Burnham FC maintain their fine form in FA Cup with Northwood victory

Gavin James

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Burnham FC maintained their fine form in the FA Cup as they edged into the next round of the competition with a 1-0 win against Northwood on Tuesday night.

Gavin James’ 12th-minute penalty was the difference between the two sides at full time as the Blues picked up their third win of the tournament.

On Twitter, Burnham boss Ashleigh James said: “WE DONE IT. Asked for a reaction and my god we got it. Northwood FC [are] a very good footballing side with lots of talent but tonight was our night, in to the next round.”

It was a perfect response for Burnham who had been knocked out of the FA Vase just three days earlier to Penn and Tylers Green.

In front of a crowd of 150, Dean Allen scored the only goal of the game at French School Meadows on Saturday.

The joint-skipper was able to put the hosts in front with a 67th minute header from Sam Green’s long throw.

Burnham make the short journey to Stag Meadow next to play Windsor in a league fixture on Saturday.