Five alive for first round proper!

By David Watters

The EVO-STIK League Southern's representatives in the BuildBase FA Trophy are weighing up their next outings in Non-League's showpiece competition after the draw for the first round proper.

Five EVO-STIK League Southern clubs went into the hat for the lunchtime draw for the last 64 at Wembley Stadium which saw the National League clubs enter the competition.

Royston Town and Weymouth still have work to do in replays to book their berths among the 32 ties set to kick off over the weekend of Saturday 10 December with Hitchin Town, King’s Lynn Town and North Leigh already through to fly the flag for the EVO-STIK League Southern and the chance to bank another £5,000 with victories in the next round.

Buildbase FA Trophy First Round Proper Draw
1 Gateshead v King’s Lynn Town
2 Farsley Celtic or Tamworth v Southport
3 Solihull Moors v Matlock Town or FC Halifax Town
4 Shaw Lane Association v Lincoln City
5 Gainsborough Trinity v North Ferriby United or Alfreton Town
6 Kidderminster Harriers v AFC Telford United
7 FC United Of Manchester v Stocksbridge Park Steels or Stalybridge Celtic or Nuneaton Town
8 Harrogate Town or Salford City v Barrow
9 AFC Fylde v Mickleover Sports or Brackley Town
10 York City v Curzon Ashton or Worcester City
11 Chorley or Stafford Rangers v Guiseley
12 Witton Albion or Boston United v Chester
13 Wrexham v Tranmere Rovers
14 Altrincham or Blyth Spartans v Macclesfield Town
15 Stockport County v Darlington 1883 or Marine
16 Ebbsfleet United v Woking
17 Chelmsford City v Hitchin Town
18 Dagenham & Redbridge v Worthing or Hemel Hempstead Town
19 Harlow Town v Eastleigh
20 Whitehawk or St Albans City v Poole Town or Weymouth
21 Braintree Town v Torquay United
22 Margate or East Thurrock United v Aldershot Town
23 Dulwich Hamlet v Hampton & Richmond Borough or Royston Town
24 Welling United v Hythe Town
25 Maidenhead United or Wealdstone v Wingate & Finchley
26 Dartford v Dover Athletic
27 South Park v North Leigh
28 AFC Sudbury v Gosport Borough
29 Sutton United v Bath City
30 Forest Green Rovers v Truro City
31 Boreham Wood v Maidstone United
32 Bromley v Leiston or Eastbourne Borough

For more information on the Buildbase FA Trophy, including fixtures, results, exemptions and prize money, visit: www.thefa.com.

Image courtesy of thefa.com

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