Spennymoor Town keeper Robbie Deane is aiming for a double celebration this weekend.

Deane, 24, wants to win an FA Vase winner's medal against Tunbridge Wells today, and then tomorrow his wife is due to give birth.

"It could be the best weekend of my life," he said. "Today is going to the highlight of my football career. I'm going to Wembley with over 20 of my best friends, and no matter what happens, it will be great to be with them. Obviously, we're very determined to win.

"And then, tomorrow, my wife is going to give birth. She thought about going down to the game, but we decided that it would be too much for her. So she's going to stay at home, and keep in touch with what's going on. I just hope she doesn't get too excited!"

Deane spent six months at Middlesbrough before he joined Stokesley when they were in the Northern League first division.

"I just played local football to begin with, and then I had a really good spell at Middlesbrough, and after I finished there, I joined Stokesley when Ted Watts was manager. It was a really good grounding for me. We had a decent team then, but unfortunately it all fell apart, and I had to look for a new club.

"I had a couple of offers from clubs, and then Spennymoor came in for me. It was hard to turn them down. Spennymoor was a big step forward for me, because they are one of the best clubs in the country at this level, and we've proved that again this season."

When he joined Moors, Deane originally provided competition for the goalkeeper's place to Craig Turns, and then became first choice when Turns picked up an injury.

"It's a dream come true for me to play at Wembley. I always used to dream of walking up the steps to pick up a winner's medal, because Wembley is a magnificent, iconic stadium.

"I've played there before, in a five-a-side tournament four years ago. The pitch was like a bowling green, which will suit us this afternoon, it will certainly suit our style of play."

Deane is pretty confident that Moors can lift the Vase this afternoon. "We've played brilliantly in the competition so far, and the semi final against Guernsey was always going to be tough. But I think we produced our best football of the competition to win over there in the first leg.

"On the final whistle in the second leg, I waited a moment to celebrate with my team mates, and I went across to the Guernsey fans to wish them a safe journey home. I had loads of admiration for them for making the long journey for the second leg, just as much as I admired our fans for making the journey over to Guernsey. It was a fantastic feeling to get through to Wembley, and hopefully it'll be a day that I'll never forget."