List of Arsenal F.C. individual awards

The following is a list of individual awards won by Arsenal F.C. players. Some are awards that all players in the Premier League are eligible for, while others are given just to those who play for Arsenal.

English football awards

Premier League Manager of the Season

The Premier League Manager of the Season is an annual award presented to managers in England. It recognises the most outstanding manager in the Premier League each season. The Recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the league's sponsor (currently Barclays) and is announced in the second or third week of May. The award was first given out following the Premier League's 1993-94 season. Arsène Wenger is the only Arsenal manager to have one it, being awarded the honour three times.

Season

Manager

Nationality

Position in table

Ref

1997–98

1st

2001–02

(2)

1st

2003–04

(3)

1st

Premier League Player of the Season

The Premier League Player of the Season recognises the most outstanding Premier League player of the season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the league's sponsor and experts. It is announced on the second or third week of May. The award was first given at the end of the 1994–95 season. Arsenal players have won the award three times.

Season

Player

Nationality

Ref

2000–01

2001–02

2003–04

Premier League Manager of the Month

The Premier League Manager of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best adjudged Premier League manager each month of the season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor, and announced alongside the Player of the Month on the first or second Friday of the following month. The award was introduced in the 1993-94 season. Arsène Wenger, the only Arsenal manager to have been named Manager of the Month, has won it 13 times.

Month

Year

Nationality

Manager

Ref

1998

1998

2000

2002

2002

2003

2004

2004

2007

2007

2011

2012

2013

Premier League Player of the Month

The Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best Premier League player each month of the season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor, and announced alongside the Manager of the Month on the first or second Friday of the following month. Among Arsenal players, Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp have won the award the most, four times each, all though one of Bergkamp's awards was shared with Edu. The Player of the Month has been won by Arsenal players have won the award 27 times, most recently by midfielder Aaron Ramsey.

Key

Award was shared with another player

GK

Goalkeeper

DF

Defender

MF

Midfielder

FW

Forward

Month

Year

Nationality

Player

Position

Ref

1995

1996

FW

1997

FW

1997

FW

1998

1998

1999

FW

1999

2000

FW

2002

FW

2002

2002

FW

2002

FW

2003

2004

FW

2004

FW

2004

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2004

FW

2004

FW

2005

FW

2007

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2007

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2009

2009

FW

2010

2011

FW

2013

MF

Premier League Golden Boot

The Premier League Golden Boot, known for sponsorship reasons as the Barclays Golden Boot, is an annual award given to the top goalscorer at the end of the Premier League season. It has been won five times by Arsenal players; four times by Thierry Henry and once by Robin Van Persie.

Key

'''Player

Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point

Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season

§

Denotes Arsenal were Premier League champions in the same season

Premier League Golden Boot winners

Season

Player

Nationality

Goals

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Rate

Ref(s)

2001–02

24

33

0.73

2003–04

30

37

0.81

2004–05

25

32

0.78

2005–06

27

32

0.84

2011–12

30

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0.79

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English football. The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). Arsenal players have won the award four times, twice by Thierry Henry and once each by Dennis Bergkamp and Robin Van Persie.

Year

Nationality

Player

Notes

1997–98

2002–03

2003–04

2011–12

PFA Fans' Player of the Year

The ESPN Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Player of the Year award is given to footballers in the top four flights of English football, the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two. The shortlist is compiled by the members of the Professional Footballers' Association (the PFA), and then the winner is voted for by the fans of the league.

The award was first given in 2001. Arsenal players have won it three times; Thierry Henry back-to-back in 2003 and 2004, and Robin Van Persie in 2012.

Year

Nationality

Player

2003

2004

2012

PFA Young Player of the Year

The Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year (often called the PFA Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player aged 23 or under at the start of the season who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in English football. The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). The winner is chosen by his fellow professionals.

Year

Nationality

Player

1986–87

1988–89

1998–99

2007–08

2010–11

PFA Team of the Year

The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the "PFA Team of the Year", or simply the "Team of the Year") is an annual award given to a set of 44 footballers in the top four tiers of English football; the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two, who are seen to be deserving of being named in a "Team of the Year". The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the shortlist is compiled by the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), in January of every year, with the winners then being voted for by the other players in their respective divisions.

Season

Pos.

Player

Nationality

Ref

1977–78

MF

Liam Brady

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1978–79

DF

David O'Leary

1978–79

MF

Liam Brady

1979–80

DF

David O'Leary

1979–80

MF

Liam Brady

1980–81

DF

Kenny Sansom

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1981–82

DF

David O'Leary

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1981–82

DF

Kenny Sansom

1982–83

DF

Kenny Sansom

1983–84

DF

Kenny Sansom

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1984–85

DF

Kenny Sansom

1985–86

DF

Kenny Sansom

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1986–87

DF

Viv Anderson

1986–87

DF

Tony Adams

1986–87

DF

Kenny Sansom

1986–87

MF

David Rocastle

1988–89

MF

David Rocastle

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1988–89

FW

Alan Smith

1989–90

DF

Lee Dixon

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1990–91

GK

David Seaman

1990–91

DF

Lee Dixon

1992–93

FW

Ian Wright

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1993–94

DF

Tony Adams

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1995–96

DF

Tony Adams

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1996–97

GK

David Seaman

1996–97

DF

Tony Adams

1996–97

FW

Ian Wright

1997–98

FW

Dennis Bergkamp

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1998–99

MF

Emmanuel Petit

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1998–99

MF

Patrick Vieira

1998–99

FW

Nicolas Anelka

1999–00

MF

Patrick Vieira

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2000–01

DF

Sylvinho

2000–01

MF

Patrick Vieira

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2000–01

FW

Thierry Henry

2001–02

MF

Robert Pirès

2001–02

MF

Patrick Vieira

2001–02

FW

Thierry Henry

2002–03

DF

Sol Campbell

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2002–03

DF

Ashley Cole

2002–03

MF

Robert Pirès

2002–03

MF

Patrick Vieira

2002–03

FW

Thierry Henry

2003–04

DF

Lauren

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2003–04

DF

Sol Campbell

2003–04

DF

Ashley Cole

2003–04

MF

Patrick Vieira

2003–04

MF

Robert Pirès

2003–04

FW

Thierry Henry

2004–05

DF

Ashley Cole

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2004–05

FW

Thierry Henry

2005–06

FW

Thierry Henry

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2007–08

DF

Bacary Sagna

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2007–08

DF

Gaël Clichy

2007–08

MF

Cesc Fàbregas

2007–08

FW

Emmanuel Adebayor

2009–10

DF

Thomas Vermaelen

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2009–10

MF

Cesc Fàbregas

2010–11

DF

Bacary Sagna

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2010–11

MF

Samir Nasri

2010–11

MF

Jack Wilshere

2011–12

FW

Robin Van Persie

LMA Manager of the Year

The LMA Manager of the Year Award is awarded to the best manager in English football, as voted by his fellow managers. The award was first given in 1994.

Year

Manager

Nationality

Ref

2002

2004

(2)

FWA Footballer of the Year

The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year (often called the "FWA Footballer of the Year", or in England simply the "Footballer of the Year") is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in English football. The award has been presented since the 1947–48 season. The winner is selected by a vote amongst the members of the Football Writers' Association (FWA), which comprises around 400 football journalists based throughout England.

Year

Player

Nationality

Ref

1949–50

1970–71

1997–98

2001–02

2002–03

2003–04

2005–06

2011–12

Goal of the Season

The Goal of the Season is an annual competition and award given on BBC's Match of the Day, in honour of the most spectacular goal scored that season. The award has been given out annually since the 1970–71 season.

Season

Scorer

Nationality

Against

Stadium

Competition

Date

Commentator

Notes

1997–98

Leicester City

Filbert Street

Premier League

27 August 1997

2001–02

Newcastle United

St James' Park

Premier League

2 March 2002

2002–03

Tottenham Hotspur

Highbury

Premier League

16 November 2002

2007–08

Tottenham Hotspur

White Hart Lane

Premier League

15 September 2007

Goal of the Month

The Goal of the Month is a monthly segment on BBC's Match of the Day television programme, in honour of the best goal scored each month. The segment has been featured on the programme since the 1970–71 season. Typically, a selection of eight or ten goals from the month are shown and The Goal of the Month is decided by the subjective opinion of one of the pundits, such as Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson or Alan Shearer.

Month

Year

Scorer

Nationality

Against

Stadium

Competition

Date

Notes

December

1993

Swindon Town

County Ground

Premiership

27 December 1993

March

1994

Southampton

The Dell

Premiership

19 March 1994

October

1995

Leeds United

Elland Road

Premiership

14 October 1995

January

1996

Everton

Highbury

Premiership

20 January 1996

November

1996

Tottenham Hotspur

Highbury

Premiership

24 November 1996

September

2000

Chelsea

Stamford Bridge

Premiership

6 September 2000

October

2000

Manchester United

Highbury

Premiership

1 October 2000

August

2002

Birmingham City

Highbury

Premiership

18 August 2002

November

2002

Tottenham Hotspur

Highbury

Premiership

16 November 2002

November

2004

Charlton Athletic

Highbury

Premiership

2 October 2004

February

2005

Crystal Palace

Highbury

Premiership

14 February 2005

September

2006

Charlton Athletic

The Valley

Premiership

29 September 2006

September

2007

Tottenham Hotspur

White Hart Lane

Premier League

15 September 2007

December

2008

Liverpool

Emirates Stadium

Premier League

21 December 2008

December

2011

Everton

Emirates Stadium

Premier League

10 December 2011

December

2012

Newcastle United

Emirates Stadium

Premier League

29 December 2012

October

2013

Norwich City

Emirates Stadium

Premier League

19 October 2013

Alan Hardaker Trophy

The Alan Hardaker Trophy is awarded to the Man of the Match of the Football League Cup final. It was first awarded in 1990. The only Arsenal player to ever win it was Paul Merson in 1993.

Final

Player

Opponents

Score

1993

Paul Merson

Sheffield Wednesday

2–1

European football awards

European Golden Shoe

The European Golden Shoe, formerly known as the European Golden Boot, is an award presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league. Since the 1996–97 season, European Sports Media have awarded the Golden Shoe based on a points system that allows players in tougher leagues to win even if they score fewer goals than a player in a weaker league. The weightings are determined by the league's ranking on the UEFA coefficients, which in turn depend on the results of each league's clubs in European competition over the previous five seasons. Goals scored in the top five leagues according to the UEFA coefficients list are multiplied by a factor of two, and goals scored in the leagues ranked six to 21 are multiplied by 1.5. Thus, goals scored in higher ranked leagues will count for more than those scored in weaker leagues.

European Golden Shoe winners

Season

Player

Nationality

Goals

Points

Ref(s)

2003–04

30

60

1

2004–05

25

50

2

Club awards

Arsenal Player of the Month

Key

GK

Goalkeeper

DF

Defender

MF

Midfielder

FW

Forward

Month

Year

Nationality

Player

Position

Ref

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2012

2012

2012

2012

2012

2012

2012

2012

2012

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2014