Glenn David Whelan is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He represented the
Republic of Ireland national football team. He was most recently a first-team coach at Bristol Rovers.
Whelan with the Republic of Ireland squad at UEFA Euro 2012
Whelan playing for Stoke City in 2010
Whelan (right) playing for Stoke City in 2013
The 2011 FA Cup final was the 130th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic football cup competition. The final took place on 14 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London in front of 88,643 spectators and a British television audience of more than eight million. The clubs contesting the final were Premier League clubs Manchester City and Stoke City. The match was Stoke City's first FA Cup final, and Manchester City's ninth.
The match programme cover.
After the semi-final against Manchester United, which Manchester City won 1–0 to secure a place in the 2011 final.
The pre-match rendition of Abide with Me.
The teams line up before the match with Stoke City in red-and-white stripes and Manchester City in sky blue.