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
PFA Footballer of the Year Awards United and Western Sydney Wanderers) were picked for the starting XI. Substitutes: Manager: Guillermo Amor, Adelaide United Referee: Strebre Delovski Venue of the season: Etihad Stadium Substitutes: Manager: Graham Arnold, Sydney FC Substitutes: Manager: Graham Arnold, Sydney FC The Team of the Decade covers the first ten seasons of the A-League. i.e. 2005-06 to 2014-15. Manager: Ange Postecoglou Referee: Strebre Delovski PFA Footballer of the Year Awards The PFA Footballer of the Year Awards (or the Professional Football Association Footballer of the Year Awards) is an annual award ceremony created to formally recognise the most outstanding Australian footballers playing abroad