The FWA Footballer of the Year award will be handed out Friday to the player deemed the best by the Football Writers' Association, a collection of journalists and correspondents who cover the game in England. On 24th July 2020, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson was announced as the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year after leading the Reds to their first league title in 30 years. Editor's Picks. The FWA constantly strives for better facilities and access for football writers, liaising with clubs, federations and governing bodies, and FWA members have been voting for the original Footballer of the Year since 1947. A year ago it was a Manchester City double as Sterling claimed the FWA's men's prize and Nikita Parris was named FWA Women's Footballer of the Year. The Reds won the Premie Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has been named the Football Writers' Association's, FWA, Footballer of the Year. Pulisic can't dampen Liverpool celebrations, but Reds have work to do; The FWA represents the interests of professional football journalists, not just in England but internationally. Raheem Sterling was FWA Player of the Year in 2019 after City pipped Liverpool to the title but Virgil van Dijk won the PFA award. As revealed by Football Writers’ Association, the players highlighted below are the winners of the FWA Footballer of the Year award from 2009/10 to date. "It will be won by a Liverpool player," said the Manchester City. The FWA Footballer of the Year – the oldest individual award in English football, given out every year since 1948 – is given to the player considered both to have had an outstanding impact on their club’s performance in the season, as well as having performed well individually throughout the campaign. For that reason, read on to recall and be updated on the players who have won the FWA Footballers of the Year award in … FWA footballer of the year was given to the player judged to have had the best season in English football starting after WWII. With the Premier League season drawing to a close, the Sunday Supplement panel give their own verdicts on who should win the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. The FWA Footballer of the Year award will be handed out Friday to the player deemed the best by the Football Writers' Association, a collection of … For over 70 years members of the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) have named their Footballer of the Year. Stanley Matthews was the inaugural winner in …