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Steven Gerrard won the award in 2009, becoming the first Liverpool player to do so for nineteen years.

The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year (often called the FWA Footballer of the Year, or in England simply the Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in English football. The award has been presented since the 1947–48 season, when the inaugural winner was Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews. The latest winner of the award as of 2008-09 is Steven Gerrard of Liverpool. Eight players have won the award on more than one occasion, the most recent being Cristiano Ronaldo, who won his second award in the 2007–08 season.

The winner is selected by a vote amongst the members of the Football Writers' Association (FWA), which comprises around 400 football journalists based throughout England. The award was instigated at the suggestion of Charles Buchan, a former professional footballer turned journalist and one of the Association's founders.

Winners

The award has been presented on 62 occasions as of 2009, with 55 different winners. On one occasion two players shared the award for a season. The table also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in English football, namely the Professional Footballers' Association's Players' Player of the Year award (PPY), Fans' Player of the Year award (FPY), and Young Player of the Year award (YPY).

Neville Southall's 1985 win was the last time a goalkeeper received the award.
Jürgen Klinsmann won the award in 1995, his first season in the Premier League.
1996–97 winner Gianfranco Zola is the only Italian player to receive the award.
Thierry Henry was the first player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
Cristiano Ronaldo also won the award consecutively, in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.
Year Player Club Also won Notes
1947–48 England Stanley Matthews Blackpool
1948–49 Republic of Ireland Johnny Carey Manchester United
1949–50 England Joe Mercer Arsenal
1950–51 England Harry Johnston Blackpool
1951–52 England Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers
1952–53 England Nat Lofthouse Bolton Wanderers
1953–54 England Tom Finney Preston North End
1954–55 England Don Revie Manchester City
1955–56 Germany Bert Trautmann Manchester City
1956–57 England Tom Finney Preston North End
1957–58 Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur
1958–59 England Syd Owen Luton Town
1959–60 England Bill Slater Wolverhampton Wanderers
1960–61 Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur
1961–62 England Jimmy Adamson Burnley
1962–63 England Stanley Matthews Stoke City
1963–64 England Bobby Moore West Ham United
1964–65 Scotland Bobby Collins Leeds United
1965–66 England Bobby Charlton Manchester United
1966–67 England Jack Charlton Leeds United
1967–68 Northern Ireland George Best Manchester United
1968–69 England Tony Book (joint winner) Manchester City
1968–69 Scotland Dave Mackay (joint winner) Derby County
1969–70 Scotland Billy Bremner Leeds United
1970–71 Scotland Frank McLintock Arsenal
1971–72 England Gordon Banks Stoke City
1972–73 Northern Ireland Pat Jennings Tottenham Hotspur
1973–74 England Ian Callaghan Liverpool
1974–75 England Alan Mullery Fulham
1975–76 England Kevin Keegan Liverpool
1976–77 England Emlyn Hughes Liverpool
1977–78 Scotland Kenny Burns Nottingham Forest
1978–79 Scotland Kenny Dalglish Liverpool
1979–80 England Terry McDermott Liverpool PPY
1980–81 Netherlands Frans Thijssen Ipswich Town
1981–82 England Steve Perryman Tottenham Hotspur
1982–83 Scotland Kenny Dalglish Liverpool PPY
1983–84 Wales Ian Rush Liverpool PPY
1984–85 Wales Neville Southall Everton
1985–86 England Gary Lineker Everton PPY
1986–87 England Clive Allen Tottenham Hotspur PPY
1987–88 England John Barnes Liverpool PPY
1988–89 Scotland Steve Nicol Liverpool
1989–90 England John Barnes Liverpool
1990–91 Scotland Gordon Strachan Leeds United
1991–92 England Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur
1992–93 England Chris Waddle Sheffield Wednesday
1993–94 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers
1994–95 Germany Jürgen Klinsmann Tottenham Hotspur
1995–96 France Eric Cantona Manchester United
1996–97 Italy Gianfranco Zola Chelsea
1997–98 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal PPY
1998–99 France David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur PPY
1999–00 Republic of Ireland Roy Keane Manchester United PPY
2000–01 England Teddy Sheringham Manchester United PPY
2001–02 France Robert Pirès Arsenal
2002–03 France Thierry Henry Arsenal PPY, FPY
2003–04 France Thierry Henry Arsenal PPY, FPY
2004–05 England Frank Lampard Chelsea FPY
2005–06 France Thierry Henry Arsenal
2006–07 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United PPY, FPY, YPY
2007–08 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United PPY, FPY
2008–09 England Steven Gerrard Liverpool FPY

Breakdown of winners

Winners by country

Country Number of wins Winning years
England England
33
 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 (one of two winners), 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
Scotland Scotland
9
 1964–65, 1968–69 (one of two winners), 1969–70, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1990–91
France France
6
 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
4
 1957–58, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1972–73
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
2
 1948–49, 1999–00
Netherlands Netherlands
2
 1980–81, 1997–98
Germany Germany
2
 1955–56, 1994–95
Wales Wales
2
 1983–84, 1984–85
Portugal Portugal
2
 2006–07, 2007–08
Italy Italy
1
 1996–97

Winners by club

Club Number of wins Winning years
Liverpool
11
 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 2008–09
Tottenham Hotspur
8
 1957–58, 1960–61, 1972–73, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99
Manchester United
8
 1948–49, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08
Arsenal
7
 1949–50, 1970–71, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
Leeds United
4
 1964–65, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1990–91
Manchester City
3
 1954–55, 1955–56, 1968–69 (one of two winners)
Chelsea
2
 1996–97, 2004–05
Everton
2
 1984–85, 1985–86
Stoke City
2
 1962–63, 1971–72
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2
 1951–52, 1959–60
Preston North End
2
 1953–54, 1956–57
Blackpool
2
 1947–48, 1950–51
Blackburn Rovers
1
 1993–94
Sheffield Wednesday
1
 1992–93
Ipswich Town
1
 1980–81
Nottingham Forest
1
 1977–78
Fulham
1
 1974–75
Derby County
1
 1968–69 (one of two winners)
West Ham United
1
 1963–64
Burnley
1
 1961–62
Luton Town
1
 1958–59
Bolton Wanderers
1
 1952–53

See also

References

  1. "England Player Honours – Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year". England Football Online. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  2. "About the FWA". Football Writers' Association. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  3. "FWA Footballer of the Year Award". Football Writers' Association. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  4. "England – Players Awards". RSSSF. 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  5. "Only here for the peers". BBC. 2001-04-20. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  6. ^ "Gerrard named player of the year". BBC. 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  7. ^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC. 2007-04-22. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  8. "PFA's Official Fan's Player of the Year: Previous Winners". The Professional Footballers' Association. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  9. Frank Keogh (2001-04-20). "Too much too young?". BBC. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  10. First winner of the award from outside the United Kingdom.
  11. 2nd Jackie Milburn; 3rd Joe Harvey; 4th Ron Burgess (The Times, 25 April 1952: Footballer of the Year)
  12. First winner of the award from outside the British Isles.
  13. First player to win the award twice.
  14. First player to win the award with two different clubs.
  15. Also won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in 1976 to become the first player to win both awards.
  16. First player to win both PFA and FWA awards in the same season.
  17. First player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
  18. First player to win the award three times.
  19. First player to win four awards in the same season.
  20. "Another award for Ronaldo". The Press Association. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  21. "Steven Gerrard wins Footballer of the Year award". The Times. London. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-05-13.

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