Caretaker boss Paul Hobbs and teenage debutant Jerry Amoo formed a significant part of a superb all-round team display that saw Kings go through to the third qualifying round round of the FA Trophy against the odds following a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Enfield Town.

The tie had look destined to go to a replay after Kings had played the entire second half with ten men following the dismissal of Jack Pattison, but Hobbs’ decision to bring Amoo on was rewarded in dramatic fashion in injury time.

The visitors brought a large following, encamped with purple balloons behind the Kings goal and they were vocally matched at the other end by the home side’s ‘Junior Ultras’, who seem to grow in numbers each week.

Langley were without leading scorer Lewis Toomey, but the blow was softened somewhat by the return of David Hutton to the number 10 spot, with Immanuelson Duku moving forward to the striking role.

The opening 15 minutes were unsurprisingly tentative, given the rewards of finance and prestige on offer and while Enfield had the better of possession, it was Kings who created the first chance when Stevie Ward produced a right-wing power run and shot that Nathan McDonald did well to parry. Rebounds produced a diving Duku header and a Josh Chamberlain shot, but both were also blocked on the line.

Town responded with a Harry Ottaway header off target, a Scott Schulton opportunity past the post and a Bobby Devyne acute shot skimming the upright. But Kings continued to look the more dangerous on the break and a glorious Hutton through ball saw Ward denied by another brave block from McDonald.

With a minute to go to the break in an intriguing encounter, a damp grey sky apparently fell on Kings’ hopes as Pattison, already booked by the referee, attempted a rash challenge and was given a second yellow.

The pendulum appeared to have swung Enfield’s way, but Hobbs’ revised tactics saw the ten men attack from the restart with McDonald again called into action to save a Hutton strike and a Connor Toomey shot on the turn, before the hosts saw Ward and Josh Chamberlain go close and Hutton hit the bar.

Town’s belief in the natural order of numeric superiority was visibly shaken by this 15-minute onslaught, but when they did hit back with a succession of corners, it was to strike the bar and see Gary Connolly clear a shot off the line.

Danny Boness had earlier pulled off a flying save from Devyne, but in truth he was so well protected by Connolly, Toomey, Jorell Johnson and Emmanuel Folarin that it was the only serious save he had to make.

With 15 minutes to go Hobbs gambled by sending on 19-year-old Amoo, signed two days previously, to add some pace, but as the minutes counted down, Kings were finding it difficult to break out. Could they hold on for a replay on equal terms?

Danger threatened again two minutes into stoppage-time when Amoo gave away a free kick 25 yards from goal. And then the fates intervened, as Kier Dickson made a hash of the kick, Amoo intercepted and broke clear to cross the halfway line. Relief had turned to hope as he bore down on the lone figure of McDonald and hope to ecstasy as he calmly slotted the ball past the keeper.

A collective breath was released by the crowd as the ground erupted, half in joy, half in despair, and as the final whistle sounded 90 seconds later, Kings knew they had added a new page to the history book, one that will be long remembered by all those that witnessed it.

Kings Langley: Boness; Folarin, Connolly, Johnson, C Toomey; Pattison, Hitchcock; Ward, Hutton (Gallagher 85), Chamberlain (Amoo 75); Duku (Cox 89). Subs not used: Plowright and Bush.