FA Cup 1st Round replay – Margate v Leyton Orient, November 26th, 2002
Margate 1 (Keister, 51 pen)
Leyton Orient 0
Tuesday 26 November 2002
FA Cup First Round replay – Crabble, Dover
Attendance: 2,048
John Keister’s penalty earned Margate their first FA Cup win over Football League opposition since 1972 and a Second Round tie at home to Cardiff. Sam Sodje was fouled by Justin Miller six minutes into the second half and Keister placed the spot-kick high and to the left of O’s goalkeeper Scott Barrett.
Margate: Mitten, Shearer, Edwards, Porter, Oates, Lamb, Saunders (Munday), Sodje, McFlynn, Collins, Keister. Unused subs: Smith, Beard, Turner, Griffiths.
Leyton Orient: Barrett, Joseph, Smith (Brazier), Miller, Lockwood, Hatcher (Forbes), Harris, Canham, Martin, Nugent, Fletcher (Ibehre). Unused subs: Barnard, Morris.
Referee: G. Hegley (Hertfordshire).

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