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FA Trophy round-up | Shocks aplenty as five Premier Division sides fall to lower-league opposition
The FA Trophy third qualifying round provided some upsets, with teams going head-to-head for a place in the first round proper.
Northern Premier League leaders Macclesfield continued their unbeaten start to the season with a commanding 3-0 away win at City of Liverpool on Friday night.
The other sides currently sat in the top five endured mixed results, with Worksop Town and Ashton United progressing in their respective ties and Guiseley and Hebburn Town losing out to fellow Premier Division opposition.
Hebburn fell to a 3-0 home defeat to FC United of Manchester, who made it two wins from two under new boss Mark Beesley, while Guiseley lost 1-0 to Bamber Bridge at Nethermoor.
Elsewhere, Hyde United and Lancaster City were upset by NPL West Division sides Congleton Town and Clitheroe respectively.
Seventh-placed Ilkeston Town were beaten at home by NPL Midlands Division side Coleshill Town in a 3-2 thriller, and in-form Prescot Cables fell to a 2-0 away defeat at Ossett United.
Basford United and Warrington Rylands needed penalties to progress in their respective ties, and Gainsborough Trinity were victorious on the road at Kettering Town.
Stockton Town, Workington and Mickleover all came out on the right side of their all-Premier Division ties.
The final two games featuring Premier Division sides saw defeats for Matlock Town and Whitby Town, who lost to Stourbridge and Newton Aycliffe.
The draw for the first round proper will be released on Monday afternoon.
FA Trophy results involving NPL Premier Division sides:
Friday 4 October
- City of Liverpool 0-3 Macclesfield
Saturday 5 October
- Basford United 2-2 Hanley Town (4-1 pens)
- Blyth Spartans 0-2 Stockton Town
- Clitheroe 2-0 Lancaster City
- Congleton Town 1-0 Hyde United
- Guiseley 0-1 Bamber Bridge
- Hebburn Town 0-3 FC United of Manchester
- Ilkeston Town 2-3 Coleshill Town
- Kettering Town 0-2 Gainsborough Trinity
- Leek Town 0-1 Mickleover FC
- Ossett United 2-0 Prescot Cables
- Stocksbridge Park Steels 1-1 Warrington Rylands (1-3 pens)
- Stourbridge 3-0 Matlock Town
- Trafford 2-5 Ashton United
- Whitby Town 0-1 Newton Aycliffe
- Workington 3-1 Morpeth Town
- Worksop Town 2-1 St Ives Town
