I steered the amputee football team to victory but I see my British Empire Medal as recognition for everybody
“It was lovely to celebrate it with my family and friends.”
It was a proud day on every level for a Blackpool football coach who picked up the British Empire Medal at a prestigious ceremony in Liverpool.
Scott Rogers was presented with the award for his services to disability sport after steering The England Amputee Men’s National Team to victory in 2023.
He travelled to St George’s Hall in Liverpool for the presentation by Peter Oliver OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside, saying it was ‘an incredible day’.
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“It was lovely to celebrate it with my family and friends and it makes more special that Sophie, my daughter, nominated me.”
“It’s for myself and my family and the team, I see it as recognition for everybody.”
Sophie had originally written a spoof nomination for her dad to receive the BEM as part of a school project and when her teachers read it, they suggested she put the nomination forward, for the real thing.
When the letter dropped through the letter box to deliver the good news, he was very shocked.
Scott who started his career as a teacher at St Mary’s Catholic High School, eventually becoming head of boys PE, has a wealth of experience in football coaching, working with teams such as Wigan Athletic and Accrington Stanley.
He began coaching with the EAFA in 2020, having being initially intrigued by the role. He was open minded and simply submerged himself into researching everything he could, he was excited by it.
Scott is now a director at Future Focused Care, a therapeutic residential children's care provider in the North West.