FWA Tribute Award

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The Football Writers' Association Tribute Award (often called the FWA Tribute Award, or simply the Tribute Award) is given by the Football Writers Association to an individual that the committee feels has made an outstanding contribution to the national game. [1] [2]

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The award was first given in 1983, and was won by Ron Greenwood.

In 2024, Emma Hayes became the first woman to win the award, for the first time in its 42 year history.

All-time winners

SeasonPersonNationality
1982–83 Ron Greenwood Flag of England.svg  England
1983–84 Bob Paisley Flag of England.svg  England
1984–85 Trevor Brooking Flag of England.svg  England
1985–86 Pat Jennings Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
1986–87 Kenny Dalglish Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1987–88 Tom Finney Flag of England.svg  England
1988–89 Bobby Charlton Flag of England.svg  England
1989–90 Bobby Moore Flag of England.svg  England
1990–91 Peter Shilton Flag of England.svg  England
1991–92 Bobby Robson Flag of England.svg  England
1992–93 Brian Clough Flag of England.svg  England
1993–94 Denis Law Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1994–95 Stanley Matthews Flag of England.svg  England
1995–96 Alex Ferguson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1996–97 Gary Lineker Flag of England.svg  England
1997–98 Geoff Hurst Flag of England.svg  England
1998–99 Jim Smith Flag of England.svg  England
1999–2000 George Best Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
2000–01 Alan Shearer Flag of England.svg  England
2001–02 Graham Taylor Flag of England.svg  England
2002–03 Tony Adams Flag of England.svg  England
2003–04 Jimmy Hill Flag of England.svg  England
2004–05 Arsène Wenger Flag of France.svg  France
2005–06 Bryan Robson Flag of England.svg  England
2006–07 Ryan Giggs Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
2007–08 David Beckham Flag of England.svg  England
2008–09 Harry Redknapp Flag of England.svg  England
2009–10 Frank Lampard Flag of England.svg  England
2010–11 Thierry Henry Flag of France.svg  France
2011–12 Gary Neville Flag of England.svg  England
Paul Scholes Flag of England.svg  England
2012–13 Steven Gerrard Flag of England.svg  England
2013–14 José Mourinho Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2014–15 Didier Drogba Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
2015–16 Patrick Vieira Flag of France.svg  France
2016–17 Wayne Rooney Flag of England.svg  England
2017–18 Pelé Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2018–19 Gareth Southgate Flag of England.svg  England
2019–20 Vincent Kompany Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2020–21 Marcus Rashford Flag of England.svg  England
2022–23 Yaya Touré [3] Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
2023–24 Emma Hayes [4] Flag of England.svg  England
2024–25 Dennis Bergkamp [5] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands


Winners by country

CountryNumber of wins
Flag of England.svg England 27
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

References

  1. ↑ "Football Writers' Association: The FWA Tribute Award". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  2. ↑ "Previous Winners – Tribute | Football Writers' Association". footballwriters.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Yaya Toure honoured with FWA Tribute Award". footballwriters.co.uk. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Emma Hayes: Chelsea manager becomes first woman to win Football Writers' Tribute award". BBC Sport. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ian Wright's and Arsene Wenger's speeches as Dennis Bergkamp receives FWA Tribute award". 20 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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