Monday 17 December 2012

FA VASE - UPDATE

The FA Vase Third Round has two more fixtures to complete with Rye United scheduled to take on South Park tomorrow night and Walsall Wood entertaining Wigan Robin Park on Saturday.

The Fourth Round fixtures are due to take place in the New Year on Saturday 19th January 2013.

FA VASE 2012/13
TEAMS LEFT IN THE COMPETITION
# odds via http://www.oddschecker.com and http://www.betvictor.com
TEAMLEAGUE/POSITIONSTEP ODDS#
AFC EMLEY 7th/Northern Counties Division One 6 50/1
AMPTHILL TOWN 7th/Spartan South Midlands Premier 5 50/1
ASCOT UNITED 14th/Hellenic Premier 5 66/1 
ASHINGTON 10th/Northern League Division One 5 12/1
BEMERTON HH 2nd/Wessex League Premier 5 33/1 
BITTON AFC 5th/Western League Premier 5 50/1 
BLACKFIELD AND LANGLEY 9th/Wessex League Premier  5 33/1 
BODMIN TOWN 1st/South West Peninsula Premier   6 50/1 
BORROWASH VICTORIA 3rd/East Midlands Counties League 6 66/1 
BRANTHAM ATHLETIC 6th/Eastern Counties Premier 5 50/1 
BRIGHOUSE TOWN 3rd/Northern Counties East Premier 5 66/1 
DUNSTON UTS 7th/Northern League Division One   5 16/1 
ELY CITY  13th/Eastern Counties Premier 5 40/1 
ENFIELD 1893 FC 3rd/Essex Senior League 5 66/1 
GORNAL ATHLETIC 8th/Midland Alliance  5 33/1
GUERNSEY 3rd/Combined Counties Premier   5 6/1
HADLEIGH UNITED 10th/Eastern Counties Premier 5 66/1
HANWORTH VILLA 13th/Combined Counties Premier   5 50/1
LARKHALL ATHLETIC 12th/Western League Premier 5 40/1
LORDSWOOD 6th/Kent League Premier 5 66/1
NEWPORT (IOW) 6th/Wessex Premier   5 40/1
PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE 1st/Sussex County Division One  5 40/1
ROCESTER 14th/Midland Alliance   5 40/1
RUNCORN TOWN 5th/North West Counties Premier 5 50/1
RYE UNITED* 3rd/Sussex County Division One 5 66/1
SHILDON 9th/Northern League Division One   5 14/1
SOUTH PARK* 9th/Combined Counties Premier   5 66/1
SPALDING UNITED 4th/United Counties Premier   5 25/1
SPENNYMOOR TOWN 2nd/Northern League Division One   5 7/4 FAV
 TUNBRIDGE WELLS 7th/Kent League Premier   5 66/1
WALSALL WOOD* 1st/Midland Combination Premier   6 66/1
WHITLEY BAY 5th/Northern League Division One   5 8/1
WIGAN ROBIN PARK* 13th/North West Counties Premier 5 66/1
WISBECH TOWN 4th/Eastern Counties Premier   5 33/1

Current 7/4 favourites are Spennymoor Town who are currently second in the Northern League Division One which is arguably the strongest of Step 5 leagues. They have games in hand over table topping Darlington 1883. They have a home tie against Kent League Lordswood in the Fourth Round.

Town were formed in 2005 following the demise of Spennymoor United (then of the Unibond League Premier Division) and Evenwood Town (then of the Northern League Division One). They have been champions of the Northern League for the past three seasons.

Next up are Guernsey (at 6/1) and Vase specialists Whitley Bay. The Bay look value at 8/1 as should they get past their trip to Brantham Athletic their odds will reduce substantially.

Locally there is some interest with Enfield 1893 making the trip to Ampthill Town and another Middlesex club in Hanworth Villa travelling to the winners of the Walsall Wood and Wigan Robin Park tie. The possible 260 or 400+ mile round trip The Villians will make is dwarfed by the nearly 1000 mile round trip Ashington have to make from Northumberland to Cornwall to play Bodmin Town.

There are three (possibly 4 if Walsall Wood win their replay) step 6 teams left. AFC Emley welcome Hadleigh United, Bodmin Town play the above mentioned game and Borrowash Victoria entertain Ascot United.

With Newport (Isle of White) and Guernsey still in the draw the final could still end up 'the battle of the Islands'?

FA VASE with Carlsberg forthcoming scheduled fixtures

Third Round
Tuesday 18th December 2012
Rye United v South Park

Saturday 22nd December
Walsall Wood v Wigan Robin Park

Fourth Round
Saturday 19th January 2013
Gornal Athletic v Wisbech Town
Bodmin Town v Ashington
AFC Emley v Hadleigh United
Tunbridge Wells v Dunston UTS
Rye United or South Park v Guernsey
Bitton AFC v Shildon
Larkhall Athletic v Peacehaven and Telscombe
Brantham Athletic v Whitley Bay
Newport (IOW) v Brighouse Town
Bemerton HH v Blackfield and Langley
Ampthill Town v Enfield 1893
Ely City v Spalding United
Spennymoor Town v Lordswood
Rocester v Runcorn Town
Borrowash Victoria v Ascot United
Walsall Wood or Wigan RP v Hanworth Villa

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