FA Cup roundup: Alvechurch shock Cheltenham; Chippenham beat Lincoln
05-Nov-2022 20:02:29 | The Guardian
- Seventh-tier outfit beat League One team 96 places above them
- Sixth-tier Chippenham defeat League One Lincoln 1-0
Danny Waldron was the two-goal hero as seventh-tier Alvechurch pulled off an FA Cup first-round giant-killing by triumphing 2-1 at Cheltenham of League One.
The Southern League Premier Central outfit, the lowest-ranked team in the first round, took the lead through Waldron’s 19th-minute finish, and he then struck again five minutes into the second half. Cheltenham’s Ryan Jackson replied four minutes later, but Alvechurch were able to see out a famous victory.
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