A LEYTONSTONE teacher, who achieved the rare feat of coaching an England football team to trophy success, is fostering disabled football talent again.

Lyndon Lynch is aiming for England’s cerebral palsy football team to succeed where every able-bodied side has failed since 1966.

England are coached by him in conjunction with his role as deputy head at Leytonstone Business and Enterprise Specialist School, in Colworth Road.

Holland hosts the World Championships this summer, and Lynch said hopes are high England can make a splash there.

He coached England’s special needs team that became world champions in Tokyo in 2002.

Now there is appetite for success again.

“We are trying to get better all the time and we have done a lot of preparation.

“Many of my players played mainstream football and had to adapt to the small-sided games.

“We have coached them to use both feet and we’ve made progress towards the top sides in the world.”

Great drama could come next year as well, at the London Olympic Games.

Lynch is charged with coaching Great Britain’s team in the paralympic Games.

Cerebral palsy soccer is played between two teams and a reduced-size pitch.

There is no offside rule and throw-ins may be taken with one hand.

“The games are closely contested and you see a lot of passing moves for the goals,” said Lynch.

England and Great Britain look set for their biggest tests there, he warned.

Ukraine are reigning world and olympic champions. Iran and Russia lead the chasing pack. All three are professional sides.