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Zac Sherratt
BBC News, South East
Ashford United football player Gary Lockyer looks set to be crowned top goal scorer of FA Cup competition this season.
Lockyer scored 10 goals for the Kent team in the men's FA Cup this year, making him the top scorer in the competition so far.
His achievement means he has has earned him a box at Wembley to watch the final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City.
Speaking to the BBC's Football Focus ahead of the game, he said: "To score 10 goals is unbelievable and [so is being] here at Wembley and to see the final."
Lockyer, 32, is a telecoms worker by trade and has scored 36 goals in all competitions this season with Ashford United, who play in the eighth tier of the English football and exited the FA Cup in the third qualifying round.
"I've been here many times to watch Manchester United, many times," he said.
"The FA Cup is the oldest competition, a chance for us non-league players to excel and it's the most magical in the country.
"So scoring 10 goals is unbelievable, and be here at Wembley and to see the final."
Lockyer has just signed a new contract with Ashford and is hoping for more FA Cup action next season.
But asked if he fancied Manchester United to lift the trophy, he replied: "Palace, all day long."
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