FWA Tribute Award

Steven Gerrard of Liverpool and Frank Lampard of Chelsea are two of the more recent winners

The Football Writers' Association Tribute Award (often called the FWA Tribute Award, or simply the Tribute Award) is given to an individual who has contributed the most to football and/or played the best football over the previous season.

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

All-time winners

2010s

Year	Winner(s)
2015	Didier Drogba
2014	José Mourinho
2013	Steven Gerrard
2012	Gary Neville / Paul Scholes
2011	Thierry Henry
2010	Frank Lampard

2000s

Year	Winner(s)
2009	Harry Redknapp
2008	David Beckham
2007	Ryan Giggs
2006	Bryan Robson
2005	Arsène Wenger
2004	Jimmy Hill
2003	Tony Adams
2002	Graham Taylor
2001	Alan Shearer
2000	George Best

1990s

Year	Winner(s)
1999	Jim Smith
1998	Sir Geoff Hurst
1997	Gary Lineker
1996	Sir Alex Ferguson
1995	Sir Stanley Matthews
1994	Denis Law
1993	Brian Clough
1992	Sir Bobby Robson
1991	Peter Shilton
1990	Bobby Moore

1980s

Year	Winner(s)
1989	Sir Bobby Charlton
1988	Sir Tom Finney
1987	Kenny Dalglish
1986	Pat Jennings
1985	Sir Trevor Brooking
1984	Bob Paisley
1983	Ron Greenwood

Winners by country

Country	Number of wins
England	23 (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
Scotland	3 (1987, 1994, 1996)
Northern Ireland	2 (1986, 2000)
France	2 (2005, 2011)
Wales	1 (2007)
Portugal	1 (2014)
Ivory Coast	1 (2015)

External links

• Football Writers' Association