The FA Women's Football Awards

The FA Women's Football Awards
Country	England
First award	1999
Final award	2019
Website	http://www.thefa.com/women

The FA Women's Football Awards was an award ceremony hosted by The Football Association in England. The inaugural edition took place in 1999.

Top Goalscorer

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year		Name	Club	League	Ref.
1999		Marieanne Spacey	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[1]
2001		Angela Banks	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[2]
		Kelly Dean	Oldham Curzon	FA WPL Northern Division	[2]
		Kristy Moore	Barnet	FA WPL Southern Division	[2]
2002		Marieanne Spacey	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[3]
		Katy Ward	Birmingham City	FA WPL Northern Division	[3]
		Marianne Pettersen	Fulham	FA WPL Southern Division	[3]
2003		Amanda Barr	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL National Division	[4]
		Kelly Dean	Oldham Curzon	FA WPL Northern Division	[4]
		Melanie Reay	Sunderland		[4]
		Trudy Williams	Bristol Rovers	FA WPL Southern Division	[4]
2005		Trudy Williams	Bristol Rovers	FA WPL National Division	[5]
		Amy McCann	Wolverhampton Wanderers	FA WPL Northern Division	[5]
		Emma Mead	Brighton & Hove Albion	FA WPL Southern Division	[5]
2006		Kelly Smith	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[6]
		Vicky Abbott	Tranmere Rovers	FA WPL Northern Division	[6]
		Helen Ward	Watford	FA WPL Southern Division	[6]
2007		Lianne Sanderson	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[7]
		Jodie Michalska	Lincoln	FA WPL Northern Division	[7]
		Helen Ward	Watford	FA WPL Southern Division	[7]
2008		Lianne Sanderson	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[8]
		Ann-Marie Heatherson	Fulham	FA WPL Northern Division	[8]
		Melanie Reay	Newcastle United	FA WPL Southern Division	[8]
2009		Kelly Smith	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[9]
		Jodie Michalska	Lincoln	FA WPL Northern Division	[9]
		Sam Pittuck	West Ham United	FA WPL Southern Division	[9]
2010		Kim Little	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[10]
		Cheryl Foster	Liverpool	FA WPL Northern Division	[10]
		Stacey Sowden	Barnet	FA WPL Southern Division	[10]
2011		Rachel Williams	Birmingham City	FA WSL	[11]
		Gemma Bryan	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL	[11]
2012		Kim Little	Arsenal	FA WSL	[12]
		Beth Mead	Sunderland	FA WPL National Division	[12]
		Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Northern Division	[12]
		Tash Knapman	Plymouth Argyle	FA WPL Southern Division	[12]
2013		Natasha Dowie	Liverpool	FA WSL	[13]
		Beth Mead	Sunderland	FA WPL National Division	[13]
		Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Northern Division	[13]
		Fran Kirby	Reading	FA WPL Southern Division	[13]
2014		Karen Carney	Birmingham City	FA WSL	[14]
		Fran Kirby	Reading	FA WSL 2	[14]
		Natasha Baptiste	Aston Villa	FA WSL Development League	[14]
		Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Northern Division	[14]
		Charlotte Gurr	Gillingham	FA WPL Southern Division	[14]
2015		Beth Mead	Sunderland	FA WSL 1	[15]
		Courtney Sweetman-Kirk	Doncaster Rovers Belles	FA WSL 2	[15]
		Kit Graham	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL Northern Division	[15]
		Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Southern Division	[15]
		Tanya Rich		FA WPL Northern Division One	[15]
		Natalie Shaw		FA WPL Midlands Division One	[15]
		Sara Sinclair		FA WPL South East Division One	[15]
		Tash Knapman	Plymouth Argyle	FA WPL South West Division One	[15]
2016		Eni Aluko	Chelsea	FA WSL	[16]
2017		Fran Kirby	Chelsea	FA WSL 1	[17]
		Courtney Sweetman-Kirk	Doncaster Rovers Belles	FA WSL 2	[17]
		Bianca Owens		FA WPL Northern Division	[17]
		Gemma Bryan		FA WPL Southern Division	[17]
		Nikki Berko		FA WPL Northern Division One	[17]
		Cara Newton		FA WPL Midlands Division One	[17]
		Felicity Gibbons		FA WPL South East Division One	[17]
		Tash Knapman	Plymouth Argyle	FA WPL South West Division One	[17]
2018		Ellen White	Birmingham City	FA WSL 1	[18]
		Jessica Sigsworth	Doncaster Rovers Belles	FA WSL 2	[18]
		Rosie Axten	Leicester City	FA WPL Northern Division	[18]
		Kit Graham	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL Southern Division	[18]
		Jodie Redgrave	Brighouse Town	FA WPL Northern Division One	[18]
		Yasmine Swarbrick	Hull City, Morecambe		[18]
		Jordan Atkin	Burton Albion	FA WPL Midlands Division One	[18]
		Alessandra Barreca	Actonians	FA WPL South East Division One	[18]
		Natasha Knapman	Plymouth Argyle	FA WPL South West Division One	[18]
2019		Vivianne Miedema	Arsenal	FA Women's Super League	[19]
		Jessica Sigsworth	Manchester United	FA Women's Championship	[19]
		Saffron Jordan	Blackburn Rovers	FA WNL Northern Premier Division	[19]
		Emily Allen	Oxford United	FA WNL Southern Premier Division	[19]
		Kerry Bartlett	Keynsham Town	FA WNL Division One South West	[19]
		Jade Cross	Wolverhampton Wanderers	FA WNL Division One Midlands	[19]
		Alessandra Barreca	Actonians	FA WNL Division One South East	[19]
		Bianca Owens	Norton & Stockton Ancients	FA WNL Division One North	[19]

Players' Player of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	League	Ref.
1999	Sue Smith	Tranmere Rovers	FA WPL National Division	[1]
	Kelly Biney	Sheffield Wednesday	FA WPL Northern Division	[1]
	Angela Banks	Whitehawk	FA WPL Southern Division	[1]
2000	Karen Walker	Doncaster Belles	FA WPL National Division	[20]
	Rachel Mander	Sheffield Wednesday	FA WPL Northern Division	[20]
	Trudy Williams	Barry Town	FA WPL Southern Division	[20]
2001	Jayne Ludlow	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[2]
	Stacey Daniel	Leeds United	FA WPL Northern Division	[2]
	Kristy Moore	Barnet	FA WPL Southern Division	[2]
2002	Marieanne Spacey	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[3]
	Anne Blackham	Wolverhampton Wanderers	FA WPL Northern Division	[3]
	Marianne Pettersen	Fulham	FA WPL Southern Division	[3]
2003	Jayne Ludlow	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[4]
2004	Jayne Ludlow	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[21]
2005	Julie Fleeting	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[5]
2006	Kelly Smith	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[6]
2007	Kelly Smith	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[7]
2008	Jill Scott	Everton	FA WPL National Division	[8]
2009	Fara Williams	Everton	FA WPL National Division	[9]
2010	Kim Little	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[10]
2011	Rachel Williams	Birmingham	FA WSL	[11]
2012	Jess Fishlock	Bristol Academy	FA WSL	[12]
2013	Natasha Dowie	Liverpool	FA WSL	[13]
2014	Ji So-yun	Chelsea	FA WSL	[14]
	Fran Kirby	Reading	FA WSL 2	[14]
	Carla Humphrey	Arsenal	FA WSL Development League	[14]
	Natasha Baptiste	Aston Villa	FA WSL Development League	[14]
	Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Northern Division	[14]
	Sam Pittuck	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL Southern Division	[14]
2015	Beth Mead	Sunderland	FA WSL	[15]
2016	Lucy Bronze	Manchester City	FA WSL	[16]
	Ini-Abasi Umotong	Oxford United	FA WSL 2	[16]
	Lynda Shepherd	Blackburn Rovers	FA WPL Premier Division	[16]
	Gemma Woodford	Shanklin	FA WPL Division One	[16]
2017	Jordan Nobbs	Arsenal	FA WSL	[17]
	Michelle Hinnigan	Everton	FA WSL 2	[17]
	Nikki Berko	Blackpool	FA WPL Premier Division	[17]
	Kate Mallin	Huddersfield Town	FA WPL Division One	[17]
2018	Jill Scott	Manchester City	FA WSL 1	[18]
	Ann-Katrin Berger	Birmingham City		[18]
	Zoe Ness	Durham	FA WSL 2	[18]
	Leigh Dugmore	Leicester City	FA WPL Premier Division	[18]
	Nicola O'Connell	Larkhall Athletic	FA WPL Division One	[18]
2019	Sophie Baggaley	Bristol City	FA Women's Super League	[19]
	Kit Graham	Charlton Athletic	FA Women's Championship	[19]
	Keira Ramshaw	Sunderland	FA WNL Premier Division	[19]
	Leah Embley	Burnley	FA WNL Division One	[19]

International Young Player of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	Ref.
1999	Katie Chapman	Millwall Lionesses	[1]
2000	Carly Hunt	Charlton Athletic
2001	Katie Chapman	Fulham	[2]
2002	Fara Williams	Charlton Athletic	[3]
2003	Eni Aluko	Birmingham City	[4]
2004	Ann-Marie Heatherson	Charlton Athletic	[21]
2005	Karen Carney	Birmingham City	[5]
2006	Karen Carney	Birmingham City	[6]
2007	Steph Houghton	Sunderland	[7]
2008	Fern Whelan	Everton	[8]
2009	Toni Duggan	Everton	[9]
2010	Jordan Nobbs	Sunderland	[10]
2011	Jemma Rose	Bristol Academy	[11]
2012	Alex Greenwood	Everton	[12]
2014	Leah Williamson	Arsenal	[22]
2015	Beth Mead	Sunderland	[15]
2016	Millie Bright	Chelsea	[16]
2017	Lauren Hemp	Bristol City	[17]
2018	Beth Mead	Arsenal	[18]

International Player of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	Ref.
1999	Sue Smith	Tranmere Rovers	[1]
2000	Becky Easton	Everton	[23]
2001	Sue Smith	Tranmere Rovers	[2]
2002	Katie Chapman	Fulham	[3]
2003	Karen Walker	Doncaster Rovers Belles	[24]
2004	Rachel Unitt	Fulham	[21]
2005	Rachel Yankey	Birmingham City	[5]
2006	Rachel Unitt	Everton	[6]
2007	Fara Williams	Everton	[7]
2008	Casey Stoney	Chelsea	[8]
2009	Fara Williams	Everton	[9]
2010	Katie Chapman	Arsenal	[10]
2011	Ellen White	Birmingham City	[25]
2012	Casey Stoney	Lincoln	[12]
2013	Steph Houghton	Arsenal	[26]
2014	Toni Duggan	Manchester City	[27]
2015	Lucy Bronze	Manchester City	[15]
2016	Jordan Nobbs	Arsenal	[16]
2017	Jodie Taylor	Arsenal	[17]
2018	Ellen White	Birmingham City	[18]

Note: this category became a part of the England Player of the Year Awards from 2019 onwards.

Manager of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	League	Ref.
2000	Julie Chipchase	Doncaster Belles	FA WPL National Division	[20]
2001	Vic Akers	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[2]
2002	Mark Hodgson	Leeds United	FA WPL National Division	[3]
2003	Marcus Bignot	Birmingham City	FA WPL National Division	[4]
2004	Keith Boanas	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL National Division	[21]
2005	Vic Akers	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[5]
2006	Andrew McNally	Blackburn Rovers	FA WPL Northern Division	[6]
2007	Vic Akers	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[7]
2008	Mark Saunderson	Fulham	FA WPL Southern Division	[8]
2009	Mick Mulhern	Sunderland	FA WPL Southern Division	[9]
2010	Rick Passmoor	Leeds Carnegie	FA WPL National Division	[10]
	Robbie Johnson	Liverpool	FA WPL Northern Division	[10]
	Tracey Kevins	Barnet	FA WPL Southern Division	[10]
2011	Laura Harvey	Arsenal	FA WSL	[11]
	Mick Mulhern	Sunderland	FA WPL	[11]
2012	Mark Sampson	Bristol Academy	FA WSL	[12]
	John Saloman	Watford	FA WPL	[11]
2013	Matt Beard	Liverpool	FA WSL	[13]
	Mick Mulhern	Sunderland	FA WPL	[13]
2014	David Parker	Birmingham City	FA WSL	[14]
	Helen Mitchell	Sheffield	FA WPL	[14]
2015	Emma Hayes	Chelsea	FA WSL	[15]
	Helen Mitchell	Sheffield	FA WPL	[14]
2016	Nick Cushing	Manchester City	FA WSL	[16]
	Lindsey Stephenson	Middlesbrough	FA WPL	[16]
2017	Andy Spence	Everton	FA WSL	[17]
	Karen Hills	Tottenham Hotspur	FA WPL	[17]
2018	Emma Hayes	Chelsea	FA WSL	[18]
	Riteesh Mishra	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL	[18]

Club of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Club	League	Ref.
2002	Birmingham City	FA WPL Northern Division	[3]
2005	Everton	FA WPL National Division	[5]
2006	Newcastle United	FA WPL Northern Division	[6]
2007	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[7]
2008	Nottingham Forest	FA WPL Northern Division	[8]
2009	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[9]
2010	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division	[10]
2011	Bristol Academy	FA WSL	[11]
2012	Birmingham City	FA WSL	[12]
2013	Bristol Academy	FA WSL	[13]
2014	Liverpool	FA WSL 1	[14]
	Yeovil Town	FA WSL 2	[14]
	Sheffield	FA WPL	[14]
2015	Sunderland	FA WSL 1	[15]
	Doncaster Rovers Belles	FA WSL 2	[15]
	Derby County	FA WPL	[14]
2016	Manchester City	FA WSL 1	[16]
	Yeovil Town	FA WSL 2	[16]
	Brighton & Hove Albion	FA WPL	[16]
2017	Manchester City	FA WSL 1	[17]
	Durham	FA WSL 2	[17]
	Tottenham Hotspur	FA WPL	[17]
2018	Chelsea	FA WSL	[18]
	Derby County	FA WPL	[18]
2019	Manchester City	FA Women's Super League	[19]
	Manchester United	FA Women's Championship	[19]
	Coventry United	FA Women's National League	[19]

Goal of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	Ref.
2011	Jemma Rose	Bristol Academy	[11]
2012	Megan Harris	Lincoln	[12]
2013	Steph Houghton	Arsenal	[13]
2014	Toni Duggan	Manchester City	[14]
2015	Ji So-yun	Chelsea	[15]
2016	Claire Emslie	Bristol City	[16]
2019	Beth Mead	Arsenal	[19]

Save of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	Ref.
2011	Siobhan Chamberlain	Bristol Academy	[11]
2018	Sophie Baggaley	Bristol City	[18]
2019	Megan Walsh	Yeovil Town	[19]

Goalkeeper of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	Ref.
2012	Nicola Davies	Liverpool	[12]

Special Achievement Award

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Ref.
2001	Mo Marley	[2]
2010	Sue Prior	[10]
2011	Fay Glover	[11]
2012	Trevor Clifton	[12]
2013	Dawn Barnard	[13]
2014	Sheila Rollinson	[14]
2015	Dave Coyle	[15]
2017	Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.	[17]
2018	Tony Leighton	[18]
	Sue Lopez	[18]
2019	Patricia Gregory	[19]
	Peter Hough	[19]

Fan of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Ref.
2011	Lisa Paterson-Sleep, Sam Paterson-Sleep	[11]

Participation Award

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Ref.
2014	Merseyrail	[14]
2015	Albion in the Community	[15]
2017	Pay & Play	[17]
	Mums and Recreational Football	[17]
2018	Future Fives	[18]

Unsung Hero Award

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Ref.
2017	Harriet Miller	[17]
2018	Jackie Batten-Lincoln	[18]
2019	Sue Henson Green	[19]
	Steve Shipway	[19]

FA WSL All Star Team

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year		Name	Club	Position	Ref.
2011		Siobhan Chamberlain	Bristol Academy	Goalkeeper	[11]
		Sophie Bradley	Lincoln	Defender	[11]
		Casey Stoney	Lincoln	Defender	[11]
		Kerys Harrop	Birmingham City	Defender	[11]
		Laura Bassett	Birmingham City	Defender	[11]
		Jo Potter	Birmingham City	Midfielder	[11]
		Katie Chapman	Arsenal	Midfielder	[11]
		Kim Little	Arsenal	Midfielder	[11]
		Jess Fishlock	Bristol Academy	Midfielder	[11]
		Rachel Williams	Birmingham City	Forward	[11]
		Natasha Dowie	Everton	Forward	[11]

See also

• List of sports awards honoring women
• FA WSL Golden Boot

References

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External links

• Official website