Steven Gerrard wins England player of the year award

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Steven Gerrard and Bobby Charlton

Steven Gerrard has been named England player of the year for the second time.

The 32-year-old England and Liverpool captain, was presented with the award - voted for by supporters on the Football Association's official website - by Sir Bobby Charlton at a ceremony in Burton.

Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck finished second, with Chelsea defender Ashley Cole third.

Arsenal's Stephanie Houghton won the women's award, while the women's senior team were the England team of the year.

Gerrard said: "It means a lot to me when you look at the quality and standard of players in this squad. For me to be picked out to win an individual award is a bonus and something I'm really delighted with.

"It's always a proud feeling to play for this team and the manager believing in me and giving me the captaincy was a huge lift for my personal confidence.

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"I think I've shown a level of consistency that maybe I haven't shown in previous years, so it's been a good year."

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney are the other two players who have won the England player of the year award twice.

Reds midfielder Gerrard, who also won the award in 2007, impressed for England at Euro 2012 after he was given the captaincy by manager Roy Hodgson for the finals in Ukraine and Poland.

Houghton was part of the Team GB women's football side that reach the quarter-finals at London 2012.

The men's under-21 player of the year award went to Gerrard's Liverpool team-mate Jordan Henderson, while the women's under-23 award went to Toni Duggan.

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  • Cant argue with this, Gerrard is a great player and one of the best of a generation.
    Im a United fan and even though he's Liverpool through and through, i respect Gerrard, he's been loyal to the club and city he loves and gives 100% every game, Liverpool or England.
    Doesnt matter what club you support, always happy to see him pull on an England shirt!
    Real footballs fans are at least.

  • I'd bet my life that half the people who slag Henderson off for winning the U21 Player of the Year don't actually watch any of the U21 games. That's what the award is for, the best player for England U21s in 2012. Same with Gerrard, best player for England senior team in 2012. Their domestic form or performances are completely irrelevant as that isn't what the award is for.

  • Well done to all those voted for. It is sad to see the usual ignorance paraded by a few partisan fans who don't understand that their viewpoint is irrelevant in this case.
    Gerrard has been the best England player for a generation: having filled in at whatever stupid position managers have asked him to and giving his all. Now in his natural position he is the best we have.

  • England football must be in some state if Danny "Rohan Ricketts in disguise" Welbeck comes 2nd in the player of the year award.

  • @FergyTime
    Hendo is captain of the U21 and is probably their best player at international level where the team has done very well, so yeah it is actually deserved

  • 30 - o dear. People can disagree if its constructive. Football is about opinions. But when you get idiots who clearly don't understand the game injecting garbage into the thread, it's tiresome. And with some people, it's over and over again. Stick to commenting on ur united threads. Not rating Gerrard is like not rating eating. Anyone with a brain knows he is class and deserves the award. Fact.

  • 26 - every time I read a blog on this website, this prune is spouting anti Gerrard or anti Lfc bile. Your opinions are deluded and anyone with half a brain knows this. How you can not rate a player like Gerrard shows your views are tainted by club bias. He was Engadget best player last year. An idiot could see that. He has been for 10 years.
    24 - yes, a legend. Keep your half wit views to Urself.

  • Congratulations to both players.

    Unfortunately, this will because of the club connections turn into the usual slanging match. When the awards are actually for international performance?

  • Fact is Gerrard would still walk into any team in the premiership.

  • I'm a bit lost with this Gerrard v Lampard debate. Who cares who's best. They've both been equally poor for England over the years, but good for their clubs. The whole point of this article is that Gerrard has won a pointless award for having an average year for England. It's hardly going to take pride of place on his mantlepiece. The award's a joke, no matter who won it. No-one performed well!

  • 93.Eduard_Streltsov_Ghost

    What a surprise you dont agree with it, who could have predicted that you of all people here would disagree with a Liverpool player given this award

  • What's wrong with saying congratulations Stevie G and leave it at that?

    Some of us might think that Ashley Cole would've been a better choice but there's not that much to separate them. We didn't exactly set the Ukraine on fire on this year as a team or as individuals.

    Unfortunately English football is no where nearly as strong as PL football.

  • 35 - another one has crawled out the toilet. Describing Gerrard as vastly overrated is delusional. Have you sought psychological help recently? I worry what some people are looking at when they watch a game? Do you watch the grass grow 'path'? That might explain your blindness. Steven Gerrard is England best player and has been for years. Best since Gazza. He cares and he has ability. Be proud.

  • @264

    Hahahahahaha Rooney, the white Pele,should've won it. Hahahahahaha.

    Hats off to you. That's the funniest thing I've heard all day. Even Eduard's struggled to top that.

  • Ok, there are so many so called footy experts on here!
    I prefer to believe the experts who pick these players...The England Managers:
    Gerrard England debut in 2000, that’s 100 caps in 13 years
    Lampard England debut in 1999, that’s 93 caps in 14 years
    Carrick England debut in 2001, that’s 26 caps in 12 years
    I suppose the last 7 managers were wrong?

  • @190

    Lampard is better than Gerrard because he's scored more goals? What a ridiculous comment. Gerrard is a far better all round player than Lampard, no doubt about that. One of the best English players ever!

  • 180 - spot on. The half wits here can't quite distinguish between judging a player individually and trophies a team wins. When judging an individual, trophies are irrelevant, unless like Gerrard you win them on your own. (Cl 2005 & fa 2006). Something lampard and Rooney have never and will never do as they aren't in Gerrards class. Not by a very long way. Any one who knows football knows this.

  • On 2nd thought: couldn't the FA skip the awards ceremony in years where the team was awful. Nothing against Stevie G, as I said, but the Class of 2012 was mediocre.

  • Excellent achievement for Gerrard, well deserved.

    Now, let's hear the usual nonsense from the trolls.

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    .. ditto really.

  • Frank Lampard is better than Steven Gerrard? Get a grip of yourselves. Stupid 'debate' thats not even worth commenting on. Gerrard is the complete footballer. Just shows how bitter the Chelsea fans are at the moment what with their club being constantly dragged through the sh*t. Chelsea FC is a place where overrated players go to fill their pockets and thats it.

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