Cup Fever ?

FA Cup fourth qualifying round draw:

Lincoln Moorlands Railway/Mossley v Darlington
Sheffield/Frickley Athletic v Radcliffe Olympic/Tipton Town
Guiseley v Redditch United
Fleetwood Town v Buxton/AFC Telford United
Altrincham v Gateshead
North Ferriby United/Vauxhall Motors v Newcastle Town
FC United of Manchester v Barrow
Workington v Nuneaton Town
Tamworth v Grimsby Town
Kidderminster Harriers v York City
FC Halifax Town v Mansfield Town
Wrexham v Southport
Stalybridge Celtic v Eastwood Town
Droylsden v Solihull Moors/Barwell
Brentwood Town/Woking v Eastleigh
Hythe Town v Bury Town/Staines Town
Eastbourne Borough v Harrow Borough
Cambridge United v Lewes
Corby Town v Salisbury City
Newport County v Crawley Town
Luton Town v St Albans City/Kingstonian
Farnborough v Dover Athletic
Kettering Town v Rushden & Diamonds
Carshalton Athletic v Chelmsford City/Bromley
Hendon v Metropolitan Police/Wealdstone
Leiston v Canvey Island/Dartford
Basingstoke Town v AFC Wimbledon
Swindon Supermarine v Bath City
Havant & Waterlooville v Histon
Forest Green Rovers v Maidenhead United
Poole Town v Hayes & Yeading United
Ebbsfleet United v Boreham Wood

Ties to be played on Saturday, 23 October

So ... Stalybridge and Droylsden are both at home ... and Mossley too if they beat Lincoln MR tomorrow night ... first thoughts see Droylsden with the best chance of progressing - although Barwell are doing well this season despite losing Manager Marcus Law to Kettering Town a few weeks back. Stalybridge have a tricky one - Eastwood blow a bit hot and cold, and there are (apparently) financial problems there as well - and they have a secret weapon - Lee Stevenson who I know from his Belper Town days - he's scoring a few at the moment now he's managed to get a fairly regular first team spot - so beware !! Mossley - if they beat Lincoln MR - get a chance to exact revenge on Darlington (who beat them 5-0 in the FA Cup 1st Round "a while back" - OK 1983). Strange also that Mossley Youth will be travelling "the other way" to play Darlington Youth in the FA Youth Cup in a couple of weeks as well !

First thoughts there anyway ... five replays tomorrow night involving Evo-Stik teams - which will start to tidy up the list above ...

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