Shaw and Clinton earn PFA player of the year awards

Khadija Shaw has been named nan Professional Footballers' Association women's subordinate of nan year, pinch Grace Clinton taking nan young subordinate award.

Manchester City guardant Shaw, 27, was nan Women's Super League's apical scorer successful nan 2023-24 play pinch 21 goals successful 18 games.

Injury curtailed nan Jamaica international's play and City ended nan convention run successful second to Chelsea connected extremity difference.

Shaw, a first-time victor of nan PFA award, had already been named nan WSL subordinate of nan twelvemonth for 2023-24. She was besides named subordinate of nan twelvemonth astatine nan Women's Football Awards.

She hit 2 City team-mates to nan PFA grant - Yui Hasegawa and Lauren Hemp - arsenic good arsenic Chelsea trio Erin Cuthbert, Lauren James and Niamh Charles, who were each connected nan shortlist.

Manchester United midfielder Clinton, 21, spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Tottenham, wherever she scored 4 goals and added 4 assists and earned her first England caps.

Last year's victor James was besides nominated for nan young subordinate of nan twelvemonth grant aft scoring 13 goals successful 16 games to thief Chelsea triumph nan Women's Super League.

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.