EMIRATES FA CUP DRAW MADE TODAY

Can you smell that???   Yes, It's the magic of the world's greatest knockout football competition. 

The draw for the early rounds of the newly sponsored Emirates FA Cup has been made today with local teams from the Essex Senior League, Ryman League, Evo Stik Southern League and Spartan South Midlands League all involved. The Extra Preliminary and Preliminary Rounds have been drawn today.

EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND 
to be played on the weekend of Saturday 15th August 

TIES INVOLVING ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE TEAMS
Hoddesdon Town v Sawbridgeworth Town
FC Romania v Whitton United
Southend Manor v Codicote
Wivenhoe Town v Tower Hamlets
Cockfosters v Burnham Ramblers
Bowers & Pitsea v Ilford
Basildon United v Sporting Bengal United
Long Melford v London Bari
FC Clacton v Eton Manor
Hullbridge Sports v Hadleigh United
Clapton v Stanway Rovers
Stansted v Takeley
Enfield 1893 v London Colney
Felixstowe & Walton United v Barking
Waltham Forest v St Margaretsbury
 

BARKING FANS GET TO VISIT THE WONDERFUL SUFFOLK SEASIDE TOWN OF FELIXSTOWE IN AUGUST

There are three all ESL ties including a local derby between Stanstesd and Takeley at Hartsdown Park. There are two seaside trips for Eton Manor who travel to FC Clacton and Barking who journey to Felixstowe and Walton United. The tie between Clapton and Stanway Rovers should attract one of the biggest crowds of the round at The Old Spotted Dog. 

TIES INVOLVING SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE TEAMS 
Welwyn Garden City v Haverhill Borough
Hoddesdon Town v Sawbridgeworth Town
Southend Manor v Codicote
Cockfosters v Burnham Ramblers
Hadley v Saffron Walden Town
Hertford Town v Kirkley & Pakefield
FC Broxbourne Borough v Brantham Athletic
Waltham Forest v St Margaretsbury
Berkhamsted v Hanworth Villa
Oxhey Jets v AFC Kempston Rovers
Spelthorne Sports v Stotfold
Windsor v AFC Dunstable
Ampthill Town v Risborough Rangers
Hillingdon Borough v Wembley
Northampton Sileby Rangers v Sun Postal Sports
Newport Pagnell Town v Holmer Green
Biggleswade United v Desborough Town
London Tigers v Bedfont & Feltham
Tring Athletic v Leverstock Green
Bedford v Cogenhoe United
Raunds Town v Crawley Green
Harefield United v Long Buckby

SHOEBURY BEACH IN SOUTHEND IS WELL WORTH A VISIT ON A SUNNY DAY

There are only three all SSMFL ties in the Extra Preliminary Round with Codicote getting a trip to the Essex seaside to play Southend Manor.

Teams from Step four of the non-league ladder enter in the Extra Preliminary Round where there are lots of either/or games such as Bowers and Pitsea or Ilford v Clapton or Stanway Rovers so we won't get bogged down in this round until after the Preliminary Round games are settled.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS INVOLVED