Ringmer's Ross Standen has made football history by becoming the first keeper to score two goals in an FA competition.

Standen netted twice from the spot during the 10-0 win against Cove in the FA Vase first qualifying round two weeks ago.

It could have been better but his hat-trick attempt, again from the penalty spot, was saved.

FA representative Alison Duck said: "We have checked all our records and he is officially the first one.

"No keeper has ever scored two in any FA Cup, Vase or Trophy game and he will now go down in our record books."

Standen, who has also played for Lewes, Worthing and Withdean, said: "I thought it was a wind-up when the FA phoned me and it took a lot of convincing before I finally believed them.

"I was shocked because I thought, considering how old competitions like the FA Cup are, that a keeper would have scored more than two in a game but I'm delighted."

Standen became the club penalty-taker after winning a competition in training three weeks ago.

Manager John Crumplin promised whoever had most success from the spot would be given the job.

He was true to his word in the following game, when Standen scored a penalty in the 3-2 win against Andover in the FA Cup preliminary round.

Standen said: "I had already scored a penalty before the Cove game, so there was no question that I was going to take them.

"I put the first one in the left corner and the second one to the right, sending the keeper the wrong way. For the third one I thought, as a goalkeeper myself, which way would I dive?'

"I decided I would expect it to be smashed straight down the middle, so I went the same way as my first but I was being too clever for my own good because the keeper made a great save.

"I am a bit gutted because the FA told me that if I had scored a hat-trick it would have been a world record.

"The Paraguay keeper (Jose Louis) Chilavert apparently once scored a hat-trick of penalties in the Argentinian League in 1999, but mine would have been quicker, if I had scored, because all three penalties came in about 25 minutes."

Standen will continue to take spot-kicks this season, but admits the way he got the job was dubious.

He said: "In the competition, when the other players were taking the penalties, they were facing me, but when I took them there was no one else to go in goal so John Crumplin did it."

Crumplin, the former Albion defender, said: "We were worried that if he had one saved, the other team would kick the ball straight down the other end and score. But he has proved he can strike a good penalty, so he will be taking them."