Jordan Henderson has been voted as the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for the 2019/20 season.

The Liverpool captain guided his side to win the ultimate trophy in English football, the Premier League with 96 points minus one game.

The Reds were crowned officially on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, following a trophy presentation after beating Chelsea 5-3 on the night.

The three Lions deputy received more than quarter of the votes seeing off stiffer competition from Kevin De Bruyne and Marcus Rashford, as well as teammates, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane.

Speaking after been announced the winner, the Reds player who is the first captain to lift the Premier League trophy, ending the 30-year wait said, "I'd like to say how appreciative I am of the support of those who voted for me and the Football Writers' Association in general.

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"You only have to look at the past winners of it, a number of whom I've been blessed to play with here at Liverpool, like Stevie (Gerrard), Luis (Suarez) and Mo (Salah) to know how prestigious it is.

"But as grateful as I am I don't feel like I can accept this on my own.

"I don't feel like anything I've achieved this season or in fact during my whole career has been done on my own.

"I owe a lot to so many different people - but none more so than my current team-mates - who have just been incredible and deserve this every bit as much as I do.

"We've only achieved what we've achieved because every single member of our squad has been brilliant. And not just in matches. Not just in producing the moments that make the headlines and the back pages but every day in training."

Henderson is the only Liverpool captain to win the Premier League, Champions League, Super Cup, and Club World Cup trophies.