LEADING out his team for a cup final at Wembley is a dream Swindon Town captain Paul Caddis never thought would come true.

As a product of the famous Celtic academy growing up in Scotland, Caddis always thought leading a team out at Hampden Park in Glasgow was a more likely scenario, despite casting envious glances towards London.

The 23-year-old has since played a number of times at the Scottish national stadium, but when he lines up in the tunnel for Sunday’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final clash with Chesterfield, he will be fulfilling a life-long dream.

“When I was at Celtic I never thought this would happen because I could not see myself coming down to England to play football,” he said.

“I shouldn’t really say this being Scottish, but I think this is going to be a much bigger occasion than playing at Hampden Park.

“I have been to Hampden a few times as a fan and also played in a couple of games there like youth cup finals, but we kept getting beaten, so I hope Wembley will be better for me.

“I am a young man and I am only 23, so to lead a club with as much history as Swindon out at Wembley will mean a lot to me.

“I just hope we can make a good account of ourselves on the day.

“It is an amazing stadium with a lot of history, so, to use an old cliche, it really will be a dream come true.”

Caddis is one of the few Town players who have played under the famous arch before, having represented former club Celtic during the inaugural, and so far only, staging of the Wembley Cup in 2009.

The right-back was an unused substitute during the Hoops’ 5-0 victory over Egyptian side Al-Ahly, but played 90 minutes two days later when Tony Mowbray’s side beat Tottenham 2-0 to take the overall title.

“I have been there once before but it was a friendly game in the Wembley Cup for Celtic, so it will be good to be there for a real game,” he said.

“We won when I played there before so hopefully I can continue in a winning way.

“A few of my mates will be coming down, as will a lot of my family, so it is going to be a good day and they hope they all enjoy it.”

But despite having already tasted success at the English national stadium in his short career to date, Caddis is expecting Sunday’s game to far exceed his previous experience.

“I think it will be a lot busier this time and the atmosphere will be a lot better, and it will mean a bit more for me because I am the captain,” he added.

“It is going to be a big game for us and it is important for us to keep the momentum going so that we can make the club proud.”