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  "id": 18656788,
  "title": "Non-league's greatest giant-killers eye another scalp",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/non-leagues-greatest-giant-killers-eye-another-scalp-18656788",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T06:45:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqev332mv1lyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Non-league Altrincham is aiming to secure its 18th FA Cup scalp in an upcoming match against Notts County. Currently seventh in the National League, the club has defeated 17 Football League opponents in the competition, a figure Yahoo Sports notes is more than any other club to have spent its entire existence in non-league football.\n\nGraham Heathcote, a former midfielder who made over 500 appearances for the club, believes the team's history can provide the confidence to pull off an upset against the League One side despite the two-division gap. Heathcote told BBC Sport that during a period between 1978 and 1982, the part-time team reached the FA Cup third round for four consecutive seasons. He noted that such achievements were significant because the competition did not feature the same weakened sides from larger clubs as it does today.",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Non-league's greatest giant-killers eye another scalp",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/non-leagues-greatest-giant-killers-eye-another-scalp-18656995",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:46:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}