Hampton & Richmond boss Alan Devonshire has insisted his side's FA Cup run has been at least two years in the making and is no flash in the pan.

The former West Ham United winger will lead his team into the first round proper - a stage he never graced as a player - after Glenn Harris' late winner set up a mouth-watering home tie with League Two Dagenham & Redbridge.

Saturday's 1-0 win over Wealdstone capped a momentous week at the Beveree following the appointment of ex-Beaver and local businessman Stephen McPherson as a director after the exit of David Cole last month.

More investors are expected to join the Board within the next month in the wake of the dream cup run, which has brought nearly £20,000 into the club coffers in recent weeks.

But Devonshire, who won the competition with the Hammers, insists neither the money or the personal glory interests him ahead of the biggest home game in Hampton's history - for him it is all about the players.

"The achievement does rank up there among my best, but it is not about me personally is it," he said.

"I'm absolutely delighted for the boys because it is the culmination of a lot of hard work over the last two or three years.

"Some of these players have been with me for a long time now and I've watched them develop. For me it is about watching that hard work come to fruition and that is the best thing about it.

"I'm happy for them really. Some of them have never been to the first round before and to see their faces was a picture."

Hampton left it late at the weekend with Harris notching with five minutes remaining in a second-half the Beavers had dominated.

His introduction - with ten minutes to go - proved decisive, but Devonshire insisted it was a team effort.

"I've got a good squad. They are all different types of players, who can score goals. It is not about any one individual, but it is great having that sort of ammunition on the bench," he added.

"They were probably slightly better than us in the first half, but we had all the chances in the second-half. Glenn gave us a bit more impetuous and luckily we got the winner."

Devonshire will be without influential midfielder Stuart Lake for the next around after his booking for dissent saw him pick up a one match suspension.

But the manager is still looking forward to a game that should attract a bumper 2,000 crowd - including some old friends from the East End.

"Everyone was going on about getting Leeds or Nottingham Forest in the draw, but I was happy with home tie," he said.

"They are the favourites. They are mid-table in League Two after winning the Conference comfortably last season. The pressure is off us. We were expected to win against Wealdstone which made us a bit edgy.

"We've got nothing to lose. I think we've got enough in our squad to cause them problems. It will be a great occasion and a great opportunity to show what we can do."