Henry wins FW gong again

Pepe LeFrits

Thierry Henry has been named Footballer of the Year for a record third time by the Football Writers' Association.

Henry, 28, is the first player in 59 years of the FWA award to receive the accolade three times.

This season Henry has broken the club's all-time goalscoring record and led Arsenal to their first European Cup final against Barcelona in Paris.

The striker won the FWA award in 2003 and 2004, with last year's honour going to Frank Lampard.

The Arsenal captain will receive his latest award at the FWA dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, in London, on Thursday 11 May.

Chelsea's John Terry came second, Manchester United's Wayne Rooney third and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard fourth in the votes cast by the country's football writers.

Sir Stanley Matthews, Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes and Gary Lineker all won the FWA award twice.

FWA chairman Paul Hetherington said: "Henry is a deserving winner in a season when there have been several outstanding candidates, such as Terry, Rooney and Gerrard.

"Henry's achievement ranks him up there as the greatest player in the 59-year history of the award."

Gerrard was named the players' Player of the Year and collected his award on Sunday.

Hopefully not for the last time, but I suppose that depends on the outcome of May 17.

Fully deserved anyway. Best player in premiership history? Best in English league history? Quite possibly. Well done Thierry.

iregk

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

Fully deserved anyway. Best player in premiership history? Best in English league history? Quite possibly. Well done Thierry.

Prem history, quite possibly.

Best in English league History? you'r having a laugh. that my friend is the great George Best...

PHB

I wouldn't even put him for best premiership player, what about Vieira, Keane, Berkjamp, Scholes? All those players played at the highest level for their club a lot longer than Henry has.

iregk

PHB wrote:

I wouldn't even put him for best premiership player, what about Vieira, Keane, Berkjamp, Scholes? All those players played at the highest level for their club a lot longer than Henry has.

Has Bergkamp had the same impact at Arsenal? No. I do take your point about Viera, Keane and Scholes though.

Guy:Incognito

Yeah, best in premiership history is pushing it, what about Mark Walters? But seriously, he's not even the top scorer in premiership history.

I actually half expected Shearer to be handed one of the awards in a kind of "lifetime achievement" situation.

iregk wrote:

Has Bergkamp had the same impact at Arsenal? No. I do take your point about Viera, Keane and Scholes though.

He would'nt be far off. If you look at the goals that are scored when he's on the pitch a huge proportion go though him at a vital stage of the move, thats not a fluke.

iregk

No I agree but Henry mostly carries Arsenal, Bergy had his best days in great teams. Not meaning to put down his achievement at all but I just don't think he has done as much at Arsenal as Henry has/is. Plus he is still 28, a few years left.

Shearer there is another player for the title of prem great.

Guy:Incognito

iregk wrote:

Plus he is still 28, a few years left..

just not with Arsenal.

jank

Well done Henry.

Hopefully he will get the golden boot and a CL winners medal to go with it.

iregk

Stekelly wrote:

just not with Arsenal.

hahaha very good and oh so true!

RedorDead

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

Hopefully not for the last time, but I suppose that depends on the outcome of May 17.

Fully deserved anyway. Best player in premiership history? Best in English league history? Quite possibly. Well done Thierry.

Im not convinced he was consistently the best over the course of the whole season. London Press biase.

The Muppet

RedorDead wrote:

Im not convinced he was consistently the best over the course of the whole season. London Press biase.

I agree.

Rikand

matt le tissier for premierships greatest

jank

RedorDead wrote:

Im not convinced he was consistently the best over the course of the whole season. London Press biase.

The northern england complex strikes again. If not Henry who? Rooney maybe. Other then that nobody really comes close.