Who are we?

The Wheelchair Football Association (WFA) was formed in 2005 to govern the sport of Powerchair Football in England. The Football Association recognises the WFA as the sports lead organisation, and they sanction our Laws. Initially, the WFA ran as a voluntary organisation focusing on raising awareness, providing guidance to potential new clubs and establishing a national competition.

However, as the number of clubs increased, the WFA recognised the need to expand the capacity of volunteers to grow the game. In 2009, the association started applying to funding sources to secure funding to employ an officer to continue the development of sport and expand the services we provide to our members.

Our Values, Mission & Values

Our Vision:

Our vision is to build a professional and sustainable organisation to provide opportunities for people with a physical impairment to access Powerchair Football across England. We strive to promote, govern and develop the sport whilst maintaining our core organisational values.

Our Mission:

The WFA aim to ensure that Powerchair Football is accessible to the broadest number of its target audience. We encourage and promote the sport of Powerchair Football with the object of improving conditions of life and assisting in their integration into the game of football and society as a whole. We will achieve this by:

Engaging with our members and their clubs to provide support, guidance and resources to create a sustainable network.
Maintaining our player pathway to cater for all levels and engage with the Football Association elite player programme.
Developing effective communication with our Membership.
Effectively administering all Powerchair Football competitions throughout England.
Creating a skilled workforce to support the game.

Our Values:

We will work to achieve our vision by working on the following key values:

The WFA endeavour to be professional and strive for the continuous development of powerchair football in England.
Recruit staff who are hardworking, knowledgeable and passionate about the continual progression of Powerchair Football.
Ensure we are open, honest and engage with our membership to ensure their voices are heard, and their needs are met.
We will encourage all individuals, irrespective of gender, disability, race, sexual orientation or age, to reach their full potential.
Work in partnership with disability organisations to engage with the disabled community and promote Powerchair Football across England.

What we do?

Here at the WFA, we believe everyone can play a part in changing lives through the power of football.

Powerchair Football is a unique sport that provides opportunities for people with a high level of impairment to access the game of football. It is the only active team participation sport for people who use electric wheelchairs.

The sport is fast-paced, dynamic and very enjoyable to watch. Due to the unique nature of Powerchair Football, it allows all ages, disabilities and genders to compete together. Powerchair Football enables disabled people to take part in regular activities and provides them with competition – something that the majority will never have, or rarely, experienced before due to their impairment. As a result, it builds key life skills such as teamwork and communication.

However it doesn’t just provide sporting opportunity – powerchair football creates a great social opportunity for the players and their families as they experience the highs and lows of participating in the nation’s favourite sport. It brings strangers together, many of whom have similar stories and life experiences, creating friendships and bonds which last a lifetime.