FA CARLSBERG SUNDAY CUP - UPDATE

 

The FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup is down to the fourth round stage with the draw being made as follows -

* Ties are due to be played on Sunday 19 January 2014
Winlaton Commercial or Witton Park Rose and Crown v Oyster Martyrs
Humbledon Plains Farm v Mariners
Allerton v Whitwick Compass
Thornhill Lees v Chapel Town Fforde Grene
AYFCS v Plough FC Wellington
Hundred Acre v FC Houghton Centre
New Salamis v Branksome Railway
Lebeq Tavern Courage v Upshire

There is still local interest in the competition with Upshire (currently top of the Orc Sports Mercury Waltham League) travelling West to play Bristol based Lebeq Tavern Courage who are currently in the second place of The Bristol Premier Sunday Football League in association with ikon sports. This game is scheduled to be played at The Creek which is the home of ToolStation Western League side Bristol Manor Farm. Lebeq showed they are a very good side by beating Aylesbury based Two Touch FC in the previous round. Two Touch have an outstanding record of nine wins from nine games scoring 79 and letting in just 4 goals in their league. This will be a tough game for Upshire but they have shown by getting to the Semi-Final last season and beating last season's finalist's Barnes Albion in the last round they are well capable of returning back to Hertfordshire with the win that would get them to the Quarter-Final stage.

New Salamis (currently fourth in the Kopa League Division One with games in hand over the top three teams) entertain Branksome Railway FC of the Bournemouth Hayward Sunday League. Branksome have so far won seven and drawn one of the eight league games they have played so far scoring 56 and letting in just 6 goals. On Sunday 8th December they won 0-16 at bottom club Horse and Jockey.

AYFCS (also known at Aylesbury FC Sunday) are currently in second place to the aforementioned Two Touch FC in the Aylsesbury Sunday Football Combination. They play Plough FC Wellington of The Telford Sunday Football League Premier Division who have eight wins from eight in their league fixtures so far.

Other ties include 2009 runner's up, 2011 winners and current holder's Oyster Martyrs of the Liverpool and District Sunday League travel the winners of the match between Gateshead and District League side Winlaton Commercial or Wear Valley Sunday League side Witton Park Rose and Crown.

Another Liverpool and Distrct Premier Division side Allerton FC welcome Charnwood Sunday League side Whitwick Compass along with Thornhill Lees (of the Heavy Woollen Sunday League - based around the Dewsbury, Ossett and Batley area of West Yorkshire) welcoming Leeds Sunday Football League side Chapel Town Fforde Grene for a real Yorkshire derby that will attract a decent crowd.

For some up to date information on The FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup check out a great twitter feed - @FASunday_Cup