Excellent shock win for Whitby Town (From Gazette & Herald)
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Excellent shock win for Whitby Town
2:53pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012 in Sport
Whitby TOWN progressed to the next stage of the FA Trophy after shocking Chorley 3-1 in the first qualifying round.
The Blues turned their league form upside down against their eighth placed Evo-Stik League rivals with an impressive display.
Steven Snaith fired Whitby into a 6th minute lead, John Cunciffe equalised after 34 minutes and the visitors won the game with two strikes in the last eight minutes – Snaith, and substitute Shane Henry, getting the crucial goals.
Whitby return to FA Cup duty with a trip to Stalybridge Celtic on Saturday in the third qualifying round (3pm).
If the game ends in a draw, the replay will be at Whitby on Wednesday, October 10 (7.45pm).
