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The '''Football Writers' Association''' ('''FWA''') is an association of football journalists and correspondents writing for English newspapers and agencies. It presents the Footballer of the Year Award, the oldest and most distinguished award given in the domestic game. In 2018, recognising the growth of the woman's game, it announced a Woman's Footballer of the Year Award.

==History==
The choice to create the Football Writers' Association (FWA) was made on 22 September 1947 by journalists, Charles Buchan (News Chronicle), Frank Coles (Daily Telegraph), Roy Peskett (Daily Mail), and Archie Quick while aboard a boat in the middle of the [[English Channel]] that was returning from a football match in which England beat Belgium 5–2. 
Ivan Sharpe of the Sunday Chronicle was appointed chairman a month later, a position he held for the first six years of the FWA's existence and eight times in all in his long career.
The men formalized a few of the newborn association's rules and regulations within one month. Some of the rules initially created were that membership to the FWA would be invitation only and that they would exclusively send invitations to "working journalists who are accredited football correspondents for newspapers and agencies." It was also determined that the Football Writers' Association's headquarters would be in London, England and the membership fee would be five guineas for the first year of membership with a recurring annual payment of two guineas each year after. Furthermore, the men had decided that there would be a vote held annually for all members that would decide the recipient of the prestigious Footballer of the Year Award, which is still today the oldest and most distinguished award given in the domestic game. The award was originally presented at the annual dinner, which was held on the night before the [[FA Cup Final]], but was later changed to the Thursday preceding every FA Cup Final.
To mark the FWA's 70th anniversary newly created Life Members of the association will now receive the Ivan Sharpe Life Membership Award, while in 2018, the FWA announced it was awarding a Woman's Footballer of the Year award in recognition of the growth of the woman's game in this country.
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==The Football Writers' Association today==
The FWA has experienced steady growth since its inception in 1947. Membership has grown to about four-hundred members. Changes in modern journalism have welcomed a more diverse range of members. In recent years, the association has modernized itself by changing the voting process for Footballer of the Year by making online voting available to its members as well as incorporating social media into its revamped web site. The Football Writers' Association continues to recruit new members openly in the same manner as was created by its founders in 1947.<ref name="footballwriters.co.uk"/> On 24 April 2019, [[beIN Sports]] senior sports correspondent Carrie Brown was announced as the first female chair of the FWA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/carrie-brown-becomes-first-female-chairman-of-the-fwa/#.XMAVeDrfY5Y.twitter |title= CARRIE BROWN BECOMES FIRST FEMALE CHAIRMAN OF THE FWA |publisher=Football Writers' Association|date=24 April 2019 |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>

==The FWA Footballer of the Year Award==
Charles Buchan, one of the founding fathers of the FWA, had originally suggested that there be an award presented "to the professional player who by precept and example is considered by a ballot of members to be the footballer of the year." The award is the oldest and is considered to be the most prestigious award in British football. The award is presented annually. The first player to receive the award was [[Sir Stanley Matthews]] in 1948.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/awards/ |title=The Football Writer's Association |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819165726/http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/awards/ |archive-date=19 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2018 the FWA introduced their award for the Woman Footballer of the Year in recognition of the growth of the woman's game.

===Winners===
The award has been presented on 71 occasions as of 2018, with 63 different winners. On one occasion two players shared the award for a season (1968–69).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/engpoy.html|title=England&nbsp;–&nbsp;Players Awards|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=18 March 2008|date=4 October 2007}}</ref> 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 [[PFA Players' Player of the Year|Players' Player of the Year]] award (PPY),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1287470.stm|title=Only here for the peers|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 March 2008|date=20 April 2001}}</ref><ref name="A1">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4935884.stm|title=Gerrard named player of the year |publisher=BBC|access-date=14 March 2008|date=23 April 2006}}</ref><ref name="A2">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm|title=Ronaldo secures PFA awards double |publisher=BBC|access-date=14 March 2008|date=22 April 2007}}</ref> [[PFA Fans' Player of the Year|Fans' Player of the Year]] award (FPY),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givemefootball.com/rolls_of_honour/fansplayerofyearroll.html |title=PFA's Official Fan's Player of the Year: Previous Winners |publisher=The Professional Footballers' Association |access-date=14 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220145853/http://www.givemefootball.com/rolls_of_honour/fansplayerofyearroll.html |archive-date=20 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[PFA Young Player of the Year|Young Player of the Year]] award (YPY).<ref name="A1" /><ref name="A2" /><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1287799.stm|title=Too much too young?|publisher=BBC|access-date=17 March 2008|date=20 April 2001|author=Frank Keogh}}</ref>

[[Image:NevilleSouthall.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Neville Southall]]'s 1985 win was the last time a goalkeeper received the award.]]
[[File:Dennis Bergkamp cropped.JPG|thumb|right|upright|[[Dennis Bergkamp]] won the award in the 1997–98 season.]]
[[Image:Thierry Henry Charlton.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Thierry Henry]] was the first player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.]]
[[File:C ronaldo cropped.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] also won the award consecutively, in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.]]
[[File:Wayne Rooney vs Everton 2009.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Wayne Rooney]] gained the award in the 2009–10 season.]]

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!Year
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!Player!!Club!!class="unsortable"|Also won!!class="unsortable" align=center|Notes
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|  [[1947–48 in English football|1947–48]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| [[Stanley Matthews]] || align=left| [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] || ||
|-
|  [[1948–49 in English football|1948–49]] || {{sort|IRE|{{flagicon|IRE}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Johnny|Carey}} || align=left| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] || ||<ref>First winner of the award from outside the [[United Kingdom]].</ref>
|-
|  [[1949–50 in English football|1949–50]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Joe|Mercer}} || align=left| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1950–51 in English football|1950–51]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Harry|Johnston|dab=footballer, born 1919}} || align=left| [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1951–52 in English football|1951–52]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Billy|Wright|Billy Wright (footballer born 1924)}} || align=left| [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1952–53 in English football|1952–53]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Nat|Lofthouse}} || align=left| [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1953–54 in English football|1953–54]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Tom|Finney}} || align=left| [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1954–55 in English football|1954–55]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Don|Revie}} || align=left| [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1955–56 in English football|1955–56]] || {{sort|GER|{{flagicon|GER}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Bert|Trautmann}} || align=left| [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] || || 
|- 
|  [[1956–57 in English football|1956–57]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Tom|Finney}} || align=left| [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] || ||<ref>First player to win the award twice.</ref>
|-
|  [[1957–58 in English football|1957–58]] || {{sort|NIR|{{flagicon|NIR}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Danny|Blanchflower}} || align=left| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1958–59 in English football|1958–59]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Syd|Owen}} || align=left| [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1959–60 in English football|1959–60]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Bill|Slater|Bill Slater (footballer)}} || align=left| [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]|| ||
|- 
|  [[1960–61 in English football|1960–61]] || {{sort|NIR|{{flagicon|NIR}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Danny|Blanchflower}} || align=left| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || ||
|-
|  [[1961–62 in English football|1961–62]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Jimmy|Adamson}} || align=left| [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]|| ||
|- 
|  [[1962–63 in English football|1962–63]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Stanley|Matthews}} || align=left| [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] || ||<ref>First player to win the award with two different clubs.</ref>
|-
|  [[1963–64 in English football|1963–64]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Bobby|Moore}} || align=left| [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1964–65 in English football|1964–65]] || {{sort|SCO|{{flagicon|SCO}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Bobby|Collins|Bobby Collins (footballer)}} || align=left| [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1965–66 in English football|1965–66]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Bobby|Charlton}} || align=left| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1966–67 in English football|1966–67]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Jack|Charlton}} || align=left| [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1967–68 in English football|1967–68]] || {{sort|NIR|{{flagicon|NIR}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|George|Best}} || align=left| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|| ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[1968–69 in English football|1968–69]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Tony|Book}} (joint winner) || align=left| [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]|| ||
|-
|  {{sort|SCO|{{flagicon|SCO}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Dave|Mackay|Dave Mackay (footballer born 1934)|Dave Mackay}} (joint winner) ||align=left| [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1969–70 in English football|1969–70]] || {{sort|SCO|{{flagicon|SCO}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Billy|Bremner}} || align=left| [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1970–71 in English football|1970–71]] || {{sort|SCO|{{flagicon|SCO}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Frank|McLintock}} || align=left| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1971–72 in English football|1971–72]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Gordon|Banks}} || align=left| [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1972–73 in English football|1972–73]] || {{sort|NIR|{{flagicon|NIR}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Pat|Jennings}} || align=left| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]|| ||<ref>Also won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in 1976 to become the first player to win both awards.</ref>
|-
|  [[1973–74 in English football|1973–74]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Ian|Callaghan}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1974–75 in English football|1974–75]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Alan|Mullery}} || align=left| [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Kevin|Keegan}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1976–77 in English football|1976–77]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Emlyn|Hughes}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1977–78 in English football|1977–78]] || {{sort|SCO|{{flagicon|SCO}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Kenny|Burns}} || align=left| [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1978–79 in English football|1978–79]] || {{sort|SCO|{{flagicon|SCO}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Kenny|Dalglish}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1979–80 in English football|1979–80]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Terry|McDermott}}|| align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] ||PPY|| <ref>First player to win both PFA and FWA awards in the same season.</ref>
|-
|  [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]] || {{sort|NED|{{flagicon|NED}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Frans|Thijssen}} || align=left| [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1981–82 in English football|1981–82]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Steve|Perryman}} || align=left| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1982–83 in English football|1982–83]] || {{sort|SCO|{{flagicon|SCO}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Kenny|Dalglish}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] ||PPY||
|-
|  [[1983–84 in English football|1983–84]] || {{sort|WAL|{{flagicon|WAL}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Ian|Rush}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] ||PPY||
|-
|  [[1984–85 in English football|1984–85]] || {{sort|WAL|{{flagicon|WAL}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Neville|Southall}} || align=left| [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1985–86 in English football|1985–86]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Gary|Lineker}} || align=left| [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] ||PPY||
|-
|  [[1986–87 in English football|1986–87]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Clive|Allen}} || align=left| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] ||PPY||
|-
|  [[1987–88 in English football|1987–88]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|John|Barnes|John Barnes (footballer)}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] ||PPY||
|-
|  [[1988–89 in English football|1988–89]] || {{sort|SCO|{{flagicon|SCO}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Steve|Nicol}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|| ||
|- 
|  [[1989–90 in English football|1989–90]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|John|Barnes|John Barnes (footballer)}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|| || 
|-
|  [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]] || {{sort|SCO|{{flagicon|SCO}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Gordon|Strachan}} || align=left| [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]|| ||
|- 
|  [[1991–92 in English football|1991–92]]|| {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Gary|Lineker}}|| align=left| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || || 
|-
|  [[1992–93 in English football|1992–93]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Chris|Waddle}} || align=left| [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1993–94 in English football|1993–94]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Alan|Shearer}} || align=left| [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]] || {{sort|GER|{{flagicon|GER}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Jürgen|Klinsmann}} || align=left| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]] || {{sort|FRA|{{flagicon|FRA}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Eric|Cantona}} || align=left| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97]] || {{sort|ITA|{{flagicon|ITA}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Gianfranco|Zola}} || align=left| [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]|| ||
|-
|  [[1997–98 in English football|1997–98]] || {{sort|NED|{{flagicon|NED}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Dennis|Bergkamp}} || align=left| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] || PPY||
|-
|  [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]] || {{sort|FRA|{{flagicon|FRA}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|David|Ginola}} || align=left| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || PPY||
|-
|  [[1999–2000 in English football|1999–00]] || {{sort|IRE|{{flagicon|IRE}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Roy|Keane}} || align=left| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] || PPY||
|-
|  [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Teddy|Sheringham}} || align=left| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] || PPY||
|-
|  [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]] || {{sort|FRA|{{flagicon|FRA}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Robert|Pires}} || align=left| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]|| ||
|-
|  [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]] || {{sort|FRA|{{flagicon|FRA}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Thierry|Henry}} || align=left| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] ||PPY, FPY||
|- 
|  [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]]|| {{sort|FRA|{{flagicon|FRA}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Thierry|Henry}}|| align=left| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] ||PPY, FPY|| <ref>First player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.</ref>
|-
|  [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Frank|Lampard}} || align=left| [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] || FPY|| <ref>{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4518823.stm | title = Lampard scoops award from writers | publisher = BBC | date = 6 May 2005 | access-date =5 December 2011}}</ref>
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|  [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] || {{sort|FRA|{{flagicon|FRA}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Thierry|Henry}} || align=left| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] || || <ref>First player to win the award three times.</ref>
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| [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]] || {{sort|POR|{{flagicon|POR}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Cristiano|Ronaldo}} || align=left| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] ||PPY, FPY, YPY|| <ref>First player to win four awards in the same season.</ref>
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| [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]] || {{sort|POR|{{flagicon|POR}}}}||align=left| {{sortname |Cristiano|Ronaldo}} || align=left| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] ||PPY, FPY||
|-
|  [[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Steven|Gerrard}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || FPY||<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article6278060.ece| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090516235937/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article6278060.ece| url-status = dead| archive-date = 16 May 2009| title = Steven Gerrard wins Footballer of the Year award| work=The Times | date = 13 May 2009| access-date =13 May 2009| location=London}}</ref>
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|  [[2009–10 in English football|2009–10]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Wayne|Rooney}} || align=left| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] || PPY||<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8653254.stm| title = Wayne Rooney nets writers' player of the year award| publisher=BBC | date = 30 April 2010| access-date =30 April 2010}}</ref>
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|  [[2010–11 in English football|2010–11]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Scott|Parker|Scott Parker (footballer)|Scott Parker}} || align=left| [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] || ||<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13167837.stm| title = West Ham's Scott Parker wins Football Writers' award| publisher=BBC | date = 22 April 2011| access-date =22 April 2011}}</ref>
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|  [[2011–12 in English football|2011–12]] || {{sort|NED|{{flagicon|NED}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Robin|van Persie}} || align=left| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] || PPY, FPY ||<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17822161| title = Arsenal's Robin van Persie named FWA Footballer of the Year| publisher=BBC | date = 24 April 2012 | access-date =24 April 2012}}</ref>
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|  [[2012–13 in English football|2012–13]] || {{sort|WAL|{{flagicon|WAL}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Gareth|Bale}} || align=left| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || PPY, YPY ||<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/news/bale-named-fwa-footballer-of-the-year/| title = Bale named FWA Footballer of the Year| publisher = Football Writers' Association| date = 2 May 2013| access-date = 2 May 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130504174528/http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/news/bale-named-fwa-footballer-of-the-year/| archive-date = 4 May 2013| url-status = dead}}</ref>
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| [[2013–14 in English football|2013–14]] || {{sort|URU|{{flagicon|URU}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Luis|Suárez}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || PPY ||<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/news/suarez-humbled-by-fwa-accolade/| title = Suarez humbled by FWA accolade| publisher = Football Writers' Association| date = 16 May 2014| access-date = 26 January 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150129051620/http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/news/suarez-humbled-by-fwa-accolade/| archive-date = 29 January 2015| url-status = dead}}</ref>
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| [[2014–15 in English football|2014–15]] || {{sort|BEL|{{flagicon|BEL}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Eden|Hazard}} || align=left| [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] || PPY ||<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/news/chelsea-midfielder-eden-hazard-is-the-football-writers-association-footballer-of-the-year-2015/| title = Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard is the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 2015| publisher = Football Writers' Association| date = 12 May 2015| access-date = 13 May 2015| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150515013247/http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/news/chelsea-midfielder-eden-hazard-is-the-football-writers-association-footballer-of-the-year-2015/| archive-date = 15 May 2015}}</ref>
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| [[2015–16 in English football|2015–16]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Jamie|Vardy}} || align=left| [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] || ||<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://footballwriters.co.uk/news/jamie-vardy-voted-fwa-footballer-of-the-year-2016/| title = Jamie Vardy voted FWA Footballer of the Year 2016 | publisher=Football Writers' Association | date = 1 May 2016 | access-date = 15 January 2017}}</ref>
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|[[2016–17 in English football|2016–17]] || {{sort|FRA|{{flagicon|FRA}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|N'Golo|Kanté}} || align=left| [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] || PPY ||<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://footballwriters.co.uk/news/ngolo-kante-is-footballer-of-the-year/|title = N'Golo Kante is Footballer of the Year | publisher=Football Writers' Association | date = 8 May 2017 | access-date = 11 June 2017}}</ref>
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|[[2017–18 in English football|2017–18]] || {{sort|EGY|{{flagicon|EGY}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Mohamed|Salah}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || PPY, FPY ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/breaking-mo-salah-is-footballer-of-the-year/|title=BREAKING – MO SALAH IS FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR {{!}} Football Writers' Association|website=footballwriters.co.uk|date=May 2018 |language=en-UK|access-date=2018-05-01}}</ref>
|-
|[[2018–19 in English football|2018–19]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Raheem|Sterling}} || align=left| [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] ||  ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/sterling-and-parris-at-the-double-in-fwa-awards/|title=STERLING AND PARRIS AT THE DOUBLE IN FWA AWARDS {{!}} Football Writers' Association|website=footballwriters.co.uk|date=29 April 2019 |language=en-UK|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
|-
|[[2019–20 in English football|2019–20]] || {{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Jordan|Henderson}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] ||  ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/jordan-henderson-footballer-of-the-year/|title=JORDAN HENDERSON – FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR {{!}} Football Writers' Association|website=footballwriters.co.uk|date=24 July 2020 |language=en-UK|access-date=2020-07-24}}</ref>
|-
|[[2020–21 in English football|2020–21]] || {{sort|POR|{{flagicon|POR}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Rúben|Dias}} || align=left| [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] ||  ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://footballwriters.co.uk/awards/ruben-dias-the-footballer-of-the-year-2021/|title= Ruben Dias - the Footballer of the Year{{!}} Football Writers' Association|website=footballwriters.co.uk|language=en-UK|access-date=2021-05-20}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021–22 in English football|2021–22]] || {{sort|EGY|{{flagicon|EGY}}}}||align=left| {{sortname|Mohamed|Salah}} || align=left| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || PPY, FPY ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohamed Salah named Football Writers' Association Men's Footballer of the Year for 2021/22 |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/12601156/mohamed-salah-named-football-writers-association-mens-footballer-of-the-year-for-2021-22 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=10 June 2022 |language=en |date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022–23 Premier League|2022-23]]
|{{Flagicon|Norway}}
|[[Erling Haaland]]
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|PPY
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erling Haaland: Why FWA Footballer of the Year award had to go to Manchester City’s unique scoring phenomenon |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12877150/erling-haaland-why-fwa-footballer-of-the-year-award-must-go-to-manchester-citys-unique-scoring-phenomenon |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>
|}
{{clear}}

==The FWA Women's Footballer of the Year Award==
In 2018, the FWA introduced their award for the Woman Footballer of the Year in recognition of the growth of the women's game.[[File:Fran_Kirby_Chelsea_Ladies_Vs_Arsenal_(cropped).jpg|thumb|212x212px|Inaugural winner [[Fran Kirby]]]]The award has been presented on one occasion as of 2018, with one winner. 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 [[PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year]] award (PPY),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsPFAPlyr.html|title=England Player Honours&nbsp;–&nbsp;Professional Footballers' Association Players' Players of the Year|date=19 June 2007|publisher=England Football Online|access-date=14 March 2008}}</ref> and the [[PFA Women's Young Player of the Year]] award (YPY).<ref name="A1" /><ref name="A2" /><ref name=":0" />

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!
!Player!!Club!! class="unsortable" |Also won!! class="unsortable" align="center" |Notes
|-
|[[2017–18 in English football|2017–18]]||{{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}|| align="left" |[[Fran Kirby]]|| align="left" |[[Chelsea L.F.C.|Chelsea]]||PPY||Inaugural winner of award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://footballwriters.co.uk/news/fran-kirby-is-fwa-womens-footballer-of-the-year/|title=Fran Kirby is FWA Women's Footballer of the Year {{!}} Football Writers' Association|website=footballwriters.co.uk|date=24 April 2018 |language=en-UK|access-date=2018-05-01}}</ref>
|-
|[[2018–19 in English football|2018–19]]||{{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}|| align="left" |[[Nikita Parris]]|| align="left" |[[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]]||||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/fwa-player-of-the-year-2019-raheem-sterling-wins-virgil-van-dijk-football-writers-a8890811.html/|title=FWA Footballer of the Year 2019: Raheem Sterling wins Football Writers' award ahead of Virgil van Dijk {{!}} Independent|website=independent.co.uk|date=29 April 2019 |language=en-UK|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref>
|-
|[[2019–20 in English football|2019–20]]||{{sort|NED|{{flagicon|NED}}}}|| align="left" |[[Vivianne Miedema]]|| align="left" |[[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]]||||First non-English winner<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53247330 |title = Vivianne Miedema: Arsenal & Netherlands striker named FWA Women's Footballer of Year - BBC Sport| work=BBC Sport }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/vivianne-miedema-is-womens-footballer-of-the-year/ |title = Vivianne Miedema is Women's Footballer of the Year {{!}} Football Writers' Association| date=July 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|[[2020–21 in English football|2020–21]]||{{sort|ENG|{{flagicon|ENG}}}}|| align="left" |[[Fran Kirby]]|| align="left" |[[Chelsea L.F.C.|Chelsea]]||PPY||Two-time winner of award<ref>{{Cite web|title=FRAN KIRBY IS WOMEN'S FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR {{!}} Football Writers' Association|url=http://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/fran-kirby-is-womens-footballer-of-the-year/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=footballwriters.co.uk|date=14 May 2021 |language=en-UK}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021–22 in English football|2021–22]]||{{sort|AUS|{{flagicon|AUS}}}}|| align="left" |[[Sam Kerr]]|| align="left" |[[Chelsea L.F.C.|Chelsea]]||PPY||<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Kerr awarded FWA Women's Footballer of the Year |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/04/29/sam-kerr-awarded-fwa-women-s-footballer-of-the-year |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |access-date=10 June 2022 |date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2022-23
|{{Flagicon|Australia}}
|[[Sam Kerr]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erling Haaland named Football Writers' Association Men's Footballer of the Year for 2022/23 {{!}} Chelsea's Sam Kerr wins Women's award |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12878888/erling-haaland-named-football-writers-association-mens-footballer-of-the-year-for-2022-23-chelseas-sam-kerr-wins-womens-award |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==The FWA Tribute Award==
{{main|FWA Tribute Award}}
The [[FWA Tribute Award|Football Writers' Association Tribute Award]] is presented annually every January at the [[Savoy Hotel]] to the individual that the committee believes to have contributed to the national game in a significant way. The award was first given in 1983 to [[Ron Greenwood]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

==See also==
*[[Welsh Football Writers Association]]
*[[Scottish Football Writers' Association]]
*[[Ice Hockey Journalists UK]]
*[[Professional Footballers' Association]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071213001144/http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/ Official website] (archived 13 December 2007)

{{FWA awards}}

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