FA Trophy

Legend Billy in on Reds alert

Billy Heath knew exactly what was coming, as soon as Mickleover’s Hamza Bencherif scored the winning penalty in the FA Trophy shoot-out victory against Malvern Town last month.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 October 2026

FA TROPHY
Billy Heath knew exactly what was coming, as soon as Mickleover’s Hamza Bencherif scored the winning penalty in the FA Trophy shoot-out victory against Malvern Town last month.
By Steve Gibbs

“I was stood in the bar after the game and we were talking about the next round,” remembers the assistant manager of the Step 4 Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side. “I just said to Gareth (Holmes, Mickleover manager) ‘we’ll get Alfreton’. Whether it be at home or away, I couldn’t predict that one, but I said that I bet we get Alfreton. And then, lo and behold, on the Monday…”
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