KYLE Letheren admitted York City’s Wembley win will make his marriage an even happier event this week.

The 29-year-old keeper had a bus load of friends and family from Wales at the 3-2 FA Trophy final triumph over Macclesfield and, whilst it was difficult to party with them after the Sunday night showpiece, he intends to toast a double celebration on Friday.

“The majority of the same people are coming, so it will be some wedding now,” he smiled.

Letheren did manage to spend some time with his father Glan, however, after the game, admitting both enjoyed an emotional exchange as he handed over the winners’ medal to his goalkeeping mentor since primary school.

Ex-Leeds keeper Glan won a 1975 runners-up medal as an unused substitute in the Elland Road club’s 2-0 European Cup final defeat to Bayern Munich.

He was also a beaten finalist in the 1984 FA Trophy final with Bangor City following a replay, having drawn against Northwich in the first match under Wembley’s old Twin Towers.

On handing over his medal as a token of appreciation for his father’s parental and professional guidance, Letheren junior said: “I gave it straight to him and told him ‘It’s yours’.

“We both had tears in our eyes and it meant a lot to us. He can put it next to his runners-up medal on the mantel piece in Wales.”

The Press Player of the Year Letheren had an up-and-down afternoon at the national stadium, admitting culpability for Macclesfield’s first goal, whilst also being beaten by a thumping, long-range strike by Ollie Norbun.

But the former Dundee and Blackpool net-minder made a string of fine saves too, including a spectacular finger-tip effort to deny Danny Whitaker.

Summing up the contest, Letheren confessed: “It was a roller-coaster. That’s probably the only way you can describe it.

“We got the early goal and I perhaps should have saved their first equaliser. I tried to stay big for as long as I could, but it went through three pairs of legs, including mine, so that was difficult.

“On another day, I would have saved it, but you have to get on with the game and, whilst I could have dwelt on it, I felt I made a few good saves after that. I also made a few in the second half and the main thing is we all ended up with winners’ medals.”