Emirates FA Cup First Qualifying Round
Mon 23rd August 2021 | FA Challenge Cup | By Martin Fallon
The draw for the First Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup have been released by the FA this lunchtime.
Ties involving our sides are as follows:
AVRO or Runcorn Linnets v Liversedge
BARNOLDSWICK TOWN v Pontefract Collieries
Eccleshill United or CHARNOCK RICHARD v Prescot Cables
LOWER BRECK or Mossley v Newton Aycliffe
Radcliffe v SKELMERSDALE UNITED
SQUIRES GATE v North Shields
Ties to be played on Saturday, September 4. Winners receive £2,250, losers receive £750
ANALYSIS
It's not a bad draw for our remaining sides in the competition, with two of the three sides definitely through and the three going to a midweek replay all getting home ties in the First Qualifying Round.
Barnoldswick Town receive a home tie for the third successive round, and after scoring eleven in their last two wins, a home tie with Pontefract Collieries won't phase them. Pontefract lost their league opener last Saturday before a midweek win at Pickering was followed by a 1-0 with at Goole on Saturday in the Cup.
Similarly after knocking out Macclesfield on Saturday, Squires Gate will feel confident of a result against North Shields. The former FA Vase winners have made a good start to the season with five wins and two draws from seven games, but the majority of those have been at home. They have played just once on the road, a 3-0 win at midtable Penrith, and they won't fancy a trip to Blackpool.
The other side through is Skelmersdale United who had a famous FA Cup run last season that they are looking to emulate. They travel to Radcliffe who have had a bye in the last round of the FA Cup, but they haven't got off to the best of starts with two losses and a draw from their opening three league games. Its a repeat of the 2006 meeting in the same round, which Skelmersdale won 2-1.
Looking at the replay sides, and Lower Breck would get a Northern League side in Newton Aycliffe if they overcome Mossley on Tuesday. Aycliffe sit third in the table after a good start to the season, and they pulled off a shock on Saturday with a 2-1 away win at Tadcaster Albion.
Avro would face Liversedge at home if they beat Runcorn Linnets, with the Yorkshire side enjoying life since being promoted to the Northern Premier League thanks to the reshuffle. They have won both their games so far in their league, and had an impressive 5-0 win over Knaresborough Town in the FA Cup on Saturday.
And finally Charnock Richard would entertain Prescot Cables if they beat Eccleshill United in their replay. Prescot hit a late winner to beat Campion 3-2 on Saturday in the FA Cup, and that was their first win of the season after losing their opening two matches in the Northern Premier League.
Emirates FA Cup First Qualifying Round
Mon 23rd August 2021 | FA Challenge Cup
By Martin Fallon
The draw for the First Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup have been released by the FA this lunchtime.
Ties involving our sides are as follows:
AVRO or Runcorn Linnets v Liversedge
BARNOLDSWICK TOWN v Pontefract Collieries
Eccleshill United or CHARNOCK RICHARD v Prescot Cables
LOWER BRECK or Mossley v Newton Aycliffe
Radcliffe v SKELMERSDALE UNITED
SQUIRES GATE v North Shields
Ties to be played on Saturday, September 4. Winners receive £2,250, losers receive £750
ANALYSIS
It's not a bad draw for our remaining sides in the competition, with two of the three sides definitely through and the three going to a midweek replay all getting home ties in the First Qualifying Round.
Barnoldswick Town receive a home tie for the third successive round, and after scoring eleven in their last two wins, a home tie with Pontefract Collieries won't phase them. Pontefract lost their league opener last Saturday before a midweek win at Pickering was followed by a 1-0 with at Goole on Saturday in the Cup.
Similarly after knocking out Macclesfield on Saturday, Squires Gate will feel confident of a result against North Shields. The former FA Vase winners have made a good start to the season with five wins and two draws from seven games, but the majority of those have been at home. They have played just once on the road, a 3-0 win at midtable Penrith, and they won't fancy a trip to Blackpool.
The other side through is Skelmersdale United who had a famous FA Cup run last season that they are looking to emulate. They travel to Radcliffe who have had a bye in the last round of the FA Cup, but they haven't got off to the best of starts with two losses and a draw from their opening three league games. Its a repeat of the 2006 meeting in the same round, which Skelmersdale won 2-1.
Looking at the replay sides, and Lower Breck would get a Northern League side in Newton Aycliffe if they overcome Mossley on Tuesday. Aycliffe sit third in the table after a good start to the season, and they pulled off a shock on Saturday with a 2-1 away win at Tadcaster Albion.
Avro would face Liversedge at home if they beat Runcorn Linnets, with the Yorkshire side enjoying life since being promoted to the Northern Premier League thanks to the reshuffle. They have won both their games so far in their league, and had an impressive 5-0 win over Knaresborough Town in the FA Cup on Saturday.
And finally Charnock Richard would entertain Prescot Cables if they beat Eccleshill United in their replay. Prescot hit a late winner to beat Campion 3-2 on Saturday in the FA Cup, and that was their first win of the season after losing their opening two matches in the Northern Premier League.
