Saturday 17 September 2011

SATURDAY ROUND-UP - THE MOTORMEN MAGIC IN FA CUP

No match for Enfield Town FC today as most of the FA Cup First Qualifying Round games were played.

Stotfold, who shocked Town in the Preliminary Round, travellled to Essex to play Ryman Premier Division Billericay Town. Three hundred and nineteen people saw it a step to far for the Bedfordshire side as The Blues raced into a three goal lead within 25 minutes through a Rob Swain double and David Knight. Tony Boot scored a second half goal to make the final score 4-0.

Elsewhere, the world's greatest cup competition worked it's magic in North and East London as well as on the Essex coast.

Redbridge travelled to Ryman Premier Division side Wingate and Finchley and came away with a magnificent 0-3 victory. Dan Trenkel scored for the Ryman North side who now join a number of other Ryman North sides in the draw for the Second Qualifying Round on Monday.

Waltham Forest continued their excellent start to the season by defeating Hitchin Town at Cricklefields. The Stags scored in the 71st and 79th minutes to go through against their Step 3 opponents.

Southend Manor worked some more magic against Ryman Division One North opponents after sending Cheshunt out in the last round. Romford were the losers this time as the Essex Senior League side won 4-2. They are now their league's only representatives in the Cup after Stansted went out against Canvey Island this afternoon.

Other honorable mentions go out to Maldon and Tiptree and Brentwood Town who will replay at home against Step 3 sides in midweek. M&T play Cambridge City after a 2-2 draw and Brentwood Town play Hemel Hempstead Town after a 0-0 draw. Also Spartan South Midlands League side's Hatfield Town and Berkhamsted who will play Barton Rovers and St Albans City at home in midweek after very creditable draws at Step 3 sides.

Town will travel in midweek to Thamesmead Town after they won 0-2 at Shoreham.

FA CUP 1st QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS
* For Ryman Division One (North), Essex Senior League and Spartan South Midlands League sides.

Barton Rovers 1 HATFIELD TOWN 1
Biggleswade Town 3 WALTHAM ABBEY 1
Billericay Town 4 STOTFOLD 0
Cambridge City 2 MALDON & TIPTREE 2
Canvey Island 4 STANSTED 1
CHATHAM TOWN 0 Worthing 1
DUNSTABLE TOWN 7 BROXBOURNE BOROUGH 0
Hemel Hempstead Town 0 BRENTWOOD TOWN 0
HERTFORD TOWN 0 OXHEY JETS 1
HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS 1 Lowestoft Town 2
LEISTON 0 AFC SUDBURY 1
NEEDHAM MARKET 1 Ely City 1
Shoreham 0 THAMESMEAD TOWN 2
SOUTHEND MANOR 4 ROMFORD 2
St Albans City 0 BERKHAMSTED 0
TILBURY 1 Arlesey Town 2
WALTHAM FOREST 2 Hitchin Town 0
Wingate and Finchley 0 REDBRIDGE 3

IN THE HAT FOR THE 2nd QUALIFYING ROUND

ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE
Southend Manor

SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE
Berkhamsted*
Dunstable Town
Hatfield Town*
Oxhey Jets

RYMAN DIVISION ONE (NORTH)
AFC Sudbury
Brentwood Town*
Grays Athletic +
Maldon and Tiptree*
Needham Market*
Redbridge
Thamesmead Town
Waltham Forest

* denotes subject to replay result
+ playing tomorrow at home to Aveley

In the Ryman Division One (North) there were two games. Harlow Town moved up to 2nd place with a 3-1 home win over Great Wakering Rovers. Soham Town Rangers drew 1-1 at home to Potters Bar Town.

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