# Great Britain national cerebral palsy football team

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.
| Name | Number | Classification | Position | Years active |
| Michael Barker | 7 | FT7, FT8 | Forward | 2010, 2012 |
| Josh Beacham | 3, 12 | FT7 | Defender | 2010, 2012 |
| Dean Cartwright | 9 | FT6 | | 2010 |
| Craig Connell | 1 | FT7 | Goalkeeper | 2012 |
| Ibrahima Diallo | 11 | FT8 | Midfielder | 2012 |
| Matt Dimbylow | 4 | FT8 | Defender | 2010, 2012 |
| Matt Ellis | 6 | FT7 | | 2010 |
| Richard Fox | 11 | FT7 | | 2010 |
| Blair Glynn | 2 | FT7 | Defender | 2012 |
| George Fletcher | 9 | FT5 | Defender | 2012 |
| Alistair-Patrick Heselton | 6 | FT8 | Midfielder/Forward | 2012 |
| Graham Leclerc | 10 | FT7 | | 2010 |
| Jonathan Paterson | 10 | FT7 | Midfielder | 2012 |
| Jordan Raynes | 1 | FT5 | | 2010 |
| James Richmond | 5 | FT7 | Midfielder | 2012 |
| Martin Sinclair | 8 | FT7 | Midfielder | 2010, 2012 |
| Billy Thompson | 13 | FT5 | Goalkeeper | 2012 |
| Karl Townhend | 5, 13 | FT7 | | 2010 |
| Sam Whately | 2 | FT7 | | 2010 |
| Michael Wilson | 3 | FT7 | | 2010 |

## 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.
| Competition | Location | Year | Total Teams | Result |
| Pre-Paralympic Tournament | Salou, Spain | 2016 | | 4 |
| British Paralympic World Cup | Nottingham, England | 2012 | 12 | |
| 2012 Paralympic World Cup | London, England | 2012 | 4 | |
| Forvard International Tournament | Sochi, Russia | 2012 | 5 | |
| Nottingham British Paralympic World Cup | Nottingham, England | 2010 | 4 | 3 |

### 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Semi finals |
| 2 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Semi finals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |

#### Paralympic Results

| Games | Results |
| 2012 Summer Paralympics | 8 |
| 2008 Summer Paralympics | 7 |
| 1992 Summer Paralympics | 4 |
| 1984 Summer Paralympics | 3 |