'We set out today to make sure history was made,' George Elokobi, said after watching any club called Maidstone United reach the FA Cup fourth round for the first time.
Elokobi, the Cameroon-born former Wolves defender, was speaking on the Gallagher Stadium pitch having seen his mission accomplished.
Neither the United that folded in 1992 after running out of money, players and time, nor the one that started again in the Kent County League fourth division had progressed this far in the competition.
Sam Corne's penalty in first-half added time gave the National League South side a 1-0 lead over Stevenage of League One and they clung on to it during a fierce rearguard action that lasted most of the second half.