Celtic's Maloney wins awards double
First Published: Apr 30, 2006
Celtic striker Shaun Maloney, pictured in 2005, became the first player to be named both Player and Young Player of the Year by his fellow professionals in Scotland.
Celtic striker Shaun Maloney became the first player to be named both Player and Young Player of the Year by his fellow professionals in Scotland.
The 23-year-old played a major part in helping the club to the Scottish Premier League title.
"It's not been done before so it's a big honour and I feel quite proud," said Maloney.
"I only found out today that I had won the young player award as well. There is no better accolade than to be voted for by your peers and it does mean a lot to me."
Maloney was up against Celtic team-mate Stilian Petrov, as well as Rangers striker Kris Boyd and Rudi Skacel of Hearts for the Digby Brown SPFA Player of the Year Award.
Boyd was also a rival in the younger category, along with Chris Burke of Rangers and Kilmarnock's Steven Naismith.
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