(Morpeth Town celebrating their FA Vase triumph at Wembley in May in last seasons finale)
The winners will again be at home against Intermediate opposition in the shape of Canning Town. The East London side will be playing in the Essex Olympian Premier Division so will look to claim a Senior League scalp in the 2nd Qualifying Round after being given a bye into the final Qualifying Round.
The prize for either Southend Manor/West Essex/Canning Town would be a place in the First Round Proper, with them potentially only seven or eight wins away from a place at Wembley in the Final on Sunday May 21st. But that's all just a dream for now as the hard work starts soon.
Not all teams have to play in the Qualifying rounds due to performances in their respective leagues and also how they performed in the Vase last season. Below is a list of the sixty clubs with exemptions through to the First and Second Round Proper rounds of this seasons competition:-
27 CLUBS EXEMPT TO SECOND ROUND PROPER
(Previous season’s clubs playing in 4th Rd Proper not promoted to Trophy)
AFC Wulfrunians
Alvechurch
Ashford United
Berkhamsted
Bodmin Town
Bradford Town
Bristol Manor Farm
Camberley Town
Cleethorpes Town
Coleshill Town
Dunston UTS
FC Romania
Hartley Wintney
Hullbridge Sports
Ipswich Wanderers
Knaphill
Leicester Nirvana
Marske United
Moneyfields
Morpeth Town (Current Vase Holders)
Newport (IW)
Newton Aycliffe
North Shields
Nuneaton Griff
Sleaford Town
Sunderland RCA
Sutton Common Rovers
33 CLUBS EXEMPT TO FIRST ROUND PROPER
(Clubs placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th not promoted to Trophy, in Step 5 divisions – clubs must have played in Vase in previous season)
1874 Northwich
Andover Town
Ascot United
Atherton Collieries
Barking
Basildon United
Blackfield & Langley
Buckland Athletic
Eastbourne Town
Epsom & Ewell
Felixstowe & Walton
Flackwell Heath
Godmanchester Rovers
Guisborough Town
Handsworth Parramore
Hoddesdon Town
Holbeach United
Hollands & Blair
Lancing
London Colney
Lordswood
Newhaven
Newport Pagnell Town
Odd Down
Runcorn Linnets
Shepshed Dynamo
Shildon
Sholing Sporting
Khalsa
Stanway Rovers
Thatcham Town
Welwyn Garden City
Worksop Town
The remaining clubs entered into the competition will have to begin in the First or Second Qualifying Round and so here are the draws for this:-
FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING
SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2016
1 Bridlington Town v Yorkshire Amateur
2 Bedlington Terriers v Bishop Auckland
3 Albion Sports v Ashington
4 Knaresborough Town v Silsden
5 Stockton Town v Eccleshill United
6 Blyth Town v Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
7 Darlington Railway Athletic v Barnoldswick Town
8 Consett v Hebburn Town
9 Daisy Hill v Garforth Town
10 Penrith v Durham City
11 Billingham Town v Willington
12 West Allotment Celtic v Hall Road Rangers
13 Washington v Billingham Synthonia
14 Easington Colliery v Thackley
15 AFC Darwen v Pickering Town
16 Nelson v Heaton Stannington
17 West Auckland Town v Seaham Red Star
18 Crook Town v Esh Winning
19 Carlisle City v Team Northumbria
20 Brandon United v Chester-Le-Street Town
21 Tow Law Town v Norton & Stockton Ancients
22 Whickham v Charnock Richard
23 Thornaby v Liversedge
24 Newcastle Benfield v Alnwick Town
25 City of Liverpool v Litherland Remyca
26 Barton Town Old Boys v Grimsby Borough
27 Staveley MW v Cheadle Town
28 Maltby Main v Widnes
29 Alsager Town v Squires Gate
30 Ashton Town v Parkgate
31 Bootle v Maine Road
32 St Helens Town v Chadderton
33 Runcorn Town v Winsford United
34 Dronfield Town v Glasshoughton Welfare
35 Pontefract Collieries v Hemsworth MW
36 Irlam v Selby Town
37 Winterton Rangers v Penistone Church
38 Ashton Athletic v Athersley Recreation
39 Armthorpe Welfare v Congleton Town
40 Barnton v Harworth Colliery
41 Black Country Rangers v Stafford Town
42 Dudley Town v Wellington Amateurs
43 FC Oswestry Town v Walsall Wood
44 Coton Green v Kirby Muxloe
45 Ashby Ivanhoe v Pelsall Villa
46 Whitchurch Alport v Wellington
47 Highgate United v Lye Town
48 Bolehall Swifts v Heath Hayes
49 Bromyard Town v Atherstone Town
50 Cradley Town v Uttoxeter Town
51 Pershore Town v Bewdley Town
52 Chelmsley Town v Studley
53 Ellistown & Ibstock United v Bromsgrove Sporting
54 Redditch Borough v Rocester
55 AFC Bridgnorth v Boldmere St Michaels
56 Shawbury United v Heather St Johns
57 Shifnal Town v Gornal Athletic
58 Barnt Green Spartak v Cadbury Athletic
59 Racing Club Warwick v Coventry United
60 Malvern Town v Tividale
61 Bardon Hill v Littleton
62 Lutterworth Athletic v Stone Old Alleynians
63 Brocton v Eccleshall
64 Continental Star v Wolverhampton Casuals
65 Stourport Swifts v Smethwick
66 Ellesmere Rangers v Pegasus Juniors
67 Clay Cross Town v Leicester Road
68 Clifton All Whites v Oadby Town
69 Borrowash Victoria v Bottesford Town
70 Gedling MW v Oakham United
71 Loughborough University v Arnold Town
72 Ollerton Town v Retford United
73 Pinxton v Harrowby United
74 Rainworth MW v Heanor Town
75 Graham St Prims v Kimberley MW
76 Teversal v Blidworth Welfare
77 Aylestone Park v Stapenhill
78 Belper United v Radford
79 Barrow Town v St Andrews
80 Long Eaton United v South Normanton Athletic
81 Brigg Town v Harborough Town
82 Holbrook Sports v Hinckley
83 Thetford Town v Framlingham Town
84 Yaxley v Eynesbury Rovers
85 Great Yarmouth Town v Bourne Town
86 Wisbech Town v Mildenhall Town
87 Ely City v Kirkley & Pakefield
88 Walsham Le Willows v Deeping Rangers
89 Gorleston v Wisbech St Mary
90 Diss Town v Team Bury
91 London Bari v Newbury Forest
92 FC Clacton v Enfield 1893
93 Wivenhoe Town v Wadham Lodge
94 FC Broxbourne Borough v Cornard United (This tie is unlikely to happen as FC Broxbourne Borough folded on 7th July so Cornard United likely to receive bye to next round)
95 Takeley v Tower Hamlets
96 Halstead Town v Hadley
97 Langford v Baldock Town
98 Stansted v Saffron Walden Town
99 Hadleigh United v Debenham LC
100 Burnham Ramblers v London Lions
101 Harpenden Town v Ilford
102 Whitton United v Biggleswade United
103 Woodbridge Town v Hatfield Town
104 Southend Manor v West Essex
105 Hertford Town v Clapton
106 Sporting Bengal United v Stowmarket Town
107 Codicote v St Margaretsbury
108 Redbridge v Eton Manor
109 Raunds Town v Northampton On Chenecks
110 Risborough Rangers v Broadfields United
111 Winslow United v Rushden & Higham United
112 Long Buckby v Hillingdon Borough
113 Bedfont & Feltham v Sandhurst Town
114 Ampthill Town v Northampton Sileby Rangers
115 Rothwell Corinthians v Burton Park Wanderers
116 AFC Hayes v Crawley Green
117 AFC Hillgate v Thrapston Town
118 Brackley Town Saints v Leighton Town
119 Spelthorne Sports v Tring Athletic
120 Cranfield United v Southall
121 Bicester Town v Potton United
122 FC Deportivo Galicia v Irchester United
123 London Tigers v Cogenhoe United
124 Daventry Town v Windsor
125 Stotfold v North Greenford United
126 Bedford v CB Hounslow United
127 Desborough Town v Woodford United
128 Stewarts & Lloyds Corby v Wellingborough Whitworths
129 Hanworth Villa v Bedfont Sports
130 Amersham Town v Highmoor Ibis
131 AFC Stoneham v Malmesbury Victoria
132 Buckingham Athletic v Binfield
133 Hook Norton v Bracknell Town
134 Shrivenham v Abbey Rangers
135 Ash United v Tytherington Rocks
136 Thame United v Tadley Calleva
137 Badshot Lea v Farnham Town
138 Fairford Town v Chipping Sodbury Town
139 Chertsey Town v Lydney Town
140 AFC Portchester v Holyport
141 Woodley United v Ardley United
142 Cove v Buckingham Town
143 Tunbridge Wells v Steyning Town
144 Hailsham Town v Lingfield
145 Croydon v Loxwood
146 Whitstable Town v Chichester City
147 Broadbridge Heath v Crowborough Athletic
148 Southwick v FC Elmstead
149 Bearsted v Pagham
150 Cray Valley (PM) v Glebe
151 St Francis Rangers v Ringmer
152 Raynes Park Vale v Haywards Heath Town
153 Arundel v Westfield
154 Horley Town v Hassocks
155 Sevenoaks Town v Crawley Down Gatwick
156 Little Common v Erith Town
157 Redhill v Deal Town
158 Guildford City v Eastbourne United
159 Chessington & Hook United v Rochester United
160 Bexhill United v Holmesdale
161 Shoreham v Meridian VP
162 Mile Oak v Erith & Belvedere
163 Littlehampton Town v Saltdean United
164 Worthing United v Peacehaven & Telscombe
165 Dorking v Beckenham Town
166 Bridon Ropes v Colliers Wood United
167 Langney Wanderers v Selsey
168 Brockenhurst v Ringwood Town
169 Corsham Town v United Services Portsmouth
170 Westbury United v Folland Sports
171 New Milton Town v Horndean
172 Oldland Abbotonians v Lymington Town
173 Whitchurch United v Laverstock & Ford
174 Hamworthy United v Amesbury Town
175 Cowes Sports v Cadbury Heath
176 Andover New Street v Gillingham Town
177 Hallen v Fawley
178 Bournemouth v Verwood Town
179 Hythe & Dibden v Team Solent
180 Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Downton
181 Romsey Town v Warminster Town
182 Christchurch v Swanage Town & Herston
183 Bridport v Cribbs
184 Alresford Town v Chippenham Park
185 Welton Rovers v Ashton & Backwell United
186 Liskeard Athletic v Portishead Town
187 Hengrove Athletic v Camelford
188 AFC St Austell v Crediton United
189 Cullompton Rangers v Wincanton Town
190 Shepton Mallet v Tavistock
191 Radstock Town v Torpoint Athletic
192 Wellington AFC v Bishop Sutton
193 Keynsham Town v Ivybridge Town
194 Cheddar v Elburton Villa
SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2016
1 Northallerton Town v Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA
2 Whitley Bay v Stockton Town or Eccleshill United
3 West Auckland Town or Seaham Red Star v Padiham
4 Nelson or Heaton Stannington v Washington or Billingham Synthonia
5 Crook Town or Esh Winning v South Shields
6 Easington Colliery or Thackley v Albion Sports or Ashington
7 Birtley Town v Holker Old Boys
8 Brandon United or Chester-Le-Street Town v Tow Law Town or Norton & Stockton Ancients
9 Bedlington Terriers or Bishop Auckland v Billingham Town or Willington
10 Blyth Town or Ryton & Crawcrook Albion v Sunderland Ryhope CW
11 Darlington Railway Athletic or Barnoldswick Town v Stokesley SC
12 Bridlington Town or Yorkshire Amateur v Daisy Hill or Garforth Town
13 Newcastle Benfield or Alnwick Town v Thornaby or Liversedge
14 Penrith or Durham City v Carlisle City or Team Northumbria
15 Knaresborough Town or Silsden v West Allotment Celtic or Hall Road Rangers
16 Consett or Hebburn Town v AFC Darwen or Pickering Town
17 Harrogate Railway Athletic v Whickham or Charnock Richard
18 Westella VIP v Irlam or Selby Town
19 Atherton LR v Cammell Laird 1907
20 Alsager Town or Squires Gate v Stockport Town
21 AFC Liverpool v Abbey Hey
22 AFC Blackpool v Runcorn Town or Winsford United
23 Armthorpe Welfare or Congleton Town v Bacup Borough
24 Ashton Athletic or Athersley Recreation v AFC Emley
25 Hallam v Nostell MW
26 Staveley MW or Cheadle Town v Barton Town Old Boys or Grimsby Borough
27 Rossington Main v Bootle or Maine Road
28 Winterton Rangers or Penistone Church v West Didsbury & Chorlton
29 Ashton Town or Parkgate v Barnton or Harworth Colliery
30 City of Liverpool or Litherland Remyca v Vauxhall Motors
31 Maltby Main or Widnes v St Helens Town or Chadderton
32 Dronfield Town or Glasshoughton Welfare v Pontefract Collieries or Hemsworth MW
33 Hanley Town v AFC Bridgnorth or Boldmere St Michaels
34 Cradley Town or Uttoxeter Town v Dudley Town or Wellington Amateurs
35 Tipton Town v Ellistown & Ibstock United or Bromsgrove Sporting
36 Birstall United v Malvern Town or Tividale
37 Redditch Borough or Rocester v Black Country Rangers or Stafford Town
38 Willenhall Town v Haughmond
39 FC Oswestry Town or Walsall Wood v Ellesmere Rangers or Pegasus Juniors
40 Stourport Swifts or Smethwick v Barnt Green Spartak or Cadbury Athletic
41 Paget Rangers v Highgate United or Lye Town
42 Coventry Copsewood v Bromyard Town or Atherstone Town
43 Lutterworth Athletic or Stone Old Alleynians v Ashby Ivanhoe or Pelsall Villa
44 Racing Club Warwick or Coventry United v Wednesfield
45 Coton Green or Kirby Muxloe v Bardon Hill or Littleton
46 Shawbury United or Heather St Johns v Coventry Sphinx
47 Continental Star or Wolverhampton Casuals v Bilston Town
48 Brocton or Eccleshall v Chelmsley Town or Studley
49 Bolehall Swifts or Heath Hayes v Shifnal Town or Gornal Athletic
50 Westfields v Dudley Sports
51 Whitchurch Alport or Wellington v Lichfield City
52 Pershore Town or Bewdley Town v Wolverhampton SC
53 Clay Cross Town or Leicester Road v West Bridgford
54 Dunkirk v Borrowash Victoria or Bottesford Town
55 Rainworth MW or Heanor Town v Graham St Prims or Kimberley MW
56 Anstey Nomads v Quorn
57 Gedling MW or Oakham United v Ollerton Town or Retford United
58 Brigg Town or Harborough Town v Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
59 Teversal or Blidworth Welfare v Shirebrook Town
60 Hucknall Town v Eastwood Community
61 Pinxton or Harrowby United v Loughborough University or Arnold Town
62 Greenwood Meadows v Holbrook Sports or Hinckley
63 Clipstone v Sherwood Colliery
64 Aylestone Park or Stapenhill v Long Eaton United or South Normanton Athletic
65 Clifton All Whites or Oadby Town v Holwell Sports
66 AFC Mansfield v Radcliffe Olympic
67 New Mills v Belper United or Radford
68 Barrow Town or St Andrews v Retford
69 Yaxley or Eynesbury Rovers v Newmarket Town
70 Fakenham Town v Great Yarmouth Town or Bourne Town
71 Peterborough Northern Star v Blackstones
72 Thetford Town or Framlingham Town v Downham Town
73 Gorleston or Wisbech St Mary v March Town United
74 Ely City or Kirkley & Pakefield v Diss Town or Team Bury
75 Huntingdon Town v Swaffham Town
76 Wisbech Town or Mildenhall Town v Peterborough Sports
77 Boston Town v Walsham Le Willows or Deeping Rangers
78 Whitton United or Biggleswade United v Woodbridge Town or Hatfield Town
79 Colney Heath v Redbridge or Eton Manor
80 Takeley or Tower Hamlets v Biggleswade
81 Cockfosters v Hadley Wood & Wingate
82 Waltham Forest v Hadleigh United or Debenham LC
83 Sporting Bengal United or Stowmarket Town v Sawbridgeworth Town
84 Hertford Town or Clapton v Brantham Athletic
85 Haverhill Borough v Haverhill Rovers
86 Wivenhoe Town or Wadham Lodge v FC Clacton or Enfield 1893
87 Long Melford v Langford or Baldock Town
88 Southend Manor or West Essex v Canning Town
89 Halstead Town or Hadley v Codicote or St Margaretsbury
90 London Bari or Newbury Forest v Barkingside
91 FC Broxbourne Borough or Cornard United v Stansted or Saffron Walden Town (with FC Broxbourne Borough folding on 7th July, Cornard United are likely to be the home team in this one)
92 Burnham Ramblers or London Lions v Harpenden Town or Ilford
93 Harefield United v Leverstock Green
94 Wembley v Long Buckby or Hillingdon Borough
95 Daventry Town or Windsor v Edgware Town
96 London Tigers or Cogenhoe United v Cranfield United or Southall
97 Stotfold or North Greenford United v Oxhey Jets
98 Bicester Town or Potton United v Risborough Rangers or Broadfields United
99 Holmer Green v Cricklewood Wanderers
100 Desborough Town or Woodford United v Stewarts & Lloyds Corby or Wellingborough Whitworths
101 Raunds Town or Northampton On Chenecks v Brackley Town Saints or Leighton Town
102 Bedfont & Feltham or Sandhurst Town v Sun Sports
103 Ampthill Town or Northampton Sileby Rangers v Rayners Lane
104 LPOSSA v AFC Hayes or Crawley Green
105 Burnham v Amersham Town or Highmoor Ibis
106 AFC Hillgate or Thrapston Town v Bedford or CB Hounslow United
107 Winslow United or Rushden & Higham United v Spelthorne Sports or Tring Athletic
108 Rothwell Corinthians or Burton Park Wanderers v FC Deportivo Galicia or Irchester United
109 Wellingborough Town v Hanworth Villa or Bedfont Sports
110 Tuffley Rovers v Woodley United or Ardley United
111 Carterton v Brimscombe & Thrupp
112 Ash United or Tytherington Rocks v Milton United
113 Frimley Green v Walton & Hersham
114 Fleet Spurs v Fairford Town or Chipping Sodbury Town
115 Alton Town v Henley Town
116 Bashley v Highworth Town
117 Melksham Town v New College Swindon
118 Hook Norton or Bracknell Town v Buckingham Athletic or Binfield
119 Royal Wootton Bassett v Thame United or Tadley Calleva
120 Cove or Buckingham Town v Eversley & California
121 Oxford City Nomads v Abingdon United
122 AFC Stoneham or Malmesbury Victoria v Longlevens
123 Shrivenham or Abbey Rangers v Badshot Lea or Farnham Town
124 Chertsey Town or Lydney Town v AFC Portchester or Holyport
125 Chessington & Hook United or Rochester United v Dorking or Beckenham Town
126 Cray Valley (PM) or Glebe v Redhill or Deal Town
127 Southwick or FC Elmstead v AFC Uckfield Town
128 St Francis Rangers or Ringmer v Sporting Club Thamesmead
129 Bexhill United or Holmesdale v Banstead Athletic
130 Mile Oak or Erith & Belvedere v Croydon or Loxwood
131 Oakwood v Shoreham or Meridian VP
132 Horley Town or Hassocks v Langney Wanderers or Selsey
133 Whitstable Town or Chichester City v Sheppey United
134 AC London v Littlehampton Town or Saltdean United
135 Little Common or Erith Town v Wick
136 Broadbridge Heath or Crowborough Athletic v Gravesham Borough
137 Corinthian v Sevenoaks Town or Crawley Down Gatwick
138 Cobham v Hailsham Town or Lingfield
139 Arundel or Westfield v Raynes Park Vale or Haywards Heath Town
140 East Preston v Tunbridge Wells or Steyning Town
141 Bridon Ropes or Colliers Wood United v Rusthall
142 Guildford City or Eastbourne United v AFC Croydon Athletic
143 Tooting & Mitcham Wanderers v Seaford Town
144 Canterbury City v Worthing United or Peacehaven & Telscombe
145 Bearsted or Pagham v Horsham YMCA
146 Westbury United or Folland Sports v Bridport or Cribbs
147 Whitchurch United or Laverstock & Ford v Hamworthy United or Amesbury Town
148 Devizes Town v Corsham Town or United Services Portsmouth
149 Portland United v Almondsbury UWE
150 Shaftesbury Town v Fareham Town
151 Christchurch or Swanage Town & Herston v Romsey Town or Warminster Town
152 Hallen or Fawley v Hythe & Dibden or Team Solent
153 Bournemouth or Verwood Town v Brockenhurst or Ringwood Town
154 Bitton v Andover New Street or Gillingham Town
155 New Milton Town or Horndean v Oldland Abbotonians or Lymington Town
156 Calne Town v Roman Glass St George
157 Cowes Sports or Cadbury Heath v Alresford Town or Chippenham Park
158 Bemerton Heath Harlequins or Downton v Longwell Green Sports
159 East Cowes Victoria Athletic v Sherborne Town
160 Cullompton Rangers or Wincanton Town v Budleigh Salterton
161 Keynsham Town or Ivybridge Town v Shepton Mallet or Tavistock
162 Clevedon Town v Cheddar or Elburton Villa
163 AFC St Austell or Crediton United v Street
164 Exmouth v Witheridge
165 Hengrove Athletic or Camelford v Wellington AFC or Bishop Sutton
166 Wells City v Radstock Town or Torpoint Athletic
167 Welton Rovers or Ashton & Backwell United v Willand Rovers
168 Liskeard Athletic or Portishead Townv Helston Athletic
169 Brislington v Plymouth Parkway
The winning 363 clubs from the Qualifying Rounds will then take their place alongside the 33 clubs who were exempt to the First Round Proper and the 198 First Round ties will take place on the weekend of 21/22/23 October.
But for now it's goodbye. The draw had been made, the new Vase competition for 2016-17 is only two months away, I cannot wait!!!!
