To celebrate its one-year anniversary, ‘Every Player Counts’, the EFL Trust’s nationwide disability football programme, held a football festival at MediaCityUk in Salford yesterday, as players and clubs showcased the programme in front of onlooking special guests.
Participants from Wigan Athletic, Fleetwood Town, Bolton Wanderers, Coventry City and Shrewsbury Town all took part in a small tournament, with disabilities ranging from visual impairment to amputations, showcasing the diversity the programme offers.
Watching on was Former England defender Danny Mills, ex-Hull City manager Mike Phelan and Bolton Wanderers forward Aaron Wilbraham, who all were all in attendance at the event to support the anniversary and witness first-hand the benefits of the scheme.
For more information on the Every Player Counts programme, visit the EFL Trust website.