FSA Awards in association with BeGambleAware

The winners of the FSA Awards in association with BeGambleAware were announced today (Friday 12th March) on Twitter and Instagram at half hour intervals from 9am – see all the winners below…

This year’s FSA Awards celebrates #LockdownHeroes:

Categories (full shortlists and winners):

• Club Podcast of the Year: Along Come Norwich, Blue Moon, Charlton Live, Ringing the Blues, Steve Bloomer’s Washing, The Squareball

  • WINNER: The Squareball

• Lockdown Heroes (Non-League): Clapton Community FC for their Community Fund initiative, fundraising and providing financial assistance to local people; FC United of Manchester for their Food Hub; Gosport Borough for their ‘Feed a Family in Need’ initiative.

  • WINNER: Clapton Community FC

• Writer of the Year: David Conn, Henry Winter, Jonathan Liew, Katie Whyatt, Miguel Delaney, Suzanne Wrack

  • WINNER: Henry Winter

• Lockdown Heroes (Leagues One and Two): The Dons Local Action Group, for mobilising hundreds of volunteers to support the vulnerable and isolated; the Sunderland AFC Branch Liaison Committee for their work on the matchday mental health hub; Tranmere Rovers for their daily phone calls to vulnerable fans and assistance with delivering food parcels in the local community.

  • WINNER: Dons Local Action Group

• Commentator of the Year: Darren Fletcher, Guy Mowbray, Jon Champion, John Murray, Martin Tyler, Peter Drury

  • WINNER: Martin Tyler

• Lockdown Heroes (Special Recognition)

  • WINNER: Marcus Rashford

• Football Media of the Year: 5Live’s Monday Night Club, Football365.com, The Athletic, The Guardian, The Non-League Paper, When Saturday Comes

  • WINNER: The Athletic

• Lockdown Heroes (Championship): Lou Macari for his foundation’s work helping the homeless in Stoke-on-Trent; Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Trust for their work on offering help for those with mental health issues; Watford FC for their donation of space at Vicarage Road to the NHS and their Hornets at Home initiative.

  • WINNER: Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Trust

• Podcast of the Year: 5Live Football Daily, Football Cliches, Guardian Football Weekly, Match of the Day Top 10s, Set Piece Menu, That Peter Crouch Podcast

  • WINNER: That Peter Crouch Podcast

• Fans for Diversity Award: Proud Baggies, Proud Lilywhites, Proud Valiants, The Jack Leslie Campaign, Villa and Proud, Villains Together

  • WINNER: Villa and Proud

• Fan Media of the Year: Arseblog, Fulhamish, LUFC Data, Price of Football, The Anfield Wrap, The Pie at Night

  • WINNER: Arseblog

• Lockdown Heroes (Women’s Game): Amy Turner and Angharad James, for raising money through a sponsored bike ride during lockdown; Manchester United Women’s fangroup the Barmy Army, for their fundraising efforts and Zoom socials; Chelsea FC Women for their donation of their WSL prize money to Refuge, supporting women and children experiencing domestic abuse.

  • WINNER: Chelsea Women FC

• Women’s Player of the Year 2020: Beth England, Chloe Kelly, Fran Kirby, Lauren Hemp, Leah Galton, Vivianne Miedema

  • WINNER: Vivianne Miedema

• Lockdown Heroes (Premier League): Fans Supporting Foodbanks and the #CharitynotPPV campaign, for sterling work on food poverty; Leeds United Supporters Trust who raised more than £10,000 for charity with their Pie and a Pint campaign in the spring; Spirit of Shankly, for delivering thousands of food parcels to vulnerable people.

  • WINNER: Fans Supporting Foodbanks / #CharitynotPPV

• TV/Radio Pundit of the Year: Alex Scott, Gary Neville, Ian Wright, Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards, Roy Keane

  • WINNER: Ian Wright

• Men’s Player of the Year 2020: Bruno Fernandes, Heung-Min Son, Jack Grealish, Jamie Vardy, Kevin de Bruyne, Mohamed Salah

  • WINNER: Bruno Fernandes