The inaugural award ceremony, sponsored by The Scottish Sun, took place in 2009 at Hampden Park.
[2] The 2020 season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which also caused the 2021 awards to be a virtual event (presented from Tynecastle Park).
[3] The awards returned to the Hilton Glasgow in 2022,[4][5] and Hampden Park was the venue in 2023, sponsored by ScottishPower.
Clubs in every senior SWPL / SWFL division in Scottish football voted for their player of the match.
[16] At the end of the month, the player with the most votes in each division received a branded match football to mark their achievement.