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He has overcome FOUR heart operations and at 45 years old is today the hero of Morpeth after leading the town to FA Vase glory at Wembley. But who is Chris Swailes?

Below, we profile Morpeth’s man of the match.

He was born on October 19, 1970

He is 6ft 2inches tall

Swailes was a trainee at Ipswich Town from 1989 to 1991, eventually moving to Peterborough United on 28 March 1991 for a fee of £10,000.

Swailes was part of the Dunston team which won the FA Vase competition in 2012. He was also in Bridlington Town’s squad in 1993, but never made it off the bench.