Yate Town manager Paul Michael said his side enjoyed a “special” night as the non-league team reached the first round of the FA Cup.
The Gloucestershire club, who play in the Southern League Premier Division South, beat Dover Athletic 1-0 at home in the fourth qualifying round.
The seventh-tier side defeated Dorchester, Gosport Borough and Redhill in the previous stages.
Yate now face Yeovil Town in the first round on Saturday, 6 November.
“[It’s a] huge deal. We’ve gone four games to get to this stage now. That doesn’t happen very often in your career as a non-league manager, as a non-league player. It only comes around now and again and to do it now is very special,” Michael told BBC Radio Bristol.
It is only the second time in Yate’s 114-year history that they have gone beyond the FA Cup’s preliminary rounds, having also reached the first round in 2012.
This time around they have won £9,375 in prize money as well as setting up the home tie against the National League Glovers.
“For players at our level to make the first round is dream stuff,” said Yate’s Andy Lewis, who also works as a deputy head teacher when not playing football.
“We’ve had to win four, five games to get here. I’ve played at this level for 11, 12 years and not once got near this round. So to be in the first round proper is amazing. Another home draw against a conference team – why not?
“For us this is huge, this is amazing. We started our campaign back in September back in Dorchester. We all said one team from our league always gets to the first round, why can’t it be us. This year it’s us.”
