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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Sport
Richard Garnett

Who is Luke Garrard? The man who took Boreham Wood to the brink of the football league

When Everton face Boreham Wood in the FA Cup Fifth round this evening, it would take a brave, or perhaps affluent, individual to place a wager of any significance on the the non-league visitors.

Currently lying fourth in the National League - the fifth tier of English football - the Hertfordshire side attracted 1,236 spectators to their 1-0 home victory against Eastleigh last Saturday afternoon.

But despite the stark contrast in football standings suggesting that the Blues should expect nothing but a routine victory that keeps hopes of getting to the FA Cup final this season on course, it is in fact 'The Wood' who have played at Wembley Stadium more recently, under the stewardship of young manager Luke Garrard.

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