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Monday, May 2, 2016

Football Writers' Association (FWA)Footballer of the Year Award

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 Mathews

The winner is selected by a vote amongst the members of the Football Writer's Association(FWA) which comprises around 400 football journalists based throughout England

8 players have won the award on more than one occasion, the most recent being Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) who won the award in  2006-07 and 2007-08

Thierry Henry(Arsenal)  has won the award on the most occasions, having won thrice in 4 seasons - 2002-03;2003-04 and 2005-06

The award has been presented on 69 occasions as of 2015, with 60 different winners

FULL LIST OF FWA FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR WINNERS

1947-48 - Stanley Matthews, Blackpool
1948-49 - Johnny Carey, Manchester United
1949-50 Joe Mercer, Arsenal
1950-51 - Harry Johnston, Blackpool
1951-52 - Billy Wright, Wolves
1952-53 - Nat Lofthouse, Bolton Wanderers
1953-54 - Tom Finney, Preston North End
1954-55 - Don Revie, Manchester City
1955-56 - Bert Trautmann, Manchester City
1956-57 - Tom Finney, Preston North End
1957-58 - Danny Blanchflower, Tottenham
1958-59 - Syd Owen, Luton Town
1959-60 - Bill Slater, Wolves
1960-61 - Danny Blanchflower, Tottenham 
1961-62, Jimmy Adamson, Burnley
1962-63 - Stanley Matthews, Stoke City
1963-64 - Bobby Moore, West Ham United
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 Book, Manchester City, and
Dave Mackay, Derby County
1969-70 - Billy Bremner, Leeds United
1970-71 - Frank McLintock, Arsenal
1971-72 - Gordon Banks, Stoke City
1972-73 - Pat Jennings, Tottenham Hotspur
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
1980-81 - Frans Thijssen, Ipswich Town
1981-82 - Steve Perryman, Tottenham 
1982-83 - Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool
1983-84 - Ian Rush, Liverpool 
1984-85 - Neville Southall, Everton
1985-86 - Gary Lineker, Everton 
1986-87 - Clive Allen, Tottenham 
1987-88 - John Barnes, Liverpool
1988-89 - Steve Nicol, Liverpool
1989-90 - John Barnes, Liverpool
1990-91 - Gordon Strachan, Leeds United
1991-92 - Gary Lineker, Tottenham Hotspur
1992-93 - Chris Waddle, Sheffield Wednesday
1993-94 - Alan Shearer, Blackburn Rovers
1994-95 - Jurgen Klinsmann, Tottenham 
1995-96 - Eric Cantona, Manchester United
1996-97 - Gianfranco Zola, Chelsea
1997-98 - Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal 
1998-99 - David Ginola, Tottenham
1999-00 - Roy Keane, Manchester United
2000-01 - Teddy Sheringham, Manchester United
2001-02 - Robert Pires, Arsenal
2002-03 - Thierry Henry, Arsenal
2003-04 - Thierry Henry, Arsenal 
2004-05 - Frank Lampard, Chelsea
2005-06 - Thierry Henry, Arsenal 
2006-07 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United
2007-08 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United
2008-09 - Steven Gerrard, Liverpool
2009-10 - Wayne Rooney, Manchester United
2010-11 - Scott Parker, West Ham United 
2011-12 - Robin van Persie, Arsenal
2012-13 - Gareth Bale, Tottenham Hotspur
2013-14 - Luis Suarez, Liverpool 
2014-15 - Eden Hazard, Chelsea
2015-16 - Jamie Vardy, Leicester 

WINNERS BY CLUB

Liverpool - 12
Man United - 9
Tottenham - 9
Arsenal - 8
Leeds - 4
Manchester City - 3
Chelsea - 3
Everton - 2
West Ham - 2
Stoke - 2
Blackpool - 2
Wolves - 2 
Preston - 2
Bolton - 1
Luton - 1
Burnley - 1
Derby - 1
Fulham - 1
Nottingham Forest -1 
Ipswich - 1
Sheffield Wednesday - 1
Blackburn - 1
Leicester - 1


WINNERS BY NATIONALITY

England - 31
Scotland - 8 
Northern Ireland - 3
Holland - 3 
Wales - 3 
France - 3 
Republic of Ireland - 2
Germany - 2
Italy - 1
Portugal - 1
Uruguay - 1
Belgium - 1

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