The 21st annual FA Women’s Football Awards – and what proved to be the last – were held at St. George’s Park on Friday 17th May.
Hosted by the BBC’s Dan Walker and former England and Arsenal star Alex Scott, a marquee was specially erected for the ceremony at the national football centre and almost all of the Lionesses’ World Cup-bound squad and England coaching staff were present. The awards celebrated the very best of the women’s game including grassroots, domestic and international football.
Full list of winners:
Unsung Hero Awards - Steve Shipway (Birmingham City Women) and Sue Henson Green (former referee and President of the Gloucestershire County Women’s League)
Special Awards – Patricia Gregory (The Women’s Football Association) and Peter Hough (The FA’s Women’s Football Committee)
Best Football Development Initiative in Women’s and Girls’ Football – Blackburn Rovers Community Trust
The FA Women’s National League Manager of the Year – Gemma Donnelly (Blackburn Rovers)
Gemma Donnelly, manager of Blackburn Rovers received The FA Women’s National League Manager of the Year accolade after leading her side to the title, league cup crown and a place in the FA Women’s Championship.
On receiving the award Gemma said, “It’s a huge honour. It’s been a tough couple of seasons, I’m just so grateful and relieved to be where we are. We’ve had such a great season and I’m immensely proud to receive this. It’s all part of a team effort.”
The FA Women’s Super League Goal of the Year – Beth Mead (Arsenal)
The FA Women’s Super League Save of the Year – Megan Walsh (Yeovil Town)
Yeovil’s Megan Walsh’s save against Liverpool was voted The FA Women’s Super League Save of the Year.
Player’s Players of the Year
The FA Women’s Super League – Sophie Baggaley (Bristol City)
The FA Women’s Championship – Kit Graham (Charlton Athletic)
The FA Women’s National League Premier Division – Keira Ramshaw (Sunderland)
The FA Women’s National League Division One – Leah Embley (Burnley)
Clubs of the Year:
The FA Women’s Super League – Manchester City
The FA Women’s Championship – Manchester United
The FA Women’s National League – Coventry United
Top Goal Scorers:
The FA Women’s Super League – Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal) 20 goals
The FA Women’s Championship – Jessica Sigsworth (Manchester United) 17 goals
The FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division – Saffron Jordan (Blackburn Rovers) 32 goals
The FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division – Emily Allen (Oxford United) 16 goals
The FA Women’s National League Division One South West – Kerry Bartlett (Keynsham Town) 40 goals
The FA Women’s National League Division One South East – Alessandra Barreca (Actonian Ladies) 23 goals
The FA Women’s National League One Midlands – Jade Cross (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 29 goals
The FA Women’s National League Division One North – Bianca Owens (Norton & Stockton Ancients) 21 goals
Further reading: HERE
