy Kerry 2 FF Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 3 LCF John Egan Kerry 3
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County breakdown Kerry = 6 Dublin = 3 Kildare = 1 Roscommon = 1 Cavan = 1 Down = 1 Offaly = 1 Cork = 1
1979 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Paddy Cullen Dublin 4 RCB Eugene Hughes Monaghan 1 FB John O'Keeffe Kerry 5 LCB Tom Heneghan Roscommon 1 RWB Tommy Drumm Dublin 3 CB Tim Kennelly Kerry 1 LWB Danny Murray Roscommon 1 MD Dermot Earley Roscommon 2 MD Bernard Brogan Dublin 1 RWF Ger Power Kerry 4 CF Seán Walsh Kerry 1 LWF Pat Spillane Kerry 4 RCF Mikey Sheehy Kerry 3 FF Seán Lowry Offaly 1 LCF Joe McGrath Mayo 1
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County breakdown Kerry = 6 Dublin = 3 Roscommon = 3 Monaghan = 1 Offaly = 1 Mayo = 1
1980s
1980 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Charlie Nelligan Kerry 1 RCB Harry Keegan Roscommon 2 FB Kevin Kehilly Cork 1 LCB Gerry Connellan Roscommon 1 RWB Kevin McCabe Tyrone 1 CB Tim Kennelly Kerry 2 LWB Danny Murray Roscommon 2 MD Jack O'Shea Kerry 1 MD Colum McKinstry Armagh 1 RWF Ger Power Kerry 5 CF Dinny Allen Cork 1 LWF Pat Spillane Kerry 5 RCF Matt Connor Offaly 1 FF Eoin Liston Kerry 1 LCF John Egan Kerry 4
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County breakdown Kerry = 7 Roscommon = 3 Cork = 2 Tyrone = 1 Armagh = 1 Offaly = 1
1981 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Martin Furlong Offaly 2 RCB Jimmy Deenihan Kerry 1 FB Paddy Kennedy Down 1 LCB Paudie Lynch Kerry 3 RWB Páidí Ó Sé Kerry 1 CB Richie Connor Offaly 1 LWB Séamus McHugh Galway 1 MD Jack O'Shea Kerry 2 MD Seán Walsh Kerry 2 RWF Barry Brennan Galway 1 CF Denis 'Ogie' Moran Kerry 1 LWF Pat Spillane Kerry 6 RCF Mikey Sheehy Kerry 4 FF Eoin Liston Kerry 2 LCF Brendan Lowry Offaly 1
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County breakdown Kerry = 9 Offaly = 3 Galway = 2 Down = 1
1982 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Martin Furlong Offaly 3 RCB Mick Fitzgerald Offaly 1 FB Liam O'Connor Offaly 1 LCB Kevin Kehilly Cork 2 RWB Páidí Ó Sé Kerry 2 CB Seán Lowry Offaly 2 LWB Liam Currams Offaly 1 MD Jack O'Shea Kerry 3 MD Pádraig Dunne Offaly 1 RWF Peter McGinnity Fermanagh 1 CF Joe Kernan Armagh 2 LWF Matt Connor Offaly 2 RCF Mikey Sheehy Kerry 5 FF Eoin Liston Kerry 3 LCF John Egan Kerry 5
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County breakdown Offaly = 7 Kerry = 5 Cork = 1 Fermanagh = 1 Armagh = 1
1983 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Martin Furlong Offaly 4 RCB Páidí Ó Sé Kerry 3 FB Stephen Kinneavy Galway 1 LCB John Evans Cork 1 RWB Pat Canavan Dublin 1 CB Tommy Drumm Dublin 4 LWB Jimmy Kerrigan Cork 1 MD Jack O'Shea Kerry 4 MD Liam Austin Down 1 RWF Barney Rock Dublin 1 CF Matt Connor Offaly 3 LWF Greg Blaney Down 1 RCF Martin McHugh Donegal 1 FF Colm O'Rourke Meath 1 LCF Joe McNally Dublin 1
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County breakdown Dublin = 4 Kerry = 2 Offaly = 2 Cork = 2 Down = 2 Galway = 1 Donegal = 1 Meath = 1
1984 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK John O'Leary Dublin 1 RCB Páidí Ó Sé Kerry 4 FB Mick Lyons Meath 1 LCB Séamus McHugh Galway 2 RWB Tommy Doyle Kerry 1 CB Tom Spillane Kerry 1 LWB P. J. Buckley Dublin 1 MD Jack O'Shea Kerry 5 MD Eugene McKenna Tyrone 1 RWF Barney Rock Dublin 2 CF Eoin Liston Kerry 4 LWF Pat Spillane Kerry 7 RCF Mikey Sheehy Kerry 6 FF Frank McGuigan Tyrone 1 LCF Dermot McNicholl Derry 1
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County breakdown Kerry = 7 Dublin = 3 Tyrone = 2 Meath = 1 Galway = 1 Derry = 1
1985 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK John O'Leary Dublin 2 RCB Páidí Ó Sé Kerry 5 FB Gerry Hargan Dublin 1 LCB Mick Spillane Kerry 1 RWB Tommy Doyle Kerry 2 CB Ciarán Murray Monaghan 1 LWB Dermot Flanagan Mayo 1 MD Jack O'Shea Kerry 6 MD Willie Joe Padden Mayo 1 RWF Barney Rock Dublin 3 CF Tommy Conroy Dublin 1 LWF Pat Spillane Kerry 8 RCF Kevin McStay Mayo 1 FF Paul Earley Roscommon 1 LCF Eugene Hughes Monaghan 2
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County breakdown Kerry = 5 Dublin = 4 Mayo = 3 Monaghan = 1 Roscommon = 1
1986 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Charlie Nelligan Kerry 2 RCB Harry Keegan Roscommon 3 FB Mick Lyons Meath 2 LCB John Lynch Tyrone 1 RWB Tommy Doyle Kerry 3 CB Tom Spillane Kerry 2 LWB Colm Browne Laois 1 MD Plunkett Donaghy Tyrone 1 MD Liam Irwin Laois 1 RWF Ray McCarron Monaghan 1 CF Eugene McKenna Tyrone 2 LWF Pat Spillane Kerry 9 RCF Mikey Sheehy Kerry 7 FF Damien O'Hagan Tyrone 1 LCF Ger Power Kerry 6
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County breakdown Kerry = 6 Tyrone = 4 Laois = 2 Roscommon = 1 Meath = 1 Monaghan = 1
1987 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK John Kerins Cork 1 RCB Robbie O'Malley Meath 1 FB Colman Corrigan Cork 1 LCB Tony Scullion Derry 1 RWB Niall Cahalane Cork 1 CB Tom Spillane Kerry 3 LWB Ger Lynch Kerry 1 MD Gerry McEntee Meath 1 MD Brian McGilligan Derry 1 RWF David Beggy Meath 1 CF Larry Tompkins Cork 1 LWF Kieran Duff Dublin 1 RCF Val Daly Galway 1 FF Brian Stafford Meath 1 LCF Bernard Flynn Meath 1
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County breakdown Meath = 5 Cork = 4 Derry = 2 Kerry = 2 Dublin = 1 Galway = 1
1988 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Paddy Linden Monaghan 1 RCB Robbie O'Malley Meath 2 FB Colman Corrigan Cork 2 LCB Mick Kennedy Dublin 1 RWB Niall Cahalane Cork 2 CB Noel McCaffrey Dublin 1 LWB Martin O'Connell Meath 1 MD Shea Fahy Cork 1 MD Liam Hayes Meath 1 RWF Maurice Fitzgerald Kerry 1 CF Larry Tompkins Cork 2 LWF Kieran Duff Dublin 2 RCF Colm O'Rourke Meath 2 FF Brian Stafford Meath 2 LCF Eugene Hughes Monaghan 3
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County breakdown Meath = 5 Cork = 4 Dublin = 3 Monaghan = 2 Kerry = 1
1989 Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Gabriel Irwin Mayo 1 RCB Jimmy Browne Mayo 1 FB Gerry Hargan Dublin 2 LCB Dermot Flanagan Mayo 2 RWB Connie Murphy Kerry 1 CB Conor Counihan Cork 1 LWB Tony Davis Cork 1 MD Teddy McCarthy Cork 1 MD Willie Joe Padden Mayo 2 RWF Dave Barry Cork 1 CF Larry Tompkins Cork 3 LWF Noel Durkin Mayo 1 RCF Paul McGrath Cork 1 FF Eugene McKenna Tyrone 3 LCF Tony McManus Roscommon 1
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County breakdown Cork = 6 Mayo = 5 Dublin = 1 Kerry = 1 Tyrone = 1 Roscommon = 1
1990s
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