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Last updated : 10 July 2016 By Gary Hazelhurst

Draws for FA competitions

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round  

Saturday August 6th

Lichfield City vs Wolverhampton Casuals Haughmond vs Alvechurch

AFC Bridgnorth vs Boldmere St Michaels

Heath Hayes vs Bromsgrove Sporting

Coleshill Town vs Cradley Town

Brocton vs Walsall Wood

Lye Town vs AFC Wulfrunians

Sporting Khalsa vs Hanley Town

Tividale vs Wolverhampton Sporting Community

Coventry Sphinx vs Highgate United

Stourport Swifts vs Westfields

Coventry United vs Shawbury United

Dudley Sports vs Nuneaton Griff

Malvern Town vs Rocester

Oadby Town vs Long Eaton united

Loughborough University vs Shirebrook Town

Shepshed Dynamo vs AFC Mansfield

AFC Hinckley vs Heanor Town

Blaby & Whetstone Athletic vs St Andrews

Retford United vs Leicester Road

Ashby Ivanhoe vs Quorn

FA Cup Preliminary Round 

Saturday August 20th

Coleshill Town or Cradley Town vs Dudley Sports or Nuneaton Griff

Bedworth United vs Malvern town or Rocester

Kidsgrove Athletic vs Lye Town or AFC Wulfrunians

Coventry United or Shawbury United vs Lichfield City or Wolverhampton Casuals

Hereford vs Haughmond or Alvechurch

Rugby Town vs Heath Hayes or Bromsgrove Sporting

Coventry Sphinx or Highgate United vs AFC Bridgnorth or Boldmere St Michaels

Sporting Khalsa or Hanley Town vs Romulus

Chasetown vs Brocton or Walsall Wood

Stourport Swifts or Westfields vs Tividale or Wolverhampton Sporting Community

AFC Hinckley or Heanor Town vs Oadby Town or Long Eaton United

Loughborough Dynamo vs Ashby Ivanhoe or Quorn

Shepshed Dynamo or AFC Mansfield vs South Normanton Athletic or Aylestone Park

Brigg Town or Clipstone vs Blaby & Whetstone Athletic or St Andrews

Retford United or Leicester Road vs Anstey Nomads or Harborough Town

Loughborough University or Shirebrook Town vs Gresley

As usual, there are some fascinating ties in both the Extra Preliminary and Preliminary rounds.  There are 5 all MFL Premier Division ties with only one tie pitting Division 1 against Premier Division but what a tie that is. AFC Hinckley at home to Heanor Town, two high flyers in their respective divisions last season.

In the Preliminary round, there is one stand out tie which could see last season’s top two in the MFL go head to head at Edgar Street providing Alvechurch can get past Haughmond. There was a sense of inevitability that Hereford would be paired with one of our sides and the chance to continue the great rivalry with Alvechurch which grew last season. Elsewhere, there are some giant killing opportunities for the likes of Sporting Khalsa and Loughborough University.

FA Vase

Clubs exempt to the First Round Proper (22nd October)

Shepshed Dynamo

Sporting Khalsa

Exemptions were made to league positions last season

Clubs Exempt to the Second Round Proper (12th November)

AFC Wulfrunians

Alvechurch

Coleshill Town

Nuneaton Griff

Exemptions were made due to performance in the FA Vase last season

First Round Qualifying (10th September)

Black Country Rangers vs Stafford Town

FC Oswestry Town vs Walsall Wood

Coton Green vs Kirby Muxloe

Ashby Ivanhoe vs Pelsall Villa

Highgate United vs Lye Town

Bolehall Swifts vs Heath Hayes

Bromyard Town vs Atherstone Town

Cradley Town vs Uttoxeter Town

Pershore Town vs Bewdley Town

Chelmsley Town vs Studley

Ellistown & Ibstock United vs Bromsgrove Sporting

Redditch Borough vs Rocester

AFC Bridgnorth vs Boldmere St Michaels

Shawbury United vs Heather St Johns

Barnt Green Spartak vs Cadbury Athletic

Racing Club Warwick vs Coventry United

Malvern Town vs Tividale

Bardon Hill vs Littleton

Brocton vs Eccleshall

Continental Star vs Wolverhampton Casuals

Stourport Swifts vs Smethwick

Clay Cross Town vs Leicester Road

Loughborough University vs Arnold Town

Rainworth Miners Welfare vs Heanor Town

Barrow Town vs St Andrews

Long Eaton United vs South Normanton Athletic

Holbrook Sports vs AFC Hinckley

Second Round Qualifying (24th September)

Hanley Town vs AFC Bridgnorth or Boldmere St Michaels

Cradley Town or Uttoxeter Town vs Dudley Town or Wellington Amateurs

Tipton Town vs Ellistown & Ibstock United or Bromsgrove Sporting

Birstall United vs Malvern town or Tividale

Redditch Borough or Rocester vs Black Country Rangers or Stafford Town

FC Oswestry Town or Walsall Wood vs Ellesmere Rangers or Pegasus Juniors

Stourport Swifts or Smethwick vs Barnt Green Spartak or Cadbury Athletic

Paget Rangers vs Highgate United or Lye Town

Coventry Copsewood vs Bromyard Town or Atherstone Town

Lutterworth Athletic or Stone Old Alleynians vs Ashby Ivanhoe or Pelsall Villa

Racing Club Warwick or Coventry United vs Wednesfield

Coton Green or Kirby Muxloe vs Bardon Hill or Littleton

Shawbury United or Heather St Johns vs Coventry Sphinx

Continental Star or Wolverhampton Casuals vs Bilston Town

Brocton or Eccleshall vs Chelmsley Town or Studley

Bolehall Swifts or Heath Hayes vs Shifnal town or Gornal athletic

Westfields vs Dudley Sports

Whitchurch Alport or Wellington vs Lichfield City

Pershore Town or Bewdley Town vs Wolverhampton Sporting Community

Clay Cross Town or Leicester Road vs West Bridgford

Rainworth Miners Welfare or Heanor Town vs Graham St Prims or Kimberley Miners Welfare

Anstey Nomads vs Quorn

Pinxton or Harrowby United vs Loughborough University or Arnold Town

Barrow Town or St Andrews  vs Retford

Greenwood Meadows vs Holbrook Sports or AFC Hinckley

Aylestone Park or Stapenhill vs Long Eaton United or South Normanton Athletic