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FA Cup first round: Northwich Victoria 1-0 Charlton Athletic

Source: The Guardian

Nov 08, 2009

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It is 29 years since Charlton were last forced to play at this stage of the FA Cup. They will be grateful if they never have to see it again. Wayne Riley, a 20-year-old part-timer freshly sprung from the bench, struck nine minutes from time to give Northwich Victoria, 76 league places below the Addicks, a victory they thoroughly deserved.

Riley's ambitions already stretch beyond the second-round tie against Lincoln. "Third round, get Liverpool at home," said the striker, who when not scoring crucial FA Cup goals pulls pints in the Legh Arms in nearby Adlington. When asked for his aims for this season's competition, he replied: "Steven Gerrard, get him involved."

That may be premature thinking but a performance of equal quality against the Imps and the side from the Blue Square North could well be mixing it with the Premier League clubs in January. The real shock here was that Victoria did not win by a clearer margin. The visitors were abject, utterly failing to match their hosts intensity, and, if it were not for the goalkeeper Darren Randolph,'s outstanding di

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