JAMES Henry is looking forward to playing in a competition which holds special memories for him.

The Oxford United midfielder was involved in Millwall’s run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 2013, playing the full 90 minutes as the London side lost 2-0 against eventual winners Wigan Athletic.

Henry also opened the scoring in a 3-0 win at Luton Town in the fifth round.

While swayed by the romance of the competition, Henry also knows United will be the target for a shock tonight when they travel to Woking.

The Surrey outfit are fourth in Vanarama National League, and are unbeaten in six matches.

Their form opens up the possibility of a cup shock, and Henry acknowledged it would be a tough fixture.

He said: “Every time you play someone in a lower division than you, everyone’s hoping for an upset.

“We’ve done our homework on them, they’re a good side.

“In general, that league has got a lot better over the last two or three years.

“It’s not going to be a walk in the park by any stretch of the imagination, it’ll be a tough tie and hopefully one we come out on top.

“I really like the FA Cup, it’s a famous competition.

“Luckily enough, I’ve managed to play at Wembley in the semi-final of the FA Cup, at Millwall.

“It’s one where you just never know where it’s going to take you.

“Sometimes it can galvanise you and it’s good for squad rotation as well.

“Some games you might need to get some minutes and it’s great for that, it’s obviously great for building on what we’re trying to do which is keep winning games.”

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Henry is hoping the U’s can continue their own run of form, which has seen them go unbeaten in five Sky Bet League One matches.

“If you look at recent results, we’ve picked up some important points and got ourselves away from the bottom end of the table, and we’re looking up rather than over our shoulders,” he said.

“It wasn’t so much pressure, it was more disappointment with the results.

“Sometimes we were playing well but we weren’t finding a way to win.

“I don’t think we were ever miles away from it, we just couldn’t seem to get over the line.

“Even when we were in poor form and poor results, I don’t think anybody was panicking.

“I think we knew it would be a matter of time before it flipped.”

United beat Port Vale 4-0 at the weekend, and Henry felt it was a strong team performance.

“I think everyone had a good game and it was a positive result for us,” he said.

“Taking the lead in games is massive, scoring that first goal made us become free.”