The Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year appears to be a straight shootout between Jordan Henderson and Kevin De Bruyne.
Liverpool’s Premier League-winning campaign has resulted in their captain being tipped for the individual accolade, with Henderson playing a pivotal role in ending that 30-year wait for the title.
De Bruyne meanwhile has shone despite Manchester City’s title defence faltering, with the Belgian recording 19 Premier League assists so far this season.
Members of the FWA have until midnight on Thursday to decide whether Liverpool’s midfield engine or City’s indispensable playmaker is worthy of the Football of the Year award.
A host of other Liverpool players including Sadio Mane, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are outsiders for the award given the club’s runaway dominance this season, while Jamie Vardy could pick up votes with the Leicester striker on course to win the Golden Boot.
When is the FWA Player of the Year announced?
The announcement is set to take place on Friday, although the timings have not been revealed. The FWA revealed Vivianne Miedema as the 2019-20 Women’s Footballer of the Year at 10am BST on 1 July.
Full list of FWA Player of the Year winners from 1948 to present
Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling picked up last year’s award, which has been handed out since 1948, where Sir Stanley Matthews was the first winner.
Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is the only three-time winner of the award, with seven players picking up the prize twice.
- 1948 – Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
- 1949 – Johnny Carey (Man United)
- 1950 – Joe Mercer (Arsenal)
- 1951 – Harry Johnston (Blackpool)
- 1952 – Billy Wright (Wolves)
- 1953 – Nat Lofthouse (Bolton)
- 1954 – Tom Finney (Preston)
- 1955 – Don Revie (Man City)
- 1956 – Bert Trautmann (Man City)
- 1957 – Tom Finney (Preston) (2)
- 1958 – Danny Blanchflower (Spurs)
- 1959 – Syd Owen (Luton)
- 1960 – Bill Slater (Wolves)
- 1961 – Danny Blanchflower (Spurs) (2)
- 1962 – Jimmy Adamson (Burnley)
- 1963 – Stanley Matthews (Stoke) (2)
- 1964 – Bobby Moore (West Ham)
- 1965 – Bobby Collins (Leeds)
- 1966 – Bobby Charlton (Man Utd)
- 1967 – Jack Charlton (Leeds)
- 1968 – George Best (Man Utd)
- 1969 – Dave Mackay (Derby) & Tony Book (Man City)
- 1970 – Billy Bremner (Leeds)
- 1971 – Frank McLintock (Arsenal)
- 1972 – Gordon Banks (Stoke)
- 1973 – Pat Jennings (Spurs)
- 1974 – Ian Callaghan (Liverpool)
- 1975 – Alan Mullery (Fulham)
- 1976 – Kevin Keegan (Liverpool)
- 1977 – Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool)
- 1978 – Kenny Burns (Forest)
- 1979 – Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)
- 1980 – Terry McDermott (Liverpool)
- 1981 – Frans Thijssen (Ipswich)
- 1982 – Steve Perryman (Spurs)
- 1983 – Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool) (2)
- 1984 – Ian Rush (Liverpool)
- 1985 – Neville Southall (Everton)
- 1986 – Gary Lineker (Everton)
- 1987 – Clive Allen (Spurs)
- 1988 – John Barnes (Liverpool)
- 1989 – Steve Nicol (Liverpool)
- 1990 – John Barnes (Liverpool) (2)
- 1991 – Gordon Strachan (Leeds)
- 1992 – Gary Lineker (Spurs) (2)
- 1993 – Chris Waddle (Sheff Wed)
- 1994 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn)
- 1995 – Jurgen Klinsmann (Spurs)
- 1996 – Eric Cantona (Man Utd)
- 1997 – Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea)
- 1998 – Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)
- 1999 – David Ginola (Spurs)
- 2000 – Roy Keane (Man Utd)
- 2001 – Teddy Sheringham (Man Utd)
- 2002 – Robert Pires (Arsenal)
- 2003 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
- 2004 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (2)
- 2005 – Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
- 2006 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (3)
- 2007 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
- 2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) (2)
- 2009 – Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
- 2010 – Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
- 2011 – Scott Parker (West Ham)
- 2012 – Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
- 2013 – Gareth Bale (Spurs)
- 2014 – Luis Suárez (Liverpool)
- 2015 – Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
- 2016 – Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
- 2017 – N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)
- 2018 – Mohammed Salah (Liverpool)
- 2019 – Raheem Sterling (Man City)
Who votes for the FWA Player of the Year?
Around 400 FWA members vote for their player of the year. Last year Sterling picked up 62 per cent of the vote, more than 100 ahead of Van Dijk.
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When will the PFA awards be announced?
The PFA Player’s Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year are also set to be announced on Friday, which also sees a Team of the Year revealed.
Virgil van Dijk won the PFA Player of the Year award last year, with Sterling named Young Player of the Year, while the Team of the Year was dominated by Manchester City (Ederson, Aymeric Laporte, Fernandinho, Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling) and Liverpool (Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sadio Mane) players, plus Manchester United’s Paul Pogba.
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