Albion Cerebral Palsy enjoyed a successful National Cup campaign at St George’s Park last weekend.
The team matched their semi-final finish from last year, beating Brighton, CP United and South West Cerebral Palsy en route to the knockout stages.
For Head Coach Conor Brogan, having a Cerebral Palsy team representing the Baggies is the most important thing for him.
“Disability football is growing year on year,” Brogan said. “So to be able to have a team that represents the Albion from a Cerebral Palsy point of view is fantastic.
“We’re improving each year. We’re growing as a squad size each year, we've got a great group of lads that are a pleasure to work with for myself and for Rob.
“It's been a really good day, we've had 12 teams competing for the Cerebral Palsy National Cup. We had a really good group stage performance, finishing second, which means we made it into the Cup knockouts.”
All-rounder Calum has represented his country England on the national stage with the Cerebral Palsy development squad, but pulling on the famous navy and white stripes still means a lot to him.
“It's always nice coming out with West Brom as a West Brom fan myself,” Calum said. “It's just brilliant to put on the shirt and represent my own team.
“Seeing people play on TV, seeing them at the stadium, I've always wanted to play for West Brom all my life, and the Foundation and the Cerebral Palsy team give me that opportunity, which I do love.
“I’ve been to previous England development squads, been to Scotland twice, the experience with England squad is always great. It’s a dream for every boy and girl who loves football, they want to play for England – I’m very privileged to do that.”
Albion Cerebral Palsy will dust themselves down before heading back out to compete in the National League next season, which begins in September.
