GINNER' by nickname and Wembley winner by nature - that was the destiny for City's spot-kick sensation Wayne Hall.

His was the penalty that ultimately crowned the moment when the Minstermen of York triumphed in the arena of legends. His were the coolest of nerves as he stepped up to send the ball the hard 12 yards from white circle to white rigging.

That journey might have taken only the blink of an eye to complete, but to the watching City faithful it was an excursion of accuracy that seemed to take an age.

But no-one could really have doubted Hall, whose execution of the fifth and final penalty ensured instant elevation for him and his jubilant team-mates into the club's annals of history.

When asked to recall that day a decade ago, the left-back revealed that he felt no extra pressure.

It seems a bizarre notion when the hopes of an entire club, an whole nine-month campaign, are resting on one individual's shoulders.

But explained Hall: "Deano (Dean Kiely) had not long saved Gareth Whalley's spot-kick and then I remember putting the ball on the penalty spot and walking back.

"I turned around, just looked at the goalkeeper and then looked at where I was going to put the penalty. I already knew where I was going to put the ball and that's where it ended up."

Seems so simple now, doesn't it. But what it meant was precisely driven home to the thunder-footed defender just nano-seconds later when both he and goalkeeper Kiely were mobbed by a yell for leather pack of exultant team-mates.

The celebrations continued around the pitch, throughout the presentation of the coveted trophy, into the dressing-room, a banqueting suite, the coach journey home and right into the next day and the open-top bus parade for the city slickers.

"It was such a special day. The celebrations were superb and I have to say when I think about it now it was a privilege to have played at Wembley and won," added Hall.