Words can’t really do justice to the emotions I felt when the final whistle blew at Wembley.
Euphoria, of course, and plenty of jumping, shouting and punching the air as Crystal Palace won a first major trophy.
But also, this strange sense of disbelief. Has it really happened? We’d waited so long, I wanted to make sure it wasn’t a dream. I never shed tears at a match as a player, but they were impossible to resist.
Chairman Steve Parish gave me a hug. ‘Brighty, we’ve just won the FA Cup, what a journey it’s been!