Coalville Town striker Billy Kee says the club's FA Cup first round appearance ranks as one of his biggest achievements in the game.

Kee stepped down from the full-time game three years ago after leaving Accrington Stanley.

He took a job as a bricklayer, joined Coalville as a player and did not look back.

Today (Saturday) he returns to the EFL stage at Charlton Athletic as The Ravens look to pull off a Cup upset against League One opponents.

Kee told Coalville Nub News that he may have dropped out of the League, but playing at this level of non-League football is just as testing.

He said: "When I stepped down, I thought I was going to be a world-beater at this level and that I'd shine - but, if anything, I've found it much harder.

"I've had to make sure I'm fit and the standard is very good considering they only train a couple of hours a week.

"I'd say to any player thinking like that, if you dropped into the non-League and worked as well, your wages would be about the same.

"It's not something to be scared of - I know giving up full-time football can be hard.

"But you'd be surprised how good the standard is at this level - and how much you might enjoy it.

"I work as a bricklayer now which means I don't have to worry about a career when I stop playing.

"I started that at 29 - I wouldn't have wanted it at 35."

Kee says that being part of the Coalville set-up suits him perfectly.

He added: "I'm playing football without pressure at Coalville, they've been really good to me and I have a lot of respect for them."

But Kee cannot wait to see if Coalville can get past Charlton - especially after beating National League leaders Notts County in the previous round.

He added: "This cup run is probably one of my biggest achievements - I've been in a couple of play-off finals and won the league with Accrington, getting the Golden Boot in the same season.

"But I can't remember many better moments than beating Notts County away when they're so far above us.

"The lads deserve all of this - hopefully we can put on a show, we're going there to win.

"it's only the second time the club have been in the first round proper.

"There's a great atmosphere at Coalville, because we're a great bunch of lads who do other jobs as well as playing football.

"The crowds have been growing and I think the fans have taken a liking to the way we play football.

"We might even have as many fans as Charlton have in the ground, that'd be some experience for me."