Football Writers' Association

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Not to be confused with Football Writers Association of America.

The Football Writers' Association (the FWA) is an association of England football journalists and correspondents writing for newspapers and agencies, founded in 1947 by Charles Buchan, Messrs Cole, Roy Peskett, and Archie Quick.

History

The choice to create the Football Writers' Association (FWA) was made on September 2, 1947, by four journalists, Charles Buchan, Messrs Cole, Roy Peskett, 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. The four 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.[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]

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.[2]

Winners

The award has been presented on 69 occasions as of 2015, with 60 different winners. On one occasion two players shared the award for a season (1968–69).[3] 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),[4][5][6] Fans' Player of the Year award (FPY),[7] and Young Player of the Year award (YPY).[5][6][8]

Neville Southall's 1985 win was the last time a goalkeeper received the award.
Dennis Bergkamp won the award in the 1997–98 season.
Thierry Henry was the first player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
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 England Stanley Matthews Blackpool
1948–49 Republic of Ireland Johnny Carey Manchester United [9]
1949–50 England Joe Mercer Arsenal
1950–51 England Harry Johnston Blackpool
1951–52 England Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers
1952–53 England Nat Lofthouse Bolton Wanderers
1953–54 England Tom Finney Preston North End
1954–55 England Don Revie Manchester City
1955–56 Germany Bert Trautmann Manchester City
1956–57 England Tom Finney Preston North End [10]
1957–58 Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur
1958–59 England Syd Owen Luton Town
1959–60 England Bill Slater Wolverhampton Wanderers
1960–61 Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur
1961–62 England Jimmy Adamson Burnley
1962–63 England Stanley Matthews Stoke City [11]
1963–64 England Bobby Moore West Ham United
1964–65 Scotland Bobby Collins Leeds United
1965–66 England Bobby Charlton Manchester United
1966–67 England Jack Charlton Leeds United
1967–68 Northern Ireland George Best Manchester United
1968–69 England Tony Book (joint winner) Manchester City
Scotland Dave Mackay (joint winner) Derby County
1969–70 Scotland Billy Bremner Leeds United
1970–71 Scotland Frank McLintock Arsenal
1971–72 England Gordon Banks Stoke City
1972–73 Northern Ireland Pat Jennings Tottenham Hotspur [12]
1973–74 England Ian Callaghan Liverpool
1974–75 England Alan Mullery Fulham
1975–76 England Kevin Keegan Liverpool
1976–77 England Emlyn Hughes Liverpool
1977–78 Scotland Kenny Burns Nottingham Forest
1978–79 Scotland Kenny Dalglish Liverpool
1979–80 England Terry McDermott Liverpool PPY [13]
1980–81 Netherlands Frans Thijssen Ipswich Town
1981–82 England Steve Perryman Tottenham Hotspur
1982–83 Scotland Kenny Dalglish Liverpool PPY
1983–84 Wales Ian Rush Liverpool PPY
1984–85 Wales Neville Southall Everton
1985–86 England Gary Lineker Everton PPY
1986–87 England Clive Allen Tottenham Hotspur PPY
1987–88 England John Barnes Liverpool PPY
1988–89 Scotland Steve Nicol Liverpool
1989–90 England John Barnes Liverpool
1990–91 Scotland Gordon Strachan Leeds United
1991–92 England Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur
1992–93 England Chris Waddle Sheffield Wednesday
1993–94 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers
1994–95 Germany Jürgen Klinsmann Tottenham Hotspur
1995–96 France Eric Cantona Manchester United
1996–97 Italy Gianfranco Zola Chelsea
1997–98 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal PPY
1998–99 France David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur PPY
1999–00 Republic of Ireland Roy Keane Manchester United PPY
2000–01 England Teddy Sheringham Manchester United PPY
2001–02 France Robert Pirès Arsenal
2002–03 France Thierry Henry Arsenal PPY, FPY
2003–04 France Thierry Henry Arsenal PPY, FPY [14]
2004–05 England Frank Lampard Chelsea FPY [15]
2005–06 France Thierry Henry Arsenal [16]
2006–07 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United PPY, FPY, YPY [17]
2007–08 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United PPY, FPY
2008–09 England Steven Gerrard Liverpool FPY [18]
2009–10 England Wayne Rooney Manchester United PPY [19]
2010–11 England Scott Parker West Ham United [20]
2011–12 Netherlands Robin van Persie Arsenal PPY, FPY [21]
2012–13 Wales Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur PPY, YPY [22]
2013–14 Uruguay Luis Suárez Liverpool PPY [23]
2014–15 Belgium Eden Hazard Chelsea PPY [24]

The FWA Tribute Award

The 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.[2]

Winners

1980s

Year Winner(s)
1983 England Ron Greenwood
1984 England Bob Paisley
1985 England Sir Trevor Brooking
1986 Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
1987 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
1988 England Sir Tom Finney
1989 England Sir Bobby Charlton

1990s

Year Winner(s)
1990 England Bobby Moore
1991 England Peter Shilton
1992 England Sir Bobby Robson
1993 England Brian Clough
1994 Scotland Denis Law
1995 England Sir Stanley Matthews
1996 Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson
1997 England Gary Lineker
1998 England Sir Geoff Hurst
1999 England Jim Smith

2000s

Year Winner(s)
2000 Northern Ireland George Best
2001 England Alan Shearer
2002 England Graham Taylor
2003 England Tony Adams
2004 England Jimmy Hill
2005 France Arsène Wenger
2006 England Bryan Robson
2007 Wales Ryan Giggs
2008 England David Beckham
2009 England Harry Redknapp

2010s

Year Winner(s)
2010 England Frank Lampard
2011 France Thierry Henry
2012 England Gary Neville / England Paul Scholes
2013 England Steven Gerrard
2014 Portugal Jose Mourinho
2015 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/about/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/awards/
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  9. ↑ First winner of the award from outside the United Kingdom.
  10. ↑ First player to win the award twice.
  11. ↑ First player to win the award with two different clubs.
  12. ↑ Also won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in 1976 to become the first player to win both awards.
  13. ↑ First player to win both PFA and FWA awards in the same season.
  14. ↑ First player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
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  16. ↑ First player to win the award three times.
  17. ↑ First player to win four awards in the same season.
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