Horsham beat Scunthorpe to reach FA Trophy last eight
Horsham’s heroes have reached the quarter-finals of the FATrophy – by winning away to National League Premier high flyers Scunthorpe United.
It’s anothe chapter in the Hornets’ amazing series of cup exploits in recent seasons – and gives them a chance of writing a few more like it soon.
They’ll be one of eight clubs in Monday’s quarter-final draw, with every club left knowing two more Trophy wins will take them to Wembley.
Joining Dominic Di Paola’s side in the last eight are Southport, Southend, Marine, Yeovil, Kidderminster, Wealdstone and Woking.
There are some National League big guns in the hat but after beating Scunthorpe – a club with a famous Football League history and who are in the play-off places in the top tier of the non-league game this season – the Hornets and their fans will fear nobody.
At Glanford Park, Scunthorpe take the lead on 11 minutes through Dec Howe, but Di Paola’s battlers were unfazed and levelled on 20 minutes when Reece Myles-Meekums scored from close range.
And the travelling fans were in dreamland just after the half hour when a short corner led to James Hammond whipping in a lovely cross thatJake Elliot headed in.
That was the way it stayed to the end as the Hornets contained the Iron to make yet more club history.
Horsham scoop £6,000 prize money for this win – and there’s £7,500 up for grabs for winners in the quarter-finals, which are scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 28.
See fans celebrating the goals – and at the full-time whistle – in video footage by Colin Bowman in the video player above. We’ll have more reaction on this website in the coming days and in the West Sussex County Times, out on Thursday.