 In 1962 , the club followed Salisbury and stepped up to the Western League . This proved to be quite a different challenge — whereas before they had only competed against local teams in league competition , they now faced opposition from teams as far afield as Avon , Somerset and Devon as well as the reserve teams of league clubs such as Bristol Rovers , Bristol City and Torquay United . They generally fared well , only failing to finish in the top half of the table twice during their time at this level . Their first season in the Western League saw the club reach the first round proper of the FA Cup for the only time in their history after defeating Hendon 5 – 4 in a fourth qualifying round replay . On 3 November , Fourth Division side Gillingham came to the Walled Meadow and won 1 – 0 in front of <unk> spectators , a figure which would remain as the club 's largest attendance for a home game . In the league Andover finished fourth , but that was their highest placing until 1969 – 70 when they finished as runners @-@ up . 
