Kante Wins Football Writers Association Best Player Of The Year Award

Chelsea’s N’golo Kante has won the the Football Writers Association Best Player of the Year Award. He once again defeated Eden Hazard, his nearest contestant, to win the award. Dele Alli was in distant third. This has indeed been a very remarkable season for N’golo Kante who is set to win the EPL title for 2 consecutive seasons with different teams (Chelsea and Leicester).

The Football Writers Association Best Player of the Year Award is the oldest football award. It has been in existence since the year 1947. FWA Chairman Patrick Barclay added: ‘N’Golo Kante could not be a more deserving winner of English football’s most prestigious individual award. In the view of some FWA members, he would have been a worthy recipient last season for his contribution to Leicester’s title success, but the almost unbroken excellent form of Chelsea since he changed clubs has left little room for further debate.

Also See: How To Vote For Chelsea’s Player Of The Year Award

Past Winners Of The Football Writers Association Best Player Of The Year Award

Year	Winner	Club
1947–48	Stanley Matthews	Blackpool
1948–49	Johnny Carey	Manchester United
1949–50	Joe Mercer	Arsenal
1950–51	Harry Johnston	Blackpool
1951–52	Billy Wright	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1952–53	Nat Lofthouse	Bolton Wanderers
1953–54	Tom Finney	Preston North End
1954–55	Don Revie	Manchester City
1955–56	Bert Trautmann	Manchester City
1956–57	Tom Finney	Preston North End
1957–58	Danny Blanchflower	Tottenham Hotspur
1958–59	Syd Owen	Luton Town
1959–60	Bill Slater	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1960–61	Danny Blanchflower	Tottenham Hotspur
1961–62	Jimmy Adamson	Burnley
1962–63	Stanley Matthews	Stoke City
1963–64	Bobby Moore	West Ham United
1964–65	Bobby Collins	Leeds United
1965–66	Bobby Charlton	Manchester United
1966–67	Jack Charlton	Leeds United
1967–68	George Best	Manchester United
1968–69	Tony Book Dave Mackay	Manchester City Derby County
1969–70	Billy Bremner	Leeds United
1970–71	Frank McLintock	Arsenal
1971–72	Gordon Banks	Stoke City
1972–73	Pat Jennings	Tottenham Hotspur
1973–74	Ian Callaghan	Liverpool
1974–75	Alan Mullery	Fulham
1975–76	Kevin Keegan	Liverpool
1976–77	Emlyn Hughes	Liverpool
1977–78	Kenny Burns	Nottingham Forest
1978–79	Kenny Dalglish	Liverpool
1979–80	Terry McDermott	Liverpool
1980–81	Frans Thijssen	Ipswich Town
1981–82	Steve Perryman	Tottenham Hotspur
1982–83	Kenny Dalglish	Liverpool
1983–84	Ian Rush	Liverpool
1984–85	Neville Southall	Everton
1985–86	Gary Lineker	Everton
1986–87	Clive Allen	Tottenham Hotspur
1987–88	John Barnes	Liverpool
1988–89	Steve Nicol	Liverpool
1989–90	John Barnes	Liverpool
1990–91	Gordon Strachan	Leeds United
1991–92	Gary Lineker	Tottenham Hotspur
1992–93	Chris Waddle	Sheffield Wednesday
1993–94	Alan Shearer	Blackburn Rovers
1994–95	Jürgen Klinsmann	Tottenham Hotspur
1995–96	Eric Cantona	Manchester United
1996–97	Gianfranco Zola	Chelsea
1997–98	Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal
1998–99	David Ginola	Tottenham Hotspur
1999–00	Roy Keane	Manchester United
2000–01	Teddy Sheringham	Manchester United
2001–02	Robert Pirès	Arsenal
2002–03	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
2003–04	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
2004–05	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
2005–06	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
2006–07	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
2007–08	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
2008–09	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
2009–10	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
2010–11	Scott Parker	West Ham United
2011–12	Robin van Persie	Arsenal
2012–13	Gareth Bale	Tottenham Hotspur
2013–14	Luis Suárez	Liverpool
2014–15	Eden Hazard	Chelsea
2015–16	Jamie Vardy	Leicester City
2016–17	N’Golo Kante	Chelsea

Congratulations to N’golo Kante for winning the Football Writers Association Best Player Of The Year Award.