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MCGEEHAN HAT-TRICK HELPS TYKES HIT SEVEN

Barnsley 7, Aldershot Town 2. Barnsley: Cameron McGeehan 20, 62, 67, Reyes Cleary 26, Vimal Yoganathan 33, 45+2, Royce Brownlie 87; Aldershot: Anisius Eros Edward Lewis 75, 86. Yoganathan brace and Cleary set Oakwell rout; Lewis grabs late Shots double

Barnsley thrashed Aldershot Town 7-2 at Oakwell to storm into the FA Cup second round, four up by the break and barely looking back.

Cameron McGeehan opened on 20 and completed a hat-trick with strikes on 62 and 67. Reyes Cleary made it two on 26 before Vimal Yoganathan added a first-half brace (33, 45+2). Substitute Anisius Lewis pulled two back for the National League Shots late on (75, 86), only for Rylan Brownlie to restore the five-goal cushion on 87.

Daniel Stendel's League One side head into Monday's draw; Scott Davies' visitors leave South Yorkshire well beaten.

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BANTAMS HIT SEVEN PAST MARINE

Bradford 7, Marine 0. Bradford: Nick Powell 10, 16, Adam Phillips 21, 87, Matthew Pennington 33, Will Swan 58, George Lapslie 73. Powell brace and Phillips double lead Valley Parade cup thrashing

Bradford City thrashed Marine 7-0 at Valley Parade, four up by half-time and barely looking back in the FA Cup first round.

Nick Powell struck twice early (10, 16), Adam Phillips made it three on 21 and Matthew Pennington headed a fourth on 33. Substitute Will Swan added a fifth on 58 after Marine's Ibukun Abankwah was sent off, George Lapslie made it six on 73, and Phillips thumped a seventh from range on 87.

Michael Duff's Bantams head into Monday's draw; Bobby Grant's visitors leave Yorkshire well beaten.

Where it leaves them: . Bradford four up by the break; Marine's Ibukun Abankwah sent off on 54 as the National League North side collapsed.

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SALISBURY ROUT SHOLING SIX-NIL

Salisbury 6, Sholing 0. Salisbury: Nathan Odokonyero 31, 53, Josh Hedges 33 pen, Jeremy Sivi 39, Luke Russe 89, Jaiden Bartolo 90+3. Odokonyero brace, Hedges penalty, Sivi, Russe and Bartolo bury Southern League rivals

Salisbury thrashed Sholing 6-0 at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium to reach the FA Cup second round.

Nathan Odokonyero opened on 31 from Jeremy Sivi's assist, Josh Hedges converted a penalty on 33, and Sivi made it three from range on 39 with Richard McIntyre's help. Odokonyero added a fourth on 53 from Hedges' pass. Substitutes Luke Russe and Jaiden Bartolo completed the rout late on, both from distance in the closing stages.

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O'S BRUSH PAST HARBOROUGH

Leyton Orient 5, Harborough Town 1. Orient: Armando Dobra 6, Aaron Connolly 25, Idris El Mizouni 49, 90+7, Tony Springett 79; Harborough: Paul Malone 69. Dobra, Connolly, El Mizouni brace and Springett seal round two at Brisbane Road

Leyton Orient beat Harborough Town 5-1 at the BetWright Stadium to reach the FA Cup second round.

Armando Dobra headed them ahead on 6 from Fin Stevens' delivery, and Aaron Connolly doubled it on 25 from Alex Gilbert's assist. Idris El Mizouni made it three on 50 from Somto Boniface's pass before Paul Malone pulled one back on 69 for the Southern League visitors. Tony Springett added a fourth on 81, and El Mizouni finished the scoring in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

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REID DOUBLE CAPS READING ROUT AT POSH

Peterborough 0, Reading 5. Reading: Daniel·Kyerewaa 26, Jack Marriott 34, Charlie Savage 45+4, Jamie Reid 72, 76. Kyerewaa, Marriott and Savage put Royals 3-0 up by the break before Jamie Reid's brace seals a 5-0 first-round win

Reading thrashed Peterborough United 5-0 at the Weston Homes Stadium to reach the FA Cup second round.

Daniel Kyerewaa opened the scoring on 26 minutes, assisted by Andy Rinomhota. Jack Marriott headed a second on 34 from Haydon Roberts' cross, and Charlie Savage made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time from Marriott's pass.

Jamie Reid, on for Marriott, struck twice after the break — on 72 from Paudie O'Connor's set-piece assist and on 76 from Liam Fraser — as the League One Royals completed a ruthless first-round win.

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