Goalkeeper Jamie Anderson will be thrust from the obscurity of Sunday morning football into the full glare of the world's most famous knockout competition tomorrow.

Just seven months ago the 20-year-old was turning out in front of the proverbial one man and his dog for The Shakespeares Head in the premier division of the Sussex Sunday League.

Tomorrow the keeper will realise the dream of millions of players when he pulls on the gloves for Crawley against Conference side Telford United in the first round of the FA Cup.

Fairytales are nothing new when it comes to the FA Cup. Every year it throws up stories about teams of butchers, bakers and candlestick-makers humbling highly-paid professionals.

So when Anderson runs out at Buck's Head tomorrow in front of 2,000 fans it will be another amazing chapter in the competition's rich history.

The former Falmer School pupil hasn't even played for the Dr Martens premier division leaders in a competitive game and has been forced into the spotlight after regular keeper Andy Little broke his cheekbone last week.

His only appearances for the Crawley's first team came in two pre-season friendlies.

He is something of an unknown quantity, a situation Crawley were desperate to preserve in the build-up to the biggest game of his life as the club threw a protective cloak around the youngster and banned him from doing interviews.

But the man who knows the goalkeeper better than most - Calvin Sweetman, his former manager at The Shakespeares Head - is sure he will cope with the pressure.

"He is one of the best goalkeepers about and has come on leaps and bounds in the last few seasons with us," said Sweetman.

"I don't think he will be fazed by the ocassion at all as he is a very confident young lad.

"This is what he wants and I have no doubt he will perform well. Everyone at the club is very proud of him. We are all excited for Jamie and wish him good luck."

Anderson has been regarded as a fine shot-stopper since playing for Brighton Tigers in the Mid Sussex Youth League.

Star performances won him a place in the Brighton Schools under-15 team and Albion under-15s but he spent the next four seasons with The Shakespeares Head.

Then Crawley manager Francis Vines snapped him up in the summer and, after patiently waiting his turn in the reserves, he finally has the chance to play on the big stage.

Little, who had an operation to put a pin in his cheekbone on Wednesday and will be out for three weeks, believes it could be the first step on the road to great things.

Little said: "He is being thrown in at the deep end a bit as he has never played a league game for the first team but I have confidence in him.

"From what I have seen his is a good enough keeper and with the adrenaline sure to be pumping it could be enough for him to play a real blinder."