British Sports Journalism Awards winners for Specialist Correspondent of the Year

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The British Sports Journalism Awards are given annually in a number of categories. The category "Specialist Correspondent of the Year" is awarded for sports writing. From 2016, it excluded football, cricket and rugby union correspondents, who had their own separate categories. Records date back to 2005.

Specialist Correspondent of the Year winners

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  1. ↑ "2017 British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  2. ↑ "2016 BRITISH SPORTS JOURNALISM AWARDS – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  3. ↑ "2015 BRITISH SPORTS JOURNALISM AWARDS – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  4. ↑ "2014 British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  5. ↑ "2013 British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  6. ↑ "2012 British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  7. ↑ "2011 British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  8. ↑ "2010 British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  9. ↑ "2009 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  10. ↑ "2008 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  11. ↑ "2007 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  12. ↑ "2006 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  13. ↑ "2005 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association" . Retrieved 2019-02-23.
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