Plymouth Parkway reach FA Cup first round for first time

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 19 Oct, 10:01 · Archive

Plymouth Parkway beat Chertsey Town 2-0 to reach the FA Cup first round proper for the first time in the club's history.

Plymouth Parkway beat Chertsey Town 2-0 at Bolitho Park to advance into the FA Cup first round for the first time in the club's history. Goals from strikers Rocky Neal and Reece Thomson, both scored in the final 20 minutes, decided the match.

Manager Karl Curtis said the team adjusted their approach after half-time. "I would say for the first half, we were playing into their hands a little bit with their plan," Curtis told BBC Radio Devon. "We just got regrouped at half-time and spoke about how to cause them problems." The Southern League Premier Division South side, based less than two and a half miles from League One club Plymouth Argyle, earned £9,375 in prize money for the win.

Curtis expressed hope that Parkway could draw an EFL side in the first round proper. "It would be huge if we could get a league club here at Bolitho because it would create memories regardless of the result," he said. "It'd be one of those moments and days where people in 20 years' time will be talking about it." Both Plymouth Parkway and Plymouth Argyle will feature in the first round draw, which takes place on Monday evening. The first round proper will be played around November 7 and 8.

How it is being reported

• FA Cup first round draw details with Argyle and Parkway both involvedThe first round draw will take place on Monday evening and it will feature both Plymouth Argyle and Plymouth ParkwayPlymouthLive · 19 Oct, 09:30
• Parkway boss wants EFL side in FA Cup first roundPlymouth Parkway boss Karl Curtis hopes his side can draw an English Football League side after making the FA Cup first round for the first time.BBC Devon · 19 Oct, 09:26
• Plymouth Parkway dreaming big after history-making FA Cup runAnd now comes the mouth-watering prospect of being drawn against one of the heavyweights of League One or League Two - like Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, or perhaps even Plymouth Argyle!PlymouthLive · 18 Oct, 14:07
• Plymouth Parkway make history and reach FA Cup first roundGoals from strikers Rocky Neal and Reece Thomson put Parkway into the hatPlymouthLive · 18 Oct, 13:42

In this story: Plymouth Parkway · Chertsey Town · Karl Curtis · Rocky Neal · Reece Thomson · Plymouth Argyle · Bolitho Park

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