The Leeds Powerchair Football team behind goal seen by millions

Rigby says that, in terms of exposure, the recent final was the most important game the sport has ever seen.

He says that while Powerchair Football matches are already streamed on YouTube, he wants to go further.

“It’s getting it into people’s front rooms. We want to be playing entertaining football, want to be getting on there and smashing goals in,” he says.

“When people see that, they will want to tune in.”

However, despite success this season, Rigby says it has taken a toll – both physically and financially – on the team.

Leeds PFC trains at a school in their home city, but booking courts to play on can prove difficult and the team sometimes has to play games as far as the Midlands.

“We’ve done a few games in Burton-on-Trent and travelled to a game in Birmingham which was a six-hour round-trip for an hour’s worth of football, just days before the FA Cup final,” Rigby says.

“When you’ve got things affecting fuel prices, it really hits.”

Meanwhile, the powerchairs used during the games cost money too, ranging from £9,000 to upwards of £13,000.

Kelsall says that without a charity funding the equipment, the sport would be “unattainable” for many.

“It’s not as simple as five-a-side where you just buy a pair of football boots. You’ve got to find £9,000 for a wheelchair,” he says.