Former Non-League Paper editor Stuart Hammonds, now the press and communications manager at Luton Town, reached the FA Cup first round with Ware a decade ago. Here, he tells John Lyons what it meant to him…
For me, it was brilliant because I had always written about the players getting to the first round, or the third round, and playing against professional clubs that you read about in the papers or watched on Match of the Day.
As a part-time Non-League player, to actually get there was unbelievable because you are testing yourself against full-time players, you’re in that role...