Football Writers' Association

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Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description 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. ed[1]

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.[1] On 24 April 2019, beIN Sports senior sports correspondent Carrie Brown was announced as the first female chair of the FWA.[2]

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.[3] 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).[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] and Young Player of the Year award (YPY).[6][7][9]

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Neville Southall's 1985 win was the last time a goalkeeper received the award.
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Dennis Bergkamp won the award in the 1997–98 season.
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Thierry Henry was the first player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
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Cristiano Ronaldo also won the award consecutively, in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.
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Wayne Rooney gained the award in the 2009–10 season.
Year Player Club Also won Notes
1947–48 Template:Sort Stanley Matthews Blackpool
1948–49 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester United [10]
1949–50 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Arsenal
1950–51 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Blackpool
1951–52 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Wolverhampton Wanderers
1952–53 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Bolton Wanderers
1953–54 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Preston North End
1954–55 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester City
1955–56 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester City
1956–57 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Preston North End [11]
1957–58 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur
1958–59 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Luton Town
1959–60 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Wolverhampton Wanderers
1960–61 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur
1961–62 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Burnley
1962–63 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Stoke City [12]
1963–64 Template:Sort Template:Sortname West Ham United
1964–65 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Leeds United
1965–66 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester United
1966–67 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Leeds United
1967–68 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester United
1968–69 Template:Sort Template:Sortname (joint winner) Manchester City
Template:Sort Template:Sortname (joint winner) Derby County
1969–70 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Leeds United
1970–71 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Arsenal
1971–72 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Stoke City
1972–73 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur [13]
1973–74 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool
1974–75 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Fulham
1975–76 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool
1976–77 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool
1977–78 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Nottingham Forest
1978–79 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool
1979–80 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool PPY [14]
1980–81 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Ipswich Town
1981–82 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur
1982–83 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool PPY
1983–84 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool PPY
1984–85 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Everton
1985–86 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Everton PPY
1986–87 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur PPY
1987–88 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool PPY
1988–89 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool
1989–90 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool
1990–91 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Leeds United
1991–92 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur
1992–93 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Sheffield Wednesday
1993–94 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Blackburn Rovers
1994–95 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur
1995–96 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester United
1996–97 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Chelsea
1997–98 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Arsenal PPY
1998–99 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur PPY
1999–00 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester United PPY
2000–01 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester United PPY
2001–02 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Arsenal
2002–03 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Arsenal PPY, FPY
2003–04 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Arsenal PPY, FPY [15]
2004–05 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Chelsea FPY [16]
2005–06 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Arsenal [17]
2006–07 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester United PPY, FPY, YPY [18]
2007–08 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester United PPY, FPY
2008–09 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool FPY [19]
2009–10 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester United PPY [20]
2010–11 Template:Sort Template:Sortname West Ham United [21]
2011–12 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Arsenal PPY, FPY [22]
2012–13 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur PPY, YPY [23]
2013–14 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool PPY [24]
2014–15 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Chelsea PPY [25]
2015–16 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Leicester City [26]
2016–17 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Chelsea PPY [27]
2017–18 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool PPY, FPY [28]
2018–19 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester City [29]
2019–20 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool [30]
2020–21 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Manchester City [31]
2021–22 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Liverpool PPY, FPY [32]
2022-23 Template:Flagicon Erling Haaland Manchester City PPY [33]

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.

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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),[34] and the PFA Women's Young Player of the Year award (YPY).[6][7][9]

Year Player Club Also won Notes
2017–18 Template:Sort Fran Kirby Chelsea PPY Inaugural winner of award[35]
2018–19 Template:Sort Nikita Parris Manchester City [36]
2019–20 Template:Sort Vivianne Miedema Arsenal First non-English winner[37][38]
2020–21 Template:Sort Fran Kirby Chelsea PPY Two-time winner of award[39]
2021–22 Template:Sort Sam Kerr Chelsea PPY [40]
2022-23 Template:Flagicon Sam Kerr Chelsea [41]

The FWA Tribute Award

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See also

References

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External links

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