BIG "LONDON" DERBY IN THE FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
To be played on Saturday 10th September 2011
Winners - £500
Basildon United v Wootton Blue Cross
Barking v Crawley Green
Takeley v Cockfosters
London Lions v London APSA
Broxbourne Borough V&E v Burnham Ramblers
Cranfield United v Haringey & Waltham Development
Hullbridge Sports v Colney Heath
Sawbridgeworth Town v Wodson Park
Bowers & Pitsea v Hertford Town
Hatfield Town v Sporting Bengal United
Canning Town v Eton Manor
Welwyn Garden City v Bedford
Berkhamsted v Stotfold
London Colney v Codicote
St Margaretsbury v Langford
Hoddesdon Town v Kentish Town
Holmer Green v Newbury
Reading Town v Harefield United
Hillingdon Borough v AFC Wallingford
Winslow United v Holyport
Second Round Qualifying
To be played on Saturday 24th September 2011
Winners - £700
Clapton v Southend Manor
Hullbridge Sports or Colney Heath v Bowers & Pitsea or Hertford Town
Broxbourne Borough V&E or Burnham Ramblers v Takeley or Cockfosters
Barking or Crawley Green v Potton United
Canning Town or Eton Manor v London Lions or London APSA
Cranfield United or Haringey & Waltham Development v Kings Langley
Sawbridgeworth Town or Wodson Park v Hatfield Town or Sporting Bengal United
Welwyn Garden City or Bedford v Basildon United or Wootton Blue Cross
Barkingside v Ampthill Town
Oxhey Jets v AFC Dunstable
Hadley v AFC Kempston Rovers
London Colney or Codicote v Biggleswade United
Hoddesdon Town or Kentish Town v Berkhamsted or Stotfold
Haringey Borough v St Margaretsbury or Langford
Reading Town or Harefield United v Aylesbury United
Winslow United or Holyport v Hook Norton or Wokingham & Emmbrook
Thame United or Staines Lammas v Hanwell Town
Holmer Green or Newbury v Clanfield 85
Bracknell Town v Hillingdon Borough or AFC Wallingford
Witney United v Amersham Town
red = Essex Senior League sides
pink = Spartan South Midland League sides
blue = other leagues
With the FA Vase being regional up until the later rounds it's always inevitable that the Essex Senior and Spartan South Midlands league's teams draw each other. Nine games in the first qualifying round feature ESL v SSML ties with big 'London Derby' at Goffs Lane between The Lions and APSA standing out.
There are four all SSML ties and Sporting Bengal United make their debut in the Vase with a trip to Hatfield Town. London Colney welcome the only Hertfordshire Senior County League side in the draw as Codicote go to Cotlandswick. There is only one SSML Division Two side in the competition - Winslow United entertain Hellenic Leaguer's Holyport.
In the second qualifying round, as with the FA Cup which the cold end spoke about a few days back, there is an either/or look about the draw. Clapton enter the competition with a home game at the Spotted Dog ground versus fellow ESL side Southend Manor. The Tons have only won three games in the competition since 2000/01 against Long Buckby, Stotfold and London APSA (their last victory in the Vase in 2006).
The first round proper has also been drawn but is very complex with more either/ors than the 2nd Qualifying Round. Enfield 1893, Witham Town, Bethnal Green United, Royston Town and Tring Athletic enter at this stage with Stansted, Leverstock Green, Dunstable Town and Stansted entering at the Second Round Proper stage.
Let's hope a local side goes all the way to the final at Wembley on Sunday 13th May next year.
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