Great Britain national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Great Britain that represents the team in international competitions, but primarily the Paralympic Games. They compete at the 1984, 1992, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics. Their best performance was in 1984 when they won the bronze medal.
Players There have been a number of players for the British squad. NameNumberClassificationPositionYears activeRefMichael Barker7FT7, FT8Forward2010, 2012Josh Beacham3, 12FT7Defender2010, 2012Dean Cartwright9FT62010Craig Connell1FT7Goalkeeper2012Ibrahima Diallo11FT8Midfielder2012Matt Dimbylow4FT8Defender2010, 2012Matt Ellis6FT72010Richard Fox11FT72010Blair Glynn2FT7Defender2012George Fletcher9FT5Defender2012Alistair-Patrick Heselton6FT8Midfielder/Forward2012Graham Leclerc10FT72010Jonathan Paterson10FT7Midfielder2012Jordan Raynes1FT52010James Richmond5FT7Midfielder2012Martin Sinclair8FT7Midfielder2010, 2012Billy Thompson13FT5Goalkeeper2012Karl Townhend5, 13FT72010Sam Whately2FT72010Michael Wilson3FT72010
Coaches In 2011 and 2012, the team was coached by Lyndon Lynch.
Results
Great Britain has participated in a number of international tournaments. At the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester in May 2012, Great Britain met Brazil in the finals after defeating Ireland 7–3 in the semi-final. Great Britain finished third at the 2016 Pre-Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain after losing to the Netherlands 3 - 2 in the bronze medal game. CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRefPre-Paralympic TournamentSalou, Spain20164British Paralympic World CupNottingham, England2012122012 Paralympic World CupLondon, England20124Forvard International TournamentSochi, Russia20125Nottingham British Paralympic World CupNottingham, England201043
Paralympic Games Great Britain has participated in 7-a-side football at the Paralympic Games.
2016 Summer Paralympics Great Britain secured qualification for Rio by finishing fifth at the 2015 Cerebral Palsy Football World Championships.
The draw for the tournament was held on May 6 at the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain. Great Britain was put into Group A with Ukraine, Brazil and Ireland. The tournament where the draw took place featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating. Great Britain finished fourth, after losing 2 - 3 to the Netherlands in the 3rd place match.
Going into the Rio Games, England was ranked seventh in the world, while Scotland was ninth, Northern Ireland was thirteenth and Wales was unranked. No Great Britain team was ranked. On 13 June 2016, the British Paralympic Association announced the selection of the fourteen members of the British 7-a-side squad. The team includes several players from Scotland. These are FT7 classified players Martin Hickman, Jonathan Paterson and David Porcher. Pool A
Paralympic Results GamesResultsRef2012 Summer Paralympics82008 Summer Paralympics71992 Summer Paralympics41984 Summer Paralympics3
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