Former Town defender Chris Swailes, 45, could become the oldest player to appear in a Wembley final this afternoon when he lines-up for Morpeth Town when they take on Hereford for the FA Vase (BT Sport Europe, from 11.30am).
"My brother told me the other day that I will be the oldest player to play at Wembley,” Swailes told Mail Online.
"I asked him how he knew that and he said somebody had told him. I don't know if the record is official or not, but it's still impressive and a great thing for me.
"When I started out, I never would have thought I'd be anywhere near setting a Wembley record — I wouldn't have thought I could survive 30 pre-seasons for a start.
"I still remember playing at [Hereford’s] Edgar Street in my first professional match. It's gone full circle, from 23 years ago to now. It doesn't feel like a lifetime ago though.”
Reflecting on this afternoon’s game, he added: "My experience will help, but although I'm older than the manager and all the players, I don't feel any different than I did at the start of my career. I'm a big kid at heart and I don't feel 45.
"I just hope that I'm on the winning side at the end of the match and don't make a fool of myself.”
The centre-half came through the youth system at Portman Road but was released and joined Peterborough United in 1991.
George Burley re-signed him from Doncaster Rovers for £225,000 in 1995 soon after taking over as manager and Swailes went on to make 39 starts and three sub appearances before moving to Bury as part of the 1997 deal which saw David Johnson join the Blues.
Swailes, who has come out of retirement twice, has already won the FA Vase on two occasions.
Meanwhile, another former Town man Tommy Miller is currently the assistant manager of FC Halifax, who face Grimsby in the FA Trophy final, also at Wembley later this afternoon (BT Sport Europe, from 3.15pm).
Miller, 37, is registered as a player with Halifax, who he joined earlier in the season, but has made only four appearances early on in the season.