England's Footballer of the Year
The title Footballer of the Year is awarded in England by two different organizations. English football journalists have been presenting the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year ( FWA Footballer of the Year ) award annually since 1948 . The members of the English professional footballers union PFA have been determining the title of PFA Players' Player of the Year since 1974, along with a choice of the best young professional (for players up to 23 years of age) as PFA Young Player of the Year . In addition, the PFA has been organizing an online vote every year since 2001 in order to give English football fans the opportunity to vote for their Player of the Year ( PFA Fans' Player of the Year ).
The named titles can be awarded to all players active in the Premier League - not only to English players. In fact, in the ten seasons between 1995 and 2004, for example, the journalists honored foreign footballers nine times. Thierry Henry is the only player to date to have won the award more than twice. Two German players were also chosen by the journalists: goalkeeper Bert Trautmann in 1956 and Jürgen Klinsmann, who was then known as “ Diver ”, in 1995.
Cristiano Ronaldo was not only the first Portuguese player to be named England's Footballer of the Year in 2007, but also the first player to win all four individual awards at once in Great Britain. The offensive all-rounder from Manchester United prevailed in the election of the English football journalists against his club colleagues at the time Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes . The then 22-year-old had previously been voted Player of the Year and Best Young Professional of the Season by his colleagues in the Premier League .
| year | FWA Footballer of the Year | PFA Players' Player of the Year | PFA Young Player of the Year | PFA Fans' Player of the Year |
| 2020 |
.svg){kind=small} Jordan Henderson ( Liverpool FC )
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| 2019 |
Raheem Sterling ( Manchester City )
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 Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC)
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Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
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 Eden Hazard ( Chelsea FC )
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| 2018 |
 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC)
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Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC)
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 Leroy Sané (Manchester City)
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Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC)
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| 2017 |
 N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea FC)
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N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea FC)
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Dele Alli ( Tottenham Hotspur )
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
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| 2016 |
Jamie Vardy ( Leicester City )
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.svg){kind=small} Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)
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Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)
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| 2015 |
Eden Hazard (Chelsea FC)
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Eden Hazard (Chelsea FC)
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
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 Alexis Sánchez ( Arsenal FC )
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| 2014 |
 Luis Suárez (Liverpool FC)
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Luis Suárez (Liverpool FC)
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Eden Hazard (Chelsea FC)
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| 2013 |
.svg){kind=small} Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
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| 2012 |
Robin van Persie (Arsenal FC)
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Robin van Persie (Arsenal FC)
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Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Robin van Persie (Arsenal FC)
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| 2011 |
Scott Parker ( West Ham United )
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Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Jack Wilshere (Arsenal FC)
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 Raul Meireles (Liverpool FC)
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| 2010 |
Wayne Rooney ( Manchester United )
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Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
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James Milner ( Aston Villa )
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Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
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| 2009 |
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC)
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Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
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Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
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Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC)
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| 2008 |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
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 Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal FC)
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
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| 2007 |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
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| 2006 |
Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)
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Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC)
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Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
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Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
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| 2005 |
Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC)
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John Terry (Chelsea FC)
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Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
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Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC)
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| 2004 |
Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)
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Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)
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Scott Parker (Chelsea FC)
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Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)
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| 2003 |
Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)
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Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)
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Jermaine Jenas ( Newcastle United )
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Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)
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| 2002 |
Robert Pires (Arsenal FC)
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Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)
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Craig Bellamy (Newcastle United)
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Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)
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| 2001 |
Teddy Sheringham (Manchester United)
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Teddy Sheringham (Manchester United)
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Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC)
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Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC)
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| 2000 |
 Roy Keane (Manchester United)
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Roy Keane (Manchester United)
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 Harry Kewell ( Leeds United )
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| 1999 |
David Ginola (Tottenham Hotspur)
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David Ginola (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal FC)
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| 1998 |
Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal FC)
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Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal FC)
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Michael Owen (Liverpool FC)
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| 1997 |
 Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea FC)
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Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)
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David Beckham (Manchester United)
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| 1996 |
Eric Cantona (Manchester United)
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Les Ferdinand (Newcastle United)
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Robbie Fowler (Liverpool FC)
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| 1995 |
Jürgen Klinsmann (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)
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Robbie Fowler (Liverpool FC)
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| 1994 |
Alan Shearer ( Blackburn Rovers )
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Eric Cantona (Manchester United)
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Andrew Cole (Manchester United)
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| 1993 |
Chris Waddle ( Sheffield Wednesday )
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.svg){kind=small} Paul McGrath (Aston Villa)
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Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
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| 1992 |
Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Gary Pallister (Manchester United)
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Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
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| 1991 |
 Gordon Strachan ( Leeds United )
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Mark Hughes (Manchester United)
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Lee Sharpe (Manchester United)
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| 1990 |
John Barnes (Liverpool FC)
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David Platt (Aston Villa)
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Matthew Le Tissier ( Southampton FC )
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| 1989 |
Steve Nicol (Liverpool FC)
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Mark Hughes (Manchester United)
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Paul Merson (Arsenal FC)
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| 1988 |
John Barnes (Liverpool FC)
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John Barnes (Liverpool FC)
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Paul Gascoigne (Newcastle United)
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| 1987 |
Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Tony Adams (Arsenal FC)
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| 1986 |
Gary Lineker ( Everton FC )
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Gary Lineker (Everton FC)
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Tony Cottee (West Ham United)
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| 1985 |
Neville Southall (Everton FC)
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Peter Reid (Everton FC)
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Mark Hughes (Manchester United)
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| 1984 |
Ian Rush (Liverpool FC)
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Ian Rush (Liverpool FC)
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Paul Walsh ( Luton Town )
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| 1983 |
Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool FC)
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Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool FC)
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Ian Rush (Liverpool FC)
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| 1982 |
Steve Perryman (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Kevin Keegan (Southampton FC)
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Steve Moran (Southampton FC)
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| 1981 |
Frans Thijssen ( Ipswich Town )
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John Wark (Ipswich Town)
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Gary Shaw ( Aston Villa )
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| 1980 |
Terry McDermott (Liverpool FC)
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Terry McDermott (Liverpool FC)
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Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
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| 1979 |
Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool FC)
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Liam Brady (Arsenal FC)
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Cyrille Regis ( West Bromwich Albion )
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| 1978 |
Kenny Burns ( Nottingham Forest )
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Peter Shilton (Nottingham Forest)
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Tony Woodcock (Nottingham Forest)
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| 1977 |
Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool FC)
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Andy Gray (Aston Villa)
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Andy Gray (Aston Villa)
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| 1976 |
Kevin Keegan (Liverpool FC)
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 Pat Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Peter Barnes (Manchester City)
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| 1975 |
Alan Mullery ( Fulham FC )
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Colin Todd (Derby County)
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Mervyn Day (West Ham United)
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| 1974 |
Ian Callaghan (Liverpool FC)
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Norman Hunter (Leeds United)
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Kevin Beattie (Ipswich Town)
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| 1973 |
Pat Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur)
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| 1972 |
Gordon Banks ( Stoke City )
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| 1971 |
Frank McLintock (Arsenal FC)
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| 1970 |
Billy Bremner (Leeds United)
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| 1969 |
Tony Book ( Manchester City ) |
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| 1968 |
George Best (Manchester United)
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| 1967 |
Jack Charlton (Leeds United)
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| 1966 |
Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
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| 1965 |
Bobby Collins (Leeds United)
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| 1964 |
Bobby Moore ( West Ham United )
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| 1963 |
Stanley Matthews (Stoke City)
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| 1962 |
Jimmy Adamson ( Burnley FC )
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| 1961 |
Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham Hotspur)
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| 1960 |
Bill Slater ( Wolverhampton Wanderers )
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| 1959 |
Syd Owen ( Luton Town )
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| 1958 |
Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham Hotspur)
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| 1957 |
Tom Finney ( Preston North End )
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| 1956 |
Bert Trautmann (Manchester City)
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| 1955 |
Don Revie (Manchester City)
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| 1954 |
Tom Finney (Preston North End)
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| 1953 |
Nat Lofthouse ( Bolton Wanderers )
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| 1952 |
Billy Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
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| 1951 |
Harry Johnston ( Blackpool FC )
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| 1950 |
Joe Mercer (Arsenal FC)
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| 1949 |
Johnny Carey (Manchester United)
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| 1948 |
Stanley Matthews (Blackpool FC)
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Harry Kane and Jordan Pickford named England senior and U21s' players of the year . In: TheFA , The Football Association , January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ↑ Jim Lucas: Dele Alli named Young Player of the Year at 2016 PFA Awards . In: TheFa , The Football Association , April 24, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2018.