Visually impaired fans attending anything from the biggest England international to The FA Trophy Final can pick up a Wembley headset on arrival at the stadium and listen to commentator, Alan March, describe all the match action from beneath the famous arch.

Alan, who regularly provides the same service at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground, is delighted that the commentaries are a regular fixture at the home of football: “Wembley Stadium have 100 headsets available on matchdays and I’m told that we have a take up of about 70% which is just fantastic because it really makes a difference to those supporters who want to get behind their team and enjoy the game.”

John Garbett, a trustee of the National Association of Disabled Supporters (NADS), was impressed with the service when he travelled to Wembley for England’s crunch Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia back in November.

“Alan's audio commentary is second to none. He is obviously a quick thinker, is very detailed and precise in his work and also very enthusiastic.

“He injects a much needed touch of humour at times and seems to enjoy every minute. He doesn't stop talking from the first to last whistle, which is just what a visually impaired person requires,” said the Barnsley fan.

Alan was approached by Wembley Stadium after winning a commentating competition held by the Royal National Institute for the Blind: “I had to commentate over muted TV pictures and the game turned out to be a Welsh FA Cup tie between Swansea City and Caernarfon Town. I didn’t know any of the players but I must have done OK as I won on the back of that performance!”

The 26-year-old was in the hot-seat for England’s opening game at Wembley against Brazil back in June and Alan tries to keep his commentary as simple as possible: “Our aim is to run it like a regular radio commentary.

“The main difference is that I don’t have a pundit in the commentary box with me and we don’t break for reports from other games either, which means you just concentrate on describing the whole match for 90 minutes.”

John Garbett is looking forward to making a return trip to Wembley in the not too distant future: “It’s a very enjoyable experience and, for a visually impaired person, the occasion is made by the commentary.

“It really is the standard that all sports stadia should be looking to attain. It's just a pity Alan can't influence the score of the game!”