Previous Winners – Footballer of the year

 1948 – Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
 1949 – Johnny Carey (Man United)
 1950 – Joe Mercer (Arsenal)
 1951 – Harry Johnston (Blackpool)
 1952 – Billy Wright (Wolves)
 1953 – Nat Lofthouse (Bolton)
 1954 – Tom Finney (Preston)
 1955 – Don Revie (Man City)
 1956 – Bert Trautmann (Man City)
 1957 – Tom Finney (Preston)
 1958 – Danny Blanchflower (Spurs)
 1959 – Syd Owen (Luton)
 1960 – Bill Slater (Wolves)
 1961 – Danny Blanchflower (Spurs)
 1962 – Jimmy Adamson (Burnley)
 1963 – Stanley Matthews (Stoke)
 1964 – Bobby Moore (West Ham)
 1965 – Bobby Collins (Leeds)
 1966 – Bobby Charlton (Man Utd)
 1967 – Jack Charlton (Leeds)
 1968 – George Best (Man Utd)
 1969 – Dave Mackay (Derby) & Tony Book (Man City)
 1970 – Billy Bremner (Leeds)
 1971 – Frank McLintock (Arsenal)
 1972 – Gordon Banks (Stoke)
 1973 – Pat Jennings (Spurs)
 1974 – Ian Callaghan (Liverpool)
 1975 – Alan Mullery (Fulham)
 1976 – Kevin Keegan (Liverpool)
 1977 – Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool)
 1978 – Kenny Burns (Forest)
 1979 – Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)
 1980 – Terry McDermott (Liverpool)
 1981 – Frans Thijssen (Ipswich)
 1982 – Steve Perryman (Spurs)
 1983 – Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)
 1984 – Ian Rush (Liverpool)
 1985 – Neville Southall (Everton)
 1986 – Gary Lineker (Everton)
 1987 – Clive Allen (Spurs)
 1988 – John Barnes (Liverpool)
 1989 – Steve Nicol (Liverpool)
 1990 – John Barnes (Liverpool)
 1991 – Gordon Strachan (Leeds)
 1992 – Gary Lineker (Spurs)
 1993 – Chris Waddle (Sheff Wed)
 1994 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn)
 1995 – Jurgen Klinsmann (Spurs)
 1996 – Eric Cantona (Man Utd)
 1997 – Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea)
 1998 – Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)
 1999 – David Ginola (Spurs)
 2000 – Roy Keane (Man Utd)
 2001 – Teddy Sheringham (Man Utd)
 2002 – Robert Pires (Arsenal)
 2003 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
 2004 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
 2005 – Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
 2006 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
 2007 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
 2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
 2009 – Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
 2010 – Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
 2011 – Scott Parker (West Ham)
 2012 – Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
 2013 – Gareth Bale (Spurs)
 2014 – Luis Suárez (Liverpool) 
2015 – Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 
2016 - Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)   
2017 - N'Golo Kante (Chelsea) 
2018 - Mohammed Salah (Liverpool)
2019 - Raheem Sterling (Man City)
2020 - Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)