FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Preview

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The road to Wembley in 2011 takes another step tomorrow when the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying round takes place and there are some intriguing ties for the fan of lower league football to enjoy. We have been following the fortunes of New Mills from the preliminaries and tomorrow they will fancy their chances against Conference North strugglers Harrogate Town. They are the only remaining representatives from the Vodkat league and as league leaders they will go into this one full of confidence. They had a good win over Curzon Ashton in the last round, however Harrogate are a step up in class.

Last seasons FA Vase winners Whitley Bay will also fancy another cup run and although they might need a replay to get past Nantwich and Whitehawk who made it to the Vase Semi Finals may also need a replay to get past Burnham. Whitehawk played well in the previous round and the highlights of their win is below:

Whitehawk 3-1 Maidstone

The big guns from the Conference North and South are in this round and arguably the biggest game of the round will be Braintree Town v Welling United who are currently 2nd & 3rd in the Conference South. This should attract a decent crowd and could go to a replay.

Boston United v Worcester City is probably the pick of the northern ties with Boston currently 2nd and Worcester 11th in the division. Boston have scored a lot of goals in the league this season however they seem better on their travels.

Workington Town who have a 100% home record in the league this season will fancy their chances against West Auckland Town who are mid table in the Northern League Div one. It will be a major surprise if Town don’t progress with some ease.

The Conference South leaders Bromley face a tricky trip to Bishop’s Stortford who are also 1th in the table, however Bishop’s Stortford have a poor home record this season which just favours the leaders.

The 80 games in this round are mostly scheduled for Saturday but 3 are being played on Sunday. So if you are really keen you could see two this weekend.

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