Andy Peaks was “immensely proud” of his Tamworth players after they produced a heroic FA Cup display to take Tottenham to extra-time before they suffered a 3-0 loss.

Tamworth went close to producing one of the most memorable upsets in FA Cup history on Sunday, taking Tottenham to extra time.

Tamworth manager Andy Peaks said he was immensely proud of his players after the fifth-tier team to Tottenham to extra time in the FA Cup.The lowest-ranked team in the third round came close to

Tottenham has endured the humiliation of being taken to extra time by Tamworth, an opponent nearly 100 places lower in English soccer’s pyramid, before winning 3-0 and avoiding one of the biggest shoc

Tottenham are pushed to extra time by non-league Tamworth to reach the 4th round of the FA Cup.

Follow live coverage as Tamworth face Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup today. This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.

Part-timers Tamworth produced a heroic display to take Tottenham to extra-time before the Premier League club limped into the FA Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win. Andy Peaks’ National League outfit pushed Spurs all the way at a buoyant Lambs Ground on an occasion for the whole town to be proud of – albeit with a tinge of disappointment after they missed out on a potential-lucrative replay.

Spurs survive huge FA Cup scare to see off part-timers - Spurs almost on wrong end of a major third-round upset

Tottenham narrowly avoided FA Cup embarrassment against non-league  Tamworth as they needed extra-time before securing a 3-0 win in the third round on Sunday.Tottenham were only the fourth Premier League side since 1992-93 to be taken to extra-time in an FA Cup game against a non-league club.

Tottenham Hotspur survived an embarrassing result at the hands of National League side Tamworth with a 3-0 victory in extra time in the third round of the FA Cup Sunday morning. Knowing the lore of Tottenham Hotspur jokes and what many felt could happen — beating the most in-form team in Liverpool and possibly losing to Tamworth — the Premier League side looked clueless throughout the first half of the FA Cup draw.