Van Persie and Hart pick up Golden prizes

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Arsenal forward Robin van Persie and Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart have been awarded with the Barclays Golden Boot and Golden Glove respectively for the 2011/12 season.

Van Persie finished as the top scorer in the Barclays Premier League with 30 goals, winning the Dutchman the Barclays Golden Boot for the 2011/12 season, while Hart kept an impressive 17 clean sheets to help the Blues win their first top flight title since 1968.

The Arsenal captain finished above Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (27 goals) and Manchester City's final day hero Sergio Aguero (23), and equalled Thierry Henry's Arsenal club record for a Barclays Premier League season.

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.