Seven of Kent’s Ryman League sides who have won through to this stage were joined in the draw by the counties four Skrill Conference South teams in the velvet bag.
And the draw has thrown up some intriguing ties, with two Kent derbies but only two other home ties for the remaining seven clubs…
Pick of the ties has to be at Stonebridge Road where Ebbsfleet United will welcome Folkestone Invicta, with the second Kent derby coming at Sporting Club Thamesmead, where Keith McMahon’s Ryman Premier strugglers have a home tie against managerless Sittingbourne. Meanwhile in arguably the tie of the round, there’s an “English Channel Derby” as Chris Kinnear and his Dover Athletic side have drawn the trip that in some ways no one wanted and in others the tie that everyone wanted – away to Guernsey!
Of the other six sides, only two – Bromley and Margate have home ties. Bromley welcome Ryman Premier League side Bognor Regis Town to Hayes Lane, whilst Dulwich Hamlet will be the visitors to Hartsdown Park as the sides currently fifth and sixth in the Ryman Premier meet – incidentally the two face each other in a League game (this time at Dulwich) just four days earlier!
Of the remaining four, Kevin Watson will take his Chatham Town side to Southern Counties East Football League (aka the Kent League) side Whyteleafe, whilst Jay Saunders’ Maidstone United also face a trip to a lower division side as they travel to Ryman South side Merstham.
Ray Turner’s Faversham Town’s reward for winning at Cray Wanderers at the weekend is another trip – this time to the winners of the replay between Combined Counties League side South Park or Ryman South Horsham, and there’ll be an all Skrill South tie for Tommy Warrilow’s Tonbridge Angels when they travel to face league rivals Hayes and Yeading United.
1 Runcorn Linnets v Cammell Laird
2 Guiseley v Bradford (Park Avenue)
3 Frickley Athletic v Marske United
4 Scarborough Athletic v Penrith
5 Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA v Guisborough Town or Bishop Auckland
6 Curzon Ashton v Lancaster City
7 Workington v Burscough
8 Stockport County v Brighouse Town
9 Ossett Town or Bamber Bridge v Warrington Town or New Mills
10 AFC Fylde v Ashton United
11 Colwyn Bay v Harrogate Town
12 Vauxhall Motors v Chorley
13 Trafford v Altrincham
14 Stalybridge Celtic v Worksop Town or Bootle
15 Buxton v North Ferriby United
16 Whitby Town or West Auckland Town v Skelmersdale United
17 Barrow v Stocksbridge Park Steels or Ramsbottom United
18 AFC Telford United v Hednesford Town
19 Solihull Moors v Leamington
20 Atherstone Town or Redditch United v Coalville Town
21 Stamford or Grantham Town v AFC Wulfrunians or Walsall Wood
22 Stourbridge v Newcastle Town or Sutton Coldfield Town
23 Brackley Town v Gresley
24 Gainsborough Trinity v Rushall Olympic
25 Mickleover Sports v Corby Town
26 Worcester City v Coventry Sphinx
27 Belper Town v Daventry Town
28 Chasetown or Stafford Rangers v Boston United
29 Dunkirk or Blaby & Whetstone Athletic v Rugby Town
30 Halesowen Town v Tipton Town
31 Carlton Town or Brigg Town v Matlock Town
32 Grays Athletic v Tilbury
33 Spalding United v AFC Hornchurch or East Thurrock United
34 Concord Rangers v St Ives Town
35 Royston Town v Histon
36 Brentwood Town or FC Clacton v Harrow Borough or North Greenford United
37 Needham Market v Dunstable Town
38 St Albans City v Billericay Town
39 Hampton & Richmond Borough v Bedford Town
40 Hitchin Town or Arlesey Town v Thurrock
41 Cockfosters v Cambridge City or AFC Rushden & Diamonds
42 Hemel Hempstead Town v Witham Town or Mildenhall Town
43 Barton Rovers v Boreham Wood
44 Wingate & Finchley v Chelmsford City or Biggleswade Town
45 Harlow Town v Heybridge Swifts
46 Wealdstone v Haringey Borough
47 Hendon v Bishop’s Stortford
48 Sleaford Town or Huntingdon Town v AFC Sudbury
49 Canvey Island v St Neots Town
50 Whitehawk v Sutton United
51 Thamesmead Town v Sittingbourne
52 Didcot Town v Burnham
53 Merstham v Maidstone United
54 Bromley v Burgess Hill Town
55 South Park or Horsham v Faversham Town
56 Ebbsfleet United v Folkestone Invicta
57 Guernsey v Dover Athletic
58 Oxford City v Maidenhead United
59 Eastbourne Town v Hartley Wintney or Camberley Town
60 Whyteleafe v Chatham Town
61 Chertsey Town v Chipstead
62 Eastbourne Borough v Farnborough
63 Margate v Dulwich Hamlet
64 Ardley United or Binfield v Leatherhead
65 Westfield or Aylesbury United v Staines Town
66 Hayes & Yeading United v Tonbridge Angels
67 Chalfont St Peter v Lewes or Metropolitan Police
68 Dorchester Town v Shortwood United
69 Hamworthy United v Poole Town
70 Cirencester Town v AFC Portchester
71 Brislington v Truro City
72 Corsham Town or Bristol Manor Farm v Bridgwater Town
73 Gloucester City v Havant & Waterlooville
74 Eastleigh v Mangotsfield United
75 Basingstoke Town v Weston Super Mare
76 Yate Town v Bideford
77 Weymouth v Frome Town or Bognor Regis Town
78 Clevedon Town v Sholing
79 Bath City v Gosport Borough
80 Bashley v Hungerford Town
All ties will be played over the weekend of Saturday 28th September.