Whitstable player-manager Jamie Coyle knows their day out at Wembley will be one the fans and players will never forget - as they aim to end their season with the silverware they deserve.

The Oystermen play in the FA Vase Final against Combined Counties League Premier Division South AFC Whyteleafe this Sunday (kick-off 12.15pm).

While Whitstable head to the national stadium in fantastic form, having lost just once inside 90 minutes in their past 27 games, they are still yet to have any silverware to show for their efforts.

The sole defeat in that run saw them lose last month’s Kent Senior Trophy final 3-2 to Larkfield & New Hythe while they were knocked out of the Southern Counties East Premier Division play-offs at the semi-final stage by Fisher last Tuesday, losing 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

But they will aim to put that right in the biggest game of their lives, backed by more than 7,000 fans at Wembley.

Coyle said: “Our fans have been absolutely unbelievable.

“From our really poor start of the season, they've stuck by the players, they've stuck by the management team, and we're just so pleased to give them a day that we'll never forget.

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“It’s the same for us as players and the management team. You can't beat playing at your national stadium at the end of the season.

“But we need to go there now with the last two disappointments of our cup final and semi-final play-off losses and try to win that trophy.”

The Oystermen have seen off Corinthian-Casuals (4-1), Hollands & Blair (1-0), Virginia Water (1-0), Lydd (2-1), Jersey Bulls (2-1), Walsham-Le-Willows (3-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw), Fleet Town (2-1), Whitchurch Alport (3-2) and Hartpury University (2-0 on aggregate) to get this far.

They found top form in emphatic fashion after defender Coyle, now 41, laced up his boots once again and put himself back in the side from November.

“It's been a successful season in terms of how we've built the squad,” said Coyle, who hopes to retire once and for all at Wembley.

“With the adversity we had at the start of the year, to completely change things around in terms of the management team tactically and to get new players in and build a new identity and get to where we are with the start we've had, I think it's been a real success.

“The whole infrastructure of the club deserves to be way beyond this level, and that's why we came here.

“I think that we've helped build that this year in terms of the success in the Vase and attracting more fans.

“The work behind the scenes, I've said it all year - whether it's the directors, the board or the volunteers - there's so many good people here and it deserves to be rewarded and playing at a higher level. Unfortunately, we're going to have to wait for that.

“But you only really remember what you win and you want to bring silverware to the club.

“It deserves it and unfortunately, now, we've only got one more opportunity to do that.”

Vastly-experienced forward Dean Grant and midfielder Bradley Schafer are both cup-tied for the final.