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England Player Honours -
Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year

The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award, first made in 1948, goes to the player deemed to have turned in the season's best overall performance in English league play.  The winner is chosen by vote of the Association's members based on performance in the season ending in the year the award is made.  Any player in England's football leagues is eligible for the award regardless of his country of birth.  

As of 2008, the award had been made 61 times, and 26 England players had won the award 30 times, four of them (Tom Finney, Stanley Matthews, John Barnes and Gary Lineker) having gained it twice.

Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year
[England Players Highlighted]
Year

Winner

Club

1948 Stanley Matthews Blackpool FC
1949 Johnny Carey Manchester United FC
1950 Joe Mercer Arsenal FC
1951 Harry Johnston Blackpool FC
1952 Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1953 Nat Lofthouse Bolton Wanderers FC
1954 Tom Finney Preston North End FC
1955 Don Revie Manchester City FC
1956 Bert Trautmann Manchester City FC
1957 Tom Finney Preston North End FC
1958 Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur FC
1959 Syd Owen Luton Town FC
1960 Bill Slater Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Year

Winner

Club

1961 Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur FC
1962 Jimmy Adamson Burnley FC
1963 Stanley Matthews Stoke City FC
1964 Bobby Moore West Ham United FC
1965 Bobby Collins Leeds United AFC
1966 Bobby Charlton Manchester United FC
1967 Jackie Charlton Leeds United AFC
1968 George Best Manchester United FC
1969 Dave Mackay
Tony Book
Derby County FC
Manchester City FC
1970 Billy Bremner Leeds United AFC
Year

Winner

Club

1971 Frank McLintock Arsenal FC
1972 Gordon Banks Stoke City FC
1973 Pat Jennings Tottenham Hotspur FC
1974 Ian Callaghan Liverpool FC
1975 Alan Mullery Fulham FC
1976 Kevin Keegan Liverpool FC
1977 Emlyn Hughes Liverpool FC
1978 Kenny Burns Nottingham Forest
1979 Kenny Dalglish Liverpool FC
1980 Terry McDermott Liverpool FC
Year

Winner

Club

1981 Frans Thijssen Ipswich Town FC
1982 Steve Perryman Tottenham Hotspur FC
1983 Kenny Dalglish Liverpool FC
1984 Ian Rush Liverpool FC
1985 Neville Southall Everton FC
1986 Gary Lineker Everton FC
1987 Clive Allen Tottenham Hotspur FC
1988 John Barnes Liverpool FC
1989 Steve Nicol Liverpool FC
1990 John Barnes Liverpool FC
Year

Winner

Club

1991 Gordon Strachan Leeds United AFC
1992 Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur
1993 Chris Waddle Sheffield Wednesday FC
1994 Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers FC
1995 J�rgen Klinsmann Tottenham Hotspur FC
1996 Eric Cantona Manchester United FC
1997 Gianfranco Zola Chelsea FC
1998 Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal FC
1999 David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur FC
2000 Roy Keane Manchester United FC
Year

Winner

Club

2001 Teddy Sheringham Manchester United FC
2002 Robert Pires Arsenal FC
2003 Thierry Henry Arsenal FC
2004 Thierry Henry Arsenal FC
2005 Frank Lampard Chelsea FC
2006 Thierry Henry Arsenal FC
2007 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United FC
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United FC
2009 Steven Gerrard Liverpool FC

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