Chesterfield assistant manager Danny Webb hailed the 1-0 FA Cup victory over Northampton as a “massive scalp”.Armando Dobra sealed the Spireites’ passage through to the second round with an excellent first-half strike.Webb said: “The ultimate thing about the FA Cup is the result, it’s the here and now and we’ve beaten a team in the league above – a very ...Full Story »

King’s Lynn manager Tommy Widdrington praised the staying power of his side as they produced a fully deserved FA Cup shock at Doncaster.Widdrington admitted he expected the Linnets not to replicate a brilliant first-half performance after the break – only for substitute Gold Omotayo to head home the winner and send them through.The National League North leaders enjoyed the majority o...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 »

Josh Walker scored the only goal of the game as he fired National League Dagenham into the second round of the FA Cup at the expense of 10-man Maidenhead.The hosts were involved in an 11-goal thriller tie at Halifax last year, but this game looked destined to be a dour draw with a replay on the cards.However, Will De Havilland’s 67th-minute sending off – for a second yellow card &nda...Full Story »

Danny Waldron scored twice as Alvechurch pulled off a major FA Cup first-round shock and one of the best results in their history by winning 2-1 at Cheltenham.The Southern League Premier Division Central club opened up a 2-0 lead against their League One hosts and were backed by more than 1,400 travelling fans.Caleb Taylor was caught in possession in the 19th minute and Waldron raced through and...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 »

Burton ensured there would be no FA Cup shock at the Pirelli Stadium as they put an end to Needham Market’s record-breaking run with a 2-0 win.The Suffolk side from the Southern League Premier Central Division were in the first round of the competition for the first time in their history but lost to goals from Deji Oshilaja and Joe Powell.Oshilaja bagged his third of the season, and a firs...Full Story »

Carlisle progressed to the second round of the FA Cup after claiming a 2-1 win over fellow League Two side Tranmere.Jordan Gibson and Jayden Harris scored either side of half-time as the Cumbrians successfully followed up their league victory against Rovers from last weekend.Tranmere came close to taking an early lead as Kane Hemmings’ shot from inside the box was saved by Tomas Holy.Carli...Full Story »

Ollie Hawkins fired Mansfield into the FA Cup second round for the fourth year running as they beat Barrow 1-0 at a rain-soaked Holker Street.Inspired Town goalkeeper Christy Pym pulled off a string of fine saves to frustrate the hosts in Cumbria.First the Peterborough loanee kept out Billy Waters’ early effort as the Bluebirds flew out of the blocks.He then denied a fine Josh Kay strike b...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 »

Joe Hanks’ backheel saw sixth-tier Chippenham beat Lincoln 1-0 to reach the FA Cup second round for the first time.The quick-thinking Hanks dashed towards the front post and flicked home in the 44th minute after a throw-in from the right had been nodded on.It was a warranted lead at half-time after the Bluebirds had soaked up pressure calmly, lying in wait to break with purpose.Hanks might...Full Story »

Luke Norris struck the winner 18 minutes from time as Stevenage edged into the second round of the FA Cup with an entertaining 3-2 win over Gateshead on Tyneside.Stevenage dominated the first half forcing Gateshead keeper James Montgomery into a string of saves, the visitors good value for their two-goal interval lead.Jordan Roberts had already gone close when his 21st minute angled shot bounced...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 »

Arbroath moved off the foot of the cinch Championship after claiming a point in a 1-1 draw at Inverness.Arbroath had the best opportunity of the first half when Dylan Tait found Michael McKenna on the edge of the box but he hit the post from range.The hosts opened the scoring seven minutes into the second period through Nathan Shaw’s effort from inside the six-yard box.Arbroath had an equa...Full Story »

Charlie Ruff’s stoppage-time leveller ensured Chelmsford City secured a 1-1 draw at fellow non-league outfit Barnet.Ruff bundled home Tom Blackwell’s corner in the fourth minute of added time when it had looked as if Ben Wynter’s goal for National League side Barnet would prevail.Simeon Jackson, who was playing in the Premier League with Norwich 10 years ago, was at the heart o...Full Story »

Raith are up to third place in the cinch Championship after a 3-1 victory over strugglers Hamilton at Stark’s Park.Dylan Easton’s fine fifth-minute strike to put the home side ahead was cancelled out just after the quarter-hour mark by Jean-Pierre Tiehi.Raith then regained the lead five minutes into the second half through an Aidan Connolly penalty, awarded after Miko Virtanen fouled...Full Story »

Swansea struck with an 84th-minute Joel Piroe penalty to earn a 2-2 draw against Wigan Athletic.The hosts found themselves 2-0 down after just 15 minutes but fought back for a point thanks to Piroe’s fifth goal of the season.Wigan are left in a perilous position, they sit in 23rd place in the league, three points away from safety.The Latics scored after just eight minutes when Will Keane f...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 »