Coalville Town manager Adam Stevens was left with a mixture of pride and also agony over an opportunity missed after seeing his non-league side knocked out of the FA Cup by Charlton.League One Charlton ran out 4-1 winners in the end but Coalville, who ply their trade in the Southern Central Premier League, could have made threatened an upset when they had an opportunity to push for an equaliser ...Full Story »

Lee Bell dedicated Crewe’s surprise FA Cup success over League Two leaders Leyton Orient to outgoing manager Alex Morris.Morris stepped down on Friday on compassionate grounds, swapping roles with Bell, who had been his assistant. And the club’s former midfielder and youth coach got off to a winning start after his players put their ailing league form behind them with a spirited disp...Full Story »

Grant McCann was left frustrated after Peterborough created a fixture headache by failing to make FA Cup progress.The League One promotion-chasers were held to a goalless deadlock by League Two visitors Salford in the first-ever clash between the clubs.Posh couldn’t find a way past keeper Tom King with Jack Marriott, Josh Knight and Harrison Burrows all being denied in the first half.McCan...Full Story »

Wolves caretaker boss Steve Davis believes incoming manager Julen Lopetegui needs to hit the January sales.Pascal Gross’ winner sunk the 10-man hosts as Brighton grabbed a 3-2 win at Molineux to keep Wolves rooted in the Premier League drop zone.Goncalo Guedes’ strike and Ruben Neves’ penalty cancelled out Adam Lallana’s early opener. Kaoru Mitoma levelled before Nelson S...Full Story »

Accrington boss John Coleman heaped praise on Shaun Whalley after the forward’s first hat-trick powered Stanley to a first FA Cup first round win in four seasons.Whalley, 35, scored first after just 45 seconds as Accrington eased to a 4-1 victory at Crawley to send the Red Devils crashing to a first defeat under interim boss Lewis Young.Jake Hessenthaler briefly hauled Crawley level but Wh...Full Story »

Michael Carrick had mixed emotions after his first home game in charge of Middlesbrough ended in a 1-1 draw with Bristol City.Carrick was delighted with his side’s performance against Bristol City but frustrated they could not make their dominance count.Boro had 23 shots on goal and 71 per cent of possession against the Robins but were forced to fight back from a goal down after Andreas We...Full Story »

Dagenham boss Daryl McMahon hailed his injury-hit side after they reached the second round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win at 10-man Maidenhead.Josh Walker’s 81st-minute goal delighted the travelling fans at York Road, after Will De Havilland was sent off for the hosts in the clash of the mid-table Vanarama National League teams.Proud McMahon said: “We were down to the bare bones, but t...Full Story »

Carlisle manager Paul Simpson could not hide his delight after capping off a week which saw him become a grandfather by taking his team into the second round of the FA Cup with 2-1 win over Tranmere.Jordan Gibson and substitute Jayden Harris scored either side of half-time as the Cumbrians successfully followed up their League Two victory against Rovers from last weekend.“It’s been a...Full Story »

Ebbsfleet boss Dennis Kutrieb believes his side were well worth their 2-1 FA Cup first-round victory over FC Halifax to reach the second round for the first time in 10 years.Rakish Bingham scored the second-half winner after the sides had gone in level at the break with Jamie Cooke cancelling out Toby Edser’s opener for Ebbsfleet.“It was a deserved win I would say,” said Kutrie...Full Story »

League Two leaders Leyton Orient went down to a surprising FA Cup exit at Crewe with Bass Sambou hitting a stoppage-time winner for the hosts in Lee Bell’s first game in charge.Orient were down to 10 men after Craig Clay’s 87th-minute dismissal at Gresty Road and were caught out when Kelvin Mellor charged down the right flank and crossed for Sambou who finished high into the net.Rich...Full Story »

Sky Bet League One side Shrewsbury proved just too strong for plucky National League outfit York as the hosts won 2-1 in the FA Cup first round.There are 45 places between these two in the pyramid, but the Minstermen did have their moments in an entertaining tie.The Shrews struck early when Jordan Shipley tapped home from close range as he darted in to meet Tom Bayliss’s cross.Rekeil Pyke ...Full Story »

Wycombe crashed out of the FA Cup with a shock 2-0 defeat to League Two side Walsall at Adams Park.Goals from midfielder Jacob Maddox and forward Isaac Hutchinson did the damage as the Saddlers deservedly triumphed and claimed their first win over the League Two Chairboys since October 2009.And if the afternoon could not have been worse for Wycombe, Brandon Hanlan missed a penalty which would ha...Full Story »

Ahkeem Rose’s second-half free-kick earned National League South side Weymouth a shock 1-1 draw and a replay with League Two AFC Wimbledon.The visitors took the lead after only five minutes as Ayoub Assal raced on to Harry Pell’s through ball before calmly lifting his shot over onrushing Weymouth goalkeeper Zaki Oualah.Rose had Weymouth’s first shot on goal with a low drive in ...Full Story »

MK Dons eased past Taunton in the FA Cup first round, strolling to a 6-0 home win at Stadium MK.Goals from Dawson Devoy, Will Grigg, Darragh Burns, Mo Eisa and a late brace from Conor Grant saw the League One side safely into the hat for the second round draw at the expense of their non-league opponents.The result sees the Dons extend their unbeaten run to three matches in all competitions despi...Full Story »

Non-League Farnborough created one of the shocks of the FA Cup first round as substitutes Michael Fernandes and Francis Amartey scored late on to stun Sutton.Fernandes broke the deadlock in the 86th minute and then, with Sutton desperately pushing for an equaliser, Amartey struck deep into stoppage time to seal a 2-0 victor for the visitors.The home side came close in the first half as National ...Full Story »

Rakish Bingham struck the second-half winner to send Ebbsfleet into the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in 10 years after a 2-1 win over 10-man FC Halifax.Bingham decided it after the sides had gone in level at the break, with Jamie Cooke cancelling out Toby Edser’s opener for Ebbsfleet.It might have been a different story had Jack Senior not been sent off after 56 minutes, b...Full Story »

Jack Payne struck twice as Charlton eased past Southern Central Premier League Coalville Town 4-1 to reach the FA Cup second round.Payne and Jayden Stockley put Charlton in charge but part-timers Coalville, who are 91 places below their hosts in the football pyramid, gave the home side a scare when Ashley Chambers pulled a goal back just after the break.However, Payne ensured there was no late s...Full Story »

Stoke slumped to a fourth Sky Bet Championship defeat in five games after going down 2-1 at home to Birmingham.The visiting Blues notched an early opener when Scott Hogan pickpocketed a napping Phil Jagielka before slotting home.A fixture low on quality sparked into life around the hour mark when Harlee Dean nodded in his first goal since April 2021.The Potters, who have won four of Alex Neil&rs...Full Story »

Grimsby turned on the style to hammer League One leaders Plymouth 5-1 at Blundell Park and progress to the second round of the FA Cup.Four of the five goals came in the first-half alone for Paul Hurst’s League Two side as they handed Steven Schumacher’s team just their fourth defeat of the season in all competitions.The Devon side took the lead just five minutes in through a great st...Full Story »

Ayr stretched their unbeaten run to four games and remained top of the cinch Scottish Championship after they played out a 1-1 draw with Morton at Somerset Park.Ayr took the lead early on when Josh Mullin’s whipped free-kick found Alex Kirk at the back post to head home.Morton levelled proceedings in the 16th minute when Jai Quitongo headed home from a corner to make it 1-1.The hosts almos...Full Story »