Carlisle amputee football star Thomas Atkinson is celebrating the latest trophy of his career.

The goalkeeper and captain helped Portsmouth win the IKO EAFA League Cup.

Atkinson's side enjoyed two emphatic wins against Everton and Chelsea to land the trophy.

After a 5-1 win at Everton, a 5-0 victory over Chelsea was enough for Atkinson and his team-mates to celebrate.

The Cumbrian, from Belle Vue, is captaining Portsmouth for the first time this season.

The silverware comes early in what Atkinson will be hoping is a successful 2024.

Atkinson, who also plays professionally for Polish club Legia Warsaw, is the England national amputee side's number one.

This summer will see the European Championships, where England have been drawn with Italy, Georgia and the Netherlands in June's group stage in France.

The young Cumbrian star recently joined England colleagues in an appearance on ITV's This Morning, which included an appeal to the public for help with funding to send the squad to the Euros.

Donations soon came in and coach Scott Rogers said: “We left the studio about 11:30am and by 12pm we had raised the necessary funds to send us to the Euros” 

“We would like to thank each and every person who has taken the time to donate and support us in our campaign to raise the £30k to get us to the European Championships.” 

Speaking on the EAFF website about the TV appearance, Atkinson himself said: "It was probably a lot of people’s first time hearing about Amputee Football. A lot of people have been impressed and had a bit of an introduction to the sport.”