Tadley Calleva FC don book their place for the FA Cup first round draw for the first time after dem play 2-2 draw with Aldershot Town, team wey dey four divisions higher, on Saturday. The non-league club don pass four rounds of the FA Cup, the furthest dem ever reach, and now dem get home replay on Tuesday for chance to enter the first round proper.
Assistant manager George Coffin talk say if dem show the best version of themselves, e believe dem go dey round one by Tuesday 10 o’clock. “The boys were just fantastic,” he talk. He also say dem feel say if dem face the same level of Aldershot Town team, dem fit go through, and dem dey “actually quite confident” even though Tadley go be the lowest-ranked team for Monday’s draw.
More than 880 travelling fans celebrate as the team score two goals at the Recreation Ground. George Coffin describe the moment as “emotional”. “I’ve got my brother, my sister-in-law in there, other members of the family – just seeing how much it means to all of them and everyone from Tadley, really,” he talk.
George Coffin, wey dem born and grow for Tadley, talk say committee, players and some supporters go watch the draw together for the club. “No one expects us to be here, no one expected us to draw, we had a really good chance to win it as well on Saturday,” he talk. “We’ve beaten many teams in the leagues above in previous rounds, so this is all just a bonus for us, but we’ll be giving it a good go.”
Barnsley go face Tadley Calleva FC or Aldershot Town at Oakwell Stadium on Sat, Nov 7, 2026, 19:45 UTC, for the FA Cup.
