Sun Sports will make their first ever foray into the final preliminary round of the FA Cup this weekend.

A tricky local tie with Northwood is Sun’s reward for their replay win over London Tigers in the extra preliminary round last week, which became their first win in the competition in their history – and now they are looking to make more.

Having reached this stage for the first time, a win against Northwood, who they will host on Saturday, would take them into the first round of qualifying and arguably the biggest tie in their history, against Hayes and Yeading United.

The magic of the cup has already come alive in north west Watford, and needed to do so when only a 92nd-minute equaliser in the first of their two ties with Tigers saved them from exiting the competition at the first time of asking.

The £1,500 they earned through their replay victory is now set to bolster a player budget which currently lies at precisely zero, and will potentially lead to a number of long-overdue improvements to Sun Postal Sports And Social Club.

“The spirit in the camp is really good – everyone loves the cup,” said manager Tim O’Sullivan. “We’re well aware that this is the first time we have been at this stage and we’re excited.

“It’s great for team morale and we are very much looking forward to the game.

“It will be tough, obviously, but that’s the magic of the FA Cup; it’s a one-off game, and if we apply ourselves in the right way, we can make it hard for them.”

It has been a summer of change on and off the pitch with O’Sullivan taking the helm after arriving at the back-end of last season – and he returned for pre-season last month accompanied by only five of the squad from the previous campaign.

Despite that setback, four points have followed from their opening two games, with a 2-2 draw against Colney Heath on Tuesday night coming on the back of an impressive 4-1 win over Broxbourne Borough on the first day of the league season.

Bertie Squires-Adams, Chris Blunden and Dom David were all on target as the Sun got their season off to the best possible start in front of their home fans.

He said: “You’re never quite sure when you go into a new team how people will react, and a fair few of the players didn’t return for the new season.  “There were a few surprises with people saying they would be back, but I couldn’t blame the lads.

“They worked under Hobbsy [Paul Hobbs] for a few years and might need something different now.

“So it’s been a case of evolution, not revolution, since I came in. Many have flown the nest and it’s left me with a lot to do but we’ve made some good signings and had a decent start to the season.”

A £1,920 prize fund will greet the victors of Saturday's clash against Northwood, who play in the Southern League Division One Central, and O’Sullivan believes it would provide a significant boost to the club’s immediate future.

He said: “The first win was a very welcome amount of money and it’s fantastic going forward for the club.

“We’ve got works to do on the ground and we’ve no player budget whatsoever. It would be very big for this football club.

“If we can use it wisely, we can get started on getting improvements under way at the club and that would be brilliant.”

Tickets for the 3pm kick-off, at Sun Postal Sports And Social Club in Bellmount Wood Avenue, are £6.