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First Round Proper
Saturday 7 November 2009
Winning Clubs receive £18,000 from The FA's Prize Fund
Click here for the First Round results so farBath City of the the Conference South produced the performance of the First Round Proper to defeat Grimsby 2-0 at Blundell Park.
On a day of thrills and spills up and down the country, goals either side of half-time from Chris Holland and Darren Edwards sealed Bath’s victory over the League Two club.
But Bath were not the only non-League side to knock a higher ranked side out of this season’s competition.
Oxford United, runaway leaders in the Conference Premier, continued their fine recent form with a 1-0 win over Yeovil of League One.
Richard Brodie’s goal two minutes from time earned York City a dramatic 3-2 victory over Crewe at KitKat Crescent.
And Staines Town, of the Conference South, were 1-0 winners over Shrewsbury at New Meadow thanks to Ali Chaaban’s 21st minute winning goal. Meanwhile, Luton Town, of the Conference Premier, squandered a 3-0 lead to Rochdale at Kenilworth Road. A second-half strike from Craig Dawson, plus two late goals from Joe Thompson, earned Rochdale a replay at Spotland.
And there was also late drama at Vale Park, where Stevenage Borough, of the Conference Premier, sealed a 1-1 draw with Port Vale thanks to Charlie Griffin’s stoppage time equaliser.
Elsewhere, Stockport eased to a 5-0 victory over Tooting & Mitcham, Torquay triumphed 3-1 over Cheltenham and Lincoln City prevailed 3-1 at AFC Telford.
Finally, there were also plenty of goals at Adams Park, where Wycombe Wanderers and Brighton played out an entertaining 4-4 draw.