Maidstone United

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Maidstone United were drawn against either Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City in the FA Cup fifth round as the lowest-ranked team in the competition missed out on a glamourous tie against Premier League opposition.

Maidstone United recorded a famous FA Cup upset on Saturday as the non-league team beat Championship side Ipswich Town 2-1 to secure their progress into the fifth round.

This is the story of how Maidstone United, currently playing in the sixth tier of English football, came back from the dead to set themselves up for a historic FA Cup match against Ipswich Town.