The half-time whistle was greeted with cheers. In the corner of Goodison Park that housed the Boreham Wood fans, anyway. The last non-league side standing, only the 10th to reach the fifth round since theSecond World War, were bridging a gap of 78 places. Comfortably, too.
The reaction of a caustic Evertonian told another tale. “Boreham Senseless 0 Boreham Wood 0,” was one verdict. An hour later and the serial FA Cup winner Frank Lampard had booked a quarter-final date with Crystal Palace. But while there may be less impressive ways to reach the last eight, there probably aren’t too many.
