Ex-Celtic and Hearts stars up for PFA Scotland award as Player of Year nominations revealed for 3 divisions

PFA Scotland has revealed the nominees for the Player of the Year awards in the Championship, League One and League Two.

A total of four players from each division have been nominated based on votes from fellow players.

The Championship nominees all come from the top three clubs in the table with two Falkirk players and one each from Livingston and Ayr United making the list.

From left: PFA Scotland Player of the Year nominees for the SPFL Championship - Robbie Muirhead (Livingston), Calvin Miller (Falkirk), Brad Spencer (Falkirk) and Jay Henderson (Ayr United). | Jeff Holmes

The Bairns, who are bidding for a remarkable second successive promotion, are represented by midfielder Brad Spencer and winger Calvin Miller, who have each been nominated for Player of the Year for a second consecutive year having been beaten to the League One prize last season by then team-mate Callumn Morrison.

Spencer, who is the son of former Scotland and Chelsea striker John Spencer, has been with Falkirk since 2023 after following manager John McGlynn from Raith Rovers. He has started all 34 of his side's league fixtures this season, contributing eight goals and two assists, while producing dominant displays in the middle of the park.

Miller, who started his career at Celtic, making five first-team appearances for the Hoops before spells at Notts County, Chesterfield and Morton, has also been an ever-present for Falkirk this season, notching nine goals and 10 assists in the second tier.

Livingston striker Robbie Muirhead is also up for the Championship award for a campaign where he has so far amassed 16 goals and seven assists in all competitions following his move from Morton last summer.

The former Dundee United and Hearts forward is joined on the list by Ayr United midfielder Jay Henderson, who has been a standout for the Honest Men in their play-off push following his season-long loan move from Ross County.

Henderson has been an ever-present in Scott Brown's side, with 14 goals and 13 assists in all competitions making him one of the highest ranked midfielders for goal contributions outwith the Scottish Premiership.

From left: PFA Scotland nominees for SPFL League One Player of the Year - Scott Stewart (Arbroath), Fraser Fyvie (Cove Rangers) and Fraser Taylor (Arbroath). Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers) not pictured. | Jeff Holmes

In League One, the division’s top two teams dominate the voting. Champions Arbroath’s title has been built around the excellence of midfielders Fraser Taylor and Scott Stewart, while Cove Rangers will look to the experienced Fraser Fyvie and Mitchel

Megginson to continue their good form as they prepare for the play-offs.

It’s a similar story in League Two, as division leaders Peterhead and second-placed East Fife have two nominees each. Andrew McCarthy and Cieran Dunn receive recognition for their efforts in helping push Peterhead to the brink of the title, while

East Fife defender Andy Munro is joined by the league’s top-scorer, 39-year-old Alan Trouten, in receiving nominations.

The nominations for SPFL Premiership Player of the Year, SPFL Young Player of the Year, SWPL Player of the Year and SWPL Young Player of the Year will be announced on Monday, April 28.

The overall winners will be announced on Sunday, May 4, at the PFA Scotland Awards dinner at the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow.