FA CUP FACTFILE 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND PREVIEW

By Phil Annets @FACUPFACTFILE

80 clubs are competing for the opportunity to reach the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup and potentially be drawn to face a Step 1 National League side.
Among them are Emley AFC who travel to Step 2 opponents Alfreton Town. Emley’s status as the last remaining Step 5 club in FA Cup is all the more remarkable given the Pewits ‘lost’ their extra preliminary round tie to Avro only to be re-instated after their opponents were removed from the competition.
3other clubs in this third qualifying round also began the...