Walton & Hersham secured a shock 4-1 win over National League side Sutton United to progress to the fourth round of the FA Trophy.
The Swans, who are two leagues below the U's, put in a dominant display to see off the fifth tier club with ease, matching their best ever performance in the Trophy.
Under the leadership of new manager Jakub Pietrzak, the hosts made the perfect start as after just seven minutes, Mason Obeng pounced on a defensive mix-up to fire in the opener from the left side of the box.
Sutton put that poor start behind them to cause the Swans some problems, but the home side stood firm to keep their visitors at bay and take the advantage into half-time.
Following the break, the U's looked the more dominant side and it appeared as if they would be the next to find the back of the net, but an equaliser was nowhere to be found.
A superb counterattacking move by Dawid Rogalski and Jack Wood just past the hour mark saw Obeng found in acres of space, allowing him time to set himself in front of goal before slotting in an all-important double.
Things only got worse for the visitors from there as just minutes later, they conceded a penalty with the Swans' number seven stepping up with his eyes on the match ball. He calmly beat Jack Sims from the spot to complete his first ever senior career hat-trick.
Pietrzak's side weren't done there though with more pressure on the Sutton defence winning them another penalty soon after. Rogalski took the ball for this one and coolly converted to put the result well beyond doubt.
As the clock ticked down, Charlie Bell capitalised on some sloppy defending by the hosts to net a mere consolation for the U's.
Walton & Hersham saw out a gruelling 11 minutes of stoppage time to secure their spot in the fourth round for the first time since the 2004/05 season, matching their best ever competition performance.
The draw for the next stage will take place on Monday 15 December at approximately 5pm GMT.
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