Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Football Writers Association


Related Topics

  
  Football Writers' Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Football Writers' Association (FWA) is an association of English football journalists and correspondents writing for newspapers and agencies.
Every year the FWA presents the FWA Footballer of the Year, to the best player of the year, and the FWA Tribute Award to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the game.
This page was last modified 01:50, 14 June 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_Writers'_Association   (109 words)

  
 England Player Honours - Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year
The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award, first made in 1948, goes to the player deemed to have turned in the season's best overall performance in English league play.
chosen by vote of the Association's members based on performance in the season ending in the year the award is made.
Any player in England's football leagues is eligible for the award regardless of his country of birth.
www.englandfootballonline.com /TeamHons/HonsFWAFbYr.html   (116 words)

  
 Scotland on Sunday - Sport - Football - Strachan deserves plaudits
MAYBE the Scottish Football Writers' Association should scrap their ongoing poll for manager of the year.
Football writers, as with those who vote in General Elections, the Oscars and Pop Idol, have some strange - and strangely contrasting - points of view.
It wasn't football writers who wanted Strachan booted after the battering in Bratislava on July 19 that brought Celtic their heaviest defeat in Europe; heaviest defeat in all competitions across 42 years and heaviest penalty - both in terms of finances and reputation - of any defeat in recent times.
scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /football.cfm?id=543522006   (1703 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | How Fleet Street chooses its man
But history tells us that the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Footballer of the year - the oldest award of its kind - is the slightly more reliable and credible prize.
The FWA comprises around 400 journalists (the number varies slightly from year to year), all of whom must spend at least 75% of their job writing about football.
And this allowed Carragher to gain FWA recognition for his superb late-season form, despite him being overlooked entirely by the PFA.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/football/4520643.stm   (736 words)

  
 Tennessee Sports Writers Association
Considered the dean of American sports writers, he was born in Murfreesboro in 1880 and died in 1954.
He is the writer who dubbed the Notre Dame backfield of the late 1920s the “Four Horsemen.” His writing was inspirational and heroic and one of the reasons why the 1920s were known as the Golden Age of Sports.
Tom Siler was born in Jellico, Tenn., in 1909 and died Sept. 18, 1988.
www.tswa.org /html/news.html   (1997 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Soccer: Football Writers' Association pays tribute to Sir Stanley
The Football Writers' Association has dedicated the game's oldest award to the memory of the late Sir Stanley Matthews.
Paul McCarthy, chairman of the FWA, said that Sir Stanley was the first winner of the prestigious award in 1948 and personified the spirit of the award in terms of dignity, excellence and example.
The Association feels this is a fitting gesture to the great man's memory.
www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0302/soccer11.html   (105 words)

  
 Football Writers' Association: About the FWA
The decision to form the FWA was made by four journalists onboard a ship in the middle of the English Channel on September 22 1947.
It was also decided to hold an annual vote of members for their Footballer of the Year, still the oldest and most prestigious individual award in the domestic game.
In the Nationwide Football League facilities and expectations are more variable and lower, but the FWA have recently agreed a code of best practice to provide a minimum level of provision for the press.
www.footballwriters.co.uk /about.html   (435 words)

  
 Scottish Football Association -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Along with the other "home nations" associations (The Football Association, Football Association of Wales and Irish Football Association) the SFA sits on the International Football Association Board which is responsible for the laws of the game.
This grade of football is commonly mistaken for a level at which boys football is played, but the term 'junior' refers not to the age of the players, but the level of football played.
The 'senior' grade of football in Scotland is played in the Scottish Premier League, the Scottish Football League as well as the three senior non-leagues, the Highland Football League, the East of Scotland Football League and the South of Scotland Football League.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/130/scottish-football-association.html   (1048 words)

  
 College Football Hall of Fame
The National Football Foundation gave him its award for Contribution to Amateur Football in 1992 and named him to College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
The Football Writers Association named the Robinson Award for national coach of the year in 1997.
He attended Leland College, was football quarterback in 1939-40; the team had an 18-1 record.
collegefootball.org /famersearch.php?id=70042   (509 words)

  
 Player Bio: John Lyons :: Football
Lyons became the 20th coach of football at Dartmouth in December 1991, succeeding Buddy Teevens who became head coach at Tulane and now is head coach at Stanford.
For Lyons, it led to a host of coach of the year honors, including New England Football Writers Association, Gridiron Club of Greater Boston and Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association for Division 1-AA.
Defensively, Lyons was responsible for a unit that was tops in the Ivy League in total, scoring and rushing defense and in pass interceptions while not allowing a single touchdown pass.
athletics.dartmouth.edu /sports/m-footbl/mtt/lyons_john00.html   (963 words)

  
 Football - Henry wins writers' award for third time - Eurosport
Thierry Henry was voted Footballer of the Year for the third time in four years by the Football Writers' Association (FWA) on Thursday.
Arsenal striker and captain Thierry Henry was voted Footballer of the Year for the third time in four years by the Football Writers' Association (FWA) on Thursday.
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, the Professional Footballer's Association (PFA) Player of the Year, finished fourth ahead of Joe Cole and last year's winner Frank Lampard.
www.eurosport.co.uk /football/sport_sto875270.shtml   (449 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - England - Henry makes history with hat-trick of FWA awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It was the third time Henry picked up the Football Writers' Award, and he continued: 'I am very happy to make history here.
In this country you live and breathe football and that is something that is missing sometimes.
FWA chairman Paul Hetherington commented: 'Henry is a deserving winner in a season when there have been several outstanding candidates.
soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=367662&cc=5739&campaign=rss&source=soccernet   (574 words)

  
 Murray Olderman
He is the founder of the Jim Thorpe Trophy—for the National Football League’s Most Valuable Player, and the founder of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy—for the National Basketball Association’s MVP.
He received the Pro Football Writers Association’s Dick McGann Award in 1979, as outstanding professional football writer.
And, he has served as president of the Football Writers Association of America.
www.jewishsports.net /BioPages/MurrayOlderman.htm   (274 words)

  
 Fantasy Arena Football - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Brown finished the season ranked second in the AFL in interceptions (11), third in interception return yards (133) and fifth in passes defended (25).
Ben Nelson was selected the 2006 Rookie of the Year as voted by the AFL head coaches, players, fans and the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA).
Weatherington was selected as the 2006 Lineman of the Year as voted by the AFL head coaches, fans, players and the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA).
fantasyarena.usatoday.com /content/homesport.asp?sport=AFL   (849 words)

  
 [No title]
Charlie Weis, who resurrected the University of Notre Dame football program into a national power in his first year as head coach, has been selected as “Man of the Year” by the New Jersey Sports Writers Association.
Weis spent his early years in Middlesex Boro and later served as head football coach at Franklin Township High School before going on to the college and pro ranks were he earned three Super Bowl rings as offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots, and one as defensive assistant with the New York Giants.
Weis was the winner of the 2005 Eddie Robinson Award as national college coach of the year as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.
www.njsportswriters.org   (497 words)

  
 Pica Design
The 2006 accolade was presented to Bryan Robson with the ceremony to be held at the Savoy Hotel, London in January.
In addition to this award, Pica was involved in the creation of the FWA’s tribute to George Best.
This involvement with the FWA signifies Pica’s continued dedication and interest in the sports sector.
www.picadesignandprint.co.uk /news/news.asp?news_id=21   (91 words)

  
 Inside Football - Who We Are   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
INSIDE FOOTBALL, a member of the Professional Football Writers Association, is a publication that has covered the New York Football Giants for over 30 years.
We also receive the same editorial material as the daily sports writers who are assigned to cover the team and we receive accreditation to related NFL events such as the Draft and the Super Bowl.
Inside Football is a fully accredited, independent media organization that is neither sponsored by nor affiliated with the New York Football Giants, National Football League or its member teams.
www.insidefootball.com /about/who.html   (1406 words)

  
 Simon “Si” Burick
He is the only writer from a city without a Major League baseball team to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
In 1971, he was elected president of the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association; in 1972, elected president of the Football Writers Association of America; and in 1973, elected director of the Turf Writers Association of America.
In 1984, Burick was recipient of the Bert McGrane Award from the Football Writers’ Association of America.
www.jewishsports.net /biopages/SimonSiBurick.htm   (412 words)

  
 Sports In The Garden State   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
He is the architect of the NCAA's first and only football championship doubleheader and initiated the NCAA Division III All Star Game that is now known as the Aztec Bowl and is run by the American Football Coaches Association is the oldest coaching association in the United States.
He is a voting member of most post-season football awards at all three levels and is serving his ninth straight year as President of the Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association.
He is a past vice president of the New Jersey College Baseball Association and is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association, New England Football Writers Association, New Jersey Sports Writers Association, Philadelphia College Football Writers Association and U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
www.sportsinthegardenstate.com /firm.htm   (966 words)

  
 England Honours - Football Writers' Association Tribute Award
The Football Writers' Association Merit award, first made in 1983, goes to a football figure deemed by the selection committee to have made an outstanding contribution to the national game.
As of 2005, the award had been made 23 times, and 12 England players--one of whom also served as England manager (Bobby Robson)--had won the award.
In addition, the award went twice to former England managers who never earned an England cap, to Ron Greenwood in 1983 and to Graham Taylor in 2002.
www.englandfootballonline.com /TeamHons/HonsFWATribute.html   (91 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | MAN UTD | Sheringham scoops writers' award
Teddy Sheringham has been named Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association.
Sheringham is also one of the candidates up for the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year award.
Sir Stanley Matthews, who died last year, was the first winner of the award in 1948 and the statuette given to the winner is now named after him as a mark of honour.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/1287493.stm   (272 words)

  
 Santa Margarita Eagles Football
Coach Royston was an Eagle Football Coach who was severely injured in a hit and run accident this past January.
The Eagle Football Office is proud to announce that Senior, John Angelo, RB (5-10, 175) has committed to Navy.
The Eagles football program is proud to announce the first commitment of the Class of 2006.
www.eaglesfootball.com   (730 words)

  
 Trinity College - eQuad
Head Football Coach Chuck Priore has been named the 2004 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Football Coach of the Year, the New England Football Writers’ Association New England Division II/III Coach of the Year, and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Regional Coach of the Year.
Priore was recognized as the New England Coach of the Year at the annual New England Football Writers’ banquet in early December, and will be recognized by his peers at the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Coach of the Year Dinner on January 11, 2005 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Goldstein has been named to the Football Gazette NCAA Division III All-East First Team, the New England Division II/III All-Star Team (chosen by the New England Football Writers’ Association), the All-New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) First Team, and the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year this season.
www.trincoll.edu /depts/pubrel/equad/12_04/sports.htm   (680 words)

  
 BreakingNews.ie: Henry named Writers' Footballer of the Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Thierry Henry was today named Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association.
He is also the 11th player to win both the PFA and FWA trophies in the same season.
Gerry Cox, chairman of the FWA, told The Press Association: “Thierry Henry is a worthy winner who has scored some magnificent goals this season and made another massive contribution to Arsenal’s season.
www.breakingnews.ie /story.asp?j=1462710&p=y46z7z5&n=1462802&x=&fs=3   (290 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Sport - Hibs net brace of awards while Hartson scores too
TONY Mowbray’s remarkable first season in management, during which he has taken Hibernian to the brink of Europe, was recognised yesterday when he was named manager of the year by the Scottish Football Writers’ Association.
He was also named young player of the year by the Scottish Professional Footballers Association this season.
Jim Black, president of the Scottish Football Writers Association, said: "Hartson epitomises the modern-day professional with his total contribution on the field.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=471302005   (812 words)

  
 Arkansas Football Database
The two most notable polls to fans at the time - The Associated Press and the United Press International - did not wait until after the bowl games to award their champion.
Two groups who waited until after the bowl games to name their champion - The Football Writers Association of America and the Helms Athletic Foundation - named Frank Broyles' Razorbacks as national champs.
Both the AP and UPI changed their procedure the next year, choosing to wait until after the bowls to announce their final polls.
www.nationalchamps.net /NCAA/database/arkansas_database.htm   (189 words)

  
 College Football Hall of Fame
He was named an All-America center by the Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, American Football Coaches Association and the Football Writers Association.
He was named worldwide creative director in 1970, chief executive officer in 1985, and chairman in 1986 - all this at the nation's largest advertising agency.
The football teams he played on had a combined record of 25-2.
collegefootball.org /famersearch.php?id=60085   (190 words)

  
 Lampard is writers' player of the year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
England midfielder Frank Lampard has been voted Footballer of the Year by English soccer writers after guiding Chelsea to their first championship for 50 years.
He is only the second England international to win the writers' award over the past 10 years after Teddy Sheringham in 2001.
The award by the Football Writers' Association also reflects Lampard's services for England since winning a guaranteed starting slot in central midfield alongside Steven Gerrard shortly before Euro 2004.
www.rediff.com /sports/2005/may/06lampard.htm   (319 words)

  
 ESPN.com: MEDIAKIT - Ivan Maisel Joins ESPN.com as Senior Writer for College Football
Award-winning writer Ivan Maisel has joined ESPN.com as a senior writer for college football, it was announced today by Neal Scarbrough, vice president and editor in chief, ESPN.com.
Maisel was honored for the Best Enterprise Story from Associated Press Sports Editors in 1996 and Football Writers Association of America in 1993.
He was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 1995.
espn.go.com /mediakit/public_relation/11_06_02.html   (223 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.