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FA Cup Factfile: It’s sweet 17 for the hopefuls of Step 5!

The FA Cup second qualifying round sees the 48 National League Step 2 clubs join the competition along with the 112 clubs that have won their way through to this stage.
Your complete guide to this week’s extra preliminary FA Cup fixtures PICTURE: Alamy

By Phil Annets @FACUP FACTFILE

The FA Cup second qualifying round sees the 48 National League Step 2 clubs join the competition along with the 112 clubs that have won their way through to this stage.
Among those are 17 clubs from Step 5 in the Non-League Pyramid including North West Counties League club Atherton Laburnum Rovers, back in the FA Cup after a 13-year absence.
They make the trip to Macclesfield FC as reward for beating neighbours Atherton Collieries in the Flat Cap Derby.
Other Step 5 clubs with the daunting task of travelling to Step 2 opposition include Epsom and Ewell, who ...

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