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FA Cup round-up: Altrincham shock Barnsley, while Eastleigh stun Crewe

FA Cup round-up Altrincham shock Barnsley, while Eastleigh stun Crewe

Altrincham's remarkable knack of upsetting the FA Cup odds continued with a 1-0 first-round victory over League One strugglers Barnsley.

Damian Reeves' second-half strike was enough for giant-killing Alty to claim their 17th Football League scalp in the competition.

By comparison Eastleigh are knockout novices but the National League side won their first-ever competitive game against a Football League club with a 1-0 triumph at Crewe.

Having seen goalkeeper Ben Garratt sent off just after the hour mark, League One outfit Crewe were on the back foot and Ben Strevens' 75th-minute penalty made them pay.

Forest Green were also celebrating after Elliott Frear's last-minute winner secured a 2-1 win away at AFC Wimbledon but fellow National League side Dover fell victim to a 2-1 loss against Evo-Stik Northern Premier Division side Stourbridge.

Coventry, winners in 1987, also crashed out after a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to League Two side Northampton.

Zander Diamond gave the visitors the lead before Jacob Murphy equalised but Marc Richards' header sent the Cobblers through.

Goals from Steven Schumacher, Chris Whelpdale and Armand Gnanduillet handed League Two side Stevenage a 3-0 win over League One promotion-chasers Gillingham.

Barnet also provided an upset of sorts by seeing off struggling League One outfit Blackpool with goals from Tom Champion and Michael Gash sealing a 2-0 victory.

FA Cup first round results in full:

Burton Albion 0 - 3 Peterborough United

Barnet 2 - 0 Blackpool

Cambridge United 1 - 0 Basingstoke Town

Mansfield Town 0 - 0 Oldham Athletic

Altrincham 1 - 0 Barnsley

Crewe Alexandra 0 - 1 Eastleigh

Northwich Victoria 1 - 1 Boreham Wood

Coventry City 1 - 2 Northampton Town

Grimsby Town 5 - 1 St Albans City

Hartlepool United 1 - 0 Cheltenham Town

Dover Athletic 1 - 2 Stourbridge

Stevenage 3 - 0 Gillingham

Millwall 3 - 1 AFC Fylde

Walsall 2 - 0 Fleetwood Town

Bury 4 - 0 Wigan Athletic

Portsmouth 2 - 1 Macclesfield Town

Sheffield United 3 - 0 Worcester City

Barwell 0 - 2 Welling United

Crawley Town 1 - 2 Luton Town

Doncaster Rovers 2 - 0 Stalybridge Celtic

Dagenham & Redbridge 0 - 0 Morecambe

Leyton Orient 6 - 1 Staines Town

Scunthorpe United 2 - 1 Southend United

AFC Wimbledon 1 - 2 Forest Green Rovers

Plymouth Argyle 0 - 2 Carlisle United

Rochdale 3 - 1 Swindon Town

Wealdstone FC 2 - 6 Colchester United

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