The Road to Wembley – ROUND ONE Here we are at last; the moment the minnows have been waiting for. The 32 remaining non-league sides are joined by the side from Leagues One and Two. The highest ranked side, League One leaders Charlton are away to FC Halifax Town of Conference North, while the lowest ranked side, Redbridge, of Isthmian League Division One North, entertain Oxford City, of the Southern League Premier Division, in one of eight all non-league fixtures Non-League Watch The 32 non-league sides are broken down into the following levels: Step One (Blue Square Prem): 14 Step Two (Blue Square North & South): 10 Step Three (Northern/Southern/Isthmian Prem): 7 Step Four: 1 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 First Qualifying Round Bournemouth 2-1 Newport IOW Second Qualifying Round Bournemouth 0-0 Truro City Replay Truro City 3-2 Bournemouth Third Qualifying Round Gloucester City 7-2 Truro City Fourth Qualifying Round Chelmsford City 1-1 Gloucester City Replay Gloucester City 0-1 Chelmsford City Next Match ROUND ONE Chelmsford City v AFC Telford Utd Focus on AFC Telford Utd. AFC Telford Utd were formed in 2004 as a phoenix club for Conference side Telford Utd FC and started life in the Northern Premier League Division One. They clinched promotion to the Northern League Premier Division in their first season, via the playoffs, and went up again, to Conference North, two seasons later. Last season they finished 2nd in Conference North which means they are now at the level their predecessors were at the time of their demise. This is the third time they have reached this stage in their short existence, although they are yet to progress further. . Cup Run so far: Fourth Qualifying Round AFC Telford Utd 5-0 Gainsborough Trinity Last Season After a 5-2 victory over Stourbridge, they exited in the Third Qualifying Round with a penalty shoot-out defeat, after two drawn fixtures against Buxton. Random Fact Their Northern Premier League Division One Play-off Final victory in their very first season was watched by a crowd of 4,215; a record attendance for the division. 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 First Qualifying Round http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/86439-Road-to-Wembley-2012-First-Qualifying-Round Second Qualifying Round http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/90624-Road-to-Wembley-2012-Second-Qualifying-Round Third Qualifying Round http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/93778-Road-to-Wembley-2012-Third-Qualifying-Round Fourth Qualifying Round http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/97131-Road-to-Wembley-2012-Fourth-Qualifying-Round
There are eight all non-league ties in the FA Cup First Round Proper, meaning at least eight participants in Round Two. How many non-league sides do you think will get through in total?
Fleetwood Town seem like an good choice, 2nd in BSP v Wycombe, 23rd in League 1. I'll take Barrow to win v Rotherham, so 10.
I love this round of the FA Cup. I played a few games in the FA Cup for non-league teams, including knocking out Exeter City in rnd 1 when I played for Bognor Regis. We unfortunately lost in the 2nd rnd, 1 nil to Cambridge United when they were a league side.... they went on to play Steve Williams' Arsenal in the 3rd round - how peed off was I? I still get excited now when this round comes up. It's a big, big day for those non-league teams.
I think I only played against Sutton a couple of times. I remember a 1-1 draw at home. I think you beat Coventry the year we beat Exeter... very close to that anyway.
There is a always a couple of huge upsets in the first round involving non-league sides so I'll go with 10
I love this round aswell! It's massive for the non-league clubs. The dream is the 3rd round, that's as good as winning the cup itself for them. Every non-league club across the country could well use the revenue generated from reaching the 3rd round. The fact that these clubs can compete in the same tournement as the big boys of the Premiership and the Football League makes the FA Cup that bit extra special!
Another thorough article Dev. I remember when you used to run these along with the FA cup comp on the BBC site.
Well I was close. Fleetwood won, Rotherham scored two late goals to win 2-1. Luton beat Rotherham so 10 non league teams definitely through so far.
Well there will be at least TEN non-league sides in Round Two, courtesy of wins over League sides by Fleetwood (2-0 v Wycombe) and Luton Town (1-0 v Northampton Town). That number could be swelled to 14, as Four other non-league sides gained replays against league opposition; Bath City (against Dagenham & Redbridge), Maidenhead (against Aldershot), Stourbridge (against Plymouth Argyle) and Grimsby Town (against Port Vale). Our Road to Wembley fixture finished Chelmsford City 4-0 AFC Telford. The Clarets will be at home to League Two side Macclesfield Town in Round Two.
