Captain featured in all but one of the 11 games in 2009.

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Nationwide England Player of the Year 2009 candidates
John Terry
Age 29 Date of Birth 07.12.80
TOTAL CAPS 58
2009 CAPS 10
2009 GOALS 1
Chelsea

It has been another good year for the England captain, who successfully led the Three Lions to the World Cup Finals in South Africa next summer.

Always one of the first to put his body on the line for the England cause, Terry only missed one international game in the entire calendar year when injury ruled him out of the friendly game with Brazil in Doha. In any case, that was the final match of the year and the hard work of qualification had already been done.

Aside from that, he was in imperious form whoever he was paired with in defence. In the early part of the year, it was Rio Ferdinand before Matthew Upson had more of an involvement as 2009 came to a close. Capello certainly knows that in Terry, he has a rock on which to build the foundations of his team.

There’s plenty to look forward to in 2010 for the Chelsea stalwart too, with the World Cup forthcoming and if the captain can go into the year with the 2009 POTY award under his arm, that would be a further boost.

You can vote for John Terry as your 'Nationwide England Player of the Year' on the poll on the right. You'll need a FAN, but you can sign up for a free one by clicking the FAN button at the top of the page and you'll then be able to take part in this and future polls and competitions...

If you vote for the eventual winner, you could win a signed England shirt and two tickets to see England against Egypt. Two lucky runners-up will also receive a pair of tickets to the World Cup warm-up on 3 March.

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Former winners of the award include Frank Lampard who won it in 2004 and 2005, Owen Hargreaves earned the prize for his performances in 2006, and Steven Gerrard completed a midfield clean sweep with the award in 2007. Wayne Rooney is the current holder having been voted Player of the Year for 2008.

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