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Wisbech goalkeeper Paul Bastock has made his 1,250th appearance to surpass Peter Shilton's record in competitive club football.

The 47-year-old played the full game as the United Counties League Premier Division side won 4-1 in front of 286 people at Thetford Town in the FA Vase.

Ex-England keeper Shilton, who was capped 125 times, made 1,249 club appearances during his 31-year career.

"Happy days, it's done," Bastock posted on social media.

"The new record is set by the very old old cat."

Bastock, who told ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport he had come close to retiring earlier this season, also revealed that he was involved in a "minor car crash" on Monday.

He started his career as an apprentice with Coventry City, helping them beat a Southampton side led by Alan Shearer and Matt le Tissier en route to winning the FA Youth Cup.

He never made a senior appearance for the Sky Blues, being released and going on to make his professional debut as a 17-year-old for Cambridge United.

In the 30 years since, he has played for a host of non-league sides, but he is best known for his time at Boston United, being named the club's cult hero by 80% of voters in a poll of Football Focus viewers in 2005.