Alex Scott and Bunny Shaw among winners at the 2024 Women's Football Awards

BBC favourite and former Arsenal and England star Alex Scott scooped a prestigious prize at the 2024 Women’s Football Awards.

Alex, 39, was crowned Broadcaster of the Year on a glitzy night which saw gongs handed out to top female players including Lionesses Mary Earps, Georgia Stanway and Maya Le Tissier also landed gongs on a successful night for the Lionesses.

Manchester City striker Bunny Shaw was named Player of the Year after bagging 21 goals in 18 games for the Women’s Super League runners-up.

The SHEIN Women’s Football Awards, in its second year, also struck an emotional chord as Kerry Davis, the first black woman to represent England, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Olympic champion Denise Lewis to loud cheers on a star-studded night in Mayfair.

Davis was added to the Football Black List, which recognises the most influential black people in British football, in March and is widely viewed as a trailblazer in the sport, representing Croydon, Liverpool and Napoli as well as amassing 82 England caps between 1982 and 1998.

Sky Sports presenter and Liverpool football legend Jamie Carragher, who co-hosted the event with Chelsea star Ani Aluko, said: “It is an exciting time for women in football but of course the women’s game needs more investment and the support of allies from the men’s game and that is something that I am actively encouraging.

“There are some brilliantly talented players in the WSL and other women’s leagues and they need support to grow. I got involved in the Women’s football Awards to try to make that happen and to help give the game the platform it deserves. “Things are moving in the right direction but more investment is needed. There is massive potential in the sport and it is just going to keep growing. “Women’s footballers are heroes to girls growing up around the country now. The success of the lionesses recently has changed the game but there is still more to do.”

Real Madrid icon Caroline Weir opened the London event with an emotional speech which addressed the growth of the sport and a stunning tribute to her former team-mate Steph Houghton.

More than 25,000 votes were cast ahead of the awards event, with Manchester City captain Houghton in attendance to collect an Inspirational Role Model Award voted for by her peers following her retirement at the end of this season. England manager Sarina Wiegman and Mary Earps joined the ceremony from video link at their base camp in St. George’s Park ahead of the crunch Euro 2025 qualification fixture against France in Newcastle on Friday.

The One Show host and former Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur star Jermaine Jenas was in attendance to collect a Football Ally of the Year award. Jenas was presented his award by his BBC One Show co-host Alex Jones.

Dame Kelly Holmes, Gemma Owen, Katherine Ryan, Lianne Sanderson and Adele Roberts were amongst the famous faces in the room who were spotted enjoying a headline performance from Pixie Lott to close out the awards to a rapturous reception.

Players from the men’s game including Aston Villa’s Tyrone Mings, Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke and Eveton icon Dominic Calvert-Lewin were also in attendance.

In other awards, Chelsea, Totenham Hotspur and Manchester United were amongst the clubs honoured, while Yvonne Harrison, CEO of Women in Football, was named Women’s Football Champion of the Year.

Wasserman and EA Sports were honoured in a joint award for the Football Business of the Year Award and Adidas were hailed as Brand of the Year for their commitment to the women’s football space.

The Women’s Football Awards was also supported by VISA, Snapdragon, Standard Chartered and Asahi.