FWA Footballer of the Year FWA Footballer of the Year The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year (often called the FWA Footballer of the Year, or in England simply the Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in English football. The award has been presented since the 1947–48 season, when the inaugural winner was Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews. The latest winner of the award as of 2017–18 is Mohamed Salah of Liverpool. Eight players have won the award on more than one occasion, the most recent being Cristiano
1956–57 European Cup on aggregate" "Athletic Bilbao won 6–5 on aggregate" "CDNA Sofia won 10–4 on aggregate" "Manchester United won 6–5 on aggregate" "Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate" "Fiorentina won 5–3 on aggregate" "Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate" "Fiorentina won 1–0 on aggregate" "Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate" The top scorers from the 1956–57 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows: 1956–57 European Cup The 1956–57 European Cup was the second season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won for the second time by Real Madrid, who beat Fiorentina 2–0 in the