By Matt Badcock

PIT STOP: Hednesford’s Stevenson fires home the equaliser on Saturday
PICTURE: Garry Griffiths

STEVE KING says ultra-prepared Hednesford Town executed their Gateshead gameplan to perfection as the Step 4 side continued their FA Cup fairytale.
The NPL West Pitmen are the lowest ranked – and only side from their level – in the first round proper having kicked off in the extra preliminary round back in August.
And their epic journey took them to the northeast in midweek, where they shocked the National League high-flyers 3-1 in their own backyard...