John Terry named player of year

Chelsea defender John Terry has won the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) 2005 Player of the Year Award.

The top footie player beat fellow team mates Frank Lampard and Peter Cech, as well as Steven Gerrard and 2003/4 winner Thierry Henry to the title.

Also honoured was Manchester United's 19-year-old striker Wayne Rooney, who took the PFA Young Player Award.

Shaka Hislop also won a Special Merit Award for getting involved with the Show Racism The Red Card campaign.

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John Terry became the first Chelsea star to win the award, which is voted for by other footballers.

He dedicated it to his Chelsea team-mates and manager saying: "I want to thank all of my team-mates, because without them this would not have happened.

"It is unbelievable and the ultimate accolade to be voted for by your fellow professionals whom you play against week-in and week-out," said Terry.

Gala dinner

Wayne Rooney

Also at the ceremony, Celtic striker John Hartson and Rangers midfielder Fernando Ricksen were voted joint winners of the Scottish PFA's player of the year award.

The awards are run by the Professional Footballers Association, and winners were announced at a gala dinner in London on Sunday night.