SCOTT'S GOT THE TROPHY AT HEART

WEMBLEY winner Scott McManus might be quite far from a shot at a repeat – but the Isuzu FA Trophy remains close to his heart.

- Andy Mitchell

More than eight years have passed since McManus, now 35, lofted a bouncing ball into the net from the edge of the box to win Non-League’s premier knockout competition for FC Halifax Town, trumping Grimsby Town 1-0 at the home of football.

Saturday sees him start his latest march to the arch with Step 3 Barwell, taking on league rivals Stratford Town in the third qualifying round.

And while he accepts the chances of going back to Wembley are slim, it does give proud dad McManus an excuse to wheel out the showreel again.

“I would be lying if I said I hadn’t watched it back,” he told The NLP.

“In any other game I probably wouldn’t have tried that but in the moment, at Wembley, I just thought I would give it a go.