The potential for being drawn against a Football League club in the first round of the FA Cup in November seems like a pipedream for the record number of 416 teams participating in this season’s Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday.
Taunton Town chairman Kevin Sturmey has paid homage to super siblings Lloyd and Owen Irish, who were honoured for their loyal service to the club with a star-studded testimonial match on Friday night.
ONE hundred and thirty-six Step 4 clubs are joined in the FA Cup Preliminary Round next weekend by 174 other clubs from that level and below who battled their way through the Extra Preliminary Round.
So far, 27 Isthmian, Northern Premier and Southern League clubs have received just under £100,000 on grants towards community projects ranging from food banks to programmes to assist those with mental health problems.