Non-league trio Carlisle, Gateshead and Boreham Wood spring FA Cup shocks | OneFootball

Substitute Regan Linney hit a sensational hat-trick as National League side Carlisle, managed by Mark Hughes, stunned League One Reading with a remarkable 3-2 extra-time win in the FA Cup first round.

Linney struck twice in second-half added time to force an additional period after Lewis Wing and Mark O’Mahony put the hosts in control before completing his treble – and the comeback – in the 94th minute.

Fellow fifth-tier club Gateshead upset League One high fliers AFC Wimbledon with a 2-0 away victory.

Goals either side of half-time from Kain Adom and Fenton John dumped out the Dons, who sit sixth in the third tier.

Boreham Wood also produced a shock, beating League Two strugglers Crawley 3-0 thanks to strikes from Matt Rush and Abdul Abdulmalik either side of Zak Brunt’s penalty.

Hemel Hempstead of the National League South gave 2013 winners Wigan a major scare before losing 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.

James Waite struck an extra-time winner as Weston-super-Mare came from behind to upset Aldershot with a 2-1 win.

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Wigan were given a scare but beat Hemel Hempstead of the National League South on penalties (Getty Images)

Lyle Taylor’s brace helped National League South club Chelmsford thrash Essex rivals Braintree of the National League 4-1, while Danny Elliott hit a first-half hat-trick as Macclesfield overcame fellow sixth-tier side AFC Totton 6-3.

Slough of the National League South knocked out fifth-tier Altrincham with a 2-1 success, while League Two Salford eliminated League One Lincoln 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.

Burton thumped seventh-tier St Albans 6-0 thanks to doubles from Tyrese Shade, Charlie Webster and Fabio Tavares, League Two Swindon came from behind to register a 2-1 extra-time win at League One Rotherham and Barnsley avoided an upset after scraping a 3-2 success over York at Oakwell thanks to Marc Roberts’ added-time header.

Lee Bonis’ penalty earned League Two Chesterfield a 1-0 win at League One high-fliers Stevenage, Buxton beat Chatham 2-1 after extra-time and Luke Williams’ reign as Peterborough manager began with a 1-0 victory over Cardiff.

Michael Mellon’s hat-trick helped Oldham beat Northampton 3-1, Stockport beat Tranmere by the same scoreline, Blackpool won 1-0 against Scunthorpe, Bolton defeated Huddersfield 2-1, and Bradford lost 1-0 at Cheltenham.

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Exeter sealed a place in the second round by beating Halifax 2-0 (Getty Images)

Doncaster came from behind to defeat Crewe 2-1, MK Dons won 3-2 at Colchester, Cambridge dispatched Chester 3-0, while Wealdstone overcame Southend 1-0.

Cauley Woodrow’s brace earned Wycombe a 2-0 victory over Plymouth, as Bristol Rovers won 2-1 at Bromley, Sutton defeated Telford 2-1, Exeter registered a 2-0 success at Halifax, Grimsby battled back to beat Ebbsfleet 3-1 and Spennymoor lost 2-0 at home to Barrow.