Past winners of the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards

SJA Sports Writer of the Year (John Bromley Trophy)

2023 Adam Crafton
2022 Riath Al-Samarrai
2021 Martyn Ziegler
2020 Jonathan Liew
2019 Marina Hyde
2018 Paul Hayward
2017 Daniel Taylor
2016 Paul Hayward
2015 Paul Hayward
2014 Martin Samuel
2013 Martin Samuel
2012 Paul Hayward
2011 Michael Atherton
2010 Martin Samuel
2009 Michael Atherton
2008 Patrick Collins
2007 Martin Samuel
2006 Martin Samuel
2005 Martin Samuel
2004 Duncan Mackay
2003 Stephen Jones
2002 Patrick Collins
2001 Alan Lee
2000 David Walsh
1999 Kevin Mitchell
1998 Colin Gibson
1997 Patrick Collins
1996 Paul Hayward
1995 Ian Wooldridge
1994 Hugh McIlvanney
1993 Patrick Barclay
1992 Michael Calvin
1991 Hugh McIlvanney
1990 Patrick Collins
1989 Patrick Collins
1988 James Lawton
1987 Ian Wooldridge
1986 Ian Wooldridge
1985 Jeff Powell
1984 Mike Langley
1983 Ronald Atkin
1982 Hugh McIlvanney
1981 Hugh McIlvanney
1979 Hugh McIlvanney
1978 Ian Wooldridge
1977 Frank Keating
1976 Hugh McIlvanney, Ian Wooldridge

Canon SJA Sports Photographer of the Year (Ed Lacey Trophy)

2023 Justin Setterfield
2022 Shaun Botterill
2021 David Davies
2020 Clive Mason
2019 Richard Heathcote
2018 Mark Thompson
2017 Richard Pelham
2016 Alex Livesey
2015 Alan Crowhurst
2014 Adrian Dennis
2013 Bryn Lennon
2012 Adrian Dennis
2011 Edward Whitaker
2010 Laurence Griffiths
2009 Scott Heavey
2008 Edward Whitaker
2007 Gareth Copley
2006 Stu Forster
2005 Mike Hewitt
2004 Tom Jenkins
2003 Tom Jenkins
2002 Clive Mason
2001 Bob Martin
2000 Toby Melville
1999 Mike King
1998 Bob Martin
1997 Russell Cheyne
1996 Clive Brunskill
1995 Dave Joyner
1994 Robert Hallam
1993 Ross Kinnaird
1992 Bob Martin
1991 Chris Cole
1990 David Ashdown
1989 John Evans
1988 Michael Steele
1987 David Ashdown
1986 Norman Lomax
1985 Chris Smith
1984 Eamonn McCabe
1983 Bob Thomas
1982 Chris Smith
1981 Eamonn McCabe
1980 Chris Smith
1979 Eamonn McCabe
1978 Eamonn McCabe
1977 Gerry Cranham

Presenter

From 2005 to 2013, voted for by SJA membership. From 2014, based on entered work

2023 Mark Chapman
2022 Mark Chapman
2021 Laura Woods
2020 Laura Woods
2019 Steve Jones
2018 Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani
2017 Mark Chapman
2016 Eleanor Oldroyd
2015 Ian Ward
2014 Eleanor Oldroyd
2013 Alison Mitchell
2012 Clare Balding
2011 Mark Pougatch
2010 Jonathan Overend
2009 Jeff Stelling
2008 Jeff Stelling
2007 Jeff Stelling
2006 Jeff Stelling
2005 Jeff Stelling

Newspaper

2023 Daily Mail
2022 The Telegraph
2021 The Telegraph
2020 The Telegraph
2019 Daily Telegraph
2018 Daily Mail
2017 The Guardian
2016 Daily Mail
2015 Daily Mail
2014 Daily Mail
2013 Daily Mail
2012 The Times
2011 The Times
2010 The Times

Broadcast Journalist

2023 Gabriel Clarke
2022 Steve Scott
2021 Dan Roan
2020 Steve Scott
2019 Christina Macfarlane
2018 Rob Dorsett
2017 Richard Conway
2016 Paul Kelso
2015 Richard Conway
2014 Mike Costello

Sports Content Organisation

2023 Sky Sports
2022 Sky Sports

Columnist

2023 Jonathan Liew
2022 Jonathan Liew
2021 Jonathan Liew
2020 Matt Dickinson
2019 Marina Hyde
2018 Jonathan Liew
2017 Paul Hayward
2016 Matt Dickinson
2015 Matthew Syed
2014 Martin Samuel
2013 Matthew Syed
2012 Patrick Collins
2011 Oliver Holt
2010 Michael Atherton
2009 Michael Atherton
2008 Oliver Holt
2007 Simon Barnes
2006 Patrick Collins
2005 James Lawton
2004 Patrick Collins
2003 Brian Reade
2002 Michael Parkinson
2001 Simon Barnes
2000 Patrick Collins
1999 Patrick Collins

Feature Writer

2023 Donald McRae
2022 David Walsh
2021 Daniel Taylor
2020 Andy Bull
2019 Alyson Rudd
2018 Donald McRae
2017 Donald McRae
2016 Oliver Brown
2015 David Walsh
2014 Paul Hayward
2013 Matthew Syed
2012 David Walsh
2011 Matthew Syed
2010 Matthew Syed
2009 Owen Slot
2008 Owen Slot
2007 Matthew Syed
2006 James Lawton
2005 Owen Slot
2004 Donald McRae
2003 Andrew Longmore
2002 Patrick Collins
2001 David Walsh
2000 Ian Chadband
1999 Kevin Mitchell

Specialist Correspondent (Mike Dickson Trophy)

Since 2014 (apart from in 2022), this category excluded football, cricket and rugby journalists, as these sports had their own specialist categories (see below and in ‘Discontinued categories / on hiatus’ section). From 2022, the category became open to journalists specialising in a specific sport or subject such as sports betting or sports business but excluding specialists in football or any other sport that had its own category.

2023 Donald McRae
2022 Michael Atherton
2021 Sean Ingle
2020 Matt Christie
2019 Riath Al-Samarrai
2018 Jonathan McEvoy
2017 Sean Ingle
2016 Sean Ingle
2015 Alastair Down
2014 Paul Mahoney
2013 Henry Winter
2012 Michael Atherton
2011 Michael Atherton
2010 Henry Winter
2009 Henry Winter
2008 Michael Atherton
2007 Kevin Garside
2006 Doug Gillion
2005 Matt Dickinson
2004 Henry Winter
2003 Brian Doogan
2002 Matt Dickinson
2001 Alan Lee
2000 David Walsh
1999 Paul Mahoney

Cricket Journalist

2023 Nick Hoult
2022 Not awarded
2021 Ali Martin
2020 Nick Hoult
2019 Michael Atherton
2018 Scyld Berry
2017 Michael Atherton
2016 Michael Atherton
2015 Michael Atherton
2014 Michael Atherton

Football Journalist

2023 Henry Winter
2022 Henry Winter
2021 Jason Burt
2020 Sam Wallace
2019 Barney Ronay
2018 Daniel Taylor
2017 Daniel Taylor
2016 Daniel Taylor
2015 Daniel Taylor
2014 Henry Winter

Rugby Journalist

2023 Nik Simon
2022 Not awarded
2021 Alex Lowe
2020 Nik Simon
2019 Owen Slot
2018 Owen Slot
2017 Owen Slot
2016 Stephen Jones
2015 Alan Dymock
2014 Stephen Jones

Women’s Sport Journalist

2023 Suzy Wrack

Sports News Reporter

2023 Martyn Ziegler
2022 Riath Al-Samarrai
2021 Martyn Ziegler
2020 Steve Scott
2019 Laura Lambert
2018 John Richardson
2017 Matt Lawton
2016 Matt Lawton
2015 Matt Lawton
2014 Matt Lawton
2013 David Conn
2012 David Walsh
2011 Paul Kelso
2010 Neil Ashton
2009 David Conn
2008 Rob Draper
2007 Neil Harman
2006 Adrian Warner
2005 Rob Draper
2004 David Conn
2003 Joe Melling
2002 Not awarded
2001 Owen Slot
2000 Owen Slot
1999 Mihir Bose

Football News Reporter

2023 David Ornstein
2022 Rob Draper

Scoop

Previously ‘Sports News Story’. From 2022, winner selected by a panel of expert judges

2023 Martyn Ziegler
2022 Piers Morgan (Piers Morgan Uncensored)
2021 Martyn Ziegler
2020 Sam Wallace
2019 Laura Lambert and Matt Lawton
2018 James Olley
2017 Martha Kelner and Sean Ingle
2016 Daniel Taylor
2015 Jonathan Calvert, George Arbuthnot, David Collins
2014 Heidi Blake and Jonathan Calvert
2013 Mark Ogden
2012 Lawrence Booth
2011 Mark Souster
2010 Mazher Mahmood
2009 Paul Kelso
2008 Rob Draper and Daniel King
2007 David Norrie
2006 Stephen Jones
2005 Rob Beasley
2004 Duncan Mackay
2003 Not awarded
2002 Harry Harris
2001 John Goodbody
2000 Mark Reason
1999 Matt Dickinson

Social Media Journalist

2023 Charlotte Daly
2022 Rob Draper

Regional Journalist

2023 Jon Colman
2022 Dafydd Pritchard
2021 Jon Colman
2020 Jon Colman
2019 Neil Allen
2018 Neil Allen
2017 Chris Wathan
2016 Jon Colman
2015 James Olley
2014 Jon Colman
2013 Jon Colman
2012 Jon Colman
2011 Jon Colman
2010 Martin Smith
2009 Mike Aitken
2008 Jon Colman
2007 Mike Aitken
2006 Doug Gillon
2005 Martin Smith
2004 Jeremy Wilson
2003 Martin Smith
2002 Doug Gillon
2001 John Gibson
2000 Graham Redfearn and Maggie Stratton
1999 John Gibson

Young Sports Writer (Ian Wooldridge Award)

2023 George Simms
2022 Isaan Khan
2021 Tom Kershaw
2020 Katie Whyatt
2019 Samuel Lovett
2018 Daniel Matthews
2017 Adam Crafton
2016 Sam Dean
2015 Daniel Johnson
2014 James Gheerbrant
2013 Jack Pitt-Brooke
2012 Martha Kelner
2011 Jonathan Liew
2010 Oliver Brown
2009 Oliver Brown
2008 Emma John
2007 Oliver Brown

SJA Doug Gardner Award for services to Sports Journalism and the SJA

2023 Patrick Collins
2022 David Emery
2021 Jeff Stelling
2020 Janine Self
2019 Jim Rosenthal
2018 Barry Davies
2017 David Walker
2016 Caroline Searle
2015 Sir Michael Parkinson
2014 Mike Ingham
2013 Jeff Powell
2012 Barry Newcombe
2011 John Samuel
2010 Patrick Eagar
2009 Hugh McIlvanney
2008 Ian Cole
2007 Chris Smith
2006 Bill Colwill, OBE
2005 David Welch
2004 Morley Myers
2003 Monte Fresco
2002 Stewart Fraser
2001 Ian Wooldridge
2000 David Miller
1999 John Bromley, OBE
1998 Trevor Bond
1997 Bill Bateson
1996 Ken Jones
1995 Alan Weeks
1992 Tom Clarke
1991 David Hunn
1990 Dr Malcolm Brodie, MBE
1989 Terry O’Connor

Digital Publisher (formerly Sports Website)

2023 The Athletic
2022 The Athletic
2021 CNN Sport
2020 CNN Sport
2019 Boxing News
2018 Mail Online
2017 Guardian
2016 Guardian
2015 Guardian
2014 Guardian
2013 Daily Mail
2012 BBC London 2012

Television Live Event Coverage

Previously ‘Television / Digital Live Event Coverage’ and ‘Broadcast Event Coverage’

2023 ITV Sport – FIFA Women’s World Cup Final 2023
2022 ITV Sport – Qatar World Cup 2022
2021 Sky Sports – The Hundred
2020 Sky Sports – England v W Indies Black Lives Matter
2019 Sky Sports and Sunset + Vine – ICC Cricket World Cup final
2018 Sky Sports – Cricket
2017 Sunset and Vine for BT Sport (Europa League final)
2016 BBC Sport – Rio Olympics
2015 Sky Sports – The Ashes
2014 BBC Sport – Commonwealth Games

Television Show

Previously ‘Television / Digital Show’

2023 Monday Night Football – Sky Sports
2022 Football Focus – BBC Sport
2021 MOTDx – BBC
2020 The NFL Show – Whisper
2019 Cricket on 5: Ashes Headingley Final Day – Sunset+Vine

Commentator

2023 Nasser Hussain
2022 John Murray
2021 Vicki Sparks
2020 Peter Drury
2019 Mike Costello
2018 John Murray
2017 David Lloyd
2016 John Murray
2015 Martin Tyler

Television Documentary

Previously ‘Television / Digital Documentary’

2023 Noah Media Group for Channel 4 – Amputating Alice
2022 BBC Breakfast – Rob Burrow: Living With MND
2021 Al Jazeera Investigations – The Men Who Sell Football
2020 Wonder TV – Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me
2019 Noah Media Group – Adam Hills: Take His Legs
2018 Noah Media Group – More Than a Manager
2017 Pitch International – Crossing the Line
2016 Sky Sports – Imran
2015 Sam Collins & Jarrod Kimber – Death of a Gentleman
2014 BT Sport – The Crazy Gang

Audio Documentary

Previously ‘Audio / Radio Documentary’

2023 The Athletic – Go Deeper: Football on Turkey’s Fault line
2022 The Athletic – The Athletic Football Podcast: The Kanjuruhan stadium disaster
2021 Folding Pocket Productions – Defiance
2020 BBC Sports News – Black Forest hills to Anfield thrills
2019 BBC World Service Sport – The Hurricane Tapes
2018 BBC Radio Leicester – Football forum
2017 BBC Radio Leeds – Pretty Boy, a tale of bare knuckle boxing
2016 BBC Radio 5 Live – Fight to the Finish: The Story of Marieke Vervoort
2015 BBC Radio Leeds – The Bradford City Fire Remembered
2014 talkSPORT – Kick Off Mental Health

Audio Live Event Coverage

2023 talkSPORT – FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
2022 Not awarded
2021 BBC Radio 5 Live – Euro 2020 final
2020 talkSPORT – Cricket tour of the rainbow nation
2019 BBC Radio 5 Live – Cricket World Cup Final
2018 talkSPORT – Sri Lanka cricket tour
2017 BBC Radio 5 Live – Joshua v Klitschko
2016 talkSPORT – Euro 2016
2015 BBC Radio 5 Live – Rugby World Cup
2014 BBC Radio 5 Live – Commonwealth Games

Audio Show

Previously ‘Audio / Radio Show’

2023 White and Jordan – talkSPORT
2022 Saturdays on 5 Live Sport – BBC Radio 5 Live
2021 White and Jordan – talkSPORT
2020 That Peter Crouch Podcast – BBC Radio 5 Live
2019 White and Sawyer – talkSPORT

Pundit

2023 Ian Wright
2022 Ally McCoist
2021 Emma Hayes
2020 Michael Holding
2019 Gary Neville
2018 Osi Umenyiora

Podcast

2023 Everton: Nothing Will Be The Same – BBC Studios
2022 Brown Gal Can’t Swim – BBC Radio Leicester
2021 Football’s Cult Heroes – Sky Sports

Young Broadcaster – Ones to Watch

2023 Miriam Walker-Khan (on air), Maryam Chaudhary (off air)
2022 Pien Meulensteen (on air), Abi Paterson (off air)
2021 Katie Smith (on air), Rio Clarke (off air)
2020 Jaydee Dyer (on air), Danyal Khan (off air)
2019 Emma Saunders (on air), Sumbal Syed (off air)
2018 Jasper Taylor

SJA Academy Award

2023 Laura Howard (award in association with talkSPORT)
2022 Shubi Arun (award in association with Sky Sports)

Picture

2023 Ryan Pierse
2022 Michael Regan
2021 Ramsey Cardy
2020 Clive Mason
2019 Andrew Boyers
2018 Mark Thompson
2017 Richard Pelham
2016 Myriam Cawston
2015 Carl Recine
2014 Matthew Lewis
2013 Laurence Griffiths
2012 Andrew Boyers
2011 John Sibley
2010 Paul Gilham
2009 Gareth Copley
2008 Clive Mason
2007 Carl Recine
2006 Not awarded
2005 David Ashdown
2004 Darren Staples
2003 Mark Robinson
2002 Not awarded
2001 Mike King
2000 Russell Cheyne
1999 Ross Kinnaird

Specialist Portfolio (Phil Sheldon Trophy)

2023 Clive Brunskill
2022 Alex Broadway
2021 David Davies
2020 Clive Mason
2019 Justin Setterfield
2018 Mark Thompson
2017 Alan Crowhurst
2016 Alan Crowhurst
2015 Alan Crowhurst
2014 Gareth Copley
2013 Bryn Lennon
2012 Philip Brown
2011 Edward Whitaker
2010 Carl de Souza
2009 Toby Melville
2008 Edward Whitaker
2007 Gareth Copley
2006 Edward Whitaker
2005 Tom Shaw
2004 Leo Mason
2003 Tom Jenkins
2002 Clive Mason
2001 Stephen Hird
2000 Brandon Malone

Canon Portfolio

2023 Lee Smith
2022 Shaun Botterill
2021 Ramsey Cardy
2020 Michael Steele
2019 Richard Heathcote
2018 Julian Finney
2017 Clive Mason
2016 Alex Livesey
2015 Adrian Dennis
2014 Adrian Dennis
2013 Lee Smith
2012 Eddie Keogh
2011 Tom Jenkins
2010 Laurence Griffiths
2009 Scott Heavey
2008 Matt Dunham
2007 Paul Gilham
2006 Stu Forster
2005 Mike Hewitt
2004 Tom Jenkins
2003 Clive Mason
2002 Mike Hewitt
2001 Bob Martin
2000 Toby Melville
1999 Mike King

Football Portfolio

2023 Justin Setterfield
2022 Catherine Ivill
2021 Carl Recine
2020 Michael Regan
2019 Lee Smith
2018 Julian Finney
2017 Richard Pelham

Olympic/Paralympic Portfolio

2021 Molly Darlington
2016 Clive Mason

News Picture

2023 Mike Egerton
2022 Oli Scarff
2021 Jeff Gilbert
2014 Graham Chadwick
2013 Toby Melville
2012 Richard Heathcote
2011 Mark Robinson
2010 Eddie Keogh
2009 Eddie Keogh
2008 Marc Aspland
2007 Marc Aspland
2006 Alex Livesey
2005 David Ashdown
2004 Tom Jenkins
2003 Dave Rogers
2002 Mark Leech
2001 Nick Potts
2000 Toby Melville
1999 Hugh Routledge

Young Photographer

2023 Morgan Harlow
2022 Will Palmer
2021 Molly Darlington
2020 Harry Murphy
2019 Alex Pantling
2018 Naomi Baker

Discontinued categories / on hiatus

Sports Network

2021 Channel 4
2020 Sky Sports
2019 talkSPORT

Live Reporting

2021 Martin Samuel

Best Special Edition

2020 Sky Sports – George Floyd 100 days on
2019 Boxing News – 110 years of Boxing News
2018 Boxing News – 100 greatest heavyweight boxers
2017 Boxing News – 100 greatest British boxers
2016 Boxing News – Tribute to Muhammad Ali
2015 Sunday Times
2014 Daily Mirror – Cheltenham supplement

YouTube Sports Show

2021 The Overlap

Radio Sport Programme

From 2010-2013, voted for by SJA membership

2013 My Sporting Life (talkSPORT)
2012 Test Match Special (BBC) mm
2011 BBC 5 Live – Depression in Cricket
2010 Test Match Special (BBC)

David Welch Student Sports Writer

2017 Jacob Whitehead
2016 Katie Smith
2015 James Lorenzo
2014 Mark Critchley
2013 Teddy Cutler
2012 James Gheerbrant
2011 Michael Taylor

Away from the Action (photography)

2020 Tom Jenkins
2019 Eddie Keogh
2018 Eddie Keogh
2017 Oli Scarff

Rugby World Cup Portfolio

2015 Andrew Boyers

Football Picture

2016 Richard Pelham
2015 John Sibley

Sports Betting Writer

2013 Greg Wood
2012 Ed Hawkins
2011 Ed Hawkins
2010 Ed Hawkins
2009 Steve Palmer
2008 Steve Palmer

TV Sport Programme