Football Writers' Association

The Football Writers' Association (FWA) is an association of English football journalists and correspondents writing for newspapers and agencies.

The FWA was founded in 1947. Current membership stands at around 400, with regional branches in the Midlands, North and North-East.

Footballer of the Year Award

The main award presented by the Football Writers Association is the Footballer of the Year Award. It is now considered to be among the two most prestigious of individual awards in domestic English football.

• 1948: Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
• 1949: Johnny Carey (Manchester United)
• 1950: Joe Mercer (Arsenal)
• 1951: Harry Johnston (Blackpool)
• 1952: Billy Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
• 1953: Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers)
• 1954: Tom Finney (Preston North End)
• 1955: Don Revie (Manchester City)
• 1956: Bert Trautmann (Manchester City)
• 1957: Tom Finney (Preston North End)
• 1958: Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 1959: Syd Owen (Luton Town)
• 1960: Bill Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
• 1961: Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 1962: Jimmy Adamson (Burnley)
• 1963: Stanley Matthews (Stoke City)
• 1964: Bobby Moore (West Ham United)
• 1965: Bobby Collins (Leeds United)
• 1966: Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
• 1967: Jack Charlton (Leeds United)
• 1968: George Best (Manchester United)
• 1969: Tony Book (Manchester City) and Dave Mackay (Derby County)
• 1970: Billy Bremner (Leeds United )
• 1971: Frank McLintock (Arsenal)
• 1972: Gordon Banks (Stoke City )
• 1973: Pat Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 1974: Ian Callaghan (Liverpool)
• 1975: Alan Mullery (Fulham)
• 1976: Kevin Keegan (Liverpool)
• 1977: Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool)
• 1978: Kenny Burns (Nottingham Forest)
• 1979: Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)
• 1980: Terry McDermott (Liverpool)
• 1981: Frans Thijssen (Ipswich Town)
• 1982: Steve Perryman (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 1983: Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)
• 1984: Ian Rush (Liverpool)
• 1985: Neville Southall (Everton)
• 1986: Gary Lineker (Everton)
• 1987: Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 1988: John Barnes (Liverpool)
• 1989: Steve Nicol (Liverpool)
• 1990: John Barnes (Liverpool)
• 1991: Gordon Strachan (Leeds United)
• 1992: Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 1993: Chris Waddle (Sheffield Wednesday)
• 1994: Alan Shearer (Blackburn)
• 1995: Jürgen Klinsmann (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 1996: Eric Cantona (Manchester United)
• 1997: Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea)
• 1998: Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)
• 1999: David Ginola (Tottenham Hotspur)
• 2000: Roy Keane (Manchester United)
• 2001: Teddy Sheringham (Manchester United)
• 2002: Robert Pirès (Arsenal)
• 2003: Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
• 2004: Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
• 2005: Frank Lampard (Chelsea)