FA Cup 2018/19

[Miles Away]

Dad played for them. But then he left.

 

[Lako42]

Dad played for them. But then he left.

Cool story bro

 

[Blue Maniac]

Preliminary Round is this weekend. All the Leicestershire clubs are playing today:

Anstey Nomads v Clipstone
Harborough Town v Cambridge City
Highgate United v Leicester Road
Kimberley Miners Welfare v Oadby Town
Loughborough Dynamo v Bottesford Town
Loughborough University v Cleethorpes Town
Quorn v South Normanton Athletic
Staveley Miners Welfare v Lutterworth Town

All kicking off at 3 as far as I can tell. Harborough Town playing on their new 4G surface for the first time.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Hundreds of goals in the FA Cup today, including ten for Frickley Athletic, and three in injury time for Sunderland RCA in a 6-6 draw.

Leicestershire lost a few more. NPL East's Loughborough Dynamo are gone after a defeat to a NCEL club. Harborough Town, Leicester Road, and Lutterworth Town are out too. Loughborough Uni get a trip to Cleethorpes for a replay.

Anstey Nomads 4 Clipstone 1
Harborough Town 1 Cambridge City 2
Highgate United 3 Leicester Road 0
Kimberley Miners Welfare 0 Oadby Town 2
Loughborough Dynamo 2 Bottesford Town 4
Loughborough University 3 Cleethorpes Town 3
Quorn 3 South Normanton Athletic 2
Staveley Miners Welfare 3 Lutterworth Town 0

 

[Blue Maniac]

three in injury time for Sunderland RCA in a 6-6 draw

Err.. one for Clitheroe, two for Sunderland RCA.

 

[Lako42]

When do Coalville enter?

 

[Blue Maniac]

When do Coalville enter?

First Qualifying Round, weekend of the 8th. Draw is today at 1.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Draw for the First Qualifying Round has been made, six Leicestershire clubs involved:

Loughborough University or Cleethorpes Town v Walsall Wood
Quorn v Atherstone Town
Coalville Town v RC Warwick
Barwell v Buxton
Anstey Nomads v Oadby Town

Full draw attached.

 

[jb5000]

How deep does the draw go with this regionalisation? (Assuming this draw isn’t just very coincidental)

 

[Blue Maniac]

How deep does the draw go with this regionalisation? (Assuming this draw isn’t just very coincidental)

It's pretty heavily regionalised throughout the qualifying rounds. I actually have no idea whether they're simply pooled before the draw or something more complex. I imagine the former, but the FA don't appear to be very open with how the qualifying rounds are drawn.

 

[homer]

You sure it's not a complete fix - like us v Fleetwood ?

 

[Blue Maniac]

Okay, just looked into it a bit further. At this stage there are ten zones, and clubs can only be drawn against other clubs in their zone or an adjacent one. So there.

 

[Blue Maniac]

You sure it's not a complete fix - like us v Fleetwood ?

That was definitely a fix, I don't know why you're doubting it. There have been film crews here all day.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Okay, just looked into it a bit further. At this stage there are ten zones, and clubs can only be drawn against other clubs in their zone or an adjacent one. So there.

This may be wrong, I have conflicting info now. As I said, the FA are quite secretive about this process.

 

[Blue Maniac]

This may be wrong, I have conflicting info now. As I said, the FA are quite secretive about this process.

Okay yeah, it is wrong. Ten zones, can only be drawn with those in your own zone. Zones are reset after every qualifying round.

 

[jb5000]

Sounds like a cunning way of shepherding Stocksbridge PS to the third round and FC Halifax to the fourth

 

[Blue Maniac]

Sounds like a cunning way of shepherding Stocksbridge PS to the third round and FC Halifax to the fourth

fix

 

[Jeff]

Loughborough Uni were beaten 1-0 by Cleethorpes tonight.

 

[Jeff]

Quorn 0-1 Atherstone Town
Coalville Town 2-1 RC Warwick
Barwell 2-5 Buxton
Anstey Nomads 2-1 Oadby Town

 

[Jeff]

Anstey Nomads 1-7 Mickleover Sports
Buxton 0-0 Coalville Town