Dover Athletic 0 Tamworth 3

AFTER enjoying the excitement created by Dover reaching the FA Cup first round for the first time in their history, Whites fans suffered a severe letdown at Crabble on Saturday.

They were well beaten by promotion rivals Tamworth. And, to make matters worse for manager Clive Walker, Nicky Humphrey is facing a long spell out of action after being carried off in the first half with an ankle injury.

Fellow defender Steve Norman also went off at half-time with another ankle injury, but Walker is hopeful that he will be fit for the cup clash with Oxford United on November 16.

Tamworth, who leapfrogged Dover to go second in the table, scored on the stroke of half-time though Mark Hallam and then dominated the second half, adding further goals through Mark Cooper and Tony Hemmings.