Cray Valley manager Steve McKimm says tomorrow’s FA Cup First-Round tie at Charlton Athletic is a dream come true for the Isthmian South East club

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.

There are Addicks fans on the Cray Valley board plus a nice link in Kevin Lisbie, the striker who played for both clubs and whose son Kyrell is having a season to remember as a goalscoring wideman for the Millers.

Everything’s set up for a day to remember and boss McKimm, who took charge in the summer after leaving Carshalton, wants his men to make the most of it.

“It’s four miles from our ground to their ground, so it’s a local derby in terms of distance but obviously in leagues we’re miles apart,” said McKimm.

“It’s a good occasion and it catches the eye with where it is and who it is.

“I’m over the moon for the club, the players and the staff because it will be a great day out.

“We could have drawn another Football League side away, which would have been good.

“But to get Charlton, ex-Premier League, former FA Cup winners and the most local club to us in terms of the Football League, it’s a dream come true for everyone.

“You’re going there to enjoy the day.

“We’ve worked hard leading up to the game, without thinking about the game, and