The London Football Awards are coming up this week. The awards are run in conjunction with The Willow Foundation, and take place at the Battersea Evolution on Thursday 1st March.
The awards are for all London`s major clubs;
AFC Wimbledon; Arsenal; Barnet; Brentford; Charlton Athletic; Chelsea; Crystal Palace; Fulham; Millwall; QPR; Tottenham Hotspur; Watford; West Ham United
The Willow Foundation organise special days for seriously ill young adults. It was founded by the ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson and his wife Megs.
Chelsea players and management are nominated in a number of categories, which are as follows;
Community Project of the Year (sponsored by the Football Association)
AFC Wimbledon Foundation – AFC Wimbledon Women and Girls
Brentford Community Sports Trust – The Fearless Foundation`s Journalism Project
QPR in the Community Trust – #Game4Grenfell
English Football League Player of the Year (sponsored by Corney & Barrow)
Josh Clarke – Brentford
George Saville – Millwall
Romaine Sawyers – Brentford
Ryan Sessegnon – Fulham
Alex Smithies – Queens Park Rangers
Goalkeeper of the Year (sponsored by Frogmore)
Adrián – West Ham United
Daniel Bentley – Brentford
Thibaut Courtois – Chelsea
Heurelho Gomes – Watford
Hugo Lloris – Tottenham Hotspur
Manager of the Year (sponsored by Football Manager)
Emma Hayes – Chelsea Ladies
Roy Hodgson – Crystal Palace
Slavi?a Jokanović – Fulham
Neil Harris – Millwall
Mauricio Pochettino – Tottenham Hotspur
Outstanding Contribution to London Football (sponsored by Weston Homes)
Winner: Ian Wright MBE
Premier League Player of the Year (sponsored by Toscafund)
César Azpilicueta – Chelsea
Christian Eriksen – Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
Heung-Min Son – Tottenham Hotspur
Wilfried Zaha – Crystal Palace
Women`s Player of the Year (sponsored by Coutts)
Millie Bright – Chelsea Ladies
Danielle Carter – Arsenal Women
Katie Chapman – Chelsea Ladies
Fran Kirby – Chelsea Ladies
Jordan Nobbs – Arsenal Women
Young Player of the Year (under 23) (sponsored by Zeus Capital)
Andreas Christensen – Chelsea
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Arsenal
Davinson Sánchez – Tottenham Hotspur
Ryan Sessegnon – Fulham
Harry Winks – Tottenham Hotspur
At Vital Chelsea we`d like to wish all nominees all the very best on the night. Prior to the awards ceremony, I was asked by the The Pride of London to come up with a combined post-war London XI. It couldn`t be all Chelsea, so please don`t hold that against me.
Share this article
