ASPIRE WARRIORS PFC
Championship Champions 2025
Team Honours
English Championship Champions: 2025
#2
Sally McNeill
Age: 27
Preferred Position: Wing
Classification: PF1
Previous Clubs: Aspire PFC & Evergreen PFC
Best Aspire Memory:
Scoring against Momo in Denmark in 2018, which became known as the 'butt goal'!
Favourite thing about our sport:
My favourite aspect of the sport is the community. It’s like nothing else.
Fun Fact:
I am a qualified teacher
#9
Dakota Hanham
Age: 16
Preferred Position: Wing
Classification: PF1
Previous Clubs: AFC Bournemouth Muscle Warriors
Best Aspire Memory:
Scoring a last minute equaliser in National League
Favourite thing about our sport:
Having the opportunity to play with World class players
Fun Fact:
I like to sing
#11
Rich George (Captain)
Age: 37
Preferred Position: Wing
Classification: PF1
Previous Clubs: WBA, WBA Throstles, Aspire PFC
Favourite thing about our sport:
The speed of the game and the togetherness of the Powerchair community.
Fun Fact:
I used to play pool for the West Midlands.
#22
Henry Barnard
Age: 13
Preferred Position: Wing or Centre
Classification: PF1
Previous Clubs: Norwich & Muscle Warriors
Best Powerchair Memory:
Promotion to the Prem with Norwich
Favourite thing about our sport:
It’s fun, fast and skilful.
Fun Fact:
I am a massive Oasis fan and my hair grows sticking up.
#26
Ryan Swanepoel
Age: 42
Preferred Position: Wing
Classification: TBC
Previous Clubs: Muscle Warriors
Best Aspire Memory:
Making the team for nationals.
Favourite thing about our sport:
The inclusion and ability for us to show our skills
Fun Fact:
Competing in the Competitive beard competition scene
#31
Parth Gaikwad
Age: 19
Preferred Position: 2nd Pivot
Classification: PF1
Previous Clubs: Aspire Lions, Evergreen, Brighton, Muscle Warriors, WBA Throstles
Best Powerchair Memory:
Winning the League with Brighton
Favourite thing about our sport:
Meeting and competing with some incredible people!
Fun Fact:
I got to the same School as Harry Potter!
#33
Jack Westmorland
Age: 18
Preferred Position: Centre/Wing
Classification: PF2
Previous Clubs: WBA Baggies/Dudley
Best Powerchair Memory:
Winning the regional league
Favourite thing about our sport:
Having fun, being part of a team whilst playing a sport i love. Winning is a bonus.
Fun Fact:
I play my ps5 while watching YouTube on my tablet and listening to music. Who said men can't multitask ?!
Coaching staff
Jon Bolding & Tom Kelly
A new era...
After a challenging 2025/26 that saw Muscle Warriors relegated from the Slater & Gordon Premiership, a renamed and revamped Aspire Warriors head into a new Championship season with renewed confidence. With good reason.
Under the new coaching team of Jon Bolding and Tom Kelly, the Warriors squad have the opportunity to learn from legendary players of the game, whose trophy cabinets are their credentials.
Following April's exciting announcement Warriors have been training alongside Aspire PFC in readiness for the new campaign, supporting the club's commitment to the player pathway. They will be playing the 'Aspire way', hoping not only to bring success this season, but preparing themselves for a bright future in the first team.
Warriors line-up blends youth and experience:
Rich George and Sally McNeill bring their knowledge and skill from Aspire PFC as they aim to guide the team to success. Both players are hugely decorated and their presence will prove invaluable this year.
Henry Barnard and Dakota Hanham retain their places in the Warriors outfit. As younger members in the team, their development trajectory is likely to be steep - their progress will certainly be a talking point!
The squad has been supplemented with additional quality - Parth Gaikwad joins from WBA Throstles and Jack Westmorland from WBA Baggies.
Ryan Swanepoel is a further, exciting, addition. Having trained with Warriors last season - trying the game for the first time - he made his competitive debut in regional games towards the end of the season. His promise and commitment didn't escape the attention of Jon Bolding, handing Ryan opportunity to prove that his incredible start can go much further - watch this space!