THEY are electricians, waiters and teachers during the week but tomorrow they have the chance to become FA Cup heroes.

Oxford City's players have been acclimatising to their new-found fame over the past couple of weeks as they prepare to take on Notts County live on BT Sport in the second round.

Captain Lee Henderson, an electrician at Bicester-based LKT Electrical Services, said both colleagues and clients have been quizzing him this week.

He said: "A lot of my colleagues have been following our run, they watched the second round draw and there's a bit of buzz around the place.

"My boss has been telling people so when I get to houses on jobs they are saying 'hang on a minute are you playing for Oxford City in the cup on TV', which is nice."

"It's new to me and a bit of a change - some of the senior players have performed at a higher level but for most of us it's very new."

He admitted that while they would calling upon the old cliche of treating tomorrow like any other game, he and the other players couldn't help but dream of becoming a cup hero.

He said: "You're always going to think what if we win, what if I score the winner, but we have the game plan and it's about doing it on the day.

"We know our league position doesn't reflect how good we are and we want to go out and show everyone what we can do.

"It's a great occasion for the club, both in terms of a financial boost, but also for the fans and players."

The 27-year-old was born in Middlesbrough but moved to Bicester at the age of six and said his family were very proud of his new-found fame.

He said: "My mum and step dad, who live in Bicester, and the rest of the family in Middlesbrough will all be watching on TV.

"My fiancee Alex has taken to it too, I think she's proud, there's been a lot of things on Facebook with TV interviews etc and we had a few BT Sport cameras at training."

Defender Freddie Grant and midfielder Zac McEachran both work as teaching assistants with children with special educational needs.

McEachran's older brother Josh made 22 appearances for Chelsea after making his way through the youth system with the Premier League champions.

His younger brother George recently won the Under-17 World Cup.

Zac, who was released by Chelsea at Under 14 level, said he was looking forward to the biggest game of his life.

The 23-year-old from Woodstock said: “It’s definitely the biggest game of my life and I would love to get a goal but a win or a draw is the important thing – the team is buzzing.

“It would be great to get a good FA Cup run – it brings TV and publicity – financially it’s good for the club.”

Midfielder Mamadou Fofana also works as a waiter.

The game has a special significance for Grant, 20, who makes the trip to a club that used to be managed by his uncle, Martin Allen.

He also trained with the club when he was 15 during Allen's reign and also used to play for Oxford United.

Tomorrow's match kicks off at 12.30pm and is shown on BT Sport 1.

See page 46-48 of today's Oxford Mail for more on City's big day.