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🇺🇸 USA 0-1 England 🏴
A fantastic win over the USA help
@England
progress to the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup Final! They will meet current World Champions France at 9:00am (BST) 🤩💥
Rewatch the USA win below: 🇺🇸⬇
#PowerchairFootball
We're happy to announce Colin Gordon's
@England
Squad, who will be travelling to France this week to partake in a Friendly Tournament with Belgium, Denmark and France! 🤩
#PowerchairFootball
🇦🇺 Australia 1-6 England 🏴
Goals from Marcus Harrison (x3), Jon Bolding (x2) and Ed Common aided an emphatic 6-1 over hosts Australia! 💥
Rewatch the action below: ⬇️
#PowerchairFootball
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Logan Mitchelson, a cherished member of our community.
Logan's dedication, humour, and kindness touched us all profoundly. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Logan's family, friends, and teammates during this challenging time ❤️
We’re incredibly proud to announce our National Development Manager,
@Adam_theWFA
, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queens Birthday Honours for services to Disabled and Young People through Sport
#PowerchairFootball
We are delighted to announce that the Powerchair Final, part of The FA Disability Cup, will be the UK's first-ever televised game of Powerchair Football.
The July 17 final between Aspire and West Brom will be broadcast on BT Sport from 10:30 am-12:30 pm.
#PowerchairFootball
🏴 England 5-0 Uruguay 🇺🇾
An incredible response to earlier upset! Brilliant goals from Ed Common x2, Marcus Harrison, Brad Bates and Dan McLellan put
@England
back on winning ways! 💥
Rewatch the Uruguay win below:⬇🇺🇾
#PowerchairFootball
A touching moment today as the WFA community paid their respects to both Max Bode and Lewis Hammans. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of these two amazing individuals.
🏴 England 3-0 Japan 🇯🇵💥
Sensational goals from Ed Common & Dan McLellan, complemented by an own goal, help
@England
secure a brilliant win over Japan and confirm their spot in the semi-finals💥
Rewatch the JPN win below: 🇯🇵⬇️
#PowerchairFootball
A fantastic feature by
@SkySports
News on Valentino Zegarelli's move to West Bromwich Albion PFC, with messages of support from Sergio Aguero, Javier Mascherano and Angel Di Maria! 👏🇦🇷
Two Dan McLellan goals helped
@England
secure a brilliant 2-1 win over Argentina in their opening game of the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup! 🤩🏴
Rewatch England's opening game below: 🇦🇷⬇
#PowerchairFootball
We are delighted to formally present our Premiership & Championship Top Goalscorers! 👏
A huge congratulations to West Bromwich Albion PFC's Marcus Harrison and WBA Dudley's Oliver Rock for their respective awards! 🏆
#PowerchairFootball
Great to see Ed Common and the other winning captains from this year’s FA Disability Cup acknowledged during the halftime break of England’s Nations League fixture against Germany last night! 👏
#DiscoverDisabilityFootball
Congratulations to our National Development Manager, Adam McEvoy, who was presented with his British Empire Medal last week. 🏅
Adam was awarded his BEM in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to Disabled and Young People through Sport. 👏
#PowerchairFootball
A huge thank you to The
@FA
& Debbie Hewitt MBE for hosting the
@England
powerchair team in the Royal Box at Wembley last Friday to acknowledge and celebrate their outstanding performances at the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup! 🤩🏴
#PowerchairFootball
This man deserves so much credit for what he has done for our sport! What a performance from the England and Aspire skipper today! 🤩
#PowerchairFootball
Leah Williamson, the first English captain to lift the European Championship 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄 Jon Bolding guided
@England
’s Powerchair side to European success in 2019! 🏆
#PowerchairFootball
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Alby Morris. Our heartfelt condolences go to Alby's family, friends, and teammates during this challenging time.
Rest in peace, Alby ❤️
💥 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 💥
History made at the
@PTCBio
Premiership as Ed Common becomes only the second player in WFA history to surpass 300 National League Goals! 🤩👏
#PowerchairFootball
History in the making! 💥🇦🇷
On his English National League debut, Valentino Zegarelli scored an incredible hattrick in West Bromwich Albion PFC's 6-1 win over Nomad Knights! 🤩
📸:
@ASJPhotography
#PowerchairFootball
We're delighted to announce the England Squad for the upcoming training camp at the Lilleshall National Sports Centre.
We would like to extend a huge congratulations to Dan Rigby, Lee Armstrong and Amir Ali for their call ups to the England senior side 🦁🏴
#PowerchairFootball
Newcastle United PFC have been on fire in the
@MDUK_News
Championship this season! ⚫️⚪️
Debut season.😱
Nine games.🔥
Nine wins.🔥
41 goals scored.🔥
Will they secure promotion to the Muscular Dystrophy UK Premiership?🔶
#PowerchairFootball
A touching moment as The WFA community pay their respects to Bradley Addison. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends.
Rest in peace, Bradley ❤️
We're delighted to announce the England Squad for the upcoming National Team training camp.
The WFA would like to extend a huge congratulations to Dave Lewis, Lewis Harris and Dylan Kelsall for their respective call-ups! 🦁🏴
#PowerchairFootball
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities! 💜
#IDPWD
gives us an opportunity to celebrate the fantastic work being done to create a more inclusive and accessible world for all.
#IDPWD2022
#PowerchairFootball
Aspire PFC are European Club Champions! 🏆
A huge congratulations to Aspire PFC, who become the first English side in history to be crowned European Champions, beating hosts Upsilon Châtenay-Malabry 1-0 in the final! 🤩
We are so proud of you all! Your dedication, commitment
🏴 England 2-0 Northern Ireland 💥
Capping the round-robin stage of the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup with a win over Northern Ireland - goals from Chris Gordon & Dave Lewis.
Rewatch the Northern Ireland win below: ⬇
#PowerchairFootball
🏴 England vs Ireland 🇮🇪
Be a part of history as
@England
hosts their first-ever competitive powerchair football match on home soil.
🗓️ Saturday, July 22nd
🏟️ St George's Park National Football Centre
More information below: ⬇️
#PowerchairFootball
We are all devastated by the news that Steve Baxter passed away on January 1st.
We join with
@EuropePFA
and
@OfficialFIPFA
to send Jacquie, Gregg, Amy, Danielle, and the wider Baxter family our heartfelt condolences.
Rest in peace, Steve Baxter ♥️
The WFA is delighted to announce the appointment of England and Aspire PFC club captain,
@jbolding8
as the new WFA Player Representative.
Read more below ⬇️
#PowerchairFootball
𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝! 🏆🏆🏆
Etched into the powerchair football history books, Aspire PFC complete a historic treble! 🤩
22/23 South East Regional League ✅🏆
22/23 National League Premiership ✅🏆
22/23 WFA Cup ✅🏆
📸:
@ASJPhotography
#PowerchairFootball
The official headshots are in! 🤩📸
Just 30 days until
@England
kickstart their 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup campaign against Argentina.
#PowerchairFootball
Chris Gordon appreciation post! 🤩
One of the world's leading players on the court, Chris is also an exemplary leader and role model off it. Powerchair Football in England wouldn't be where it is today without his tireless dedication! 👏
#PowerchairFootball
It was great to be invited by The
@FA
to deliver a Powerchair Football taster session at the
@WEURO2022
Trafalgar Square Fan Zone this afternoon! 🤩
A huge thank you to Chris Gordon, Kyle Alexander and Gregg Baxter for their support in showcasing our sport! 👏
#WEURO2022
It all comes down to today! 💥🏴
Day 6️⃣ of the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup sees
@England
take on the USA in the competition's semi-final! The live-stream link can be found below: ⬇
04:00 (BST) vs USA 🇺🇸 -
#PowerchairFootball
A fantastic day at the University of Manchester’s Armitage Sports Centre supporting
@laurenasquith
and The
@FA
’s at the Female Para Football Activity Day.
#PowerchairFootball
If anyone is heading to St. Mary's tonight for the
@england
#EURO2020
qualifier against Kosovo - look out for our powerchair side, they're being interviewed & parading their EPFA Nations Cup trophy at Halftime!
#PowerchairFootball
#Champions
The stage is officially set! 👀
All viewing and streaming options for tomorrow’s Powerchair final can be found in the picture below! ⬇️
Coverage starts at 10:30am! ⏰
#PowerchairFootball
Some fantastic pictures from our first-ever female-specific Powerchair Football festival 📸
Thank you to all who contributed, attended and supported an amazing celebration of females in our sport.
@MDUK_News
🔶
@FA
⚽️
#PowerchairFootball
#ThisGirlCan
Wishing the best of luck to the
@England
senior squad competing in this weekend's
@EuropePFA
Home Nations Senior 2024! 🏴👏
𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝: Ed Common, Dave Lewis, Chris Gordon, Jon Bolding, Marcus Harrison, Dan McLellan, Tyler Reeve, Brad Bates.
#PowerchairFootball
We're delighted to announce that highlights of the weekend's FA Disability Cup will be shown on Channel 4 this Saturday (July 24) at 12:55pm.
Highlights include Aspire PFC's fixture vs West Bromwich Albion PFC, presented by
@alex_brooker
and
@julesbreach
.
#PowerchairFootball
🏴 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝘀 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 🇮🇪
This time tomorrow
@England
will make history as they compete in their first-ever powerchair football match on home soil against Ireland at St George's Park National Football Centre! 🤩
#PowerchairFootball
A massive thank you to the
@Lionesses
for their incredible support of the England Powerchair Football Team! We'll be right behind you in France for the
@FIFAWWC
🦁🏴🏆
We're delighted to announce Colin Gordon's
@England
squad for the upcoming National Team Training Camp! 🤩
Taking place at St George's Park from March 29-31, England will continue their preparations for October's
@OfficialFIPFA
World Cup in Sydney! 🇦🇺
#PowerchairFootball