The First Round Proper of the 2019/20 Buildbase FA Vase takes place on Saturday 12th October 2019 which has been designated as 2019 Non-League Day so from Seaham Red Star on the North-East coast down to Helston Athletic in the South of Cornwall clubs up and down the county will be looking at getting in bumper crowds on the Road to Wembley. The winning clubs receive £825 from the FA's prize fund with £275 going to the losers.
A number of clubs join the competition at this stage having been exempt until now. They are those who finished first, second, third and fourth in step five division without being promoted to step four. There are still a twenty-six club exempt to the Second Round stage who got to the Fourth Round Proper last season and were not promoted to step four - they are listed below the fixtures.
Jarrow v Vauxhall Motors
Bottlesford Town v West Alotment Celtic
Nostell MW v Wythenshawe Town
Seaham Red Star v Yorkshire Amateur Thornaby v Billingham Town
Shildon v West Didsbury & Chorlton
Longridge Town v Crook Town
Knaresborough Town v Stockton Town
Penistone Church v Bridlington Town
Rylands v Bootle
Selby Town v Cheadle Town
Padiham v Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland are one of the most historic and famous names in non-league football winning the FA Amateur Cup ten times including three times in row from 1955 to 1957. The club were without a home ground following the loss of Kingsway in 2001 ground-sharing at West Auckland Town, Shildon and Spennymoor Town but since 2010 have played at their new ground Heritage Park.
The Two Blues with their rich cup competition history have never had much luck in the FA Vase with their best performance in 2014/15 when they lost to 1874 Northwich in the Second Round Proper. They finished in third place of the EBAC Northern League Division One last season and are currently placed eleventh place.
Padiham of the North West Counties League Premier Division beat EBAC Northern League Division Two side Bedlington Terriers 5-0 at home in the last round so it could be a difficult tie for the visitors from County Durham.
Padiham's form in the league hasn't been great - they have only won one game in their eight played so far.
Abbey Hey v Barnoldswick Town
Sunderland Ryhope CW v Ashton Athletic
Chadderton v Guisborough Town
Winterton Rangers v Consett
Maine Road v Glasshoughton Welfare
Charnock Richard v Lower Breck
Grimsby Borough v Hemsworth Miners Welfare
Leicester Road v Walsall Wood
Leicester Road were only formed in November 2013 following the liquidation of Hinckley United. Hinckley AFC were also formed a shortwhile later in January 2014. The Knitters are LR are nicknamed play at De Montfort Park the former home of Hinckley United with Hinckley AFC groundsharing at Ibstock's Welfare Park.
Leicester Road are currently in tenth place of the Midland Football League Division One (Step Six) with their visitor's Walsall Wood top of the Premier Division (Step Five) so it'll be a really tough tie for them.
This first round tie equals Leicester Road's best performance in the Vase - they lost 4-5 to Uttoxeter Town in 2016/17.
The Prims missed out on the Midland League title last season by goal difference to Ilkeston Town so will be looking to go one better this season. The roles were reversed in 2017/18 as Walsall Wood won Division One by 15 points to Ilkeston Town scoring an incredible 173 goals in 42 games.
Their nickname of The Prims comes from their original name of "Walsall Wood Ebenezer Primitive Methodists" which the club were formed as in 1915. Their best performance in the FA Vase came in 2012/13 when they were knocked out at the Quarter-Final stage by Guernsey.
They have been knocked out at the third round stage in the last two seasons.
Droitwich Spa v Whitchurch Alport
Newark Flowserve v Heather St Johns
GNP Sports v Malvern Town
Alsager Town v Lutterworth Town
South Normanton Athletic v Holbeach United
Kimberley Miners Welfare v Sherwood Colliery
Lichfield City v Dudley Town
Atherstone Town v Sandbach United
Brackley Town Saints v West Bridgford
Shawbury United v Uttoxeter Town
Heanor Town v Boldmere St Michaels
Gresley v Rugby Town
Pinchbeck United v Worcester City
AFC Mansfield v Hanley Town
Haughmond v Loughborough University
Dunkirk v Hucknall Town
Racing Club Warwick v Long Eaton United
The Racers reached the Fourth Round in 1977/78 and had a decent run in the third round in 2017/18 beating Leicester Road, Coventry Copsewood, Clipstone and Alsager Town before losing to Wisbech Town. They are currently thirteenth in the Midland League Premier Division after winning promotion from Division One last season where they were runner's up.
Long Eaton United make this an all Midland League Premier Division clash - they are in seventh place at present. Long Eaton's best performance in the Vase has been reaching the third round on three seperate occasions.
Clay Cross Town v Cottesmore Amateurs
Barrow Town v Congleton Town
Quorn v Rocester
New Salamis v Eynesbury Rovers
March Town United v Rothwell Corinthians
Stansted v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Risborough Rangers v FC Clacton
Tring Athletic v Woodbridge Town
Broadfields United v Walthamstow
Mildenhall Town v Crawley Green
Norwich United v Peterborough Northern Star
AFC Hayes v FC Broxbourne Borough
Broxbourne Borough reached the fourth round in 2005/06 beating St Margaretsbury, Woodford United, Stanway Rovers (after a reply) and Maidstone United on spot kicks after another replay. They lost 1-0 at VCD Athletic in the fourth round. In 2015/16 they reached the third round losing to Bowers and Pitsea.
Brook House (as AFC Hayes were known as prior to 2007) reached the fifth round in 04/05 and the fourth round in 05/06. They were relegated to step six after finishing second from bottom of the table in the Combined Counties League Premier Division so this is a step six v step six game.
FCBB are in thirteenth place of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One table. AFC Hayes are in fourteenth place of the Combined Counties League Division One.
Flackwell Heath v Colney Heath
The battle of The Heaths! Flackwell Heath got to the fifth round in 2014/15 losing to Shaw Lane Aquaforce and are ninth in the UHL Hellenic Premier with Colney Heath on five wins from five in their league games so far.
Perhaps it's time for the Hertfordshire side to have a really good run in the competition - their best so far came back in 2013/14 when they lost a third round replay to Brightlingsea Regent (Link to report and highlights)
Leighton Town v Hadleigh United
White Ensign v Buckingham Athletic
Hadley v Milton Keynes Robins
Wroxham v Baldock Town
Northampton On Chenecks v Kirkley & Pakefield
Whitton United v Long Buckby
Huntingdon Town v Frenford
Biggleswade United v Saffron Walden Town
Wellingborough Town v Takeley
Oxhey Jets v Hackney Wick
Harborough Town v Enfield
Coggeshall United v Brantham Athletic
Lopes Tavares v Stanway Rovers
Step Six v Step Five at The Terrance McMillan Stadium - Lopes have made an excellent start to their season winning all five of their league games and beating Harwich & Parkeston and Catholic United in the Vase so far.
Stanway Rovers have reached the fifth round on two occasions - In 07/08 they lost to Coventry Sphinx and then in 14/15 they lost to AFC St Austell.
Southall v Tunbridge Wells
Chatham Town v Beckenham Town
Egham Town v Binfield
Raynes Park Vale v Horndean
Sheppey United v Corinthian
Peacehaven &a Telscombe v Glebe
Welling Town v Erith & Belvedere
Westside v Deal Town
Bedfont & Feltham v Colliers Wood United
Sporting Club Thamesmead v Ascot United
Fisher v Greenwich Borough
Kennington v Crowborough Athletic
Punjab United v Newhaven
Mile Oak v Redhill
Seaford Town v Horley Town
Rusthall v Lancing
Sutton Common Rovers v Snodland Town
Eastbourne Town v Horsham YMCA
Christchurch v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Bradford Town v Lymington Town
Cullompton Rangers v AFC Portchester
Newport (IW) v Bridgwater Town
Westbury United v Badshot Lea
Malmesbury Victoria v Roman Glass St George
Torpoint Athletic v Saltash United
Tavistock v Shepton Mallet
Warminster Town v East Cowes Victoria Athletic
Bitton v Tadley Calleva
Bournemouth v Petersfield Town
Longlevens v Cowes Sports
Romsey Town v Plymouth Parkway
Bishop's Cleeve v Brockenhurst
Helston Athletic v Falmouth Town
Camelford AFC v Buckland Athletic
Bovey Tracey v Abingdon United
Downton v Thornbury Town
Shrivenham v Fairford Town
Exmouth Town v Portland United
Newton Abbot Spurs v Westfields
Exempt until Second Round
Abbey Rangers
AFC St Austell
AFC Uckfield Town
Baffins Milton Rovers
Bearsted
Cadbury Athletic
Canterbury City
Coventry United
Cribbs
Deeping Rangers
Eastwood Community
Godmanchester Rovers
Hamworthy United
Hebburn Town
Irlam
Leicester Nirvana
Lye Town
Newcastle Benfield
Newport Pagnell Town
Northwich Victoria
Shepshed Dynamo
Sporting Khalsa
Stowmarket Town
Sunderland RCA
West Auckland Town
Windsor
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