Chorley FC through to FA Cup Second Round

The National League North side beat 2013 Champions Wigan Athletic 3-2

Author: Luke WilsonPublished 9th Nov 2020

Chorley are through to the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in 30 years, after knocking Wigan Athletic out of the competition.

The National League North side beat the 2013 Champions in a thrilling first-round comeback which saw them recover from 2-0 down to win 3-2.

Wigan had looked in for a comfortable FA Cup first-round win when goals from Joe Garner and Tom James opened up a 2-0 lead.

But the 41st-minute sending-off of Adam Long - for hauling down Harry Cardwell - turned the game on its head.

Elliott Newby and Cardwell got the visitors back on level terms and Hall scored what proved to be the winner in the second minute of extra time.

Goalkeeping coach Craig Dootson shared a video on Twitter after the game, showing the players warbling along to Adele's 2011 release Someone Like You.

Dootson wrote:

"It doesn't get much better than this @chorleyfc.

"What a day just gutted no fans and even more gutted no pubs open to get absolutely walloped in''.

"Doots get your ipod off man and let the lads get some bangers on,'' Northampton Town footballer Nicky Adams replied, before congratulating Dootson.