A successful night for Chelsea at the London Football Awards

It was an evening of success for Chelsea at the 2017 London Football Awards, with both current and former Blues picking up three of the eight awards on the night.

The third year of the LFA’s, an event which raises money for former Arsenal goalkeeper and TV Presenter Bob Wilson OBE and his wife’s charity Willow, saw a host of players both past and present show their support for the only national charity working with seriously ill young adults aged 16 to 40 to create “uplifting and unforgettable Special Days.”

Antonio Conte was named as the London Manager of the Year after guiding his side to the top of the Premier League with just 12 games remaining, seeing off the likes of Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino, Millwall manager Neil Harris, Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic and AFC Wimbledon’s Neil Ardley.

N’Golo Kante was awarded the Premier League Player of the Year trophy ahead of teammate Diego Costa, Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez and Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Danny Rose, by the judging panel who consist of those from football’s governing bodies, charities and businesses, as well as former London football legends and a number of sports journalists.

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard was also amongst the winners on the night, winning the Outstanding Contribution to London Football award, accepting the trophy from his former teammate and Blues skipper John Terry who won the award last year.

Thibaut Courtois was beaten to the London Goalkeeper of the Year award, however, by Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris, as were Chelsea Ladies’ Eni Aluko, Karen Chapman who lost out to Arsenal’s Jordan Nobbs in the London Women’s Player of the Year category.

The Blues have a history of successful evening’s at the LFA’s, with the likes of Eden Hazard, Aluko, Terry, Courtois and Ji So-Yun all in the London Football Award’s Hall of Fame as previous winners.

Other winners on the night included Fulham’s Tom Cairney who was named as the EFL Player of the Year, Dele Alli who picked up the London Young Player of the Year award and Fulham picked up the London Community Project of the Year award for their work with Feltham Young Offenders Institute.