Maidstone United are the lowest ranked side for 46 years to make the last 16 of the FA Cup and only the 11th Non-League club ever to make it this far since the current structure was adopted for the 1925-26 season.
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James Berry says champions-elect Chesterfield don’t just want to win the National League title – they want to win big and write their names in club legend.
Hometown hero Bivesh Gurung’s head is still in a spin over the thunderbolt that fired Maidstone United into the FA Cup third round – but he hasn’t forgotten those who helped him.
Ask any fan of any club, and they will say they love the FA Cup – and quite right, too. But there is something about this competition and Yeovil Town Football Club.
National League pacesetters, Chesterfield, are looking to reach the FA Cup third round as a Non-League club for the third successive season, a feat achieved by just four clubs since the current structure was put in place 98 years ago.