ELEVEN-year-old Edward Flinn was a major award winner at an Everton’s 2011 Disability Player of the Year Awards this week.
The youngster from Orrell Park, who plays for the Blues’ U12s pan-disability team, scooped the Manager’s Player of the Year award and received his prize from first team star Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.
Edward, who is deaf, received the award in recognition of the improvements he has made to his game over the last year.
A forward, he is now part of the Liverpool County FA Disability Centre of Excellence and is making inroads to represent England.
Everton’s disability manager Steve Johnson said: “I am delighted to see Edward receive his award. He is an excellent player who has a bright future ahead of him.
“The awards ceremony was also an opportunity for us to celebrate a much loved powered-wheelchair player, Matthew Jones, who sadly passed away a few weeks ago.
“Matthew was a fantastic young man who thoroughly enjoyed playing for Everton Football Club.
“The programme offers football opportunities for a range of different disabilities including physical, sensory and learning disabilities, without Everton in the Community disabled people like Matthew and Edward would not have had the chance to play football.”
