FA Trophy

[Stewart]

We will discover our FA Trophy opponents on Monday when the draw for the first round takes place.

The draw is being broadcast live on Talksport 2 at 12.45pm with ties to be played on December 14.
The third qualifying round ties area being played tomorrow.

[localboy86]

A lot of National South sides in the hat for today’s draw. Locally Carshalton and Kingstonian made it through (beating Tooting and AFC Sudbury respectively) who could be possible opponents as are Aveley and Yate Town who are amongst the lowest-ranked sides left in the competition.

Here’s hoping for a kind draw!

[localboy86]

Something I found a bit quirky from the weekends results was that Bognor, Brackley and Spennymoor all went exited the competition - clubs who have knocked Sutton out of the Trophy in 3 of the last 4 seasons (Boreham Wood - the other obviously join us in today’s draw).

[Andy K]

We're ball 10 in the south part of the draw.

Full list:
1 Aldershot Town
2 Barnet
3 Boreham Wood
4 Bromley
5 Dagenham & Redbridge
6 Dover Athletic
7 Eastleigh
8 Ebbsfleet United
9 Maidenhead United
10 Sutton United
11 Torquay United
12 Woking
13 Yeovil Town
14 King’s Lynn Town or Hereford
15 Dulwich Hamlet or Chippenham Town
16 Bath City or Gosport Borough
17 Sholing or Paulton Rovers
18 Tonbridge Angels
19 Weymouth
20 Chelmsford City
21 Havant & Waterlooville
22 Carshalton Athletic
23 Enfield Town
24 Yate Town
25 Aveley
26 Kingstonian
27 Eastbourne Borough
28 Dorking Wanderers
29 Concord Rangers or Slough Town
30 Maidstone United or Dartford
31 Hemel Hempstead Town
32 Royston Town
33 Oxford City or Hornchurch
34 Billericay Town or Hampton & Richmond Borough
35 Welling United
36 Salisbury

[Andy K]

Home to Dagenham.

[Andy K]

Full Southern draw:

Yeovil v Welling

Oxford City or Hornchurch v Dulwich Hamlet or Chippenham

Kingslynn or Hereford v Dover Athletic

Carshalton v Aveley

Eastleiogh v Yate Town

Tunbridge Angels v Billericay or Hampton & Richmond

Barnet v Weymouth

Kingstonian v Woking

Chelmsford CIty v Havant & Waterlooville

Enfield Town v Ebbsfleet United

Eastbourne Borough v Salisbury

Maidenhead United v Hemel Hempstead Town

Sutton v Dagenham & Redbridge

Maidstone or Dartford v Concord Rangers or Sough

Torquay v Aldershot

Bath CIty or Gosport v Sholing or Paulton

Dorking Wanderers v Bromley

Royston Town v Boreham Wood

[Amber Aleman]

Will be our third encounter with D&R in three months, and the second in three weeks. Have to hope for a turnaround in home form.

[localboy86]

🙄 what a dull tie

[Andy K]

Nov 25, 2019 13:17:01 GMT localboy86 said:

🙄 what a dull tie

Rather this than risk going out to a team in the division below. Like Billericay or Havant for example! Every draw can be as dull as anything all the way up to the final for all I care!

[amberchoc]

There were a few eye-opening shocks over the weekend, not least Kingstonian beating Woking 3-1 this afternoon. Dorking Wanderers put Bromley to the sword, going through 3-0, and rather pleasingly, Bore ‘em Wood got dumped out 2-0 at Royston, who are two divisions below.

By all accounts there was a remarkable game across the borough where Carshalton found themselves 3-0 down to lower-league Aveley. Former U Harry Ottaway pulled one back. Then a worldie (to use the modern vernacular) from outside the box made it 3-2 before Carshalton converted from the spot to equalise in stoppage-time.

No joy for Dos in the Trophy again as Havant got done right at the death at Chelmsford.

Second round draw is at 1 p.m. tomorrow, live on Talksport2.

[localboy86]

Away to Notts County if we manage to get past Dagenham tomorrow night in the replay..

[Amber Aleman]

So another club that we've already met twice in the league this season. Not that I'd complain about another visit to Meadow Lane.

If we do get through tomorrow, that would be trips to Chesterfield, Nottingham and Stockport on consecutive Saturdays in January.

If we go out, the Dorking Wanderers v Stockport tie looks an attractive option for 11 Jan.

[Stewart]

Ties will be played on Saturday 11 January 2020 and winning clubs in the second round will pick up £5250 from the prize fund with losing clubs collecting £1750.
The draw
1 Dorking Wanderers v Stockport County
2 Kingstonian v AFC Telford United or Leamington
3 AFC Fylde v South Shields or Southport
4 Royston Town v Hednesford Town or Chester
5 Solihull Moors or Darlington v Harrogate Town
6 Yeovil Town v Tonbridge Angels or Hampton & Richmond Borough
7 Ebbsfleet United v King's Lynn Town
8 Bradford (Park Avenue) or Halesowen Town v Maidenhead United
9 Notts County v Sutton United or Dagenham & Redbridge
10 Chelmsford City v Eastbourne Borough or Salisbury
11 Torquay United v FC Halifax Town
12 Eastleigh v Matlock Town or Chorley
13 Concord Rangers v Bath City or Sholing
14 Farsley Celtic or Altrincham v Barnet
15 Hornchurch v Carshalton Athletic or Aveley
16 Atherton Colleries or Barrow v FC United of Manchester

[amberchoc]

Dec 16, 2019 18:08:20 GMT Stewart said:

Ties will be played on Saturday 11 January 2020 and winning clubs in the second round will pick up £5250 from the prize fund with losing clubs collecting £1750.
The draw
1 Dorking Wanderers v Stockport County
2 Kingstonian v AFC Telford United or Leamington
3 AFC Fylde v South Shields or Southport
4 Royston Town v Hednesford Town or Chester
5 Solihull Moors or Darlington v Harrogate Town
6 Yeovil Town v Tonbridge Angels or Hampton & Richmond Borough
7 Ebbsfleet United v King's Lynn Town
8 Bradford (Park Avenue) or Halesowen Town v Maidenhead United
9 Notts County v Sutton United or Dagenham & Redbridge
10 Chelmsford City v Eastbourne Borough or Salisbury
11 Torquay United v FC Halifax Town
12 Eastleigh v Matlock Town or Chorley
13 Concord Rangers v Bath City or Sholing
14 Farsley Celtic or Altrincham v Barnet
15 Hornchurch v Carshalton Athletic or Aveley
16 Atherton Colleries or Barrow v FC United of Manchester

Updated, following this evening's replay. Aveley 2 Carshalton Athletic 0 !  

[medwaysider]

Dec 16, 2019 13:33:33 GMT Amber Aleman said:

So another club that we've already met twice in the league this season. Not that I'd complain about another visit to Meadow Lane.

If we do get through tomorrow, that would be trips to Chesterfield, Nottingham and Stockport on consecutive Saturdays in January.

If we go out, the Dorking Wanderers v Stockport tie looks an attractive option for 11 Jan.

Certainly going to have to win this Trophy the hard way! I haven't been to Meadow Lane since the late 90s but agree, it's a very decent stadium and Nottingham is a good city to have a few beers.

Agree re Dorking v Stockport. I went to the pre-season game last year and it's a tidy setup. Much better than that old place of theirs in the middle of nowhere with less cover than your average bus stop!