The Professional Footballers' Association Merit Award is an award given by the Professional Footballers' Association for meritorious service to football.
The award was first given in 1974, and was won by Bobby Charlton and Cliff Lloyd. The first woman to win the award was Steph Houghton in 2019. In 2022, the award was separated into two: women's and men's.
The most recent winners of the award are Sir Gareth Southgate and Emma Hayes. From Wikipedia
