Five winners crowned at The FA Disability Cup Finals day

Thursday 11 May 2017
CP United Seniors were one of five teams to triumph at St. George's Park

The FA Disability Cup Finals day has taken place at St. George's Park for a second successive year, providing a platform for the very best in impairment specific football in the country.

Five finals – powerchair, cerebral palsy, blind, deaf and amputee – were showcased at the national football centre with hundreds watching on.

First up was the Powerchair category in which reigning champions Aspire PFC defended their title with a 2-1 win over Birmingham side Villa Rockets PFC, who featured 13-year-old Bradley Addison.

Disability Cup winners
  • Powerchair: Aspire PFC
  • Cerebral Palsy: CP United Seniors
  • Blind: RNC Shrews
  • Deaf: U16 Derby County Girls
  • Amputee: Peterborough United

The Cerebral Palsy final swiftly followed with CP United Seniors 9-1 victors over Chelsea Whites.

Following this, arguably one of the most intense games of the day was the Blind Football Final. Merseyside Blind FC were narrowly beaten 2-3 by RNC Shrews in which hat-trick hero and England player Robin Williams helped lead his team to victory.

The penultimate match of the day profiled some of the younger participants with U16 Derby County Community Trust Girls Deaf side beating Braidwood School’s U16 Girls Deaf Team 6-4.

Peterborough United Amputee FC, the reigning champions, beat Everton Amputee FC 3-2 to conclude a fine day’s action.

 

 

By FA Staff