Late goal makes club history as Sherwood Colliery reach FA Vase third round for first time
Jamie Lawrence's last minute goal booked Sherwood Colliery a place in the FA Vase third round and made club history with a 1-0 win against Dudley Town on Saturday.
This is the furthest the Wood have ever been in this prestigious competition and they will now take on Retford United on the weekend of 6th December.
Lawrence tucked away his finish to spark huge celebrations as he followed-up a Marley Grant effort that had been blocked.
Sherwood keeper Jordan Pierrepont was also a hero for his side on the day with a crucial second half penalty save to deny Harry Crook, diving to his left to make the block.
The Vase success built on the October's UCL Premier North Team of the Month's superb 7-2 midweek away win at rivals Kimberley MW in which Alexander Duhameau helped himself to a hat-trick.
This Saturday they now head for a crucial table-topping away showdown at Boston Town.
Both sides are locked together on 33 points with Sherwood top thanks to a better goal difference of four goals.
AFC Mansfield earned a 2-2 draw at Melton Town after twice coming behind in the UCL Premier North on Saturday.
Tom Wakley put the home side in front on seven minutes, but Kaylum Mitchel levelled on 31 minutes.
Toby Fura had the home side ahead again within five minutes from the spot while the Bulls had Charlie Taylor sin-binned.
AFC Mansfield had big shouts for a penalty waved away, but 11 minutes from time they did win a spot kick and Ryan Ingram tucked it away to earn a point.
Bulls boss Phil Buxton said: “The game had everything.
“First half I don't think we were good enough and they deserved to be 2-1 up, though they did not carve us open. We didn't move the ball quickly enough and we lacked intensity.
“Second half I thought we were excellent and definitely deserved more than a point. We moved the ball and created lots of chances, though the clinical edge we have been asking for just wasn't there.
“We had a blatant penalty that wasn't given and decisions throughout the game were very strange to say the least.
“We did not get the rub of the green on decisions and I have no idea what their penalty was for.
“But we could have scored four or five today if we'd had our shooting boots on.”
The Bulls were due to host Eastwood CFC in midweek before travelling to Gresley Rovers on Saturday.
In Division One Clipstone beat Dunkirk 3-2 while Southwell City beat Sleaford Town 2-1.
But Shirebrook Town went down 6-1 at Retford FC, Pinxton lost 4-2 at Coalville Town and Rainworth MW went down 3-0 at Stapleford Town.