Rugby Town proved just too strong for Midland League opponents Stone Old Alleynians in easing to an Emirates FA Cup victory at Butlin Road.

Goals from Harrison Nee, Liam Francis and Ryan Sahota secured a trip to Barton Town in the First Qualifying Round, with Valley surviving an early scare before securing a second successive three goal win in the competition.

Edwin Ahenkorah, Liam Francis and Nee made first starts of the season following Town's 3-0 midweek league defeat at Corby, but it was the visitors that almost made the perfect start when Rugby keeper Paul Hathaway spilled Joe Baxter's cross to Kacper Mikulski - who somehow missed an open target from close quarters.

Town were soon starting to threaten themselves though, with Trey Charles helping wide a decent chance created by Ethan O'Toole's cross.

Another opportunity for Charles went begging shortly after, when first his header into the ground was saved by former Valley stopper Raajan Gill and then he put his follow-up header over the bar.

Next up to miss out was Nee, when he stroked one into Gill's arms after getting in behind the Stone back-line, but the goal finally came on 38 minutes following an impressive flowing team move from the hosts which had seen Hilton Arthur do well to play in the overlapping Dan Summerfield, who squared his cross to Nee to tap in from close range.

Gill was then off his line quickly to thwart Charles, with Rugby going close again to a second just before the break when Nee smashed one against the crossbar and Arthur screwed the rebound wide.

Town kicked off the new period where they had left the previous one, with Charles applying a wayward finish to half-time sub Tayo Tucker's through ball and Gill saving Summerfield's header after's Sahota scooped cross had been patted down by Gill.

Nee was then denied a second by Baxter's well-timed tackle and a Tucker effort from fully twenty yards was tipped over by Gill, with Charles's resulting inswinging corner almost sneaking in at the near post.

A further nicely-flighted Charles corner soon followed though, and this time hie placed his delivery on the head of Francis at the near post and Valley's playing-assistant expertly guided the ball home.

Jack Tomlinson sent one high into the stands in a rare attacking moment from Alleynians, but Rugby continued to push for a third and both David Kolodynski and Tucker threatened with a pair of threatening crosses.

Josh Thomas headed over a Kolodynski corner, and then Mikey Taylor's touch let him down as he cut in from a dangerous position on the right.

Jack Wakefield did flash one across the face of the Rugby goal, but no one was there to convert, before Town fully killed off the tie when they broke quickly with numbers in added time, and Sahota applied a simple finish to Taylor's squared pass across the box.

Valley Line-up: Hathaway; Summerfield, Ahenkorah, Thomas, Francis; Fitzharris (Tucker 46'), Sahota; Arthur (Semahimbo 57'), Nee (Taylor 77'), O'Toole; Charles (Kolodynski 66'). Subs not used: Rai, Mensah. Bookings: None.

Stone Line-up: Gill, Baxter, S.Minshall, S.Bowater, Vale, Thomas, Bailey, Bostock, Tomlinson, Wilson, Mikulski. Subs: H.Minshall, Middleton, Griffiths, Wakefield, Harper, J.Bowater, Askey.