The draw has been made for the first qualifying round of the FA Trophy today with the Northern Premier League sides now entering the draw.
Ties will be played on Saturday 26th October with the winners receiving £2,450 whilst the losers will receive £800.
The draw is as follows:
Brighouse Town or Tadcaster Albion vs Droylsden or Workington AFC
Buxton vs Hyde United
Morpeth Town vs Mossley AFC
Stalybridge Celtic vs South Shields
Warrington Town vs Ashton United
Former Nash stars shine in FA Cup upset
Two former Curzon Ashton players were involved in the biggest shock in FA Cup history over the weekend.
Bridge bounce back
Stalybridge Celtic bounced back from their New Year’s Day drubbing on Friday with a 2-0 win away at Atherton Collieries.
The cost of promotion
There has been a fair amount of discussion among the Oldham Athletic fanbase about the club’s financial situation in light of the fact that Micky Mellon’s transfer activity is strictly controlled this January – he needs to get players out through sales and loans before he can get anyone in.
Hoylake 13-10 Oldham RUFC
Oldham made the trip to the Wirral on Saturday to play Hoylake, finding themselves on the losing side.
