ISUZU FA VASE FIRST ROUND GAMES THIS WEEKEND

FRIDAY 21st OCTOBER

Woodford Town v Sawbridgeworth Town 

SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER

Whitley Bay v Billingham Synthonia 

FOUR TIME WINNERS (2002, 2009, 2010 and 2011) WHITLEY BAY HOST FORMER SEMI-FINALIST'S BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA - IT'S EBAC NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE v DIVISION TWO AND A CHANCE FOR THE SEAHORSES TO GET SOME REVENGE ON THE SYNNERS WHO KNOCKED THEM OUT IN THE FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND LAST SEASON.

Newcastle Benfield v Newton Aycliffe 

Seaham Red Star v Eccleshill United 

Squires Gate v Cammell Laird 

Barnoldswick Town v Selby Town 

Billingham Town v FC Isle of Man 

Barton Town v Cheadle Town 

West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC v Golcar United 

Kendal Town v Longridge Town 

Brandon United v Thackley 

Brigg Town v Harrogate Railway Athletic 

Newcastle University v Hallam 

Frickley Athletic v Emley AFC 

Holker Old Boys AFC v Whickham

FC St Helens v Penistone Church 

AFC Darwen v Charnock Richard 

Campion AFC v Bacup Borough 

Horden Community Welfare v Armthorpe Welfare 

Thornaby v Pilkington 

Winterton Rangers v Prestwich Heys AFC 

Pershore Town v Atherstone Town 

Stourport Swifts v Shifnal Town 

Newark & Sherwood United v Ashby Ivanhoe 

Westfields v Ollerton Town 

Hinckley AFC v Cogenhoe United 

Worcester City v Wellingborough Town 

SINCE WORCESTER CITY WERE VOLUNTARILY RELEGATED TO STEP FIVE IN 2017 THEIR BEST RUN IN THE FA VASE HAS BEEN IN THE 2019/20 SEASON WHEN THEY WERE KNOCKED OUT IN A FIFTH ROUND REPLAY BY ATHERSTONE TOWN ON PENALTY KICKS. THEY HOST WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN WHO GOT TO THE FOURTH ROUND IN 2020/21 LOSING TO ANSTEY NOMADS.

Sandbach United v Kimberley Miners Welfare

Cheltenham Saracens v Belper United 

Brocton v Wolverhampton Casuals 

Racing Club Warwick v Dunkirk 

Newent Town v Eccleshall 

Stone Old Alleynians v Shirebrook Town 

Blackstones v Bourne Town 

Birstall United v AFC Wulfrunians 

Hartpury University v Tuffley Rovers 

Sherwood Colliery v Pinchbeck United 

Tividale v Radford 

Lye Town v Northampton Sileby Rangers 

Stapenhill v Walsall Wood 

Quorn v Highgate United 

Buckhurst Hill v Basildon Town 

Tring Athletic v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 

Downham Town v Stansted 

Harpenden Town v St Panteleimon 

Norwich United v Barkingside 

Biggleswade United v Redbridge 

Baldock Town v Benfleet 

Godmanchester Rovers v Little Oakley 

Shefford Town & Campton v Leighton Town 

Newmarket Town v  Romford 

THE JOCKEYS GOT TO THE QUARTER FINAL STAGE IN THE 2005/06 SEASON LOSING TO CAMMELL LAIRD. ROMFORD ARE BACK IN THE FA VASE AFTER RELEGATION LAST SEASON - THEIR BEST RUN WAS TO THE THIRD ROUND IN 07/08 SEASON.

Oxhey Jets v Wisbech Town 

Dunstable Town v Norwich CBS 

Burnham Ramblers v Ely City 

Whittlesey Athletic v Diss Town 

Wormley Rovers v Sheringham 

Erith Town v Crawley Down Gatwick 

Eastbourne Town v Brook House 

Crowborough Athletic v Eversley & California 

Rising Ballers Kensington v Harefield United 

Lydd Town v Holyport 

Peacehaven & Telscombe v Horley Town 

Fleet Town v Colliers Wood United 

Chessington & Hook United v Berks County 

Larkfield & New Hythe v Edgware & Kingsbury 

Rusthall v Montpelier Villa AFC

Jersey Bulls v Bearsted 

Bedfont v Redhill 

Kennington v Blackfield & Langley

Rayners Lane v Cowes Sports

IT'LL BE AN EARLIER THAN USUAL START FOR COWES SPORTS WHO TRAVEL UP TO MIDDLESEX FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT TO PLAY RAYNERS LANE. THE HOME SIDE HAVE ONLY GOT TO THE SECOND ROUND ON ONE PREVIOUS OCCASION WHICH WAS WAY BACK IN THE 1974/75 WHEN THEY LOST TO KINGSBURY TOWN.  THE YACHTSMEN HAD TWO TREMENDOUS AND MEMORABLE RUNS IN THE COMPETITION IN THE LATE 1990s. THEY WERE BEATEN BY NORTH FERRIBY UNITED IN A FOURTH ROUND REPLAY IN THE 97/98 SEASON AND IN THE 1999/00 SEASON GOT TO THE FIFTH ROUND WHERE THEY WERE BEATEN BY TAUNTON TOWN.

British Airways v Abbey Rangers 

Whitchurch United v Broadbridge Heath 

Horndean v Bexhill United 

Tadley Calleva v Guildford City 

AFC Stoneham v Fisher

London Samurai Roversv Wallingford & Crowmarsh

Newport (IW) v Ascot United 

Pagham v Sporting Bengal United 

A TRIP TO THE SEASIDE FOR SPORTING BENGAL UNITED WHO MAKE THE TRIP DOWN TO WEST SUSSEX FROM EAST LONDON TO PLAY PAGHAM.

Deal Town v Tooting Bec 

AFC Portchester v Phoenix Sports 

Frimley Green v North Greenford United 

Little Common v Milton United 

Street v Andover New Street 

Wellington AFC v Barnstaple Town 

Oldland Abbotonians v Shaftesbury 

Falmouth Town AFC v Helston Athletic

THEY'LL BE A BIG CROWD AT BICKLAND PARK FOR THIS LOCAL DERBY GAME - JUST ELEVEN MILES SPERATE THE TWO CORNISH TOWNS. BOTH TEAMS ARE IN MID-TABLE OF THE TOOLSTATION WESTERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION. INCREDIBLY IT'S THE FOURTH GAME BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES ALREADY THIS SEASON AS BOTH LEAGUE GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED ENDING 0-0 AND 2-1 TO HELSTON ATHLETIC WHO ALSO WON BY THE SAME SCORELINE IN THE FA CUP EARLIER IN THE SEASON. 

Cribbs v Portland United 

Mangotsfield United v Crediton United

Bovey Tracey v Ivybridge Town 

Bradford Town v Laverstock & Ford 

Lydney Town v Mousehole 

Brixham AFC v Odd Down 

Brimscombe & Thrupp v Torpoint Athletic 

Cullompton Rangers v Bemerton Heath Harlequins

Bishops Lydeard v Roman Glass St George 

St Blazey v Thornbury Town 

Bridport v Royal Wootton Bassett Town 

Keynsham Town v Corsham Town 

Elburton Villa v Ashton & Backwell United

SUNDAY 23rd OCTOBER 

Bury AFC v Bishop Auckland 

Coventry United v Romulus

May & Baker v Enfield

SINCE ENFIELD WERE RE-FORMED AS "ENFIELD 1893" IN 2007 THEIR BEST RUN IN THE COMPETITION WAS THE FOURTH ROUND IN 11/12 (LOST TO SHORTWOOD UNITED) AND 12/13 (LOST TO AMPTHILL TOWN). AFTER BEING KNOCKED OUT IN THE FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND IN THE LAST TWO SEASON'S COULD IT BE THE TIME FOR A GOOD RUN IN THE COMPETITION FOR THE ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE HIGH FLYERS. THEIR OPPONENTS ARE STEP SIX SIDE MAY & BAKER WHO HAVE BEATEN TWO STEP FIVE SIDES ON SPOT-KICKS (STOTFOLD & COLNEY HEATH) IN THE LAST TWO ROUNDS.

AFC Whyteleafe v Snodland Town

25 CLUBS EXEMPT TO SECOND ROUND PROPER 

(Previous season’s Clubs playing in Fourth Round Proper, and not moved to Trophy) 

Abbey Hey 

AFC Liverpool 

Anstey Nomads 

Athletic Newham 

Bridgwater United 

Brockenhurst

Buckland Athletic 

Clevedon Town

Congleton Town 

Coventry Sphinx 

Egham Town 

Fakenham Town 

Glebe 

Lakenheath 

London Lions 

Loughborough Students 

New Milton Town 

Newport Pagnell Town 

Raynes Park Vale 

Rugby Town 

Saffron Walden Town 

Stansfeld 

Tunbridge Wells

Whitchurch Alport 

Wythenshawe Town