There were incredible scenes on Tuesday night with five surprise upsets in the 23/24 FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round Replays.
Scarborough Athletic will take on Forest Green Rovers in First Round of the FA Cup, reaching this stage for the first time in the club’s history.
Boro went ahead against Oxford City on 24 minutes, after the ball scrambled over the line thanks to Weledji who opened the score and nets his first goal of the season, before Luca Colville doubled the lead just before half time.
Out of nowhere, Harrison halved the deficit on 82 minutes before the Oxfordshire outfit made it 2-2 through Humphrey-Ewers a minute later.
Morning Seadogs 🌊🐶
It wasn’t a dream… relive the moments from the last two games, including last night’s goals 🤩#UTB pic.twitter.com/ul82tv0GoP
— Scarborough Athletic FC (@safc) October 18, 2023
FULL-TIME: Oxford City 2-3 Scarborough Athletic
Nothing happened until two goals in two minutes levelled it from nowhere but then Lewis Maloney popped up with a corker in added time, postage stamp finish in the top corner – the right result@FACupFactfile @NonLeaguePaper pic.twitter.com/kZFVQaUr4O
— Andy Mitchell (@sirandymitchell) October 17, 2023
Sheppey United almost make history, winning 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at home to Billericay Town.
The Ites have set up a First Round home tie with League Two outfit Walsall after keeper Aiden Prall saved a vital spot-kick, then Dan Bradshaw scored, leading to quite the celebration.
It was on 20 minutes when Daniel Bradshaw put Sheppey ahead, but Bradley Stevenson was able to net five minutes from the end to send the game to extra time.
That is where we saw Ben Wells given a second yellow card on 102 minutes, but the sides couldn’t be separated, so penalties it was.
Sheppey keeper Aiden Prall was on hand to keep out Matt Johnson’s spot kick in what was the only miss of the shootout.
Penalties 🏆😬 @SheppeyUFC @EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/kkpT1ex0CU
— RYG Sports Filming (@rygsportsfilm) October 17, 2023
Oh Sheppey United. Looking forward to @WFCOfficial pic.twitter.com/fuo1zGi7FO
— Daniel Oliver (@ollie240585) October 17, 2023
Whitby Town are also in the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in twenty years after seeing off Chelmsford City in their replay.
The North East outfit went ahead on 34 minutes with the ball slipped into to Junior Mondal who cuts it back for Jacob Gratton and he found the net.
Shortly after, Jacob Gratton returned the favour, he played the ball across goal for Junior Mondal to tap home and make it 2-0 to Whitby.
Mo Bettamer pulled one back for Chelmsford from close range to set up a tense finish on 75 minutes, but Mondal added his second of the game to give Whitby a 3-1 lead and a few minutes later the victory to set up a trip to Bristol Rovers.
We’re all Whitby aren’t we? 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Rx8RfdhO6G
— Whitby Town FC (@WhitbyTownFC) October 17, 2023
We’ve got super Nathan Haslam 🙌
Hear from the gaffer after the Seasiders booked their place in the First Round Proper of the #EmiratesFACup.
🔗 https://t.co/QC7CymPY6C pic.twitter.com/7s8RETQLMa
— Whitby Town FC (@WhitbyTownFC) October 18, 2023
Chesham United also caused an upset by knocking out Braintree, but it had to go to extra time to settle that tie.
Braintree took the lead 44 minutes after a looping effort by Aaron Blair from the right hand side found its way into the far corner.
Just as the National League South side thought they had won it, Chesham levelled right at the end, Kieran Murphy with a cushioned header past the keeper.
5 minutes into added time and the corner was sent it with the ball dropping to Lucas Sinclair in the box who made no mistake to put Chesham 2-1 up.
Braintree had a chance to level with a spot kick on 97 minutes, but Blair stepped up and his effort for saved by Zaki Oualah.
With Vicente Reyes up, Chesham went on to score a third into an empty net to seal the win.
ZAK JOSEPPHHHHHH SEALS IT
(3-1) (120+4) pic.twitter.com/bUik358xkc
— Chesham United FC (@cheshamutdfc) October 17, 2023
What game under the floodlights. FA Cup replay – @cheshamutdfc 1-0 down after 92 minutes, end up winning 3-1. Now a first round proper home tie for the first time since 1994! Brilliant crowd – the kids will remember this one. pic.twitter.com/jOHnAue1km
— Alex Horne (@AlexHorne) October 17, 2023
And lastly, Slough Town managed to knock out Ebbsfleet United with a 2-0 victory and will now play host to Grimsby Town in the First Round.
Josh Jackman put Slough ahead on 32 minutes, making his way into the penalty area after the defence opened up and netted into the corner, before Matt Lench doubled the home side’s lead on 42 minutes with a fantastic finish 25 yards out.
Slough boss Scott Davies tweeted post-match: “Well that’s me not sleeping tonight..😅
“I honestly couldn’t be any more proud of the lads after that performance.
“We can’t play football as well as Ebbsfleet, but one thing the boys can do is run through brick walls for one another.
“We found a way, we did it, together as one. 💙👊🏼”
Matty Lench doubled our lead in this #EmiratesFACup tie with a solo effort ✨ #OneSlough pic.twitter.com/WDhmVD9hlD
— Slough Town FC (@sloughtownfc) October 17, 2023
FT: @sloughtownfc 2 @EUFCofficial 0
A magnificent display from Slough who are through to the next round of the FA Cup and will face @officialgtfc
Ebbsfleet were atrocious but the Rebels put in one of their best displays in years. pic.twitter.com/GSU6wWRGgD
— VINNYWHUFC (@vinnywhufc) October 17, 2023
FA CUP FOURTH QUALIFYING ROUND REPLAYS
1R Oxford City (5) 2–3 Scarborough Athletic (6) – TBC
7R Needham Market (7) 0–1 York City (5) – 604
12R Whitby Town (7) 3–1 Chelmsford City (6) – 943
19R Barnet (5) 4–0 Aveley (6) – 641
20R Woking (5) 2–0 Hemel Hempstead Town (6) – 1,006
26R Chesham United (7) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Braintree Town (6) – 826
31R Slough Town (6) 2–0 Ebbsfleet United (5) – 779
32R Sheppey United (8) 1–1 (5–4 p) Billericay Town (7) – 1,235
FA CUP FOURTH QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS
1 Scarborough Athletic (6) 2–2 Oxford City (5) – 1,836
2 Altrincham (5) 0–1 Oldham Athletic (5) – 3,874
3 FC Halifax Town (5) 0–1 Marine (7) – 1,646
4 Worksop Town (7) 3–2 Boston United (6) – 1,684
5 AFC Fylde (5) 3–1 Leek Town (8) – 930
6 Hereford (6) 1–0 Rochdale (5) – 2,817
7 York City (5) 0–0 Needham Market (7) – 1,867
8 Solihull Moors (5) 4–1 Biggleswade Town (8) – 878
9 Chesterfield (5) 5–0 Kettering Town (7) – 5,156
10 Alfreton Town (6) 3–1 Macclesfield (7) – 956
11 Hartlepool United (5) 0–2 Chester (6) – 3,205
12 Chelmsford City (6) 2–2 Whitby Town (7) – 1,053
13 Curzon Ashton (6) 1–0 Tamworth (6) – 581
14 Kidderminster Harriers (5) 2–0 Ashton United (7) – 2,064
15 Stourbridge (7) 0–3 Gateshead (5) – 1,465
16 Aldershot Town (5) 4–1 Lewes (7) – 1,758
17 Torquay United (6) 0–2 Maidstone United (6) – 1,636
18 AFC Totton (7) 0–1 Ramsgate (8) – 1,283
19 Aveley (6) 2–2 Barnet (5) – 919
20 Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 0–0 Woking (5) – 1,305
21 Horsham (7) 2–0 Dorking Wanderers (5) – 1,980
22 Eastleigh (5) 1–0 Dover Athletic (6) – 1,401
23 Yeovil Town (6) 2–0 Southend United (5) – 2,697
24 Bromley (5) 3–2 Wealdstone (5) – 1,933
25 Weston-super-Mare (6) 0–3 Maidenhead United (5) – 843
26 Braintree Town (6) 0–0 Chesham United (7) – 879
27 Bracknell Town (7) 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge (5) – 722
28 Worthing (6) 2–0 Bath City (6) – 1,883
29 Boreham Wood (5) 1–0 Welling United (6) – 756
30 Cray Valley (PM) (8) 5–2 Enfield Town (7) – 579
31 Ebbsfleet United (5) 2–2 Slough Town (6) – 1,134
32 Billericay Town (7) 1–1 Sheppey United (8) – 1,241
FA CUP FIRST ROUND PROPER DRAW:
The First Round saw the 32 winners from the fourth qualifying round joined by the 48 clubs from League One and League Two.
The stage of the competition sees three teams from the 8th tier, Cray Valley Paper Mills, Ramsgate and Sheppey United. They represent the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition.
Curzon Ashton (6) v Barnet (5)
Alfreton Town (6) v Worthing (6)
Chesterfield (5) v Portsmouth (3)
Bolton Wanderers (3) v Solihull Moors (5)
Exeter City (3) v Wigan Athletic (3)
Leyton Orient (3) v Carlisle United (3)
Kidderminster Harriers (5) v Fleetwood Town (3)
Hereford (6) v Gillingham (4)
Slough Town (6) v Grimsby Town (4)
Charlton Athletic (3) v Cray Valley Paper Mills (8)
Oxford United (3) v Maidenhead United (5)
Newport County (4) v Oldham Athletic (5)
Swindon Town (4) v Aldershot Town (5)
Crewe Alexandra (4) v Derby County (3)
Mansfield Town (4) v Wrexham (4)
Marine (7) v Harrogate Town (4)
Barnsley (3) v Horsham (7)
Port Vale (3) v Burton Albion (3)
Peterborough United (3) v Salford City (4)
Eastleigh (5) v Boreham Wood (5)
Bradford City (4) v Wycombe Wanderers (3)
Sheppey United (8) v Walsall (4)
Shrewsbury Town (3) v Colchester United (4)
Bristol Rovers (3) v Whitby Town (7)
Lincoln City (3) v Morecambe (4)
Sutton United (4) v AFC Fylde (5)
Reading (3) v Milton Keynes Dons (4)
Doncaster Rovers (4) v Accrington Stanley (4)
Chester (6) v York City (5)
Scarborough Athletic (6) v Forest Green Rovers (4)
Notts County (4) v Crawley Town (4)
Stockport County (4) v Worksop Town (7)
Yeovil Town (6) v Gateshead (5)
Stevenage (3) v Tranmere Rovers (4)
Chesham United (7) v Maidstone United (6)
Bromley (5) v Blackpool (3)
AFC Wimbledon (4) v Cheltenham Town (3)
Cambridge United (3) v Bracknell Town (7)
Northampton Town (3) v Barrow (4)
Ramsgate (8) v Woking (5)
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