England teams recognised at Para Football Awards 2025

England’s Para teams were honoured at the FA’s Para Football Awards 2025 last week.

The ceremony took place at the National Football Museum in Manchester, presented by Kyle Walker and Liam Loftus.

First up, a number of the England Deaf men’s team were in attendance to collect their cap awards: Sam Edwards, Dylan Cross, Harry Boorman, Matt Oaten, Matt McQueeney, Cavell Donaldson, Will Palmer, Joe Dixon, Hashim Mahmood, Byron Down, Jamie Clarke, Cole Neil, Matt Frewer, Charlie Parker Fairbairn and Gino King.

Also presented with caps but unable to attend were Henry Bowe, Ellis McLean, Oliver Manoochehri, Abdou Jobe, Kemahti Anderson, Hussein Estrela, Alex Smith, Rylan Casey and Rhyan Evans.

England’s Partially-Sighted men’s team – who made it to the final of the IBSA Futsal World Championship Final last month – were next up to receive their caps.

Andy Cahill, Jake Heaseman, Adam Lione, John McDougall – who was recognised for reaching 100 caps – Liam Spinks, Jack Walsh, Bailey Pack, Myles Chadwick, Ben Taylor, Harry Gibbons and Neil Atkinson were all in attendance while Harry Macdonald, Doug Pratt, Josh Pugh, Paul McHugh and Lucas McClay, not in attendance, also received caps.

The England Blind women’s team, who were runners-up at the IBSA World Championship this year, were all in attendance to receive their caps: Samantha Gough, Alicia Grimmond, Alice Hopkins, Caitlin Leigh, Chloe McBratney, Natasha Mead, Maria Slade, Katie Christopher, Amelie Ford, Lucja Wyrwantowicz, Selina Prieto and Megan Smithson-Booth.

The England Powerchair team, finalists at the EPFA Nations Cup earlier in September, were presented with their caps.

Jon Bolding, Ed Common, Chris Gordon, Marcus Harrison, Dylan Kelsall, Dan McLellan, Tyler Reeve and Ethan Fisher were all in attendance, with Brad Bates, unable to attend, also presented with his cap.

The England Blind men’s team, winners of the 2025 IBSA Nations Cup, were next up, with Sam Meisel, Roy Turnham, Azeem Amir, Efe Shimwell, Eesa Amjid, Rainbow Mbguani, Oliver Johnson and Kieran Clarke all in attendance, while Dylan Malpas and Toby Addison, not in attendance, also received their caps.

England Deaf women’s team players Zara Musker, Ellie Bettridge, Emma Brown, Danielle Evans, Natasha Hamm, Lucindha Lawson, Maisie O'Shea and Lucy Scholes were in attendance to receive their caps, having placed fifth at the World Futsal Championship in the summer.

Louise Hogan, Georgia Jones, Faye Williams and Macie White, who were unable to attend, were also presented with their caps.

In the last of the cap presentations, the England cerebral palsy team, who took home the silver medal at the IFCPF European Championship in the summer, were recognised.

Harry Baker, James Blackwell, Matt Crossen, Sam Dewhirst, Mason Dunbar, Liam Irons, Jayden Kenyon, Reegan McMillan, Giles Moore – who was also recognised for reaching 100 caps – Will Ramsay, Cailen Beckford and Corey Komorowski were in attendance, while Ethan Day, Aaran Lucas, David Porcher and Matthew Robinson were unable to attend.

In the final segment of the evening, the Aim High Award was presented to Matt Crossen and Beth Langley; the Achieve Together Award was awarded to James Blackwell, Tony Elliott and Duncan Gilchrist; the Embrace Difference Award went to Azeem Amir, Adam McEvoy and Jon Harper; the Golden Goal Award was won by Harry Baker; the Magic Moment Award was issued to Eesa Emjid and the Blind men's squad, while the Para Lion Award went to Giles Moore and the Para Lioness Award went to Megan Smithson-Booth.

And England’s highest-capped Blind football Darren Harris was also honoured by the National Football Museum on the night.

There was also a special tribute paid to Robin Williams, who represented the England men's blind team between 2008 and 2019, following his recent passing after a terminal illness.