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Finn Smith becomes FA Cup’s youngest ever goalscorer | Preliminary round sees big upsets

Finn Smith becomes FA Cup’s youngest ever goalscorer as the Preliminary Round of the competition sees some rather big upsets.

The 16 year old teenager from the Isle of Wight has become the youngest goalscorer in the 151-year history of the FA Cup.

He netted, a day after his 16th birthday, for Wessex League Division One side Newport IW FC in their extra preliminary round win against Fleet Town.

“I’m well chuffed,” Smith told BBC Sport. “I’ve been getting loads of messages from people saying congratulations and how proud they are. It’s hard to take it all in if I’m honest.”

“It was a close game so I wasn’t really expecting to get on the pitch,” he said.

“I noticed their left-back had maybe pulled his hamstring, so I just ran through the middle of the field, past the defender and called for the ball.

“My team-mate passed to me in the box and I just tapped it in.”

The calm and precise finish from the youngster, who had come on as a second-half substitute, became Newport’s third goal in their 3-1 victory on the 6th of August.

“When I was walking into the changing room after the game, I heard all the lads talking and on their phones. They were saying that I might have beaten the record.

“They were searching on their phones. I was just shocked.”

A week later the Football Association officially confirmed Smith as the new youngest goalscorer in the competition’s history, aged 16 years and one day.

“I was happy enough to just get on the pitch. But to score as well was mad,” he added.

“I went to a beach party after the match that night and celebrated a bit.”

Players must be 16 or over to play in the FA Cup, the previous record holder was 16 years and 25 days old.

Newport IW FC travelled to nearby AFC Stoneham in Southampton on Saturday for the next round of the world’s oldest national football competition but fell to a 2-0 defeat.

Continuing a look at the Preliminary Round and there were plenty of surprises, take a look at the results below…

Tie.23 Northwich Victoria (Level 9) 2–3 West Didsbury & Chorlton (Level 9)
69 Stansted (9) 1–1 Buckhurst Hill (9)
84 Aylesbury United (8) 1–0 Ardley United (9)
107 Southall (8) 0–1 Peacehaven & Telscombe (9)
129 Sholing (8) 2–1 AFC Portchester (9)
1 Stockton Town (8) 2–3 Pontefract Collieries (8)
2 Tow Law Town (9) 1–2 Ashington (9)
3 West Allotment Celtic (9) 0–7 Workington (8)
4 Newcastle Benfield (9) 1–1 Shildon (8)
5 Carlisle City (9) 2–3 Goole (9)
6 Bishop Auckland (9) 5–2 Kendal Town (9)
7 North Shields (8) 2–0 Seaham Red Star (9)
8 Bridlington Town (8) 0–3 Dunston UTS (8)
9 Heaton Stannington (9) 4–1 North Ferriby (9)
11 Avro (9) 0–0 Albion Sports (9)
13 Ramsbottom United (8) 0–0 City of Liverpool (8)
14 Mossley (8) 2–4 Macclesfield (8)
15 Trafford (8) 1–2 Runcorn Linnets (8)
16 Congleton Town (9) 0–0 Bootle (8)
17 Clitheroe (8) 2–0 Colne (8)
18 Sheffield (8) 0–1 Glossop North End (8)
19 Silsden (9) 1–5 Charnock Richard (9)
20 Brighouse Town (8) 1–2 Penistone Church (9)
21 Ossett United (8) 1–2 Whitchurch Alport (9)
22 Skelmersdale United (8) 1–3 Prescot Cables (8)
24 Prestwich Heys(9) 2–2 Stocksbridge Park Steels (8)
25 Market Drayton Town (9) 1–2 Highgate United (9)
26 Hanley Town (8) 1–0 Hinckley LR (8)
27 Lye Town (9) 1–1 Kidsgrove Athletic (8)
28 Leek Town (8) 1–5 Atherstone Town (9)
29 Romulus (9) 3–0 Halesowen Town (8)
30 Coleshill Town (8) 1–2 Chasetown (8)
31 Witton Albion (8) 4–1 Tividale (9)
32 Lichfield City (9) 2–0 Bugbrooke St Michaels (9)
33 Malvern Town (9) 3–3 Worcester Raiders(9)
34 Sporting Khalsa (8) 0–1 Boldmere St. Michaels (8)
35 Newcastle Town (8) 1–1 Bedworth United (8)
36 Wolverhampton Casuals (9) 3–3 Stone Old Alleynians (9)
37 Stourport Swifts (9) 1–0 Racing Club Warwick (9)
38 Studley (9) 1–2 Rugby Town (9)
39 Carlton Town (8) 0–1 Loughborough Students (9)
40 Long Eaton United (8) 4–1 Quorn (9)
41 AFC Mansfield (9) 0–3 Worksop Town (8)
42 Spalding United (8) 0–1 Stamford (8)
43 Anstey Nomads (9) 5–2 Skegness Town (9)
44 Harborough Town (8) 6–1 Bottesford Town (9)
45 Kimberley Miners Welfare (9) 2–0 Leicester Nirvana (9)
46 Lincoln United (8) 0–0 Grantham Town (8)
47 Cleethorpes Town (8) 1–1 Handsworth (9)
48 Shepshed Dynamo (8) 3–2 Pinchbeck United (9)
49 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 3–0 Gorleston (8)
50 Bury Town (8) 3–0 Newmarket Town (9)
52 Kempston Rovers (8) 2–0 Wisbech Town (9)
53 St Neots Town (8) 3–0 Godmanchester Rovers (9)
54 Mildenhall Town (9) 2–1 Histon (9)
55 Soham Town Rangers (9) 1–1 Potton United (9)
56 Fakenham Town (9) 0–0 Sheringham (9)
57 AFC Sudbury (8) 1–1 Stowmarket Town (8)
58 Dereham Town (8) 2–0 Felixstowe & Walton United (8)
59 Lowestoft Town (8) – Mulbarton Wanderers (9)
60 Biggleswade Town (8) 4–1 Whitton United (9)
61 Waltham Abbey (8) 3–0 Tilbury (8)
63 Brentwood Town (8) 1–1 Harlow Town (8)
64 Barton Rovers (8) 0–3 Hashtag United (8)
66 Maldon & Tiptree (8) 2–0 Harpenden Town (9)
67 Leverstock Green (9) 2–2 St. Panteleimon (9)
70 AFC Dunstable (8) 2–2 Edgware & Kingsbury (9)
71 Southend Manor (9) 1–1 Shefford Town & Campton (9)
72 Berkhamsted (8) 1–0 Ware (8)
73 FC Clacton (9) 0–1 East Thurrock United (8)
74 Welwyn Garden City (8) 1–2 Hertford Town (8)
75 Ilford (9) 0–3 Enfield (9)
76 Stotfold (9) 2–2 Grays Athletic (8)
77 Brantham Athletic (9) 0–1 Witham Town (8)
78 Barking (9) 0–0 Leighton Town (9)
79 Bishop’s Cleeve (8) 2–0 Brimscombe & Thrupp (9)
80 Cinderford Town (8) 0–0 Chipping Sodbury Town (9)
81 Kidlington (8) 0–3 Binfield (8)
82 Flackwell Heath (9) 0–1 Slimbridge (8)
83 Holyport (9) 2–1 Ascot United (9)
85 Easington Sports (9) 0–0 Roman Glass St George (9)
86 Royal Wootton Bassett Town (9) 3–1 Reading City (9)
87 Marlow (8) 3–1 Thame United (8)
88 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (9) 3–1 Bristol Manor Farm (8)
89 Cirencester Town (8) 1–1 Clevedon Town (9)
90 Didcot Town (8) 4–0 Cadbury Heath (9)
91 Beckenham Town (8) 3–2 K Sports (9)
92 Walton & Hersham (8) 3–2 Littlehampton Town (8)
93 Burgess Hill Town (8) 3–1 Stansfeld (9)
94 North Greenford United (9) 2–1 Sheerwater (9)
95 Sheppey United (8) 0–0 Newhaven (9)
96 Colliers Wood United (9) 0–2 Chatham Town (8)
97 Hassocks (9) 1–3 Uxbridge (8)
98 Fisher (9) 2–2 Sittingbourne (8)
99 Midhurst & Easebourne (9) 2–1 Harefield United (9)
100 Crawley Down Gatwick (9) 2–3 Spelthorne Sports (9)
101 Leatherhead (8) 3–0 Haywards Heath Town (8)
102 Corinthian (8) 3–0 Guildford City (9)
103 Virginia Water (9) 1–1 Eastbourne Town (9)
104 Punjab United (9) 1–2 Westfield (8)
105 Ashford Town (Middlesex) (8) 2–2 Northwood (8)
106 Merstham (8) 1–1 Sevenoaks Town (8)
108 Three Bridges (8) 3–2 Deal Town (9)
109 Chichester City (8) 2–0 Knaphill (9)
110 Sutton Athletic (9) 1–2 Ashford United (8)
111 Erith Town (9) 2–1 Bedfont Sports (8)
112 Tunbridge Wells (9) 0–1 Phoenix Sports (9)
113 Lancing (8) 1–4 East Grinstead Town (8)
114 Raynes Park Vale (9) 2–2 Hythe Town (8)
115 Glebe (9) 0–3 Cray Valley Paper Mills (8)
116 Hanworth Villa (8) 2–1 Chertsey Town (8)
117 Rusthall (9) 2–1 Ramsgate (8)
118 Tooting & Mitcham United (8) 1–2 VCD Athletic (8)
119 Blackfield & Langley (9) 2–1 Fareham Town (9)
120 Cowes Sports (9) 1–1 Larkhall Athletic (8)
121 Moneyfields (9) 1–3 Wimborne Town (8)
122 Laverstock & Ford (9) 2–0 United Services Portsmouth (9)
123 Baffins Milton Rovers (9) 3–0 Horndean (9)
124 Hamworthy United (8) 3–2 Badshot Lea (9)
125 Camberley Town (9) 1–1 Wincanton Town (10)
126 Westbury United (8) 5–1 Andover New Street (10)
127 AFC Totton (8) 3–0 Melksham Town (8)
128 Lymington Town (8) 0–6 Basingstoke Town (8)
130 AFC Stoneham (9) 2–0 Newport (IOW (10)
131 Helston Athletic (9) 2–1 Falmouth Town (9)
132 Willand Rovers (8) 2–1 Ilfracombe Town (9)
133 Shepton Mallet (9) 4–0 Brixham (10)
134 Paulton Rovers (8) 5–2 Bideford (8)
135 Torpoint Athletic (9) 3–2 Mousehole (9)
136 Buckland Athletic (9) 0–3 Frome Town (8)
10 Whickham (9) 4-0 Sunderland RCA (9)
12 Bury AFC (9) 2-0 Widnes (8)
51 Biggleswade (8) 3-2 Cambridge City (8)
62 FC Romania (8) 0-2 Heybridge Swifts (8)
65 Romford (9) 1-1 Takeley (9)
68 Dunstable Town (9) 2-1 West Essex (9)

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