Renfrew manager Jimmy Quigley admits it was a proud day for the club as they won their first ever match in the Scottish Cup.
Frew were 3-2 winners over Lowland League East outfit Broxburn Athletic at New Western Park, setting up a home clash with SPFL League Two side Stirling Albion later this month in round two.
Erol Douglas had given the visitors the lead on Saturday, but Alan Cook equalised from the spot on the stroke of half-time.
Second-half strikes from Sean Fyfe and Kenzie McCrystal then had Frew in a comfortable position only for Callum Biggar to set up a grandstand finale, but the hosts held on.
Quigley had stepped back from manager to coach in recent months as he did not have the required coaching badges for an SFA Licensed team which led to Ryan Borris being the official manager.
He has since gained the required qualifications to be named as boss again and joked he was the mastermind behind Saturday’s historic performance.
Speaking to Gazette Sport, he said: “It was a big day for the club and the community turned out to support us.
“Broxburn were good in the first-half, but we managed to weather the storm and came out in the second-half and scored a couple of goals, so I was really pleased with the performance and to get into the next round.
“I passed all my coaching badges recently and I’m back to being the manager now, so I’ll take all the credit for it – never mind Ryan!
"We were joking about that recently, but it was a historic day for the club and we’re all proud to have been part of it.
“Ideally in the cup you want something that gives you the best chance of getting into the next round but there are no easy games at this level so it was good to get an SPFL team which is a decent reward for the club and we’ll prepare for that when it comes around.”
Quigley was also full of praise for McCrystal who scored the third with a superb strike from the edge of the area.
He added: “It’s good to see Kenzie back amongst the goal because he missed pre-season and has only been back in training for three or four weeks. He’s got great quality with two good feet and I was delighted to see him score.”
It’s back to the bread and butter of league football with Cumnock the opponents this weekend.
The Ayrshire side will also be on a high after a win over rivals Auchinleck Talbot in the Scottish Cup but Quigley insists his troops are on a roll.
He said: “Cumnock were excellent on Friday against Auchinleck Talbot, they’ve got a really good squad and I expect them to be up towards the top of the table and challenging.
“We’re on a good run ourselves with only one defeat in five games so everything is really positive for us just now.”
Kick-off at Townhead Park on Saturday is 3pm.
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