Farsley Celtic 2 Cambridge City 1

The Celts earned themselves a money-spinning FA Cup first-round home tie against League Two side MK Dons after they edged out Conference South side Cambridge City in the final qualifying round.

Throstle Nest will play host to the side formerly known as Wimbledon, who went all the way to lifting the trophy against the odds when they beat the mighty Liverpool at Wembley in 1988.

The Celts were in Saturday's live televised draw after a narrow victory which could have been more comfortable.

Farsley made it more difficult for themselves by conceding a poor goal when leading 2-0. But it was still a deserved and well-engineered win.

In the end, home advantage and a greater desire on the day proved crucial in the meeting between two sides who are just one level below the Conference.

"I thought it was a scrappy, bitty game," said Celts boss Lee Sinnott.

"It was similar to when we won the UniBond League Cup against Stocks-bridge, the West Riding County Cup against Harrogate Town and the Uni-Bond Premier Division play-off final against North Ferriby United.

"If we can continue with that knack of edging the big games I will be delighted and the club will prosper.

"There were some big performances out there in this game but one or two players didn't reach their best due to one reason or another.

"Yes, we gave away a soft goal which put us in a position that we shouldn't have been in but I'm not going to slate the players for that.

"They won the game, they deserve to be in the first round proper and I have told them to enjoy it."

The atmosphere was intense, with the visiting supporters making up more than a fifth of the gate of just under 500.

In typical FA Cup fashion they were the most vociferous even after the home side took the lead.

Farsley broke the deadlock midway through the first half after City had given away possession.

Former Bantams striker Gareth Grant played the ball in front of the area from the right flank and Simeon Bambrook ran onto it to fire a dipping shot past the diving keeper from 20 yards.

The goal boosted the home side and a flurry of chances followed in the next few minutes but the Celts could not increase their lead.

Cambridge rallied to hit the woodwork twice inside a minute. A shot from winger Stuart Sinclair was weak and low but Celts skipper Carl Serrant saw his interception come back off the post with keeper Paul Cuss rooted to the middle of his goal-line.

The next attack led to visiting striker Sam Reed getting in a header that Cuss tipped onto the bar. Serrant made a hash of his attempted clearance but was given the time to hack well clear at the second attempt.

Despite flourishes from the visitors, it should have been cut a dried once Farsley netted their second in the 57th minute after a good start to the second half.

They had threatened twice before City failed to clear a rebound after a Damian Reeves effort had come back off the post. Roy Stamer latched on to the loose ball and drove home a low shot from a tight angle.

Just 12 minutes from time, City pulled one back following a mix-up between Serrant, Martin Pemberton and Cuss. They were trying to reach a through ball City's Neil Midgley was chasing. As the four converged, Midgley got the final touch and the ball trickled across the line.