FWA Footballer of the Year

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Cristiano Ronaldo was the 2007 award winner.

The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year (often called the FWA Footballer of the Year, or 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.^[1] 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 2007 is Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United. Six players have won the award on more than one occasion, the most recent being Thierry Henry, who won his second award in the 2003–04 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.^[2] The award was instigated at the suggestion of Charles Buchan, a former professional footballer turned journalist and one of the Association's founders.^[3]

1 Winners
2 Breakdown of winners
- 2.1 Winners by country
- 2.2 Winners by club
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Winners

The award has been presented on 60 occasions as of 2007, with 55 different winners. On one occasion two players shared the award for a season.^[4] 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),^[5]^[6]^[7] Fans' Player of the Year award (FPY),^[8] and Young Player of the Year award (YPY).^[6]^[7]^[9]

Neville Southall was the 1985 winner.

Jürgen Klinsmann won the award in 1995.

Thierry Henry was the first player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.

Year		Player	Club	Also won	Notes
1947–48	ENG	Stanley Matthews	Blackpool
1948–49	IRE	Carey, JohnnyJohnny Carey	Manchester United		^[10]
1949–50	ENG	Mercer, JoeJoe Mercer	Arsenal
1950–51	ENG	Johnston, HarryHarry Johnston	Blackpool
1951–52	ENG	Wright, BillyBilly Wright	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1952–53	ENG	Lofthouse, NatNat Lofthouse	Bolton Wanderers
1953–54	ENG	Finney, TomTom Finney	Preston North End
1954–55	ENG	Revie, DonDon Revie	Manchester City
1955–56	GER	Trautmann, BertBert Trautmann	Manchester City		^[11]
1956–57	ENG	Finney, TomTom Finney	Preston North End		^[12]
1957–58	NIR	Blanchflower, DannyDanny Blanchflower	Tottenham Hotspur
1958–59	ENG	Owen, SydSyd Owen	Luton Town
1959–60	ENG	Slater, BillBill Slater	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1960–61	NIR	Blanchflower, DannyDanny Blanchflower	Tottenham Hotspur
1961–62	ENG	Adamson, JimmyJimmy Adamson	Burnley
1962–63	ENG	Matthews, StanleyStanley Matthews	Stoke City		^[13]
1963–64	ENG	Moore, BobbyBobby Moore	West Ham United
1964–65	SCO	Collins, BobbyBobby Collins	Leeds United
1965–66	ENG	Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton	Manchester United
1966–67	ENG	Charlton, JackJack Charlton	Leeds United
1967–68	NIR	Best, GeorgeGeorge Best	Manchester United
1968–69	ENG	Book, TonyTony Book (joint winner)	Manchester City
1968–69	SCO	Mackay, DaveDave Mackay (joint winner)	Derby County
1969–70	SCO	Bremner, BillyBilly Bremner	Leeds United
1970–71	SCO	McLintock, FrankFrank McLintock	Arsenal
1971–72	ENG	Banks, GordonGordon Banks	Stoke City
1972–73	NIR	Jennings, PatPat Jennings	Tottenham Hotspur		^[14]
1973–74	ENG	Callaghan, IanIan Callaghan	Liverpool
1974–75	ENG	Mullery, AlanAlan Mullery	Fulham
1975–76	ENG	Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan	Liverpool
1976–77	ENG	Hughes, EmlynEmlyn Hughes	Liverpool
1977–78	SCO	Burns, KennyKenny Burns	Nottingham Forest
1978–79	SCO	Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish	Liverpool
1979–80	ENG	McDermott, TerryTerry McDermott	Liverpool	PPY	^[15]
1980–81	NED	Thijssen, FransFrans Thijssen	Ipswich Town
1981–82	ENG	Perryman, SteveSteve Perryman	Tottenham Hotspur
1982–83	SCO	Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish	Liverpool	PPY
1983–84	WAL	Rush, IanIan Rush	Liverpool	PPY
1984–85	WAL	Southall, NevilleNeville Southall	Everton
1985–86	ENG	Lineker, GaryGary Lineker	Everton	PPY
1986–87	ENG	Allen, CliveClive Allen	Tottenham Hotspur	PPY
1987–88	ENG	Barnes, JohnJohn Barnes	Liverpool	PPY
1988–89	SCO	Nicol, SteveSteve Nicol	Liverpool
1989–90	ENG	Barnes, JohnJohn Barnes	Liverpool
1990–91	SCO	Strachan, GordonGordon Strachan	Leeds United
1991–92	ENG	Lineker, GaryGary Lineker	Tottenham Hotspur
1992–93	ENG	Waddle, ChrisChris Waddle	Sheffield Wednesday
1993–94	ENG	Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer	Blackburn Rovers
1994–95	GER	Klinsmann, JürgenJürgen Klinsmann	Tottenham Hotspur
1995–96	FRA	Cantona, EricEric Cantona	Manchester United
1996–97	ITA	Zola, GianfrancoGianfranco Zola	Chelsea
1997–98	NED	Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp	Arsenal	PPY
1998–99	FRA	Ginola, DavidDavid Ginola	Tottenham Hotspur	PPY
1999–00	IRE	Keane, RoyRoy Keane	Manchester United	PPY
2000–01	ENG	Sheringham, TeddyTeddy Sheringham	Manchester United	PPY
2001–02	FRA	Pirès, RobertRobert Pirès	Arsenal
2002–03	FRA	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	Arsenal	PPY, FPY
2003–04	FRA	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	Arsenal	PPY, FPY	^[16]
2004–05	ENG	Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard	Chelsea	FPY
2005–06	FRA	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	Arsenal		^[17]
2006–07	POR	Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	PPY, FPY, YPY	^[18]

[edit] Breakdown of winners

[edit] Winners by country

Country	Number of wins	Winning years
England	32	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
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	6	1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
Northern Ireland	4	1957–58, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1972–73
Republic of Ireland	2	1948–49, 1999–00
Netherlands	2	1980–81, 1997–98
Germany	2	1955–56, 1994–95
Wales	2	1983–84, 1984–85
Portugal	1	2006–07
Italy	1	1996–97

[edit] Winners by club

Club	Number of wins	Winning years
Liverpool	10	1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
Tottenham Hotspur	8	1957–58, 1960–61, 1972–73, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99
Manchester United	7	1948–49, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2006–07
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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ England Player Honours – Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year. England Football Online (2007-06-19). Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
^ About the FWA. Football Writers' Association. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
^ FWA Footballer of the Year Award. Football Writers' Association. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
^ England – Players Awards. RSSSF (2007-10-04). Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
^ Only here for the peers. BBC (2001-04-20). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
^ ^a ^b Gerrard named player of the year. BBC (2006-04-23). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
^ ^a ^b Ronaldo secures PFA awards double. BBC (2007-04-22). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
^ PFA's Official Fan's Player of the Year: Previous Winners. The Professional Footballers' Association. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
^ Frank Keogh (2001-04-20). Too much too young?. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
^ First winner of the award from outside the United Kingdom.
^ First winner of the award from outside the British Isles.
^ First player to win the award twice.
^ First player to win the award with two different clubs.
^ Also won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in 1976 to become the first player to win both awards.
^ First player to win both PFA and FWA awards in the same season.
^ First player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
^ First player to win the award three times.
^ First player to win four awards in the same season.