Columnists

FA VASE FACTFILE: It’s the year of the history makers

26 clubs exempted until this second round join the 102 other teams that have earned their place in the round, including last year’s finalists and 2022 Vase winners Newport Pagnell Town.

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 November 2023

FA VASE FACTFILE
2ND ROUND PREVIEW
By Phil Annets @FACUPFACTFILE

WILD AT WEMBLEY: Newport Pagnell Town fans celebrate at Wembley after winning the FA Vase final in 2022
PICTURE: Alamy

26 clubs exempted until this second round join the 102 other teams that have earned their place in the round, including last year’s finalists and 2022 Vase winners Newport Pagnell Town.
2 other former Vase winners remain in the competition; Deal Town take the 125-mile journey along the south coast to Newhaven whilst 1981 winners Whickham FC host Bury FC who are participating in the Vase for the first time....

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Read our latest news on any of these social networks!

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Non-League Newsletter

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in Columnists

Matt Badcock: Knowledge is the bomb for Shrimps

If you listen to National League managers, on and off the record, they are quite wary of Morecambe’s capabilities.
Matt Badcock: The National League super six are getting ready for a showdown

When Barnet swept York City aside last February it had the feeling of a big ‘moment’ in the title race - when will this season's big 'moment' arrive?
Mark Carruthers: How Hebburn Town went from brink of collapse to Northern Premier League contenders

The warning signs were clear and obvious as attendances dropped into double digits and interest appeared to be waining – Hebburn Town were on the brink and there were no signs of hope for their long-term future.
Matt Badcock: Should Macclesfield’s feat be seen as the best?

Hereford, Sutton, Altrincham, Colchester, Yeovil, Wimbledon, Luton, Lincoln. Now Macclesfield FC - the list of FA Cup shocks involving Non-League clubs beating a top-flight opponent has a new name at the table.