Isle of Man disability footballer Sean Jackson played his first senior games for England Amputees recently.

The Marown footballer travelled with England Amputee FA’s development team to Greece to take on two matches over two days.

Sean was selected to be part of the newly-formed EAFA Talent ID Pathway last year and has now progressed from the Talent ID squad to the new England Development Squad this season.

In their first fixtures of the year, they took on their Greek counterparts in Athens at the Zirinio Stadium.

The matches in the Athens sun were hard fought, but the Three Lions delivered two great results to showcase the strength and depth of amputee football in England, beating Greece 4-0 and 5-0 over the two fixtures.

In the first match, Sean came on as a substitute in the 16th minute and scored his first international goal - England’s second - within three minutes with a well-timed volley from close range.

His second came in the following game on Saturday in a rematch which was televised on Greek TV and was watched by an enthusiastic crowd of local supporters.

The Greeks held back the England team for nearly 30 minutes but Sean’s goal broke the deadlock and England went on to score four more goals in 20 minutes.

The Greece fixtures were the first for the development squad and they will now play Scotland this Friday, June 22 in Largs.

Jackson will also be training with the development and senior England squads throughout the summer as the senior team prepare for the Amputee World Cup that is due to be played in Mexico later this year.

England Amputee FA coach and chairman Steve Johnson was impressed with what he saw in Greece: ’We have a very exciting young group of players who have a lot of potential and ability. More importantly they represented the charity in a professional and exemplary way throughout the weekend.’

Having progressed to new England Development Squad, Jackson’s second season with Manchester City has also been a successful one, helping his team finish second in the Irwin Mitchell Amputee League and win the Amputee league plate final.

He has been playing or training in the UK at least twice a month over the season which has been a great help to his development and his progression in the England Amputee squads.

England Amputee Football Association is a registered charity and relies on sponsorship to be able to train and play international matches, with players expected to fund raise up to £1,500 each to ensure they can attend these tournaments.

This has been made possible for Sean through the help of his sponsors Conister Bank, Manxmove, Hadrian’s Trust through Isle of Man Sport Aid and also Tommy Clucas Sports Hall for use of the facility.

He would like to thank them all for their support this season.