FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round - Friday/Saturday 4/5 August

[Rhodes]

Good luck to all the SSML Club's in action in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round this weekend:

Friday 4 August – (kick off 7.45pm)

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Stansted v Stotfold

Saturday 5 August – (all kick off 3.00pm)

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Bury Town v Biggleswade United

Cockfosters v Barking

Colney Heath v Ilford

Desborough Town v Potton United

FC Clacton v Real Bedford

FC Romania v Tilbury

Leverstock Green v White Ensign

Little Oakley v Baldock Town

London Lions v Barton Rovers

Milton Keynes Irish v Dunstable Town

Sawbridgeworth Town v Arlesey Town

Shefford Town & Campton v Maldon & Tiptree

St Panteleimon v Witham Town

Stanway Rovers v Harpenden Town

Tring Athletic v Nailsea & Tickenham

Tuffley Rovers v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

West Essex v Crawley Green

[Rhodes]

On 01/08/2023 at 19:37, Rhodes said:

Saturday 5 August

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Sawbridgeworth Town v Arlesey Town

This one will be interesting won´t it:

[Rhodes]

On 01/08/2023 at 19:37, Rhodes said:

Friday 4 August – (kick off 7.45pm)

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Stansted v Stotfold

You have to fancy, now Step 4, Stotfold on Friday evening:

[Rhodes]

On 01/08/2023 at 19:37, Rhodes said:

Saturday 5 August

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Stanway Rovers v Harpenden Town

This won´t be easy for Harpenden Town at Essex Senior League Stanway Rovers:

[Rhodes]

The belated results, did Brett Donnelly take defeat on the chin at Stansted on Friday evening 😉:

Friday 4 August 

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Stansted 2 Stotfold 1

Saturday 5 August 

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Bury Town 3 Biggleswade United 1

Cockfosters 0 Barking 1

Colney Heath 1 Ilford 1

Desborough Town 2 Potton United 2

FC Clacton P Real Bedford

FC Romania 5 Tilbury 0

Leverstock Green 5 White Ensign 3

Little Oakley P Baldock Town

London Lions 3 Barton Rovers 5

Milton Keynes Irish 3 Dunstable Town 1

Sawbridgeworth Town 5 Arlesey Town 1

Shefford Town & Campton 0 Maldon & Tiptree 2

St Panteleimon 2 Witham Town 2

Stanway Rovers P Harpenden Town

Tring Athletic 0 Nailsea & Tickenham 2

Tuffley Rovers 2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 2

West Essex 3 Crawley Green 2

[Rhodes]

23 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 5 August 

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Cockfosters 0 Barking 1

Photographs from this affair at Chalk Lane courtesy of photographer Terry Gilbert:

Edited August 9, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

2 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 5 August 

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Bury Town 3 Biggleswade United 1

A groundhopper from another Forum was at this one, Guillem Balagué will have been disappointed to exit the FA Cup at the first hurdle:

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Bury Town 3 Biggleswade United 1
Crowd 424, Admission £10 Adults/£6 Concessions (one of the few things about reaching 60 I like), Programme £2 - 28 pages, always an excellent issue
Decent game in horrendous conditions, apart from a slight easing at half time, it lashed it down all game. Credit to the groundsman for the excellent surface at Bury Town that allowed the game to finish! Thankfully there is cover all round the ground as well so at least the support stayed relatively dry.
New look Bury Town still settling into the way new manager Cole Skuse wants them to play, but the 10 new signings all look decent, and there is much more energy and direction in the side. Hopefully a promising season ahead.
Goals from Maughn and Ramadan (2) saw off a spirited Biggleswade side, and now Bury Town await Wroxham in the next round.