No fewer than 29 awards will be handed out on April 23 and the nominees for four of the 'On the Pitch' accolades have been revealed
Later this month, the first ever Festival of Women's Football Awards will take place, celebrating the best of women's football in the elite English game and at grassroots level. Curated by experts across the sport, nominees for the 'On the Pitch Player' categories have been announced, while the 'Off the Pitch' categories will focus on everything away from the 90 minutes.
There will be 11 accolades dished out to players on awards night, which will take place in London on April 23, and the nominees for seven of those have been released. Those are Goalkeeper of the Year, Overseas Player of the Year, Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year, with the latter two set to be split into three positional awards.
So, who is in the running for these accolades? GOAL runs through the nominees known so far for this year's FOWFA…
Getty ImagesGoalkeeper of the Year
There are six nominees for the Goalkeeper of the Year award, five of whom ply their trade in the Women's Super League. Sheffield United's Sian Rogers is the lone representative from the Women's Championship, a league she leads in saves made this term.
Player
Club
Courtney Brosnan
Everton
Hannah Hampton
Chelsea
Sian Rogers
Sheffield United
Kinga Szemik
West Ham
Phallon Tullis-Joyce
Manchester United
Daphne van Domselaar
Arsenal
AdvertisementGetty ImagesPlayer of the Year – Defender
There are nine nominees for the Player of the Year award in the defender category. The WSL boasts five of those nominees, with four coming from the Championship.
Player
Club
CJ Bott
Leicester
Riva Casley
Portsmouth
Neve Herron
Birmingham City
Sophie Howard
Leicester
Maya Le Tissier
Manchester United
Ruby Mace
Leicester
Ashleigh Neville
Tottenham
Lexi Potter
Crystal Palace
Amber Tysiak
West Ham
Getty ImagesPlayer of the Year – Midfielder
Five players are nominated for the Midfielder of the Year award, including two names from Manchester City. Sofia Jakobsson, of the London City Lionesses, is the Championship's lone representative.
Player
Club
Yui Hasegawa
Manchester City
Lauren Hemp
Manchester City
Sofia Jakobsson
London City Lionesses
Vicky Losada
Brighton
Jordan Nobbs
Aston Villa
Getty ImagesPlayer of the Year – Attacker
Seven players are nominated for the attacker award, including England stars Alessia Russo and Aggie Beever-Jones.
Player
Club
Viviane Asseyi
West Ham
Aggie Beever-Jones
Chelsea
Mary Fowler
Manchester City
Isobel Goodwin
London City Lionesses
Shania Hayles
Newcastle United
Katie Kitching
Sunderland
Alessia Russo
Arsenal