The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year football player of the year is an annual award given to the best football player of the season in English football [1] . For the first time, the award was presented following the results of the 1947/48 season , in which it was awarded to Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews . The current winner of the award is Manchester City player Rahim Sterling [2] . Eight players have won this prize more than once, the last time that player was Cristiano Ronaldo , who received this award in the 2007/08 season .
The winner is determined by voting among members of the Association of Football Journalists (FWA), which includes about 400 football journalists in England [3] . The author of the idea of the annual award for the best soccer player is Charles Baken , in the past - a professional soccer player, later a journalist and one of the founders of the Association of Football Journalists [4] .
Winners
The award has already been awarded 71 times, it received 62 players. Only in one season were two football players awarded at the same time [5] . The table also shows other awards that the player received at the end of the season in England, namely the awards of the Professional Football Association - Player of the Year according to football players (PPY) [6] [7] [8] , Player of the Year according to fans (FPY) [ 9] and Young Player of the Year (YPY) [7] [8] [10] .
| Season | Player | Club | Also won | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947/48 | | Stanley Matthews | Blackpool | [eleven] | |
| 1948/49 | | Johnny carey | Manchester United | [12] | |
| 1949/50 | | Joe Mercer | Arsenal | ||
| 1950/51 | | Harry Johnston | Blackpool | ||
| 1951/52 | | Billy Wright | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1952/53 | | Net lofthouse | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1953/54 | Tom Finney | Preston North End | |||
| 1954/55 | Don revie | Manchester city | |||
| 1955/56 | Burt Trautmann | Manchester city | [13] | ||
| 1956/57 | Tom Finney | Preston North End | [14] | ||
| 1957/58 | Danny Blanchflower | Tottenham Hotspur | [eleven] | ||
| 1958/59 | Cid owen | Luton Town | |||
| 1959/60 | Bill slater | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| 1960/61 | Danny Blanchflower | Tottenham Hotspur | [eleven] | ||
| 1961/62 | Jimmy adamson | Burnley | |||
| 1962/63 | Stanley Matthews | Stoke City | [11] [15] | ||
| 1963/64 | Bobby moore | West Ham United | [eleven] | ||
| 1964/65 | Bobby Collins | Leeds United | |||
| 1965/66 | Bobby charlton | Manchester United | |||
| 1966/67 | Jack charlton | Leeds United | |||
| 1967/68 | George Best | Manchester United | |||
| 1968/69 | Tony Buck (shared) | Manchester city | |||
| Dave Mackay (shared) | Derby County | ||||
| 1969/70 | Billy Bremner | Leeds United | |||
| 1970/71 | Frank Macklintock | Arsenal | |||
| 1971/72 | Gordon Banks | Stoke City | |||
| 1972/73 | Pat jennings | Tottenham Hotspur | [11] [16] | ||
| 1973/74 | Ian Callaghan | Liverpool | |||
| 1974/75 | Alan Mullery | Fulham | |||
| 1975/76 | Kevin Keegan | Liverpool | |||
| 1976/77 | Emlyn Hughes | Liverpool | |||
| 1977/78 | Kenny burns | Nottingham forest | |||
| 1978/79 | Kenny Dalglish | Liverpool | |||
| 1979/80 | Terry McDermott | Liverpool | PPY | [17] | |
| 1980/81 | France theissen | Ipswich Town | [eleven] | ||
| 1981/82 | Steve perryman | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| 1982/83 | Kenny Dalglish | Liverpool | PPY | ||
| 1983/84 | Ian Rush | Liverpool | PPY | ||
| 1984/85 | Neville Southall | Everton | |||
| 1985/86 | Gary Lineker | Everton | PPY | ||
| 1986/87 | Clive Allen | Tottenham Hotspur | PPY | ||
| 1987/88 | John barnes | Liverpool | PPY | ||
| 1988/89 | Steve Nichol | Liverpool | |||
| 1989/90 | John barnes | Liverpool | |||
| 1990/91 | Gordon Stracan | Leeds United | |||
| 1991/92 | Gary Lineker | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| 1992/93 | Chris Waddle | Sheffield Wensday | |||
| 1993/94 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn rovers | |||
| 1994/95 | Jurgen Klinsman | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| 1995/96 | Eric Cantona | Manchester United | |||
| 1996/97 | Gianfranco Zola | Chelsea | |||
| 1997/98 | Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal | PPY | ||
| 1998/99 | David Ginola | Tottenham Hotspur | PPY | ||
| 1999/00 | Roy Keane | Manchester United | PPY | [18] | |
| 2000/01 | Teddy sheringham | Manchester United | PPY | [nineteen] | |
| 2001/02 | Robert Pires | Arsenal | [20] | ||
| 2002/03 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | PPY , FPY | [11] [21] | |
| 2003/04 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | PPY , FPY | [11] [21] [22] | |
| 2004/05 | Frank Lampard | Chelsea | FPY | [11] [23] | |
| 2005/06 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | [24] [11] | ||
| 2006/07 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | PPY , FPY , YPY | [25] | |
| 2007/08 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | PPY , FPY | [26] | |
| 2008/09 | Stephen Gerrard | Liverpool | FPY | [27] | |
| 2009/10 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | PPY , FPY | [28] | |
| 2010/11 | Scott Parker | West Ham United | [29] | ||
| 2011/12 | Robin van Persie | Arsenal | PPY , FPY | [thirty] | |
| 2012/13 | Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur | PPY , YPY | [31] | |
| 2013/14 | Luis Suarez | Liverpool | PPY | [32] | |
| 2014/15 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | PPY | [33] | |
| 2015/16 | Jamie Vardi | Leicester City | [34] | ||
| 2016/17 | N'Golo Kante | Chelsea | PPY | [35] | |
| 2017/18 | Mohammed Salah | Liverpool | PPY | [36] | |
| 2018/19 | Raheem Sterling | Manchester city | Ypy | [2] |
Country Winners
| A country | Number of awards | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|
| England | 1947/48, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963 / 64, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1968/69 ‡ , 1971/72, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1985/86, 1986/87 , 1987/88, 1989/90, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 2000/01, 2004/05, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2015/16, 2018/19 | |
| Scotland | 1964/65, 1968/69 ‡ , 1969/70, 1970/71, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1982/83, 1988/89, 1990/91 | |
| France | 1995/96, 1998/99, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2016/17 | |
| Northern Ireland | 1957/58, 1960/61, 1967/68, 1972/73 | |
| Netherlands | 1980/81, 1997/98, 2011/12 | |
| Wales | 1983/84, 1984/85, 2012/13 | |
| Germany | 1955/56, 1994/95 | |
| Ireland | 1948/49, 1999/00 | |
| Portugal | 2006/07, 2007/08 | |
| Italy | 1996/97 | |
| Uruguay | 2013/14 | |
| Belgium | 2014/15 | |
| Egypt | 2017/18 |
‡ - 2 winners
Club Winners
| Club | Number of awards | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 1973/74, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 2008/09, 2013/14. 2017/18 | |
| Manchester United | 1948/49, 1965/66, 1967/68, 1995/96, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2009/10 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1957/58, 1960/61, 1972/73, 1981/82, 1986/87, 1991/92, 1994/95, 1998/99, 2012/13 | |
| Arsenal | 1949/50, 1970/71, 1997/98, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2011/12 | |
| Leeds United | 1964/65, 1966/67, 1969/70, 1990/91 | |
| Manchester city | 1954/55, 1955/56, 1968/69 ‡ , 2018/19 | |
| Chelsea | 1996/97, 2004/05, 2014/15, 2016/17 | |
| Everton | 1984/85, 1985/86 | |
| Stoke City | 1962/63, 1971/72 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1951/52, 1959/60 | |
| Preston North End | 1953/54, 1956/57 | |
| Blackpool | 1947/48, 1950/51 | |
| West Ham United | 1963/64, 2010/11 | |
| Blackburn rovers | 1993/94 | |
| Sheffield Wensday | 1992/93 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1980/81 | |
| Nottingham forest | 1977/78 | |
| Fulham | 1974/75 | |
| Derby County | 1968/69 ‡ | |
| Burnley | 1961/62 | |
| Luton Town | 1958/59 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1952/53 | |
| Leicester City | 2015/16 |
‡ - 2 winners
See also
- Player of the Year according to PFA players
Notes
- ↑ England Player Honors - Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year. England Football Online. 06/19/2007.
- ↑ 1 2 Raheem Sterling and Nikita Parris win Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards . BBC Sport (April 29, 2019).
- ↑ About the FWA. Football Writers' Association. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 3, 2009. Archived on April 8, 2012.
- ↑ FWA Footballer of the Year Award. Football Writers' Association. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 3, 2009. Archived on September 19, 2008.
- ↑ England - Players Awards RSSSF. 10/04/2007.
- ↑ Only here for the peers. BBC 04/20. 2001.
- ↑ 1 2 Gerrard named player of the year. BBC 04/23/2006.
- ↑ 1 2 Ronaldo secures PFA awards double. BBC 04/22/2007.
- ↑ PFA's Official Fan's Player of the Year: Previous Winners. The Professional Footballers' Association. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 3, 2009. Archived February 20, 2008.
- ↑ Frank Keogh. Too much too young? BBC 04/20/2001.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 From Matthews to Lampard: Winners of the FWA Footballer of the Year prize . Mail Online Date of treatment November 28, 2015.
- ↑ The first winner of the award is not from the UK .
- ↑ First Award Winner from outside the British Isles .
- ↑ First winner to win the award twice.
- ↑ First Award Winner to win it with two different clubs.
- ↑ He also won the PFA Best Player of the Year Prize of the Year in 1976, becoming the first player to win both of these awards.
- ↑ The first football player to win a prize for the best player of the season according to the PFA and AFZ in one season.
- ↑ Observer staff. ROY KEANE NAMED FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR . the Guardian. Date of treatment November 28, 2015.
- ↑ ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - Sheri is FWA Player of the Year . www.espnfc.com. Date of treatment November 28, 2015.
- ↑ Pires Crowned Footballer of the Year 2002 | Football Writers' Association . footballwriters.co.uk. Date of treatment November 28, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Thierry Henry is first back-to-back Footballer of the Year | Football Writers' Association . footballwriters.co.uk. Date of treatment November 28, 2015.
- ↑ First winner to win an award in two consecutive seasons.
- ↑ Frank Lampard Sweeps to Footballer of the Year Award | Football Writers' Association . footballwriters.co.uk. Date of treatment November 28, 2015.
- ↑ First winner to win a third time award.
- ↑ First winner to win four awards in one season.
- ↑ Another award for Ronaldo. The Press Association. 05/02/2008. (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Football Journalists Recognized Gerrard as England's Best Player of the Year
- ↑ Wayne Rooney nets writers' player of the year award . BBC (04/30/2010). Archived March 25, 2012.
- ↑ West Ham's Scott Parker wins Football Writers' award , BBC Sport (April 22, 2011). Date of treatment April 22, 2011. (English)
- ↑ Arsenal's Robin van Persie named FWA Footballer of the Year . BBC (02.24.2012). Date of treatment April 24, 2012. Archived June 8, 2012.
- ↑ Gareth Bale named player of the year by football writers . BBC (May 2, 2013). Archived on May 11, 2013.
- ↑ Luis Suárez wins Football Writers' Association Player of the Year award , Guardian (May 5, 2014). Date of treatment May 5, 2014.
- ↑ Eden Hazard wins Football Writers' Association Player of the Year award (English) , SkySports (12 May 2015). Date of treatment May 12, 2015.
- ↑ Jamie Vardy: Leicester striker wins writers' Footballer of the Year award . BBC Sport (May 2, 2016).
- ↑ N'Golo Kante wins Football Writers' Association award . BBC Sport (May 8, 2017).
- ↑ Mohamed Salah named writers' Footballer of the Year . BBC Sport (1 May 2018).