Spennymoor Town know what it takes to put a cup run together and they continued their progress in this year's Emirates FA Cup by downing Chadderton 3-0 in third round qualifying.
The Moors, who made it all the way to Wembley as finalists in the FA Trophy last season, defeated Chadderton courtesy of second-half strikes from Glen Taylor, Katia Kouyaté and Olly Dyson.
Taylor got the ball rolling when he headed home from Matty Dolan's corner in the 55th-minute, with Kouyaté doubling his side's advantage by coolly slotting the ball past Chadderton keeper Joe Oldham.
Dyson then put the finishing touches on the result with the last kick of the game when he fired home from the edge of the penalty box to send his side into fourth round qualifying.
The Moors now lie just one step away from equalling their best-ever result in the competition, having reached the first round proper in 2015-16 under their current guise as well as in 1956-57 under their previous incarnation, Evenwood Town.
FT: We're through to the next round!
— Spennymoor Town FC (@SpennymoorTown) September 27, 2025
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"The objective was to win the game and get through," said Spennymoor Town manager Graeme Lee. "We knew Chadderton were going to be tough. They were well-organised and frustrated us at times.
"We couldn't break them down but we changed formation to be more effective in the wide areas in the second-half and we took our goals well.
"The league's our bread and butter but we want to achieve things in the cups. Our objectives at the start of the season is a good cup run and a good trophy run and to be right up in the play-offs in the league. That's what we want to do each year."
For Chadderton, it brings to an end an historic run, with the club's performance this year the furthest they have ever progressed in the competition.
"The lads have put in a fantastic effort, said Chadderton co-manager Carl Taylor.
"The publicity that the club's got will hopefully get a few more fans through the door in the next months when we go back into our league campaign.
"It's been great for me and [co-manager] Ben [Greenidge]. The magic of the FA Cup has certainly been around Chadderton.
"We knew at some point we were going to exit the competition but it's good to have played a part in it and hopefully our club just goes from strength to strength."
Best of the rest
Ninth tier Whitstable Town produced the shock of the round as they dispatched seventh tier Hungerford Town 2-0.
Bradley Schafer got things started just after the half hour mark, with Joe Healy securing Whitstable's progress with less than 20 minutes to go when he fired into the net .
The hosts, who ply their trade in the Southern Counties East League Premier Division, are now the lowest-ranked side left in the competition.
Elsewhere, 10-man Farnborough dug deep in front of the BBC cameras as they defeated Westbury United 1-0 in the only televised fixture of this weekend.
With Ollie Robinson given his marching orders, the two sides seemed headed for a replay as neither was able to find a breakthrough.
But with the clock running out, Teddy Collis became the man of the hour as he turned in Kai Jennings' delivery to send the Boro faithful into delirium.
The emotions of a last-minute winner 🤩#EmiratesFACup | 📸 @FarnboroughFC pic.twitter.com/cKpmCZ0ZtB
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) September 27, 2025
Harborough Town enjoyed an unforgettable taste of FA Cup magic as they swept past Peterborough Sports 4-1.
Harborough had reached the second proper of the competition last season for the first time in their history and they started the contest as they meant to go on, with Brady Hickey's 39th-minute strike earning the visitors a 1-0 lead at the break.
His teammates Josh Walsh, Paul Malone and Denny Newton all got themselves on the scoresheet in the second period, with Max Booth's strike proving little consolation for the hosts.
Macclesfield ran out 2-0 winners over Nantwich Town thanks to efforts from Josh Kay and Danny Elliot.
See the full list of results here.
