EIGHTH-TIER South Shields deservedly dumped York City out of the FA Cup courtesy of Gavin Cogdon’s stoppage-time winner.

Cogdon pounced late on to secure a 3-2 third-qualifying round victory at Mariners Park after two goals in as many second-half minutes from Sean Newton and Jon Parkin had appeared to rescue Gary Mills’ men from humiliation.

A Carl Finningan penalty and another effort from ex-Sunderland and Middlesbrough playmaker Julio Arca had seen Evo-Stik North leaders Shields take a 2-0 lead into the interval, which they held on until the last quarter-hour of the match.

Despite the setback of seeing that advantage thrown away, though, Graham Fenton's team still showed the character to grab a 91st-minute winner.

In front of a partisan Shaftesbury Avenue crowd, Amari Morgan-Smith had earlier squandered a glorious opportunity to open the scoring after just 32 seconds when he was gifted a clear run at goal by Jon Shaw’s poor clearance.

But the City attacker’s poor touch meant the ball ran straight through to relieved home keeper Jack Norton.

Parkin went on to shoot wide from 20 yards before horrendous play at the other end of the pitch by Jon Worsnop presented South Shields with an even better invitation to forge in front, which they gratefully received on nine minutes.

For the second successive weekend, Worsnop conceded a penalty after he bafflingly tried to dribble past Jamie Holmes in his own box, lost the ball and ended up hauling down the home attacker.

Finningan went on to beat the red-faced City keeper, who dived to his left as the former Gateshead striker found the opposite corner.

After Parkin had drilled a 20-yard attempt straight at Norton, left-back Anthony Callaghan was then allowed to travel to the edge of the visitors’ penalty area far too easily before shooting wide.

The hosts went on to double their lead on 35 minutes when 36-year-old veteran Arca passed to Rob Briggs and ran off City midfielder Adriano Moke who, after setting off in the former Premier League star’s wake, collided into a team-mate.

Briggs’ return ball was already on its way and, after racing into an inside-left position, Arca calmly finished across goal into Worsnop’s bottom corner from 15 yards.

Moments later, Cogdon called Worsnop into action at his near post, while Barrie Smith drove wide after Hamza Bencherif had given away possession 20 yards from goal.

Cogdon also drove off target from 15 yards after Worsnop clawed away a Callaghan left-wing cross. City boss Gary Mills responded to the first-half horror show by making a triple substitution with Jassem Sukar, Theo Wharton and Simon Heslop making way for Kaine Felix, Connor Smith and Louis Almond.

It was home sub Michael Richardson, though, who created the first opening of the second period, spotting Cogdon’s run through the left channel.

The Shields striker then poked the ball between Dan Parslow’s legs before prodding at Worsnop.

For City, a fierce 20-yard attempt by Alex Whittle whistled narrowly over, but Parkin and Newton both missed the target from similar positions.

Bencherif, meanwhile, headed well wide from the visitors’ first corner, delivered by Almond on 69 minutes.

But the Minstermen reduced the deficit on 76 minutes with only their second on-target attempt.

Felix laid the ball back to Newton, whose right-footed 20-yard drive squirmed under Norton.

Two minutes late, the scores were level when Norton dropped a high cross by Morgan-Smith by the right touchline and Parkin swivelled to find the roof of the net from five yards.

Almond then went close on 85 minutes, curling wide after cutting in from the left following Parkin’s pass.

A deflected Newton effort also flashed across the face of the Shields goal, before Arca’s right-wing corner was met in the air by Dillon Morse at the far post and Cogdon flicked in a header from one yard.

Parkin went on to lean back and shoot well wide from 30 yards, as City’s last chance of being in the hat for Monday vanished.