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.
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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.
