After Eden Hazard was named the latest recipient of England’s Footballer of the Year award as voted by the Football Writers Association, we look back at every winner of the accolade since it started in 1948, making it the oldest award of its type in the world:
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: Jack Charlton (Leeds United)
1968: George Best (Manchester United)
1969-joint: Tony Book (Manchester City)
1969-joint: Dave Mackay (Tottenham Hotspur)
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: Juergen 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)
2002: Robert Pires (Arsenal)
2003: Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
2004: Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
2005: Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
2006: Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
2007: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
2009: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
2010: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
2011: Scott Parker (West Ham United)
2012: Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
2013: Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
2014: Luis Suarez (Liverpool)
2015: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
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