National League Aldershot put seven past League Two side Swindon, while eighth-tier Ramsgate moved into round two for the first time on an action-packed Saturday in the FA Cup first round.
Former Manchester United forward Lee Martin hit the second-half winner as Isthmian League South East side Ramsgate beat National League outfit Woking 2-1 to become to lowest-ranked side to go through.
Jack Barham’s hat-trick helped Aldershot make history at the County Ground as they became the first non-league side to score seven against league opponents in a 7-4 victory.
National League South leaders Yeovil Town made it through to round two for the third season running after beating National League outfit Gateshead 3-2.
Sixth-tier Scarborough Athletic earned a replay with League Two strugglers Forest Green Rovers after Olly Sully’s stoppage-time equaliser spared the EFL side’s blushes.
Ramsgate were one of three eighth-tier sides to reach the first round – all from the Isthmian League South East – with Sheppey going out to Walsall on Friday, and Cray Valley Paper Mills set to take on League One Charlton on Sunday.
The Kent side, playing just their third tie in the FA Cup, sit 62 places lower than National League Woking, but after TJ Jadama had cancelled out Dennon Lewis’ opener, Martin hit the winner with 18 minutes left.
Record-breaking Aldershot hit Swindon for seven
Swindon made just four changes for the home tie with Aldershot, but found themselves 3-0 down inside nine minutes as Barham grabbed a four-minute brace before Josh Stokes struck.
Lorent Tolaj scored either side of the break and Cian Harries also found the net before Barham sealed his hat-trick as Aldershot found themselves 7-0 up with less than an hour gone.
Town pulled four goals back in the final 15 minutes, but it was too late to deny the Shots their first away win in the FA Cup first round or beyond in 11 years.
Alex Wiles’ 27th-minute close-range strike for Scarborough looked to be causing the upset of the round before Sully’s last-gasp equaliser rescued Forest Green at the Flamingo Land Stadium.
National League South leaders Yeovil Town made it through to round two for the third season running after holding off a late fightback to beat National League outfit Gateshead 3-2, thanks to Rhys Murphy’s double and a Toby Stevens strike.
Gulf tells for Whitby, but Bracknell go close
The day’s biggest mismatch sent seventh-tier Whitby to Bristol Rovers who sit 95 places higher in League One.
Junior Mondal lashed home to give Whitby’s travelling fans an equaliser to cheer, but the Pirates were 4-1 up by half-time. Connor Simpson pulled one back, but the League One side ran out 7-2 winners – with seven different scorers.
The gulf between Cambridge United and Southern League side Bracknell was almost equally wide – at 94 places.
But the League One side were made to battle all the way as they came through 2-1 after Ben Harris had halved the deficit with two minutes left.
Seventh-tier Marine could not repeat their heroics of 2020-21 when they reached round three, as they were beaten by League Two opponents Harrogate.
Chris Doyle headed the Northern Premier League side level on 26 minutes, but that was as good as it got as Sam Falorin’s double helped the visitors ease away to a 5-1 win.
League Two leaders Stockport cruised through 5-1 against Worksop Town, of the Northern Premier League, and sixth-tier Hereford went down 2-0 at home to Gillingham.
Sixth-tier sides in the hat
Sixth-tier sides Maidstone United and Alfreton Town joined National League Barnet and Eastleigh in the round two draw after winning all non-league ties, while York and Chester will replay after a goalless draw.
Among all-EFL ties, three League Two sides knocked out League One opponents.
Barrow saw off Northampton 3-1 on the road, AFC Wimbledon hammered Cheltenham Town 5-1, and Morecambe won 2-1 at Lincoln.