Garry Flitcroft has not played in The FA Cup for almost a decade, but on Saturday he will be attempting to steer his Chorley side into the First Round Proper.
As a player Flitcroft came within a whisker of reaching The FA Cup Final in 2005, but now his sole focus is on guiding his team part-timers through the final qualifying phase - a feat the club has not managed for over two decades.
Chorley v FC Halifax Town
FA Cup Fourth Round Qualifying
3pm, Saturday 25 October
Victory Park, Chorley
Winners receive £12,500 from FA prize fund
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Flitcroft’s side – currently third in the Conference North - take on Conference Premier high flyers FC Halifax Town in Lancashire on Saturday, and the former Manchester City and Blackburn midfielder says it is a tie everyone is relishing.
Chorley Victory Park will host the tie
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The club has a distinguished history at semi-professional level.
The ‘Magpies’ recently celebrated their 125th anniversary as a Football Association and have competed in six leagues since their formation back in 1883.
The highest level they have competed is in 1987-88, when they played one tier below the football league, and topped the table briefly, but came back down after two seasons.
As a player Flitcroft made it to the 2005 FA Cup Semi-Final with Blackburn
However, despite making it past the qualifying stage five times in the 12 years between 1978 and 1990, it is a feat that have not manager to replicate since.
And it is a record Flitcroft will do his utmost to reverse.
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