This first entry is on the Qualifying Rounds of this season's competition which saw me attended Southend Manor's Southchurch Park on two occasions as they were drawn at home in both the First and Second Qualifying Rounds of the competition.
So without further ado here is my opening game of the FA Vase Trail as Southend Manor took on ESL new boys West Essex, who themselves were competing in their very first FA Vase tie in their history.
The Buildbase FA Vase First Qualifying Round, Saturday 10th September 2016
Southend Manor 7 West Essex 0
So the FA Vase began on the second weekend in September and I was beginning my trail at my local side Southend Manor as they hosted West Essex at Southchurch Park.
Manor are looking far more solid this season after two or three seasons of struggle, whilst visitors West Essex begin their first ever venture into the Vase after promotion from the Intermediate Level of football last season but had lost their last three games after a pretty decent start to life in Senior Football.
This was still a hard one to call though as both teams looked fairly well matched and the first ten minutes suggested a tight contest as the game endured a fairly quiet opening with Manor having the only real opening but saw Michael Hopkins fail to convert from close range.
But then on 12 minutes came the opening goal, and it went to the hosts, as a Hopkins flick on found Matt Keiller who scuffed an effort past Stephen Reynolds from close range and from that moment on the hosts pretty much had the upper hand in this contest, quickly doubling their lead three minutes later as Eamon Payne headed home a looping cross from the left.
The visitors just could not respond and midway through the first half fell further behind when a poor back header went straight to the feet of Callum Ibe and although his effort was saved by Reynolds, Hopkins followed up to knock the ball home. And then just past the half hour mark it was four as after good work by Ibe on the right, his cross found Daniel Okah who had the easiest tap in from a yard out.
Manor kept searching for more goals before half time and should of found a fifth as another poor defensive mistake allowed Ibe in on goal but Reynolds made a great save and then moments later brilliant football from Manor from back to front saw a bullet of a shot well saved by Reynolds.
However the West Essex stopper could do nothing to prevent Manor adding a fifth in first half stoppage time as more breathtaking football from the hosts saw Hopkins in and lob over a stranded Reynolds and send the home side in five goals up at the break. Manor had been guilty of lacking a cutting edge in front of goal in previous games so they were certainly putting that right today and had pretty much cemented their passage into the next round already.
Half Time Southend Manor 5 West Essex 0
The second would start pretty much as the first began, quiet. The visitors did muster the first attempt on goal in the second period after an an hour, hitting an effort straight at Ryan Karrer but the game remained 5-0 to hosts and they were just going through the motions it seemed.
The half continued in it’s fairly quiet subdued way as the game had become rather flat. With around fifteen minutes to go Manor almost got in as substitute Abiola Tanimowo out muscled a defender but then misconnected with the ball and then the visitors almost pulled one back as they got in behind the Manor backline but Karrer came out to make a super save on the edge of his box to maintain the clean sheet.
However the hosts restored their control on the tie with a sixth goal on 79 minutes when the pacey Rhys Fatt, on as substitute, got clear of the defence and slotted a finish beyond Reynolds and in off the inside of the post. Soon after this West Essex saw Oz Stroud sent off for an appalling tackle on Manor defender Robbie Norris and then a couple of minutes later Manor went down to ten men after Aundre Spencer was sent off for a second booking for dissent.
The game was to end though with another Manor goal as they capped a marvellous performance when Tanimowo got clean through and he made no mistake by slotting home beyond an exposed Reynolds and saw Manor cruise through to host Intermediate Side Canning Town in the Second Qualifying Round.
Full Time Southend Manor 7 West Essex 0
So a totally one sided contest, which I have to say was not expected prior to the game, saw Manor progress through to take on a side two levels below themselves in the shape of Canning Town from the Essex Olympian Premier Division. More on that one later.
Of course their were 386 other sides also starting out on their FA Vase journies for the new season so here is a results round up of all 194 First Qualifying Round Ties:-
Friday 9th September
Hook Norton 1 Bracknell Town 5 (aet)
Badshot Lea 3 Farnham Town 1
Barnt Green Spartak 0 Cadbury Athletic 1
Belper United 0 Radford 1
Cray Valley (PM) 0 Glebe 1
Saturday 10th September
Bedlington Terriers 0 Bishop Auckland 3
Albion Sports 3 Ashington 4
Knaresborough Town 1 Silsden AFC 2
Stockton Town 2 Ecceshill United 0
Blyth Town 1 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 2
Darlington Railway Athletic 0 Barnoldswick Town 4
Consett 5 Hebburn Town 1
Daisy Hill 4 Garforth Town 1
Penrith 5 Durham City 3 (aet)
Billingham Town 4 Willington 2
West Allotment Celtic 0 Hall Road Rangers 2
Washington 0 Billingham Synthonia 1
Easington Colliery 2 Thackley 1
AFC Darwen 1 Pickering Town 2
Nelson 1 Heaton Stannington 2
West Auckland Town 3 Seaham Red Star 2 (aet)
Crook Town 1 Esh Winning 2
Carlisle City 1 Team Northumbria 2
Brandon United 0 Chester-Le-Street Town 7
Tow Law Town 1 Norton & Stockton Ancients 3
Thornaby 1 Liversedge 4
Newcastle Benfield 8 Alnwick Town 1
Barton Town Old Boys 0 Grimsby Borough 2
Staveley MW 1 Cheadle Town 0
Maltby Main 0 Widnes 2
Alsager Town 2 Squires Gate 1
Ashton Town 4 Parkgate 2
Bootle 4 Maine Road 1
St Helens Town 3 Chadderton 5
Runcorn Town 4 Winsford United 1
Dronfield Town 0 Glasshoughton Welfare 2
Pontefract Collieries 2 Hemsworth MW 4
Irlam 1 Selby Town 0
Winterton Rangers 1 Penistone Church 5
Ashton Athletic 2 Athersley Recreation 0
Armthorpe Welfare 2 Congleton Town 3
Barnton 5 Harworthy Colliery 2 (aet)
Dudley Town 0 Wellington Amateurs 4
FC Oswestry Town 1 Walsall Wood 3 (aet)
Coton Green 1 Kirby Muxloe 3
Ashby Ivanhoe 2 Pelsall Villa 1
Whitchurch Alport 1 Wellington 2 (aet)
Highgate United 2 Lye Town 0 (at Lye Town FC)
Bolehall Swifts 7 Heath Hayes 2
Bromyard Town 2 Atherstone Town 6 (at Bewdley Town FC)
Cradley Town 1 Uttoxeter Town 4
Pershore Town 1 Bewdley Town 2
Chelmsley Town 3 Studley 2
Ellistown & Ibstock United 0 Bromsgrove Sporting 13 (at Bromsgrove Sporting FC)
AFC Bridgnorth 0 Boldmere St Michaels 5
Shawbury United 3 Heather St Johns 1
Shifnal Town 5 Gornal Athletic 1
Racing Club Warwick 1 Coventry United 3
Malvern Town 4 Tividale 1
Bardon Hill 1 Littleton 5
Lutterworth Athletic 0 Stone Old Alleynians 2
Brocton 6 Eccleshall 0
Continental Star W-O Wolverhampton Casuals (walkover for Wolverhampton Casuals - Continental Star withdrawn)
Stourport Swifts 5 Smethwick 1
Ellesmere Rangers 2 Pegasus Juniors 7 (aet)
Clay Cross Town 2 Leicester Road 3
Clifton All Whites P-P Oadby Town
Borrowash Victoria 1 Bottesford Town 7
Gedling MW 2 Oakham United 3 (aet)
Loughborough University 7 Arnold Town 1
Ollerton Town 2 Retford United 3
Pinxton 4 Harrowby United 0
Rainworth MW 1 Heanor Town 4
Graham St Prims 2 Kimberley MW 5
Teversal 0 Blidworth Welfare 1 (aet)
Aylestone Park 3 Stapenhill 7
Barrow Town 0 St Andrews 3
Long Eaton United 2 South Normanton Athletic 0
Brigg Town 0 Harborough Town 4
Holbrook Sports 0 Hinckley AFC 2
Thetford Town 4 Framlingham Town 3
Yaxley 7 Eynesbury Rovers 0
Great Yarmouth Town 3 Bourne Town 0
Wisbech Town 2 Mildenhall Town 2 (aet)
Ely City 3 Kirkley & Pakefield 2 (aet)
Walsham Le Willows 2 Deeping Rangers 2 (aet)
Gorleston 2 Wisbech St Mary 0
Diss Town 3 Team Bury 0
London Bari 3 Newbury Forest 0
FC Clacton 0 Enfield 1893 1
Wivenhoe Town 1 Wadham Lodge 2
FC Broxbourne Borough 3 Cornard United 2
Takeley 7 Tower Hamlets 2
Halstead Town 3 Hadley 2
Langford 2 Baldock Town 2 (aet; Baldock Town won 4-3 on penalties)
Stansted 1 Saffron Walden Town 2
Hadleigh United 1 Debenham LC 0
Burnham Ramblers 2 London Lions 1
Harpenden Town 1 Ilford 3 (aet)
Whitton United 0 Biggleswade United 4
Woodbridge Town 4 Hatfield Town 1
Southend Manor 7 West Essex 0
Hertford Town 0 Clapton 0 (aet; tie ordered to be replayed after visitors played ineneligable player)
Sporting Bengal Unted 2 Stowmarket Town 1 (aet)
Redbridge 5 Eton Manor 4 (aet)
Raunds Town 1 Northampton On Chenecks 4
Risborough Rangers 0 Broadfields United 3
Winslow United 6 Rushden & Higham United 4
Long Buckby 1 Hillingdon Borough 3
Bedfont & Feltham 3 Sandhurst Town 0
Ampthill Town 2 Northampton Sileby Rangers 3
Rothwell Corinthians 8 Burton Park Wanderers 0
AFC Hayes 2 Crawley Green 2 (aet; Crawley Green won 4-1 on penalties)
Kensington Borough 0 Thrapston Town 2
Brackley Town Saints 3 Leighton Town 3 (aet)
Spelthorne Sports 0 Tring Athletic 0 (aet)
Cranfield United 2 Southall 2 (aet)
Bicester Town 3 Potton United 2
FC Deportivo Galicia 0 Irchester United 1
London Tigers 3 Cogenhoe United 1
Daventry Town 3 Windsor 1
Stotfold 2 North Greenford United 2 (aet)
Bedford 0 CB Hounslow United 1
Desborough Town 10 Woodford United 0
Stewarts & Lloyds Corby 0 Wellingborough Whitworths 4
Hanworth Villa 0 Bedfont Sports 4
AFC Stoneham 3 Malmesbury Victoria 0
Buckingham Athletic 2 Binfield 3
Shrivenham 2 Abbey Rangers 3 (aet)
Ash United 2 Tytherington Rocks 1
Fairford Town 3 Chipping Sodbury Town 2
Chertsey Town 1 Lydney Town 2
AFC Portchester 3 Holyport 0
Woodley United 0 Ardley United 4
Cove 0 Buckingham Town 4
Tunbridge Wells 4 Steyning Town 1
Hailsham Town 0 Lingfield 3
Croydon 2 Loxwood 1
Whitstable Town 2 Chichester City 2 (aet)
Broadbridge Heath 2 Crowborough Athletic 4
Southwick 1 FC Elmstead 2
Bearsted 0 Pagham 1
St Francis Rangers 1 Ringmer 2
Raynes Park Vale 1 Haywards Heath Town 2
Arundel 1 Westfield 2
Horley Town 4 Hassocks 2
Sevenoaks Town 3 Crawley Down Gatwick 1
Little Common 2 Erith Town 1 (aet)
Redhill 1 Deal Town 2 (at Deal Town FC)
Guildford City 2 Eastbourne United 1 (tie awarded to Eastbourne Town - Guildford City removed for fielding ineneligable player)
Chessington & Hook United 3 Rochester United 3 (aet)
Bexhill United 2 Holmesdale 3 (at Holmesdale FC)
Shoreham 8 Meridan 2
Mile Oak 2 Erith & Belvedere 1
Littlehampton Town 2 Saltdean United 0
Worthing United A-A Peacehaven & Telscombe (match abandoned on 70 minutes with scoreline at 2-0. More on this at end of results round up)
Bridon Ropes 2 Colliers Wood United 1
Langley Wanderers 4 Selsey 4 (aet)
Brockenhurst 5 Ringwood Town 0
Westbury United 2 Folland Sports 1
New Milton Town 1 Horndean 5
Oldland Abbotonians 4 Lymington Town 0
Whitchurch United 3 Laverstock & Ford 1
Hamworthy United 3 Amesbury Town 5
Cowes Sports 4 Cadbury Heath 2 (aet)
Andover New Street 1 Gillingham Town 3 (aet)
Hallen 3 Fawley 2
Bournemouth P-P Verwood Town
Hythe & Dibden 1 Team Solent 2
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 7 Downton 0
Romsey Town 3 Warminster Town 0
Christchurch 2 Swanage Town & Herston 1
Bridport 2 Cribbs 4
Arlesford Town 5 Chippenham Park 1
Welton Rovers 0 Ashton & Backwell United 3
Liskeard Athletic 1 Portishead Town 2
Hengrove Athletic 3 Camelford 2
AFC St Austell 3 Crediton United 2
Cullompton Rangers 3 Wincanton Town 2
Shepton Mallet 1 Tavistock AFC 6
Radstock Town 3 Torpoint Athletic 6
Wellington AFC 0 Bishop Sutton 1
Keynsham Town 4 Ivybridge Town 2
Chedder 2 Elburton Villa 1
Sunday 11th September
Corsham Town 1 United Services Portsmouth 0
Bridlington Town 6 Yorkshire Amateur 0
Whickham 0 Charnock Richard 2
City of Liverpool 1 Litherland Remyca 2
Black County Rangers 1 Stafford Town 0
Redditch Borough 2 Rocester 5 (at Redditch United FC)
Codicote 0 St Margaretsbury 3 (at Stotfold FC)
Amersham Town 0 Highmoor Ibis 2
Thame United 5 Tadley Calleva 1
Dorking 1 Beckenham Town 4
Tuesday 13th September
Clifton All Whites 7 Oadby Town 0
Bournemouth 4 Verwood Town 3
Replays
Mildenhall Town 4 Wisbech Town 0
Deeping Rangers 3 Walsham Le Willows 3 (aet; Walsham Le Willows won 5-4 on penalties)
Leighton Town 4 Brackley Town Saints 3
Tring Athletic 2 Spelthorne Sports 0
North Greenford United 4 Stotfold 0
Chichester City 3 Whitstable Town 2
Selsey 4 Langley Wanderers 1
Wednesday 14th September
Replays
Southall W-O Cranfield United (tie awarded to Southall - Cranfield United failed to fulfil fixture)
Rochester United 2 Chessington & Hook United 1
Tuesday 20th September
Replayed Tie
Hertford Town 2 Clapton 1
Saturday 24th September
Replayed Abandoned Tie
Worthing United 0 Peacehaven & Telscombe 2
Ok more on that abandoned tie at Worthing United. Here is a statement from the FA regarding that game:-
The Buildbase FA Vase first round qualifying tie between Worthing United and Peacehaven & Telescombe will be replayed, an FA Vase Sub-Committee has ruled. The original fixture on 10 September 2016 was abandoned in the 70th minute following an incident involving players from both sides. The two clubs were subsequently charged for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative and/or violent conduct. Worthing denied the breach of FA Rule E20[a], however, this was found proven following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing. Peacehaven admitted the breach. The FA Vase Sub-Committee considered the successful charges brought against both clubs and felt the appropriate action was to order the game to be replayed. Worthing United will host the rematch on Saturday 24 September 2016, which will kick off at 3pm.
And as you can see the visitors won that rematch 2-0 and so took their place in the next round. That tie also brought an end to the First Qualifying Round of the competition.
So fast forward two weekends and onto the next round of the competition. It was the Second and final Qualifying Round and would see the winners of the 169 ties get through to the First Round Proper of the competition, which takes place on the weekend of Saturday 22nd October.
I was over at Southchurch Park as I said earlier to see Southend Manor take on Canning Town, here is what happened in that one:-
The Buildbase FA Vase Second Qualifying Round, Saturday 24th September 2016
Southend Manor 0 Canning Town 0 (aet; Canning Town won 5-4 on penalties)
So it was Buildbase FA Vase Second Qualifying round day and I was back at Southchurch Park to see if hosts Southend Manor could reach the First Round Proper as they took on Essex Olympian Premier outfit Canning Town.
The home side were massive favourites for this tie as they play to steps above Canning Town in the non league pyramid and with the hosts also playing Senior football to the hosts who played Junior football only one result was expected in many people eyes.
But this is cup football and you should underestimate the opponents at your peril and the first ten minutes yielded very little in the way of chances for either side. The first real chance came for the hosts on twelve minutes when Rhys Fatt crossed towards the near post were Daniel Okah’s flick just rolled past the far post with Callum Ibe lurking.
The visitors were next to test the keeper five minutes later when they sent a harmless looking free kick into the box but the ball bounced high off the hard surface and almost deceived Ryan Karrer in the Manor goal but he managed to paw the ball away from danger and then moments later Manor went close as a cross just invaded the diminutive George Crispin at the back post.
However these chances were played in a half that lacked pace and tempo and a certain amount of quality as the game seemed to be played in slow motion. On the half hour mark the visitors sent a dangerous ball into the box but the hosts managed to deal with but they had been well off the pace today so far.
However despite this the hosts almost went into the break ahead as a minute before half time a Vinny Murphy free kick was brilliantly tipped over by Nick Wilson in what was arguably the only save either keeper had to make in the opening half. It had been a pretty poor first half in general and as D:Ream once said “Things can only get better”.
Half Time Southend Manor 0 Canning Town 0
And the second half was only four minutes old when one of the keepers was tested again, and it was the hosts keeper Karrer who had to make the save, as a great chance for the visitors saw Julian Edwards in the clear but Karrer managed to stick a leg out to thwart the visitors a shock lead.
Apart from this chance though and a few hosts balls into the box it was as you were, tedious and goal less, as we hit the hour mark in this one. Four minutes later Manor did finally test visitors keeper Wilson in this half as full back Samuel Short tried his luck from range but the visiting keeper made a decent save down to his left.
With just over twenty minutes to go Manor went close as Fatt got into the area down the right hand side but his ball across goal just invaded Crispin at the near post and then two minutes later they thought they had finally found the breakthrough as Fatt’s ball to the back post saw Ibe steam in to score but after this happened the linesman then raised his flag to chalk off the effort, much to the home sides dismay.
So the game was still goal less going into the last ten mins and the hosts mounted another attack and saw a cross towards Tim Beckford missed totally by the Manor forward but at the same time caught out visiting centre half Neil Barratt who almost put the ball into his own net. Moments later another cross from Manor saw Barratt again almost score an own goal but keeper Wilson made a good diving save.
This proved the final act and so the game would now enter an extra half hour.
Full Time Southend Manor 0 Canning Town 0
So would Manor’s extra fitness count against a tiring Canning Town side? Well the hosts certainly started the extra time period on the front foot as Beckford forced Wilson into a diving save and then the hosts went close again as Murphy curled an effort just wide of the far post.
Canning Town to their credit kept plugging away and sent a warning to Manor that they still could pose a goal threat themselves when Chris Barratt volleyed a lose ball just wide for the visitors after Karrer and Edwards had battled for a cross into the six yard area.
And in the second period of extra time Edwards lofted over for Canning Town as the Olympian side continued to make life difficult for their Senior hosts and as penalties got ever closer Mark Argent curled a free kick just wide for Town.
Manor saw an effort on goal blocked before the follow up went way off target as penalties were now looking likely but with what was almost the final act of the 120 minutes Manor had a golden chance to nick the win when Ibe burst through into the box on goal but somehow put his effort over the bar. It kind of summed up the hosts day in front of goal. It also meant that the game ended goal less after extra time so penalties would decide the teams fate.
Full Time (aet) Southend Manor 0 Canning Town 0
And so to penalties and they didn’t start well for either side as they both saw their opening spot kicks saved, however the next four penalties from each side were converted meaning it was 4-4 and sudden death. Canning Town converted their sixth penalty leaving Okah needing to score Manor’s sixth kick in order to stay in the competition but he saw his penalty saved by Wilson and cue celebrations from the visitors, who had caused a major shock in dumping Southend Manor out of the FA Vase and see the Olympian Premier side take their place in the First Round Proper and also find themselves £800 richer threw prizemoney, well done to them for that!!!
Full Time (aet) Southend Manor 0 Canning Town 0 (Canning Town won 5-4 on penalties)
And here is the winning moment caught on camera:-
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So after a pretty poor game a dramatic shoot out saw the underdogs prevail and see the Step Seven side progress through to the First Round Proper of the Vase where they will face Step Six side Biggeswade FC, who themselves dumped Step Five Takeley out of the competition. It also means it guaranteed non Step Five side in the Second Round Proper which doesn't often happen.
Right here is a results round up of all the Second Qualifying Round ties:-
Friday 23rd September
Bishop Auckland 1 Billingham Town 2
Melksham Town 4 New College Swindon 0
Wadham Lodge 3 Enfield 1893 1
Bracknell Town 2 Binfield 1
Haverhill Borough 1 Haverhill Rovers 0
Saturday 24th September
Northallerton Town 0 Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA 4
Whitley Bay 0 Stockton Town 2
West Auckland Town 1 Padiham 2 (aet)
Heaton Stannington 0 Billingham Synthonia 1
Esh Winning 0 South Shields 4
Easington Colliery AFC 2 Ashington 0
Birtley Town 2 Holker Old Boys 4
Chester-Le-Street Town 3 Norton & Stockton Ancients 2
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 0 Sunderland Ryhope CW 5
Barnoldswick Town 7 Stokesley SC 1
Newcastle Benfield 3 Liversedge 0
Penrith 4 Team Northumbria 2
Silsden AFC 3 Hall Road Rangers 4 (aet)
Consett 1 Pickering Town 3
Harrogate Railway Athletic 1 Charnock Richard 3
Westella VIP 0 Irlam 3
Atherton LR 3 Cammell Laird 1907 2
Alsager Town 0 Stockport Town 3
AFC Liverpool 3 Abbey Hey 2 (aet)
AFC Blackpool 0 Runcorn Town 2
Congleton Town 7 Bacup Borough 3 (aet)
Ashton Athletic 1 AFC Emley 2
Hallam 8 Nostell MW 1
Staveley MW 2 Grimsby Borough 0
Rossington Main 0 Bootle 4
Penistone Church 3 West Didsbury & Chorlton 2 (aet)
Ashton Town 3 Barnton 2
Litherland Remyca 3 Vauxhall Motors 1
Widnes 1 Chadderton 4
Glashoughton Welfare 2 Hemsworth MW 2 (aet)
Hanley Town 2 Boldmere St Michaels 1
Uttoxeter Town 3 Wellington Amateurs 0
Tipton Town 0 Bromsgrove Sporting 1
Birstall United 2 Malvern Town 2 (aet)
Rocester 1 Black Country Rangers 0
Willenhall Town 0 Haughmond 3
Walsall Wood 2 Pegasus Juniors 0
Stourport Swifts 0 Cadbury Athletic 1
Paget Rangers 2 Highgate United 1
Coventry Copsewood 2 Atherstone Town 1
Stone Old Alleynians 1 Ashby Ivanhoe 1 (aet)
Coventry United 2 Wednesfield 0
Kirby Muxloe 2 Littleton 0 (aet)
Shawbury United 3 Coventry Sphinx 2
Wolverhampton Casuals 4 Bilston Town 2
Brocton 0 Chelmsley Town 2
Bolehall Swifts 0 Shifnal Town 2
Westfields 8 Dudley Sports 0
Wellington 2 Lichfield City 5
Bewdley Town 1 Wolverhampton SC 7
Leicester Road 4 West Bridgford 3
Dunkirk 1 Bottesford Town 4
Heanor Town 2 Kimberley MW 2 (aet)
Anstey Nomads 0 Quorn 2
Oakham United 1 Retford United 0
Harborough Town 2 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 1
Blidworth Welfare 2 Shirebrook Town 0
Hucknall Town 5 Eastwood Community 0
Pinxton 4 Loughborough University 2
Greenwood Meadows 3 Hinckley AFC 6
Clipstone 1 Sherwood Colliery 3
Stapenhill 2 Long Eaton United 3
Clifton All Whites 1 Holwell Sports 2 (aet)
AFC Mansfield 4 Radcliffe Olympic 2
New Mills 3 Radford 4
St Andrews 3 Retford 0
Yaxley 4 Newmarket Town 3 (aet)
Fakenham Town 1 Great Yarmouth Town 3
Peterborough Northern Star 4 Blackstones 0
Thetford Town 2 Downham Town 0
Gorleston 3 March Town United 2
Ely City 4 Diss Town 2
Huntingdon Town 1 Swaffham Town 4
Mildenhall Town 1 Peterborough Sports 3
Boston Town 2 Walsham Le Willows 3
Biggeswade United 3 Woodbridge Town 0
Colney Heath 2 Redbridge 1
Takeley 1 Biggleswade 2 (aet)
Cockfosters 4 Hadley Wood & Wingate 0
Waltham Forest 2 Hadleigh United 1
Sporting Bengal United 3 Sawbridgeworth Town 2
Hertford Town 3 Brantham Athletic 2
Long Melford 2 Baldock Town 3
Southend Manor 0 Canning Town 0 (aet; Canning Town won 5-4 on penalties)
Halstead Town 1 St Margaretsbury 4
London Bari 2 Barkingside 1 (aet)
FC Broxbourne Borough 1 Saffron Walden Town 2
Burnham Ramblers 0 llford 4
Harefield United 0 Leverstock Green 4
Wembley 2 Hillingdon Borough 1
Daventry Town 4 Edgware Town 1
London Tigers 2 Southall 5
North Greenford United 1 Oxhey Jets 2
Bicester Town 2 Broadfields United 3
Holmer Green 3 Cricklewood Wanderers 0
Desborough Town 6 Wellingborough Whitworths 3 (aet)
Northampton On Chenecks 1 Leighton Town 0
Bedfont & Feltham 2 Sun Sports 4
Northampton Sileby Rangers 5 Rayners Lane 0
LPOSSA W-O Crawley Green (walkover for Crawley Green - LPOSSA withdrawn)
Burnham 2 Highmoor Ibis 3 (aet)
Thrapston Town 3 CB Hounslow United 1
Winslow United 1 Tring Athletic 4
Rothwell Corinthians 2 Irchester United 1
Tuffley Rovers 4 Ardley United 1
Carterton W-O Brimscombe & Thrupp (walkover for Brimscombe & Thrupp - Carterton withdrawn)
Ash United 3 Milton United 1
Frimley Green 0 Walton & Hersham 3
Fleet Spurs 1 Fairford Town 3
Alton Town 4 Henley Town 2
Bashley 0 Highworth Town 4
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 2 Thame United 4
Buckingham Town 4 Eversley & California 3 (aet)
Oxford City Nomads 2 Abingdon United 3
AFC Stoneham 3 Longlevens AFC 1
Abbey Rangers 1 Badshot Lea 0
Lydney Town 2 AFC Portchester 0
Rochester United 1 Beckenham Town 2 (aet)
Glebe 1 Deal Town 1 (aet)
FC Elmstead 1 AFC Uckfield Town 0
Ringmer 2 Sporting Club Thamesmead 2 (aet)
Holmesdale 1 Banstead Athletic 4
Mile Oak 1 Croydon 3
Oakwood 0 Shoreham 10
Horley Town 1 Selsey 0
Chichester City 3 Sheppey United 1
AC London 1 Littlehampton Town 1 (aet)
Little Common 0 Wick 2
Crowborough Athletic 2 Gravesham Borough 0
Corinthian 3 Sevenoaks Town 2
Cobham 0 Lingfield 1
Westfield 0 Haywards Heath Town 1
East Preston 1 Tunbridge Wells 4
Bridon Ropes 2 Rushtall 1 (aet)
Eastbourne United 2 AFC Croydon Athletic 1
Tooting & Mitcham Wanderers 3 Seaford Town 1
Pagham 0 Horsham YMCA 1
Westbury United 1 Cribbs 2
Whitchurch United 0 Amesbury Town 6
Devizes Town 2 Corsham Town 1
Portland United 2 Almondsbury UWE 0
Shaftesbury Town 5 Fareham Town 1
Christchurch 1 Romsey Town 3
Hallen 1 Team Solent 3
Bournemouth 3 Brockenhurst 1
Bitton 0 Gillingham Town 3
Horndean 2 Oldland Abbotonians 0
Calne Town 4 Roman Glass St George 3
Cowes Sports 0 Alresford Town 2
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 3 Longwell Green Sports 0
East Cowes Victoria Athletic 0 Sherborne Town 4
Cullompton Rangers 4 Budleigh Salterton 1 (aet)
Keynsham Town 0 Tavistock AFC 6
Clevedon Town 3 Cheddar 1 (aet)
AFC St Austell 2 Street 3
Exmouth Town 1 Witheridge AFC 0
Hengrove Athletic 2 Bishop Sutton 1
Wells City 1 Torpoint Athletic 2
Ashton & Backwell United 0 Willand Rovers 1
Portishead Town 1 Helston Athletic 3 (aet)
Brislington 0 Plymouth Parkway 1
Sunday 25th September
Bridlington Town 5 Daisy Hill 2
Wellingborough Town 0 Bedfont Sports 2
Tuesday 27th September
Replays
Hemsworth MW 1 Glasshoughton Welfare 1 (aet; Hemsworth MW won 3-2 on penalties)
Deal Town 1 Glebe 3
Littlehampton Town 1 AC London 5
Wednesday 28th September
Canterbury City 8 Peacehaven & Telscombe 0
Replays
Malvern Town 3 Birstall United 2 (aet)
Ashby Ivanhoe 1 Stone Old Alleynians 1 (aet; Ashby Ivanhoe won 3-1 on penalties)
Kimberley MW 0 Heanor Town 2
Sporting Club Thamesmead 6 Ringmer 1
So that concluded the Qualifying Rounds of the competition. The 101 first round ties take place on Saturday/Sunday 22nd/23rd of October and here are those ties in full:-
Saturday 22nd October
1874 Northwich Vs Billingham Synthonia
Stockport Town Vs Sunderland Ryhope CW
Penrith AFC Vs Easington Colliery AFC
Guisborough Town Vs Padiham
Runcorn Town Vs Hallam
South Shields Vs Runcorn Linnets
Charnock Richard Vs Barnoldswick Town
Atherton LR Vs Chester-Le-Street Town
Ashton Town AFC Vs Billingham Town
AFC Emley Vs Chadderton
Newcastle Benfield Vs Irlam
Atherton Collieries Vs Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA
Congleton Town Vs Hall Road Rangers
Holker Old Boys Vs Stockton Town
Litherland Remyca Vs Shildon
Shifnal Town Vs Quorn
Heanor Town Vs Blidworth Welfare
St Andrews Vs Paget Rangers
Long Eaton United Vs Coventry United
Wolverhampton Casuals Vs Chelmsley Town
Ashby Ivanhoe Vs Hucknall Town AFC
Handsworth Parramore Vs Shepshed Dynamo
Bromsgrove Sporting Vs Cadbury Athletic
Westfields Vs Walsall Wood
Staveley MW Vs Pinxton
Holwell Sports Vs AFC Mansfield
Hinckley AFC Vs Wolverhampton SC
Lichfield City Vs Shawbury United
Kirby Muxloe Vs Hemsworth MW
Penistone Church Vs Sherwood Colliery
Bottesford Town Vs Haughmond
Malvern Town Vs Worksop Town
Rocester Vs Oakham United
Uttoxeter Town Vs Leicester Road
Radford Vs Harborough Town
Sporting Khalsa Vs Hanley Town
Coventry Copsewood Vs Holbeach United
Northampton Sileby Rangers Vs Oxhey Jets
Thetford Town Vs Great Yarmouth Town
Sporting Bengal United Vs Southall
Felixstowe & Walton United Vs Haverhill Borough
Broadfields United Vs London Bari
Highmoor Ibis Vs Holmer Green
Peterborough Sports Vs Swaffham Town
Waltham Forest Vs Rothwell Corinthians
Thrapston Town Vs Leverstock Green
Canning Town Vs Biggleswade
Northampton On Chenecks Vs Ely City
Gorleston Vs Barking
Biggleswade United Vs Baldock Town
Flackwell Heath Vs Cockfosters
Walsham Le Willows Vs Tring Athletic
Crawley Green Vs Basildon United
Colney Heath Vs Hoddesdon Town
Daventry Town Vs Newport Pagnell Town
Godmanchester Rovers Vs London Colney
Yaxley Vs Stanway Rovers
St Margaretsbury Vs llford
Peterborough Northern Star Vs Sun Sports
Welwyn Garden City Vs Saffron Walden Town
Wembley Vs Desborough Town
Banstead Athletic Vs Crowborough Athletic
Wick Vs Haywards Heath Town
Bedfont Sports Vs Buckingham Town
Canterbury City Vs Lydney Town
FC Elmstead Vs Sporting Club Thamesmead
Abbey Rangers Vs Tunbridge Wells
Hollands & Blair Vs Ascot United
Walton & Hersham Vs Thame United
Croydon Vs Bracknell Town
Epsom & Ewell Vs Bridon Ropes
Horsham YMCA Vs Horndean
Eastbourne United Vs Horley Town
Shoreham Vs Glebe
Beckenham Town Vs Lancing
Eastbourne Town Vs Tooting & Mitcham Wanderers
AC London Vs Highworth Town
Fairford Town Vs Andover Town
Alton Town Vs Corinthian
Ash United Vs Chichester City
Alresford Town Vs Lingfield
Lordswood Vs Newhaven
Abingdon United Vs Thatcham Town
Cribbs Vs Odd Down
Devizes Town Vs Gillingham Town
Amesbury Town Vs Brimscombe & Thrupp
Helston Athletic Vs Team Solent
Street Vs Blackfield & Langley
Bournemouth Vs Melksham Town
Calne Town Vs Torpoint Athletic
Tuffley Rovers Vs Sherborne Town
Cullompton Rangers Vs Hengrove Athletic
Bemerton Heath Harlequins Vs Plymouth Parkway
Sholing Vs Buckland Athletic
Clevedon Town Vs Willand Rovers
Romsey Town Vs Portland United
Exmouth Town Vs Tavistock AFC
AFC Stoneham Vs Shaftesbury Town
Sunday 23rd October
Wadham Lodge Vs Hertford Town
AFC Liverpool Vs Bootle
Bridlington Town Vs Pickering Town
My featured game is of course the Canning Town Vs Biggleswade tie which takes place at the Terrance McMillan Stadium in Canning Town, Newham, East London. The hosts will no doubt start as underdogs again but will prove a tough nut to crack for Biggleswade's young side no doubt. In look forward to that and I'll have news of that and a results round up of the First Round Proper towards the end of the month. Bye for now!!!
