| FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 1947-48 to 2010 | |||||||
| YEAR | FWA | PFA | PFA (YOUNG - U23) | EUROPEAN (France Football) | FIFA WORLD | ||
| 1947-48 | Stanley Matthews (Blackpool) | ||||||
| 1948-49 | Johnny Carey (Manchester United) | ||||||
| 1949-50 | Joe Mercer (Arsenal) | ||||||
| 1950-51 | Harry Johnston (Blackpool) | ||||||
| 1951-52 | Billy Wright (Wolverhampton W) | ||||||
| 1952-53 | Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers) | ||||||
| 1953-54 | Tom Finney (Preston North End) | ||||||
| 1954-55 | Don Revie (Manchester City) | ||||||
| 1955-56 | Bert Trautmann (Manchester City) | Stanley Matthews (Blackpool) | |||||
| 1956-57 | Tom Finney (Preston North End) | Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid) | |||||
| 1957-58 | Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham H) | Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid) | |||||
| 1958-59 | Syd Owen (Luton Town) | Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid) | |||||
| 1959-60 | Bill Slater (Wolverhampton W) | Luis Suarez (Barcelona) | |||||
| 1960-61 | Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham H) | Omar Sivori (Juventus) | |||||
| 1961-62 | Jimmy Adamson (Burnley) | Josef Masopust (Dukla Prague) | |||||
| 1962-63 | Stanley Matthews (Stoke City) | Lev Yashin (Moscow Dynamo) | |||||
| 1963-64 | Bobby Moore (West Ham United) | Dennis Law (Manchester United) | |||||
| 1964-65 | Bobby Collins (Leeds United) | Eusébio (Benfica) | |||||
| 1965-66 | Bobby Charlton (Manchester Utd) | Bobby Charlton (Manchester Utd) | |||||
| 1966-67 | Jackie Charlton (Leeds United) | Florian Albert (Ferencvaros) | |||||
| 1967-68 | Georgie Best (Manchester United) | Georgie Best (Manchester United) | |||||
| 1968-69 | Tony Book (Manchester City) & | Gianni Rivera (AC Milan) | |||||
| Dave Mackay (Derby County) | |||||||
| 1969-70 | Billy Bremner (Leeds United) | Gerd Muller (Bayern Munich) | |||||
| 1970-71 | Frank McLintock (Arsenal) | Johan Cryff (Ajax) | |||||
| 1971-72 | Gordon Banks (Stoke City) | Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich) | |||||
| 1972-73 | Pat Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur) | Johan Cryff (Barcelona) | |||||
| 1973-74 | Ian Callaghan (Liverpool) | Norman Hunter (Leeds United) | Kevin Beattie (Ipswich Town) | Johan Cryff (Barcelona) | |||
| 1974-75 | Alan Mullery (Fulham) | Colin Todd (Derby County) | Mervyn Day (West Ham United) | Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev) | |||
| 1975-76 | Kevin Keegan (Liverpool) | Pat Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur) | Peter Barnes (Manchester City) | Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich) | |||
| 1976-77 | Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool) | Andy Gray (Aston Villa) | Andy Gray (Aston Villa) | Allan Simonsen (Borussia Moenchen) | |||
| 1977-78 | Kenny Burns (Nottingham Forest) | Peter Shilton (Nottingham Forest) | Tony Woodcock (Nottingham For) | Kevin Keegan (SV Hamburg) | |||
| 1978-79 | Kenny Daglish (Liverpool) | Liam Brady (Arsenal) | Cyrille Regis (West Bromwich Alb) | Kevin Keegan (SV Hamburg) | |||
| 1979-80 | Terry McDermott (Liverpool) | Terry McDermott (Liverpool) | Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham Hotspur) | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (B Munich) | |||
| 1980-81 | Frans Thijssen (Ipswich Town) | John Wark (Ipswich Town) | Gary Shaw (Aston Villa) | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (B Munich) | |||
| 1981-82 | Steve Perryman (Tottenham H) | Kevin Keegan (Southampton) | Steve Moran (Southampton) | Paulo Rossi (Juventus) | |||
| 1982-83 | Kenny Daglish (Liverpool) | Kenny Daglish (Liverpool) | Ian Rush (Liverpool) | Michel Platini (Juventus) | |||
| 1983-84 | Ian Rush (Liverpool) | Ian Rush (Liverpool) | Paul Walsh (Luton Town) | Michel Platini (Juventus) | |||
| 1984-85 | Neville Southall (Everton) | Peter Reid (Everton) | Mark Hughes (Manchester United) | Michel Platini (Juventus) | |||
| 1985-86 | Gary Lineker (Everton) | Gary Lineker (Everton) | Tony Cottee (West Ham United) | Igor Belanov (Dynamo Kiev) | |||
| 1986-87 | Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur) | Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur) | Tony Adams (Arsenal) | Ruud Gullit (AC Milan) | |||
| 1987-88 | John Barnes (Liverpool) | John Barnes (Liverpool) | Paul Gascoigne (Tottenham H) | Marco van Basten (AC Milan) | |||
| 1988-89 | Steve Nichol (Liverpool) | Mark Hughes (Manchester United) | Paul Merson (Arsenal) | Marco van Basten (AC Milan) | |||
| 1989-90 | John Barnes (Liverpool) | David Platt (Aston Villa) | Matthew Le Tissier (Southampton) | Lothar Matthaus (Inter Milan) | |||
| 1990-91 | Gordon Strachan (Leeds United) | Mark Hughes (Manchester United) | Lee Sharpe (Manchester United) | Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille) | Lothar Matthaus (Inter Milan) | ||
| 1991-92 | Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur) | Gary Pallister (Manchester United) | Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) | Marco van Basten (AC Milan) | Marco van Basten (AC Milan) | ||
| 1992-93 | Chris Waddle (Sheffield Wednesday) | Paul McGrath (Aston Villa) | Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) | Roberto Baggio (Juventus) | Roberto Baggio (Juventus) | ||
| 1993-94 | Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) | Eric Cantona (Manchester United) | Andy Cole (Newcastle United) | Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona) | Romario (Barcelona) | ||
| 1994-95 | Jurgen Klinsmann (Tottenham H) | Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) | Robbie Fowler (Liverpool) | George Weah (AC Milan) | George Weah (AC Milan) | ||
| 1995-96 | Eric Cantona (Manchester United) | Les Ferdinand (Newcastle United) | Robbie Fowler (Liverpool) | Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund) | Ronaldo (PSV Eindhoven & Barcelona) | ||
| 1996-97 | Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea) | Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) | David Beckham (Manchester Utd) | Ronaldo (Inter Milan) | Ronaldo (Barcelona & Inter Milan) | ||
| 1997-98 | Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal) | Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal) | Michael Owen (Liverpool) | Zinadine Zidane (Juventus) | Zinadine Zidane (Juventus) | ||
| 1998-99 | David Ginola (Tottenham Hotspur) | David Ginola (Tottenham Hotspur) | Nicholas Anelka (Arsenal) | Rivaldo (Barcelona) | Rivaldo (Barcelona) | ||
| 1999-00 | Roy Keane (Manchester United) | Roy Keane (Manchester United) | Harry Kewell (Leeds United) | Luis Figo (Barcelona) | Zinadine Zidane | ||
| 2000-01 | Teddy Sheringham (Manchester Utd) | Teddy Sheringham (Manchester Utd) | Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) | Michael Owen (Liverpool) | Luis Figo | ||
| 2001-02 | Robert Pires (Arsenal) | Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester Utd) | Craig Bellamy (Newcastle United) | Ronaldo (Inter Milan & Real Madrid) | Ronaldo (Inter Milan & Real Madrid) | ||
| 2002-03 | Thierry Henry (Arsenal) | Thierry Henry (Arsenal) | Jermaine Jenas (Newcastle Utd) | Pavel Nedved (Juventus) | Zinadine Zidane (Real Madrid) | ||
| 2003-04 | Thierry Henry (Arsenal) | Thierry Henry (Arsenal) | Scott Parker (Chelsea) | Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) | Ronaldinho (Barcelona) | ||
| 2004-05 | Frank Lampard (Chelsea) | John Terry (Chelsea) | Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd) | Ronaldinho (Barcelona) | Ronaldinho (Barcelona) | ||
| 2005-06 | Thierry Henry (Arsenal) | Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) | Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd) | Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus/Real Mad) | Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus/Real Madrid) | ||
| 2006-07 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester Utd) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester Utd) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester Utd) | Kaka (AC Milan) | Kaka (AC Milan) | ||
| 2007-08 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester Utd) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester Utd) | Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester U) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester U) | ||
| 2008-09 | Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) | Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) | Ashley Young (Aston Villa) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | ||
| 2009-10 | (May 2010) | Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) | James Milner (Aston Villa) | (December 2010) | (December 2010) | ||
| YEAR | FWA | PFA | PFA (YOUNG - U23) | EUROPEAN (France Football) | FIFA WORLD | ||
| Annual Award | Annual Award | ||||||
| FWA | Football Writers Association (UK) Awarded the Thursday before FA Cup Final | ||||||
| PFA | Professional Footballer's Association (UK) Awarded in late April | ||||||
| EUROPEAN (France Football) Ballon d'Or | |||||||