FA Cup football locally this weekend
If you’re not travelling to Fleetwood & wish to see some live FA Cup football locally here’s what’s on:
Friday 2nd September (7.45)
Aylesbury United v Margate
(at Chesham United FC)
Saturday 3rd September (3pm)
Berkhamsted v Witham Town
Chesham United v Peacehaven & Telscombe
Marlow v Uxbridge
Sunday 4th September (2pm)
Holyport v Binfield
** The live FA Cup-tie on the BBC web-site is Bury AFC v North Shields (12.30) on Saturday.
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Aylesbury lost 1-0.
Local FA Cup results:
Berkhamsted 2 Witham Town 1
Chesham United 5 Peacehaven & Telscombe 2
Marlow 0 Uxbridge 1
In 2 other matches, Aylesbury Vale Dynamos lost 4-3 at Yate Town while Beaconsfield Town salvaged a 2-2 draw at Walton & Hersham with a 90th minute equaliser. The replay is on Monday night at Holloways Park (7.45pm kick-off).
In today’s draw for the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round local sides came out as follows:
Berkhamsted v Concord Rangers
Chesham United v Bracknell Town
(Ties to be played w/e 17/9/22). Winners receive £3,375, losers £1,125.)
Beaconsfield lost 1-0 AET.
Beaconsfield out but one other game to add in the 2nd Q.R. draw:
Slough Town v Worthing
Hemel Hempstead v Royston is another local (Hertfordshire) derby in the next round after the Crows won 3-0 away at Hertford last Saturday.
Not sure if they count as a local side to HW but if so I saw Didcot lose a pulsating tie at Plymouth Parkway this evening. Crunching tackles, pull back to 2-2 from two down, headers off line, two penalties, great saves, no rolling around as if shot, woodwork, possibly the worst refereeing decision I have seen and an injury time winner that almost certainly didn’t cross the line. Magnificent.
come to think of it even if they don’t count as a local side, I saw Didcot lose a pulsating …..