Originally
for the 'player who, by precept and example on the field
and off, shall be considered to have done most for
football'
In 2000 it was renamed 'The Stanley Matthews Trophy' |
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The trophy has
been won twice by the same player on 8 occasions, by: Tom
Finney, Danny Blanchflower, Stanley Matthews, Kenny
Dalglish, John Barnes, Gary Lineker & Cristiano Ronaldo.
Matthews and Lineker whilst at different clubs.
Pat Jennings was the first player to win both the Football Writers Footballer
of the year and the PFA Player of the year.
Kenny Dalglish was the first to win them both in the same
season.
Ian Rush won PFA Young player of the year, one
year and the other two the following year.
Thierry Henry was the first to
win the trophy in successive seasons. and then became the first to win it 3 times!
wins by club, top 4 are:
Liverpool 10,
Manchester United 9,
Tottenham Hotspur 8,
Arsenal 7.
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