Steve McKimm has told his Cray Valley players to enjoy their dream FA Cup First-Round tie at Charlton. McKimm’s Isthmian South East side make the short trip to the Valley to face the League 1 Addicks tomorrow (5.30pm), with the match live on BBC2.
It’s a draw that’s captured the imagination, with the clubs just a few miles apart on the map but worlds apart in terms of size, stature and history.
The Addicks won the FA Cup in 1947 and spent seven successive seasons in the Premier League between 2000 and 2007, achieving a best finish of seventh in 2004.
Cray Valley only won promotion to the Isthmian League in 2019, the same season they finished runners-up in the FA Vase final at Wembley.
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