Footballer of the Year

Year	Player	Club
1948	Stanley Matthews	“Blackpool”
1949	Johnny Carey	“Manchester United”
1950	Joe Mercer	“Arsenal”
1951	Harry Johnston	“Blackpool”
1952	Billy Wright	“Wolverhampton Wanderers”
1953	Nat Lofthouse	“Bolton Wanderers”
1954	Tom Finney	“Preston North End”
1955	Don Revie	“Manchester City”
1956	Bert Trautmann	“Manchester City”
1957	Tom Finney	“Preston North End”
1958	Danny Blanchflower	“Tottenham Hotspur”
1959	Syd Owen	“Luton Town”
1960	Bill Slater	“Wolverhampton Wanderers”
1961	Danny Blanchflower	“Tottenham Hotspur”
1962	Jimmy Adamson	“Burnley”
1963	Stanley Matthews	“Stoke City”
1964	Bobby Moore	“West Ham United”
1965	Bobby Collins	“Leeds United”
1966	Bobby Charlton	“Manchester United”
1967	Jackie Charlton	“Leeds United”
1968	George Best	“Manchester United”
1969	Dave Mackay Tony Book	“Derby County” “Manchester City”
1970	Billy Bremner	“Leeds United”
1971	Frank McLintock	“Arsenal”
1972	Gordon Banks	“Stoke City”
1973	Pat Jennings	“Tottenham Hotspur”
1974	Ian Callaghan	“Liverpool”
1975	Alan Mullery	“Fulham”
1976	Kevin Keegan	“Liverpool”
1977	Emlyn Hughes	“Liverpool”
1978	Kenny Burns	“Nottingham Forest”
1979	Kenny Dalglish	“Liverpool”
1980	Terry McDermott	“Liverpool”
1981	Frans Thijssen	“Ipswich Town”
1982	Steve Perryman	“Tottenham Hotspur”
1983	Kenny Dalglish	“Liverpool”
1984	Ian Rush	“Liverpool”
1985	Neville Southall	“Everton”
1986	Gary Lineker	“Everton”
1987	Clive Allen	“Tottenham Hotspur”
1988	John Barnes	“Liverpool”
1989	Steve Nicol	“Liverpool”
1990	John Barnes	“Liverpool”
1991	Gordon Strachan	“Leeds United”
1992	Gary Lineker	“Tottenham Hotspur”
1993	Chris Waddle	“Sheffield Wednesday”
1994	Alan Shearer	“Blackburn Rovers”
1995	Jurgen Klinsmann	“Tottenham Hotspur”
1996	Eric Cantona	“Manchester United”
1997	Gianfranco Zola	“Chelsea”
1998	Dennis Bergkamp	“Arsenal”
1999	David Ginola	“Tottenham Hotspur”
2000	Roy Keane	“Manchester United”
2001	Teddy Sheringham	“Manchester United”