Cray Wanderers 2 Stockport County 3 ( FA Cup- Round 1) Sunday 8 November 2026
County came, saw and very nearly did not conquer Isthmian Premier Leaguers Cray Wanderers at their Flamingo Park home today—the team from the seventh level of the pyramid coming out of their blocks at top speed ……taking a two goal lead that seemed at one point, with County reduced to 10 men by goalkeeper Luca Ashby- Hammond`s red card ,to be match winning. It wasn`t, and County managed to regain their equilibrium in a second half that necessitated Jimmy Mac bringing all his experienced men on to repair damage done by two splendid goals for Cray by Sammie McLeod and Alex Hernandez- the Hernandez effort a real show stopper! But the show did not stop, and eventually County ground out the result that maybe those sitting comfortably at home watching on TV thought undeserved- but those of us who were there supporting County at this fine football ground, might just be found acknowledging the effort that County dug deep to produce to...