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Eighth-tier Marine will face Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Merseyside club, of Northern Premier League Division One, will welcome the current Premier League leaders to the 3,185-capacity Rossett Park in early January.
The stadium that will greet Tottenham in January
The club’s official Twitter account was understandably very active following the dream draw, tweeting the message: ‘Mourinho at Marine! #COYM’.
Marine became only the second side from the eighth tier of English football to reach the third round after beating Havant & Waterlooville after extra time on Sunday.
“It’s an unbelievable draw, ” said Marine boss Neil Young .
“We will plan as best we can. Usually with Jose’s teams, he puts pretty strong sides out. We have won seven games to get here and this is a great reward.”
Marine overcame Havant in the second round to set themselves up for a shot at Spurs
National League North side Chorley will play Derby at home and Stockport, of the National League, have also been handed home advantage in their tie against West Ham.
Holders Arsenal face Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium and other all-Premier League ties see Aston Villa against Liverpool at Villa Park, and Wolves vs Crystal Palace at Molineux.
National League outfit Boreham Wood will play Millwall at home after beaing Canvey Island on Monday night.
League Two side Crawley have been drawn to play Leeds at home and Bristol Rovers have been rewarded for thrashing Darlington 6-0 in the second round with a home tie against Sheffield United.
Last season’s beaten finalists Chelsea will play League Two side Morecambe at Stamford Bridge and 2019 winners Manchester City will host Birmingham.
QPR face Fulham in a west London derby at Loftus Road, while Manchester United have been drawn against Watford at Old Trafford.
All of the third round ties will be played between January 8-11.
Have a look at the full FA Cup third round draw below…
Huddersfield v Plymouth
Southampton v Shrewsbury
Chorley v Derby
Marine v Tottenham
Wolves v Crystal Palace
Stockport v West Ham
Oldham v Bournemouth
Manchester United v Watford
Stevenage v Swansea
Everton v Rotherham
Nottingham Forest v Cardiff
Arsenal v Newcastle
Barnsley v Tranmere
Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United
Boreham Wood v Millwall
Blackburn v Doncaster
Stoke v Leicester
Wycombe v Preston
Crawley v Leeds
Burnley v MK Dons
Bristol City v Portsmouth
QPR v Fulham
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Brentford v Middlesbrough
Manchester City v Birmingham
Luton v Reading
Chelsea v Morecambe
Exeter v Sheffield Wednesday
Norwich v Coventry
Blackpool v West Brom
Newport v Brighton
Cheltenham v Mansfield

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