FA Cup review

Football League sides embarrassed

November 3, 2012
By ESPN staff
Non-league Macclesfield pulled off the biggest shock in the first round of the FA Cup when they won 2-0 at League One high-flyers Swindon.

Macclesfield were not the only non-league side to beat Football League teams with Chelmsford, Hereford and Harrogate also moving into the second round at the expense of so-called superior opposition.

Macclesfield are sixth in the Blue Square Bet Conference Premier and on Saturday they took the lead in the 63rd minute through a stunning long-range ...

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