Football: Hendon book Orient trip

FA CUP 1st ROUND: Round-up

The day traditionally made for a rude awakening of Nationwide Second and Third Division supporters, chairmen and players who do not know their Screwfix Direct Premier Division from their Unibond League First, produced few upsets in the FA Cup First Round.

That said, fans of the Ryman League Premier side Hendon, GM Vauxhall Conference's acknowledged cup fighters Slough Town, Conference pacemakers Hednesford Town, Solihull of Dr Martens Midlands Division, Ryman Premier side Basingstoke Town and mighty Gainsborough Trinity of the Unibond Premier will all read this morning's papers with that particular glow of giant- killing deeds done.

Taking root near the bottom of the Third Division, Hull City always looked vulnerable to Hednesford, second in the Conference, despite home advantage. A Mick Norbury penalty, after defender Andy Comyn had been fouled at a corner, gave the visitors a controversial lead. The Tigers' fans were angered to the edge of apoplexy when, in injury time, Gregor Rioch was denied a penalty and Joe O'Connor broke away to put the tie beyond Hull's reach, as Town went through 2-0.

Cardiff City of the Third Division travelled to Wrexham Park and led Slough from the 16th minute when Wayne O'Sullivan scored while the home defence waited for an offside decision. A Danny Bolt goal from the blue gave Slough a second chance but their manager, Brian McDermott, said, "We probably should have won it, we had the chances at the end."

Hendon brought forward the kick-off of their home tie at Claremont Road against Third Division Leyton Orient to 2pm but were caught napping when Jason Harris scrambled in Martin Ling's fifth minute corner.

Colin Simpson equalised 20 minutes but Dean Smith restored the O's lead before half-time from another Ling corner. Simpson's second equaliser, 10 minutes after the restart, earned a replay after a 2-2 draw.

"If it carries on like this I'm guaranteed to get an ulcer," the Orient chairman Barry Hearn said. "It would have been a killer to go out to a non-league club and with the greatest of respect we should have had six against this lot." "This has made our season," the Hendon manager Tommy Murphy bubbled. "I'm totally delighted."

Solihull travelled north to Feethams Ground where Darlington's Glenn Naylor scored the quickest FA Cup goal of the day to give the Quakers the lead after 35 seconds. But the Midlanders kept their nerve and Nicky Cross's second-half goal was just reward. It ended 1-1.

It was not too many seasons ago when a trip to Adams Park, home of Wycombe, then of the Conference, promised a giant-killing. Now in the Second Division, they found themselves at risk against Basingstoke.

John Cornforth's two goals should have seen them through, but Paul Coombs and Paul Wilkinson scored twice in eight minutes to take Wycombe back to the Camrose Ground.

In the Lincolnshire derby, Lincoln City, fourth in the Third Division, had Mark Hone sent off in the eighth minute, took the lead against Gainsborough seven minutes later but Grant Morrow's goal ensured a second bite for Trinity. Non-league clubs definitely through with Hednesford are Wisbech, Cheltenham Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Boreham Wood, Hayes, Ilkeston Town, and King's Lynn.