Category shortlists for the inaugural Women’s Professional Game Awards on Sunday 11 May have now been finalised.
The first event of its kind for the leagues, there will be 14 awards up for grabs across the evening, including the crowning of each division’s respective Player of the Season.
Fans and the general public will be able to have their say on the following categories from 12pm on Wednesday 7 May through until 12pm on Friday 9 May.
- Barclays WSL Player of the Season
- Barclays WC Player of the Season
- Barclays WC Goal of the Season
An additional vote will open for supporters to vote for their Barclays WSL Goal of the Season at 5pm on Saturday 10 May following the conclusion of the top flight’s final day fixtures, through until 4pm on Sunday 11 May
Details of how to cast votes will be publicised on the leagues’ social media channels from midday on Wednesday 7 May.
The shortlists in their entirety meanwhile are as follows:
Barclays Women’s Super League Player of the Season
- Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
- Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea)
- Kiko Seike (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)
- Mary Fowler (Manchester City)
- Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United)
- Olivia Smith (Liverpool)
- Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea)
- Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United)
Barclays Women’s Championship Player of the Season
- Aimee Claypole (Durham)
- Eleanor Dale (Sunderland)
- Ellie Mason (Birmingham City)
- Emily Syme (Bristol City)
- Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses)
- Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses)
- Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Bristol City)
- Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City)
- Maria Farrugia (Sheffield United)
- Mollie Lambert (Durham)
- Shania Hayles (Newcastle United)
- Shannon Cooke (Birmingham City)
- Simone Magill (Birmingham City)
Barclays Women’s Super League Goal of the Season
- September – Jess Park (Arsenal v Manchester City)
- October – Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur)
- November – Frida Maanum (Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion)
- December – Alessia Russo (Arsenal v Aston Villa)
- January – Vivianne Miedema (Aston Villa v Manchester City)
- February – Janice Cayman (Leicester City v Aston Villa)
- March – Grace Clinton (Aston Villa v Manchester United)
- April – Viviane Asseyi (Crystal Palace v West Ham United)
Barclays Women’s Championship Goal of the Season
- September – Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah (London City Lionesses v Bristol City)
- October – Maria Farrugia (Sheffield United v Bristol City)
- November – Maria Farrugia (Portsmouth v Sheffield United)
- December – Lily Dent (Sunderland v Portsmouth)
- January – Ellie Mason (Portsmouth v Birmingham City)
- February – Shannon Cooke (Birmingham City v Sheffield United)
- March – Natasha Fenton (Sunderland v Charlton Athletic)
- April – Ellen Jones (Bristol City v Sunderland)
- May – Isobel Goodwin (Birmingham City v London City Lionesses)
Barclays Women’s Super League Rising Star
- Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea)
- Ella Morris (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Grace Clinton (Manchester United)
- Kiko Seike (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Michelle Agyemang (Brighton & Hove Albion/Arsenal)
- Olivia Smith (Liverpool)
- Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United)
Barclays Women’s Championship Rising Star
- Ella Wilson (Durham)
- Emily Murphy (Newcastle United)
- Gloria Siber (Charlton Athletic)
- Lucia Kendall (Southampton)
- Lucy Newell (Blackburn Rovers)
- Mary Corbyn (Sunderland)
- Sophie Quirk (Portsmouth)
Club Hero Award
- Emma Fletcher (Manchester United)
- Eric Coleborn (Portsmouth)
- Jade Morgan (Leicester City)
- Rebecca Derbyshire (Manchester City)
- Su Cumming (Newcastle United)
Player Champion of Change
- Fliss Gibbons (Crystal Palace)
- Katrina Gorry (West Ham United)
- Megan Collett (Southampton)
- Molly Bartrip (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United)
- Sophie Howard (Leicester City)
Club Matchday Experience
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Bristol City
- Chelsea
- Crystal Palace
- Durham
- Manchester City
- Southampton
Fan of the Year
- Bik Singh (Birmingham City)
- Farah Chowdhury (Arsenal)
- Ian Chiverton (Portsmouth)
- Jo Davis (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Sian Wallis (Tottenham Hotspur)
Barclays Women’s Championship Golden Boot
- Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses)
Barclays Women’s Championship Golden Glove
- Emily Orman (London City Lionesses)
The winners of the Barclays WSL Golden Boot and Golden Glove awards will be confirmed following the final round of fixtures, with Alessia Russo and Bunny Shaw currently leading the way in the goalscoring stakes (with 12 apiece), and Phallon Tullis-Joyce and Hannah Hampton boasting 13 and 12 clear sheets respectively.
The winners of the awards will then be announced as they happen on the evening of Sunday 11 May across the Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Championship’s X and Instagram accounts.
Additionally, the shortlist for Barclays WSL Manager of the Season is as follows:
- Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)
- Renée Slegers (Arsenal)
- Marc Skinner (Manchester United)
- Dario Vidošić (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Rehanne Skinner (West Ham United)
Voting for this category will go live on Thursday 15 May, with the winner being unveiled at the League Managers’ Association dinner at the end of May.
