YORK City youth-team coach Steve Torpey could make a late bid for a place in Martin Foyle’s Wembley squad.

Torpey, 38, enjoyed a second-half outing during Wednesday’s 5-1 reserve defeat at Bradford City and, with the transfer deadline having now passed for this season, Foyle admitted he could turn to the 6ft 3in target man should he suffer an attacking injury crisis between now and the FA Trophy final against Stevenage on May 9.

The former Scunthorpe and Bristol City striker scored 183 goals in 19 years as a professional, but only made one appearance under the famous Twin Towers during Swansea’s 1-0 play-off final defeat to Northampton in 1997.

Running out at the new stadium would, therefore, represent a dream double for Torpey, who scored three goals in 22 outings for Farsley Celtic in the Blue Square Premier last season before signing for North Ferriby.

Should Foyle turn to Torpey, it would not represent the first time he has lured a member of his backroom staff out of retirement, with his current City assistant Andy Porter having played in the Championship for Port Vale three years after hanging up his boots.

The City boss said: “Steve was on the bench at Bradford mainly because the young players have played a lot of games for the juniors and reserves and have also been training with us a lot, as we have been using them for practice matches.

“But, if two or three players got injured between now and Wembley, then you never know.

“Andy Porter did four games for me at Port Vale in an emergency and Steve certainly won’t have lost any of his intelligence on the pitch.”