The FA Women's Football Awards

Women's football awards in England

The FA Women's Football Awards
Country	England
First awarded	1999
Website	http://www.thefa.com/women

The FA Women's Football Awards is an award ceremony hosted by The Football Association in England. The inaugural edition took place in 1999.

Top Goalscorer

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	League
1999	Marieanne Spacey	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2001	Angela Banks	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
	Kelly Dean	Oldham Curzon	FA WPL Northern Division
	Kristy Moore	Barnet	FA WPL Southern Division
2002	Marieanne Spacey	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
	Katy Ward	Birmingham City	FA WPL Northern Division
	Marianne Pettersen	Fulham	FA WPL Southern Division
2003	Amanda Barr	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL National Division
	Kelly Dean	Oldham Curzon	FA WPL Northern Division
	Melanie Reay	Sunderland	FA WPL Northern Division
	Trudy Williams	Bristol Rovers	FA WPL Southern Division
2005	Trudy Williams	Bristol Rovers	FA WPL National Division
	Amy McCann	Wolverhampton Wanderers	FA WPL Northern Division
	Emma Mead	Brighton & Hove Albion	FA WPL Southern Division
2006	Kelly Smith	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
	Vicky Abbott	Tranmere Rovers	FA WPL Northern Division
	Helen Ward	Watford	FA WPL Southern Division
2007	Lianne Sanderson	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
	Jodie Michalska	Lincoln	FA WPL Northern Division
	Helen Ward	Watford	FA WPL Southern Division
2008	Lianne Sanderson	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
	Ann-Marie Heatherson	Fulham	FA WPL Northern Division
	Melanie Reay	Newcastle United	FA WPL Southern Division
2009	Kelly Smith	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
	Jodie Michalska	Lincoln	FA WPL Northern Division
	Sam Pittuck	West Ham United	FA WPL Southern Division
2010	Kim Little	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
	Cheryl Foster	Liverpool	FA WPL Northern Division
	Stacey Sowden	Barnet	FA WPL Southern Division
2011	Rachel Williams	Birmingham	FA WSL
2011	Gemma Bryan	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL
2012	Kim Little	Arsenal	FA WSL
	Beth Mead	Sunderland	FA WPL National Division
	Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Northern Division
	Natasha Knapman	Plymouth Argyle	FA WPL Southern Division
2013	Natasha Dowie	Liverpool	FA WSL
	Beth Mead	Sunderland	FA WPL National Division
	Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Northern Division
	Fran Kirby	Reading	FA WPL Southern Division
2014	Karen Carney	Birmingham	FA WSL
	Fran Kirby	Reading	FA WSL 2
	Natasha Baptiste	Aston Villa	FA WSL Development League
	Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Northern Division
	Charlotte Gurr	Gillingham	FA WPL Southern Division
2015	Beth Mead	Sunderland	FA WSL 1
	Courtney Sweetman-Kirk	Doncaster Rovers Belles	FA WSL 2
	Kit Graham	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL Northern Division
	Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Southern Division
	Tanya Rich		FA WPL Northern Division One
	Natalie Shaw		FA WPL Midlands Division One
	Sara Sinclair		FA WPL South East Division One
	Natasha Knapman		FA WPL South West Division One
2016	Eniola Aluko	Chelsea	FA WSL
2017	Fran Kirby	Chelsea	FA WSL 1
	Courtney Sweetman-Kirk	Doncaster Rovers Belles	FA WSL 2
	Bianca Owens		FA WPL Northern Division
	Gemma Bryan		FA WPL Southern Division
	Nikki Berko		FA WPL Northern Division One
	Cara Newton		FA WPL Midlands Division One
	Felicity Gibbons		FA WPL South East Division One
	Natasha Knapman		FA WPL South West Division One
2018	Ellen White	Birmingham City	FA WSL 1
	Jessica Sigsworth	Doncaster Rovers Belles	FA WSL 2
	Rosie Axten	Leicester City	FA WPL Northern Division
	Kit Graham	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL Southern Division
	Jodie Redgrave	Brighouse Town	FA WPL Northern Division One
	Yasmine Swarbrick	Hull City, Morecambe	FA WPL Northern Division One
	Jordan Atkin	Burton Albion	FA WPL Midlands Division One
	Alessandra Barreca	Actonians	FA WPL South East Division One
	Natasha Knapman	Plymouth Argyle	FA WPL South West Division One
2019	Vivianne Miedema	Arsenal	FA Women's Super League
	Jessica Sigsworth	Manchester United	FA Women's Championship
	Saffron Jordan	Blackburn Rovers	FA WNL Northern Premier Division
	Emily Allen	Oxford United	FA WNL Southern Premier Division
	Kerry Bartlett	Keynsham Town	FA WNL Division One South West
	Jade Cross	Wolverhampton Wanderers	FA WNL Division One Midlands
	Alessandra Barreca	Actonians	FA WNL Division One South East
	Bianca Owens	Norton & Stockton Ancients	FA WNL Division One North

Players' Player of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	League
1999	Sue Smith	Tranmere Rovers	FA WPL National Division
	Kelly Biney	Sheffield Wednesday	FA WPL Northern Division
	Angela Banks	Whitehawk	FA WPL Southern Division
2000	Karen Walker	Doncaster Belles	FA WPL National Division
	Rachel Mander	Sheffield Wednesday	FA WPL Northern Division
	Trudy Williams	Barry Town	FA WPL Southern Division
2001	Jayne Ludlow	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
	Stacey Daniel	Leeds United	FA WPL Northern Division
	Kristy Moore	Barnet	FA WPL Southern Division
2002	Marieanne Spacey	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
	Anne Blackham	Wolverhampton Wanderers	FA WPL Northern Division
	Marianne Pettersen	Fulham	FA WPL Southern Division
2003	Jayne Ludlow	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2004	Jayne Ludlow	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2005	Julie Fleeting	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2006	Kelly Smith	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2007	Kelly Smith	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2008	Jill Scott	Everton	FA WPL National Division
2009	Fara Williams	Everton	FA WPL National Division
2010	Kim Little	Birmingham	FA WPL National Division
2011	Rachel Williams	Birmingham	FA WSL
2012	Jess Fishlock	Bristol Academy	FA WSL
2013	Natasha Dowie	Liverpool	FA WSL
2014	Ji So-Yun	Chelsea	FA WSL
	Fran Kirby	Reading	FA WSL 2
	Carla Humphrey	Arsenal	FA WSL Development League
	Natasha Baptiste	Aston Villa	FA WSL Development League
	Jodie Michalska	Sheffield	FA WPL Northern Division
	Sam Pittuck	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL Southern Division
2015	Beth Mead	Sunderland	FA WSL
2016	Lucy Bronze	Manchester City	FA WSL
	Ini-Abasi Umotong	Oxford United	FA WSL 2
	Lynda Shepherd	Blackburn Rovers	FA WPL Premier Division
	Gemma Woodford	Shanklin	FA WPL Division One
2017	Jordan Nobbs	Arsenal	FA WSL
	Michelle Hinnigan	Everton	FA WSL 2
	Nikki Berko	Blackpool	FA WPL Premier Division
	Kate Mallin	Huddersfield Town	FA WPL Division One
2018	Jill Scott	Manchester City	FA WSL 1
	Ann-Katrin Berger	Birmingham City	FA WSL 1
	Zoe Ness	Durham	FA WSL 2
	Leigh Dugmore	Leicester City	FA WPL Premier Division
	Nicola O'Connell	Larkhall Athletic	FA WPL Division One
2019	Sophie Baggaley	Bristol City	FA Women's Super League
	Kit Graham	Charlton Athletic	FA Women's Championship
	Keira Ramshaw	Sunderland	FA WNL Premier Division
	Leah Embley	Burnley	FA WNL Division One

International Young Player of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club
1999	Katie Chapman	Millwall Lionesses
2001	Katie Chapman	Fulham
2002	Fara Williams	Charlton Athletic
2003	Eniola Aluko	Birmingham City
2004	Ann-Marie Heatherson	Charlton Athletic
2005	Karen Carney	Birmingham City
2006	Karen Carney	Birmingham City
2007	Steph Houghton	Sunderland
2008	Fern Whelan	Everton
2009	Toni Duggan	Everton
2010	Jordan Nobbs	Sunderland
2011	Jemma Rose	Bristol Academy
2012	Alex Greenwood	Everton
2015	Beth Mead	Sunderland
2016	Millie Bright	Chelsea
2017	Lauren Hemp	Bristol City
2018	Beth Mead	Arsenal

International Player of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club
1999	Sue Smith	Tranmere Rovers
2000	Becky Easton	Everton
2001	Sue Smith	Tranmere Rovers
2002	Katie Chapman	Fulham
2003	Karen Walker	Doncaster Rovers Belles
2004	Rachel Unitt	Fulham
2005	Rachel Yankey	Birmingham City
2006	Rachel Unitt	Everton
2007	Fara Williams	Everton
2008	Casey Stoney	Chelsea
2009	Fara Williams	Everton
2010	Katie Chapman	Arsenal
2011	Ellen White	Birmingham City
2012	Casey Stoney	Lincoln
2015	Lucy Bronze	Manchester City
2016	Jordan Nobbs	Arsenal
2017	Jodie Taylor	Arsenal
2018	Ellen White	Birmingham City

Note: this category became a part of the England Player of the Year Awards from 2019 onwards.

Manager of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	League
2000	Julie Chipchase	Doncaster Belles	FA WPL National Division
2001	Vic Akers	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2002	Mark Hodgson	Leeds United	FA WPL National Division
2003	Marcus Bignot	Birmingham City	FA WPL National Division
2004	Keith Boanas	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL National Division
2005	Vic Akers	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2006	Andrew McNally	Blackburn Rovers	FA WPL Northern Division
2007	Vic Akers	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2008	Mark Saunderson	Fulham	FA WPL Southern Division
2009	Mick Mulhern	Sunderland	FA WPL Southern Division
2010	Rick Passmoor	Leeds	FA WPL National Division
	Robbie Johnson	Liverpool	FA WPL Northern Division
	Tracey Kevins	Barnet	FA WPL Southern Division
2011	Laura Harvey	Arsenal	FA WSL
2011	Mick Mulhern	Sunderland	FA WPL
2012	Mark Sampson	Bristol Academy	FA WSL
2012	John Saloman	Watford	FA WPL
2013	Matt Beard	Liverpool	FA WSL
2013	Mick Mulhern	Sunderland	FA WPL
2014	David Parker	Birmingham	FA WSL
2014	Helen Mitchell	Sheffield	FA WPL
2015	Emma Hayes	Chelsea	FA WSL
2015	Helen Mitchell	Sheffield	FA WPL
2016	Nick Cushing	Manchester City	FA WSL
2016	Lindsey Stephenson	Middlesbrough	FA WPL
2017	Andy Spence	Everton	FA WSL
2017	Karen Hills	Tottenham Hotspur	FA WPL
2018	Emma Hayes	Chelsea	FA WSL
2018	Riteesh Mishra	Charlton Athletic	FA WPL

Club of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Club	League
2002	Birmingham City	FA WPL Northern Division
2005	Everton	FA WPL National Division
2006	Newcastle United	FA WPL Northern Division
2007	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2008	Nottingham Forest	FA WPL Northern Division
2009	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2010	Arsenal	FA WPL National Division
2011	Bristol Academy	FA WSL
2012	Birmingham	FA WSL
2013	Bristol Academy	FA WSL
2014	Liverpool	FA WSL 1
	Yeovil Town	FA WSL 2
	Sheffield	FA WPL
2015	Sunderland	FA WSL 1
	Doncaster Rovers Belles	FA WSL 2
	Derby County	FA WPL
2016	Manchester City	FA WSL 1
	Yeovil Town	FA WSL 2
	Brighton & Hove Albion	FA WPL
2017	Manchester City	FA WSL 1
	Durham	FA WSL 2
	Tottenham Hotspur	FA WPL
2018	Chelsea	FA WSL
2018	Derby County	FA WPL
2019	Manchester City	FA Women's Super League
	Manchester United	FA Women's Championship
	Coventry United	FA Women's National League

Goal of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club
2011	Jemma Rose	Bristol Academy
2012	Megan Harris	Lincoln
2013	Steph Houghton	Arsenal
2014	Toni Duggan	Manchester City
2015	Ji So Yun	Chelsea
2016	Claire Emslie	Bristol City
2019	Beth Mead	Arsenal

Save of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club
2011	Siobhan Chamberlain	Bristol Academy
2018	Sophie Baggaley	Bristol City
2019	Megan Walsh	Yeovil Town

Goalkeeper of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	Ref.
2012	Nicky Davies	Liverpool

Special Achievement Award

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Ref.
2001	Mo Marley
2010	Sue Prior
2011	Fay Glover
2012	Trevor Clifton
2013	Dawn Barnard
2014	Sheila Rollinson
2015	Dave Coyle
2017	Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.
2018	Tony Leighton
2018	Sue Lopez
2019	Patricia Gregory
2019	Peter Hough

Fan of the Year

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Ref.
2011	Lisa Paterson-Sleep, Sam Paterson-Sleep

Participation Award

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Ref.
2014	Merseyrail
2015	Albion in the Community
2017	Pay & Play
2017	Mums and Recreational Football
2018	Future Fives

Unsung Hero Award

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Ref.
2017	Harriet Miller
2018	Jackie Batten-Lincoln
2019	Sue Henson Green
2019	Steve Shipway

FA WSL All Star Team

Below is a list of all the recipients of this award:

Year	Name	Club	Position
2011	Siobhan Chamberlain	Bristol Academy	Goalkeeper
	Sophie Bradley	Lincoln	Defender
	Casey Stoney	Lincoln	Defender
	Kerys Harrop	Birmingham	Defender
	Laura Bassett	Birmingham	Defender
	Jo Potter	Birmingham	Midfielder
	Katie Chapman	Arsenal	Midfielder
	Kim Little	Arsenal	Midfielder
	Jess Fishlock	Bristol Academy	Midfielder
	Rachel Williams	Birmingham	Forward
	Natasha Dowie	Everton	Forward

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External links

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Cup competitions

Awards

History

v t e Awards in English football
All time	100 League Legends Hall of Fame
Premier League	Manager of the Season Player of the Season Young Player of the Season Goal of the Season Playmaker of the Season Save of the Season Game Changer of the Season Most Powerful Goal Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Save of the Month Winning players Golden Boot Golden Glove 10 Seasons Awards 20 Seasons Awards Hall of Fame
English Football League (EFL)	EFL Awards Championship Top Scorer League One Top Scorer League Two Top Scorer Golden Glove Manager of the Month: Championship League One League Two First Division (defunct) Second Division (defunct) Third Division (defunct) Player of the Month: Championship League One League Two First Division (defunct) Second Division (defunct) Third Division (defunct) Young Player of the Month
Women's Super League (WSL)	Women's Football Awards Manager of the Season Player of the Season Golden Boot Golden Glove Hall of Fame
Professional Footballers' Association (PFA)	Players' Player of the Year Women's Players' Player of the Year Fans' Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Women's Young Player of the Year Team of the Year (1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s) Merit Award
Football Supporters' Federation (FSF)	Player of the Year
League Managers Association (LMA)	Manager of the Year
Football Writers' Association (FWA)	Footballer of the Year Women's Footballer of the Year Tribute Award
League Football Education (LFE)	Football League Apprentice of the Year
Match of the Day (BBC Television)	Goal of the Month Goal of the Season
British honours system	Football personalities with British honours Football players and officials awarded knighthoods