FWA Footballer of the Year

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Originally for the 'Player who, by precept and example on the field and off, shall be considered to have done most for football'
2024
PHIL FODEN
MANCHESTER CITY
2023
ERLING HAALAND
MANCHESTER CITY
2022
MOHAMED SALAH
LIVERPOOL
2021
RUBEN DIAS
MANCHESTER CITY
2020
JORDAN HENDERSON
LIVERPOOL
2019
RAHEEM STERLING
MANCHESTER CITY
2018
MOHAMED SALAH
LIVEPOOL
2017
N'GOLO KANTE
CHELSEA
2016
JAMIE VARDY
LEICESTER CITY
2015
EDEN HAZARD
CHELSEA
2014
LUIS SUAREZ
LIVERPOOL
2013
GARETH BALE
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
2012
ROBIN VAN PERSIE
ARSENAL
2011
SCOTT PARKER
WEST HAM UNITED
2010
WAYNE ROONEY
MANCHESTER UNITED
2009
STEVEN GERRARD
LIVERPOOL
2008
CRISTIANO RONALDO
MANCHESTER UNITED
2007
CRISTIANO RONALDO
MANCHESTER UNITED
2006
THIERRY HENRY
ARSENAL
2005
FRANK LAMPARD
CHELSEA
2004
THIERRY HENRY
ARSENAL
2003
THIERRY HENRY
ARSENAL
2002
 
ROBERT PIRES
     
ARSENAL
2001
 
TEDDY SHERINGHAM
     
MANCHESTER UNITED
2000
 
ROY KEANE
     
MANCHESTER UNITED
 
RENAMED 'THE STANLEY MATTHEWS TROPHY'IN 2000
 
1999
 
DAVID GINOLA
     
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
1998
 
DENNIS BERGKAMP
     
ARSENAL
1997
 
GIANFRANCO ZOLA
     
CHELSEA
1996
 
ERIC CANTONA
     
MANCHESTER UNITED
1995
 
JURGEN KLINSMANN
     
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
1994
 
ALAN SHEARER
     
BLACKBURN ROVERS
1993
 
CHRIS WADDLE
     
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
1992
 
GARY LINEKER
     
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
1991
 
GORDON STRACHAN
     
LEEDS UNITED
1990
 
JOHN BARNES
     
LIVERPOOL
1989
 
STEVE NICHOL
     
LIVERPOOL
1988
 
JOHN BARNES
     
LIVERPOOL
1987
 
CLIVE ALLEN
     
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
1986
 
GARY LINEKER
     
EVERTON
1985
 
NEVILLE SOUTHALL
     
EVERTON
1984
 
IAN RUSH
     
LIVERPOOL
1983
 
KENNY DALGLISH
     
LIVERPOOL
1982
 
STEVE PERRYMAN
     
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
1981
 
FRANS THIJSSEN
     
IPSWICH TOWN
1980
 
TERRY McDERMOTT
     
LIVERPOOL
1979
 
KENNY DALGLISH
     
LIVERPOOL
1978
 
KENNY BURNS
     
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
1977
 
EMLYN HUGHES
     
LIVERPOOL
1976
 
KEVIN KEEGAN
     
LIVERPOOL
1975
 
ALAN MULLERY
     
FULHAM
1974
 
IAN CALLAGHAN
     
LIVERPOOL
1973
 
PAT JENNINGS
     
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
1972
 
GORDON BANKS
     
STOKE CITY
1971
 
FRANK McLINTOCK
     
ARSENAL
1970
 
BILLY BREMNER
     
LEEDS UNITED
1969
 
DAVE MACKAY
     
DERBY COUNTY
   
TONY BOOK
     
MANCHESTER CITY
1968
 
GEORGE BEST
     
MANCHESTER UNITED
1967
 
JACKIE CHARLTON
     
LEEDS UNITED
1966
 
BOBBY CHARLTON
     
MANCHESTER UNITED
1965
 
BOBBY COLLINS
     
LEEDS UNITED
1964
 
BOBBY MOORE
     
WEST HAM UNITED
1963
 
STANLEY MATTHEWS
     
STOKE CITY
1962
 
JIMMY ADAMSON
     
BURNLEY
1961
 
DANNY BLANCHFLOWER
     
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
1960
 
BILL SLATER
     
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
1959
 
SYD OWEN
     
LUTON TOWN
1958
 
DANNY BLANCHFLOWER
     
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
1957
 
TOM FINNEY
     
PRESTON NORTH END
1956
 
BERT TRAUTMANN
     
MANCHESTER CITY
1955
 
DON REVIE
     
MANCHESTER CITY
1954
 
TOM FINNEY
     
PRESTON NORTH END
1953
 
NAT LOFTHOUSE
     
BOLTON WANDERERS
1952
 
BILLY WRIGHT
     
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
1951
 
HARRY JOHNSTON
     
BLACKPOOL
1950
 
JOE MERCER
     
ARSENAL
1949
 
JOHNNY CAREY
     
MANCHESTER UNITED
1948
 
STANLEY MATTHEWS
     
BLACKPOOL
             
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