FWA Footballer of the Year
Erling Haaland won the award in 2023.
SportAssociation football
CompetitionAll levels of English football
CountryEngland and Wales
Presented byFWA
History
First award1947–48
Editions76
First winnerEngland Stanley Matthews
Most winsFrance Thierry Henry
(3 awards)
Most recentNorway Erling Haaland
Websitefootballwriters.co.uk/awards

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.[1] The award has been presented since the 1947–48 season, with the inaugural winner being Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews. The latest winner of the award as of 2022–23 is Erling Haaland of Manchester City. Nine players have won the award on more than one occasion, with Thierry Henry having won the award on the most occasions, with three wins in four seasons.

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]

Winners

The award has been presented on 76 occasions as of 2023, to 67 players. 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] the Young Player of the Year award (YPY),[6][7][9] the Premier League Player of the Season award (PPS),[10],the Premier League Young Player of the Season award (PYPS),[10] and the Football Supporters' Association Player of the Year (FSA).

Neville Southall's 1985 win was the last time a goalkeeper received the award.
Dennis Bergkamp won the award in the 1997–98 season.
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.
Steven Gerrard won the award in 2009, becoming the first Liverpool player to do so for nineteen years.
Winners of the FWA Footballer of the Year
Year PlayerClubAlso wonNotes
1947–48EnglandStanley MatthewsBlackpool
1948–49Republic of IrelandJohnny CareyManchester United[11]
1949–50EnglandJoe MercerArsenal
1950–51EnglandHarry JohnstonBlackpool
1951–52EnglandBilly WrightWolverhampton Wanderers
1952–53EnglandNat LofthouseBolton Wanderers
1953–54EnglandTom FinneyPreston North End
1954–55EnglandDon RevieManchester City
1955–56West GermanyBert TrautmannManchester City
1956–57EnglandTom Finney (2)Preston North End[12]
1957–58Northern IrelandDanny BlanchflowerTottenham Hotspur
1958–59EnglandSyd OwenLuton Town
1959–60EnglandBill SlaterWolverhampton Wanderers
1960–61Northern IrelandDanny Blanchflower (2)Tottenham Hotspur
1961–62EnglandJimmy AdamsonBurnley
1962–63EnglandStanley Matthews (2)Stoke City[13]
1963–64EnglandBobby MooreWest Ham United
1964–65ScotlandBobby CollinsLeeds United
1965–66EnglandBobby CharltonManchester United
1966–67EnglandJack CharltonLeeds United
1967–68Northern IrelandGeorge BestManchester United
1968–69England
Scotland		Tony Book
Dave Mackay		Manchester City
Derby County
1969–70ScotlandBilly BremnerLeeds United
1970–71ScotlandFrank McLintockArsenal
1971–72EnglandGordon BanksStoke City
1972–73Northern IrelandPat JenningsTottenham Hotspur[14]
1973–74EnglandIan CallaghanLiverpool
1974–75EnglandAlan MulleryFulham
1975–76EnglandKevin KeeganLiverpool
1976–77EnglandEmlyn HughesLiverpool
1977–78ScotlandKenny BurnsNottingham Forest
1978–79ScotlandKenny DalglishLiverpool
1979–80EnglandTerry McDermottLiverpoolPPY[15]
1980–81NetherlandsFrans ThijssenIpswich Town
1981–82EnglandSteve PerrymanTottenham Hotspur
1982–83ScotlandKenny Dalglish (2)LiverpoolPPY
1983–84WalesIan RushLiverpoolPPY
1984–85WalesNeville SouthallEverton
1985–86EnglandGary LinekerEvertonPPY
1986–87EnglandClive AllenTottenham HotspurPPY
1987–88EnglandJohn BarnesLiverpoolPPY
1988–89ScotlandSteve NicolLiverpool
1989–90EnglandJohn Barnes (2)Liverpool
1990–91ScotlandGordon StrachanLeeds United
1991–92EnglandGary Lineker (2)Tottenham Hotspur
1992–93EnglandChris WaddleSheffield Wednesday
1993–94EnglandAlan ShearerBlackburn Rovers
1994–95GermanyJürgen KlinsmannTottenham Hotspur
1995–96FranceEric CantonaManchester United
1996–97ItalyGianfranco ZolaChelsea
1997–98NetherlandsDennis BergkampArsenalPPY
1998–99FranceDavid GinolaTottenham HotspurPPY
1999–2000Republic of IrelandRoy KeaneManchester UnitedPPY
2000–01EnglandTeddy SheringhamManchester UnitedPPY
2001–02FranceRobert PiresArsenal
2002–03FranceThierry HenryArsenalPPY, FPY
2003–04FranceThierry Henry (2)ArsenalPPY, FPY, PPS[16]
2004–05EnglandFrank LampardChelseaFPY, PPS[17]
2005–06FranceThierry Henry (3)ArsenalPPS[18]
2006–07PortugalCristiano RonaldoManchester UnitedPPY, FPY, YPY, PPS[19]
2007–08PortugalCristiano Ronaldo (2)Manchester UnitedPPY, FPY, PPS
2008–09EnglandSteven GerrardLiverpoolFPY[20]
2009–10EnglandWayne RooneyManchester UnitedPPY, FPY, PPS[21]
2010–11EnglandScott ParkerWest Ham United[22]
2011–12NetherlandsRobin van PersieArsenalPPY, FPY[23]
2012–13WalesGareth BaleTottenham HotspurPPY, YPY, PPS[24]
2013–14UruguayLuis SuárezLiverpoolPPY, FPY, PPS, FSA[25]
2014–15BelgiumEden HazardChelseaPPY, PPS[26]
2015–16EnglandJamie VardyLeicester CityPPS[27]
2016–17FranceN'Golo Kanté ChelseaPPY, PPS[28]
2017–18EgyptMohamed Salah LiverpoolPPY, FPY, PPS, FSA[29]
2018–19EnglandRaheem SterlingManchester CityYPY[30]
2019–20EnglandJordan HendersonLiverpool[31]
2020–21PortugalRúben DiasManchester CityPPS[32]
2021–22EgyptMohamed Salah (2)LiverpoolPPY, FPY[33]
2022–23NorwayErling HaalandManchester CityPPY, PPS, PYPS[34]

Breakdown of winners

By country

The trophy awarded to the Footballer of the Year from 2015 onwards
Winners of the FWA Footballer of the Year by country
CountryNumber of winsWinning years
England England
38
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, 2019–20
Scotland Scotland
9
1964–65, 1968–69‡, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1990–91
France France
7
1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2016–17
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
4
1957–58, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1972–73
Netherlands Netherlands
3
1980–81, 1997–98, 2011–12
Wales Wales
3
1983–84, 1984–85, 2012–13
Portugal Portugal
3
2006–07, 2007–08, 2020–21
Egypt Egypt
2
2017–18, 2021–22
 West Germany / Germany Germany
2
1955–56, 1994–95
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
2
1948–49, 1999–2000
Italy Italy
1
1996–97
Uruguay Uruguay
1
2013–14
Belgium Belgium
1
2014–15
Norway Norway
1
2022–23

‡ — two winners

Winners by club

Winners of the FWA Footballer of the Year by club
ClubNumber of winsWinning years
Liverpool
15
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, 2019–20, 2021–22
Tottenham Hotspur
9
1957–58, 1960–61, 1972–73, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2012–13
Manchester United
9
1948–49, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10
Arsenal
8
1949–50, 1970–71, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12
Manchester City
6
1954–55, 1955–56, 1968–69‡, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23
Leeds United
4
1964–65, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1990–91
Chelsea
4
1996–97, 2004–05, 2014–15, 2016–17
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
West Ham United
2
1963–64, 2010–11
Leicester City
1
2015–16
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‡
Burnley
1
1961–62
Luton Town
1
1958–59
Bolton Wanderers
1
1952–53

See also

References

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  10. 1 2 "Premier League Awards, All Time Awards". Premier League.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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  13. ↑ First player to win the award with two clubs.
  14. ↑ Also won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in 1976 to become the first player to win both awards.
  15. ↑ First player to win both PFA and FWA awards in the same season.
  16. ↑ First player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
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  18. ↑ First player to win the award three times.
  19. ↑ First player to win five awards in the same season.
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  34. ↑ "Erling Haaland named Football Writers' Association Men's Footballer of the Year for 2022/23 | Chelsea's Sam Kerr wins Women's award". Sky Sports. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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