Summary

  • It's the people's version of the FA Cup

  • Final day of the knockout competition with three rounds

  • Over 35,000 people have taken part across 11 categories

  1. Congrats Midtown!published at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Adult Disability winners!

  2. Abbeymead Roverspublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Abbeymead Rovers' walking football team was recently set up at the 18-year-old club in Gloucester, and has gone from a team of 4 or 5 members, to 15 to 20 walking footballers turning out every week. 

    The players range from 50 to 70 years old and are currently top of their county league. 

    The club hopes in the future to work with a local hospice to provide residents with the opportunity to play and also pay a referee who has brain damage each week to help with his future potential employment.

    Here is their team for the People's Cup Finals and some comments from club chairman Stuart Langworthy.

    Abbeymead RoversImage source, Stuart Langworthy

    (Left to right)

    • Chris - As a youth was on the books of Newport County and Cheltenham Town. Injured so not there tomorrow. He is actually an ex pupil of mine. I am a teacher and he was in my class during my first year of teaching. Midfielder
    • Les - Coaches our ladies team who are in the county cup final this year. Midfielder. 
    • Chris - Joined us at the start. Difficult to miss as he never shuts up. Defender
    • Stuart - Club Chairman for the past 15 years. The club had 8 teams when I started, now the largest in the county with 43 teams. Also run the men's first team and help with the ladies team run by Les and my wife.  Has played for Stroud, who came runners up in the Football Unlimited nation walking football final. Striker
    • John - We were without a goalkeeper so John stepped in for us. Superb keeper who won player of the tournament in the Football Unlimited national final.
    • Louis - Excellent defender. Quiet and unassuming.  Joined us just over a year ago.
    • Andy -  Striker. His grandson players for onof e our younger groups. He has been with us for over a year.
  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    #PeoplesCup

    Congratulations to Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) Veterans for making it through to the Female Vets final!Stay tuned for live updates from 16:00

  4. champagne moment

    CHAMPAGNE MOMENTpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Midtown take home the Adult Disability FA People's Cup after a 4-1 win over Cottingham Rangers Cougars.

    Enjoy Wembley!

  5. goal

    GOALpublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    It's is risky playing out from the back especially if you are playing against the top finishers in the A-Town ranks. 

    Their player nips in and buries a shot into the far corner. Great stuff from the Adult Female final earlier!

  6. Camaraderie amongst the female vetspublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Camaraderie amongst the female veterans. 

    The People's Cup isn't all about the winning. 

    This is great to see. Well done to everyone!

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    #PeoplesCup

  8. Walking Football drawpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    #PeoplesCup

    The other of those categories last to get underway is Walking Football. 

    Their final will take place at 17:35, between the winners of each group, and here are the teams.

    Walking Football drawImage source, BBC Get Inspired
  9. Westcott Vetspublished at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    The FA People's Cup is about great stories as well as great football.

    We have brought you plenty throughout the tournament and here is another...

    Westcott Vets Walking Football teamImage source, Michael Mulvaney

    Walking football team Wescott Vets have reached the finals in Sheffield but that is only part of the story for one of their players. 

    Back in 2002, their goalkeeper ruptured his  L5/S1 spinal disk and relied on a wheelchair while waiting for a spinal operation. 

    Following surgery he returned to football in 2003 and took part in a six-a-side competition organised by former West Ham player Alvin Martin at Upton Park. 

    In 2012 the 'keeper was diagnosed with 75 per cent Grade Three osteoarthritis in his right hip and later had an operation to re-surface (shave bone off) via key-hole surgery. 

    Whilst not pain free, he will be playing for Wescott Vets today in the Walking Football category. 

    Good luck!!

  10. A last minute winner sends A-Town home happypublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Adult female final A-Town 3-2 She Can Play

    Alex Ewing
    BBC Get Inspired

    We told you about A-Town's late winner to seal the Adult Female title earlier and here is a match report, courtesy of our man in Sheffield Alex Ewing.

    It wouldn't be a proper finals day without a last minute winner and the Adult Female's category didn't disappoint! It was a tense opening and for the first time in the matches I've covered, we got to the half way stage with the game still goalless.

    In this tournament we have seen some absolute worldies, and this game was no exception as A-Town took the lead with a long range strike from Marie Wayne that nestled nicely into the bottom corner. A-Town quickly made it two when Androulla Kokkinou pounced on a slip in the She Can Play defence (think Steven Gerrard against Chelsea) to calmly slot the ball under the diving keeper!

    Not to be out down She Can Play came back and made a real game of it and two quick goals Kelly Gallagher and Cat Clifton left the game looking destined for a penalty shoot out but cometh the hour cometh the player. Up stepped Marie Wayne to break She Can Play hearts and steal it at the death. 

    a town she can play
  11. champagne moment

    CHAMPAGNE MOMENTpublished at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Grange Academy 5-4 (after pens)

    The U16 Disability FA People's Cup champions are Grange Academy.

    They have come through a nervy penalty shoot-out to win against Bedfordshire FA Representatives. 

    I cruel, cruel way to go out but what a way to win!

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    #PeoplesCup

    Nerve-racking!Nothing could seperate the teams in the Under 16's disability final. 

    It's down to penalties...who will keep their nerve?

    penalty shootoutImage source, BBC Sport
  13. What it's all aboutpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    The pro's have the FA Cup, the rest of us the FA People's Cup. 

    Here is the FA Cup on show in Sheffield.

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    #PeoplesCup

    A fitting pitch name for the People's Cup finals to take place on!Well done Solihull Moors- a great achievement today.

  15. Young celebrity pays a visitpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Fresh from his "easy" Sport Relief mile in Sheffield, eight-year-old Bailey Matthews - who you might remember for winning the Helen Rollason Award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year - popped by to see what was going on at the FA People's Cup finals day.

    Presenter Nick Bright took the opportunity to get an interview.

    Nick Bright interviews Bailey Matthews at the FA People's Cup finals day
  16. PENALTY SHOOT-OUTpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Grange Academy 4-4 Bedfordshire Academy.

    We're going to penalties...

  17. Male Veterans drawpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    #PeoplesCup

    That's it. No more waiting. The final two categories are now underway. 

    One of those categories is the Male Vets and the winners of each group will meet in the final at 17:15.

    Male Veterans drawImage source, BBC Get Inspired
  18. Adult Female Champions!published at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Here's A-Town with their trophy.

    What a way to win!

    A town ladies with trophy
  19. Walking warm uppublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Steve Rogers
    Get Inspired guest reporter

    A few minutes before kick off of the Walking Football category, there are last-minute warm ups going on inside.....

    Walking Footballers warm up inside at the FA People's Cup finals
  20. Postpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2016

    Grange Academy v Bedfordshire Academy

    Ten minutes have gone in the Youth Disability final between U16 disability final, where Bedfordshire FA Representatives face off against Grange Academy.

    Result coming your way soon.