The FA Cup is the world’s greatest competition for the fact that you get the minnows of the game facing off against its billionaire-funded behemoths — and it also means there are often unlikely winners of the competition’s Golden Boot.
Ashford United, who play in the Isthmian League South East and have the fantastic nickname of ‘The Nuts and Bolts’, can be proud of the fact that their star goal scorer Gary Lockyer is likely to go home with this year’s gong.
His ten goals are currently the tally to beat, with the next-best ranked player in the scoring charts who could be involved today Nico O’Reilly who has three goals in the FA Cup this season.
We sense scoring seven in one game might be asking a bit much to rob Lockyer of the award. The striker has been invited to walk out with the match ball today.