The Road to Wembley â First Qualifying Round The Road so far. Extra Preliminary Round Cowes Sports 1-4 Newport IOW Preliminary Round AFC Porchester 2-2 Newport IOW Replay Newport IOW 2-1 AFC Porchester Next Match First Qualifying Round Bournemouth v Newport IOW Focus on Bournemouth The Poppies are often referred to as Bournemouth Poppies to avoid confusion with AFC Bournemouth of League Two. Originally formed as Bournemouth Rovers, they currently play in the Wessex League Premier Division, along with Newport IOW. Club website http://www.bournemouthpoppiesfc.co.uk/club/12042/Home Cup Run so far: Extra Preliminary Round Hamworthy Utd 1-2 Bournemouth Preliminary Round Totton & Eling 1-2 Bournemouth Last Season Went out in the Preliminary Round after a 0-2 home defeat by Highworth Town Random Fact Founder members Bournemouth are the only remaining club to have been in the Wessex League Premier Division for its entire existence. Links to previous rounds: Extra Preliminary Round http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/77539-Road-to-Wembley-2012-Extra-Preliminary-Round Preliminary Round http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/83098-Road-to-Wembley-2012-Preliminary-Round
Full list of this week-end's FA Cup fixtures is here if any-one's at a loose end and fancies going along to one http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/Fixtures
Result: Bournemouth 2-1 Newport IOW So the Poppies are just three wins away from the First Round Proper
