Steven Gerrard picked up the England Men’s Senior Player of the Year at St. George’s Park before revealing a big charity donation from the whole squad.

The England captain collected the award after beating off Danny Welbeck, Ashley Cole, Joe Hart and Glen Johnson in the vote, which was made by over 180,000 fans on TheFA.com

And Gerrard brought the national football centre's Ball Room to its feet by announcing that The FA’s Community Shield donation to the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK would be matched by the Three Lions squad.

He explained: “I think the Bobby Moore Fund is something that the players have really supported over the last number of years.

“It’s a fantastic cause and we’ve matched the donation made by The FA, so the players are going to put £25,000 towards it.”

This was the first ever FA England Awards and Liverpool star Gerrard, who got to Burton midway through the show after his side’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City, was pleased with his award.

With a panel of Club England and media representatives deciding on the final five, before fans were able to vote, the 32-year-old was even happier given it was the fans’ final say.

He added: “I think it’s always special when you get recognised by supporters who see you in your job.

“And then you’ve got to look at the other players that you’re playing with in this England team, so it’s special to get this award.

"The dream was always just to get close to this set-up, so to be in the 100 Club is something special.

“I decided after the summer to stay involved because of the standard of players that we have.

“So hopefully we can have success in the next two years.”