The team from Manor Fields are already history makers

The youngsters of MK Irish will make history next Thursday when they play Ilkeston Town in the first round of the FA Youth Cup.

The U18s are the first in the club’s history to reach the first round of the competition, and they did so in emphatic style with a brilliant 5-1 win over Grantham Town in the third qualifying round.

Entering the competition in the preliminary round, they edged past Arlesey 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, before seeing off AFC Rushden & Diamonds 3-2 in Northamptonshire in the first qualifying round.

At the start of October, they beat Wellingborough Town 4-2 on home soil to move within a game of the first round, where they brushed Grantham aside with ease.

More than 200 supporters were at Manor Fields to see the triumph, and even more are expected on Thursday October 29 when the side step out onto the field for the game against Ilkeston.