they stunned League One Barnsley in the FA Cup first
round, with Blackpool also out.
It was a miserable day for League One's struggling sides in the
FA Cup as the bottom five were all dumped out in the first
round.
Barnsley, Blackpool, Fleetwood Town, Crewe Alexandra and
Swindon Town were beaten, the latter going down 3-1 at
Rochdale in Martin Ling's first game at the helm
Elsewhere on Saturday there were contrasting fortunes for three
former winners of the competition, with Coventry City losing 2-1
to Northampton Town and Wigan Athletic thrashed 4-0 at Bury,
but Portsmouth overcame Macclesfield Town 2-1.
Lee Johnson - who has suffered seven consecutive league
defeats in charge of Barnsley - felt the pressure rise further on
his shoulders in a 1-0 reverse at Altrincham, whose fellow
National League sides Barnet and Eastleigh accounted for
Blackpool and Crewe respectively.
Fleetwood's defeat at least came at the hands of another third-
tier side, with League One leaders Walsall triumphing 2-0 at the
Bescot Stadium.
Ling was not the only manager to endure a losing start in the
dugout, with Jackie McNamara's York City beaten 3-2 at
Accrington Stanley.
Carlisle United returned from the lengthy journey to Plymouth
Argyle with a place in round two as a brace of first-half goals
got the job done for Keith Curle's side.
Northern Premier League outfit Barwell were edged out 2-0 by
Welling United, but a few non-League sides were on the
receiving end of a drubbing as Wealdstone lost 6-2 to
Colchester United, St Albans were beaten 5-1 at Grimsby Town,
and Staines Town went down 6-1 at Leyton Orient.
National League leaders Forest Green helped to fly the flag for
non-League football, though, as they beat League Two AFC
Wimbledon 2-1 courtesy of Elliott Frear's last-gasp strike, while
Barwell's league rivals Stourbridge remain in the hat following a
2-1 win at Dover Athletic.
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