Where do you start with this one? On paper, a Town team showing eight changes from Saturday's side against Brigg Town were there to be blown out of this Unibond President's Cup tie in short order, especially after going a goal down in just two minutes on a damp, potentially dispiriting night.
Instead, Drayton's line up of largely fringe players delivered a loud collective knock on the first team door with a superb battling performance.
And they capped it all with a rousing crowd pleasing finish: Two goals in the last six minutes, the winner being a Roy of the Rovers effort from Jared Hodgkiss with just two minutes to go.
Manager Simon Line, who played an ace card with three timely and ultimately match-winning substitutions near the end, admitted to being bowled over by his second squad's performance.
"As a manager, you expect your players to work hard... but this was exceptional," he said.
"Some of the players who have not figured too strongly in our teams so far this season surprised and impressed me.
"There were some really impressive individual performances and, collectively, you could not wish for more commitment.
"A great night for everyone and with this sort of demonstration of out strength in depth, a tremendous lift for the squad."
Town's late winning burst was triggered by an 84th minute from substitute Duncan Horler, indulging his happy habit of snatching far post goals from set pieces.
Then Drayton, having fought so hard for their chance, grabbed it brilliantly.
For, with two minutes left, full back Jared Hodgkiss disappeared under a pyramid of red shirted Drayton players after scoring a dream winner.
Breaking up a dangerous Kidsgrove attack in his own penalty area, he raced the length of the field at the centre of a slick counter attack, shaking free of a final tackle by defensive strong man Charlie Reeves before lifting a well placed shot past keeper Gavin Deaville as he rushed out.
It was a fitting finale to a spirited, against-the-odds performance by a team who had fought back bravely to overcome a disastrous start.
With Town still sorting themselves out, Kidsgrove's lively centre-forward, Liam Shotton, had struck for the first of his two goals in just two minutes.
Drayton were a mite fortunate to equalise three minutes later when a busy Jamie Haynes's corner kick zoomed in direct at the far post out of a rain storm.
Town were even a little lucky to reach the break still all square, Kidsgrove's Matt Haddrell having hit the bar and, with Shotton, forced some fine saves from promising young keeper Andrew Spooner.
When Shotton put the visitors ahead again, surprising Spooner with a 52nd minute snapshot at the near post when the keeper looked geared up for that seemed the obvious option of a pass inside, Town were in trouble again.
Certainly Kidsgrove thought so, moving up a gear with some good attacking play.
But Town's battlers stuck together superbly, fighting hard for posession, keeping it simple when they had it and, above all, working even harder for each other.
It all meant Drayton's diehards were still standing as Kidsgrove gradually knocked themselves out, giving manager Line the option of sending on three attacking subs - Horler, Nicky Porter and Pete Eley - to lead a stirring late charge past the winning post.
There was a warming footnote to the tie. All Town's regulars who did not play - including long term injured Tom Ward and Stuart Ellis - were among the home crowd who gave the "reserves" a rousing reception at the end.
On reflection, reserves might no longer be the right description....