The draw for the second qualifying round of the Buildbase FA Trophy took place at Wembley Stadium on Monday – and it saw the Pitmen being handed a home tie against Cleethorpes Town.
Our opponents in the next round ply their trade in the Evo-Stik Division One South and currently sit in second place. On Saturday they disposed of Buxton on their own pitch following a 2-1 triumph.
The tie will be held on Saturday 11 November and winning clubs will receive £4,000 from the FA Trophy prize fund.
The full draw is as follows:
1 Lancaster City v Stratford Town
2 Newcastle Town or Kidsgrove Athletic v Grantham Town
3 Alvechurch v Coalville Town
4 Warrington Town v Ashton United
5 Altrincham v Shaw Lane or Ramsbottom United
6 Prescot Cables or Stalybridge Celtic v Rushall Olympic
7 Glossop North End v Leek Town
8 Stamford v Droylsden
9 Chasetown v Workington
10 Hednesford Town v Cleethorpes Town
11 Atherton Collieries v Marine
12 St Neots Town v Stourbridge
13 Barwell v Mildenhall Town
14 Stafford Rangers v Farsley Celtic or South Shields
15 Chesham United v Hitchin Town
16 Taunton Town v Beaconsfield Town
17 Brentwood Town or Bedford Town v Needham Market
18 Hereford v Potters Bar Town
19 Corinthian-Casuals v Wingate & Finchley
20 Lewes v Bishop’s Stortford
21 Dorchester Town v Tonbridge Angels or Heybridge Swifts
22 Aylesbury or Harlow Town v Dulwich Hamlet
23 Hendon v Burgess Hill Town
24 Ashford Town (Middx) v Kingstonian or Thurrock
25 Maldon & Tiptree v Slough Town
26 Sittingbourne or Merstham v Harrow Borough or Haringey Borough
27 Thamesmead Town v Metropolitan Police
28 Royston Town v Leatherhead
29 Hartley Wintney v Gosport Borough
30 Farnborough v Tiverton Town or Banbury United
31 Thame United v Worthing
32 Paulton Rovers or Cirencester Town v Shortwood United
33 Margate v Bowers & Pitsea or Egham Town
34 Billericay Town v Bury Town or Chalfont St Peter
35 Dorking Wanderers v Leiston or Folkestone Invicta
36 Moneyfields v Cray Wanderers or Grays Athletic
Last week also saw the second round draw for the Birmingham Senior Cup taking place with the Pitmen being handed an away tie against Solihull Moors. No date has yet been arranged for the fixture and we aim to bring you more news on that as soon as we can.
