FA CUP FACTFILE: Step 5 and 6 hopefuls are on the history trail

104 clubs that started in the extra preliminary round are still in the competition including 55 clubs from Step 5. At...

DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Newcastle Blue Star 1-1 North Ferriby

Hurrah! It’s FA Cup Day again. Double hurrah! I am heading to my beloved North-east for the tie between Newcastle Blue...

BOOTLE 1 CITY OF LIVERPOOL 3

By Brendan Doyle BOOTLE crashed out after a derby day disaster against City Of Liverpool. The visitors opened the scoring just...

GARFORTH TOWN 1 HEATON STANNINGTON 1

By Jon Mcgourty TEENAGE substitute Mo Fadera grabbed the headlines and the goal that sent this dramatic tie to a replay....

MERSTHAM 2 ERITH TOWN 1

By Chris Pullen A CHARLIE Greenwood penalty was enough to put Merstham into the hat for the next round. They got...

WESTBURY UTD 1 AFC PORTCHESTER 0

By Andy Bown WESTBURY advanced into the next round with this narrow win in a pulsating encounter. The first half was...

SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS

■ALFIE utes into added time sent Harpenden Town into the first qualifying round for the first time in 26 years. The...

HAYTON PAYS A HEAVY PRICE

BLYTH TOWN 0 BIRTLEY TOWN 2 By Callum Ward NORTHERN League first division new boys Blyth Town’s blistering unbeaten start to...

HANWORTH VILLA 4 ABBEY RANGERS 1

By Nick Taylor ■ THE first half saw Hanworth Villa have to battle for long periods, as their visitors Abbey Rangers...

MOSSLEY 0 ECCLESHILL UTD 0

By Nathan Harris MOSSLEY and Eccleshill played out a stalemate that will see the sides replay on Wednesday in Bradford. Mossley...

WROXHAM 1 NEWMARKET TOWN 3

By George Purvis NEWMARKET’s phys- nicality allowed them to claim a comfortable win at a Trafford Park bathed in sunshine. Newmarket...

ESSEX SENIOR

■BENFLEET’S ended with a comprehensive 5–1 loss at home to 10-man Haringey Borough. Georgios Aresti and Derek Asamoah had already scored...

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE

DIV 1 EAST BRIGHOUSE TOWN 0 OSSETT UNITED 0 By Neil Spofforth A TOUGH West Yorkshire derby was officiated excellently by...

BIGGLESWADE UTD 1 ENFIELD FC 2

By Jeff Long ENFIELD came from behind to see off Biggleswade United thanks to Matt Hurley’s stoppage-time winner. It was a...

HARROW BOROUGH 1 ASHFORD UNITED 1

By Brian Walter ■ HARROW will be ruing several gilt-edged chances during the game that should have put the game beyond...

MOUSEHOLE AFC 2 WILLAND ROVERS 2

By Daniel Tasker ■ THERE was nothing to separate these sides after a battling tussle. During a tight first half in...

BISHOP’S CLEEVE 4 LYDNEY TOWN 0

By Johnny Davies BISHOP’S Cleeve nclaimed a big win in this preliminary round tie. A promising start from the home side...

SOUTHERN COUNTIES EAST

■FOUR CLUBS have made it into the draw for the FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round. It was a late show at...

BADSHOT LEA 4 BALHAM 1

By Nigel Beesley Balham for a place in THE Baggies took on the First Qualifying Round and struck after just nine...

BURGESS HILL TOWN 2 EASTBOURNE TOWN 1

By Jack Naldrett BURGESS HILL saw off Eastbourne Town thanks to goals from Kieran Rowe and Martyn Box. The hosts opened...

EXMOUTH TOWN A BRIXHAM AFC A

By John Dibsdall ■ THIS cup-tie was abandoned after 67 minutes played due to a serious knee injury to Jack Thorne...

NEWCASTLE BLUE STR 1 NORTH FERRIBY 1

By Callum Ward ■ IN a lively three-penalty cup-tie a last-gasp spot kick saved Newcastle Blue-Star as the battle between two...

PLUCKY BLUES BITTEN BY ITES

NORTH G’FORD U 0 SHEPPEY UTD 3 By Michael Grimes Bradshaw 61, Lambert 67, Itauma 78 THREE goals in 18 minutes...

SOUTHERN COMBINATION

■ HAYWARDS HEATH TOWN are through to the next stage of the FA Cup after an impressive 2-0 home win against...

BASILDON UNITED 1 KINGS LANGLEY 0

By Andrew Buxton ■ BOTH teams went into this encounter undefeated with a place in the next round beckoning for the...