Awards double for Maloney

Celtic forward Shaun Maloney has been named Scottish Professional Footballers' Association player of the year and young player of the year.

The 23-year-old has netted 12 times in 34 SPL games this season as Celtic marched to the title and his efforts were rewarded when he became the first player in history to win the two awards in the same year.

Maloney beat off competition from team-mate Stilian Petrov, the SPL's leading scorer Kris Boyd of Rangers and Hearts frontman Rudi Skacel to win the player of the year trophy.

In the young players category, he finished ahead of Rangers pair Boyd and Chris Burke and Kilmarnock's Steven Naismith in the voting.

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