THE FA YOUTH CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND TIES TO BE PLAYED IN WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2018
1 Chester-Le-Street Town v Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 2 Workington v Hebburn Town 3 Stockton Town v South Shields 4 AFC Darwen v Hyde United 5 FC United of Manchester v Nantwich Town 6 Prescot Cables v Abbey Hey 7 Curzon Ashton v Witton Albion 8 Marine v Southport 9 Stockport County v Radcliffe 10 Chester v Sandbach United 11 Ashton Town v Altrincham 12 West Didsbury & Chorlton v City of Liverpool 13 Litherland Remyca v Cheadle Town 14 Ashton Athletic v Mossley 15 Bootle v Vauxhall Motors 16 Staveley MW v Bradford (Park Avenue) 17 Handsworth Parramore v York City 18 Steeton v Harrogate Railway Athletic 19 Ossett United v Silsden 20 Farsley Celtic v Tadcaster Albion 21 Selby Town v Frickley Athletic 22 Rossington Main v Shelley 23 Pickering Town v Nostell MW (walkover for Nostell MW – Pickering Town withdrawn) 24 Deeping Rangers v Harrowby United 25 Heather St Johns v Lincoln United 26 Cleethorpes Town v Eastwood Community 27 Dunkirk v Basford United 28 Grantham Town v Harborough Town 29 Bottesford Town v Sandiacre Town 30 Buxton v Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 31 West Bridgford v Dronfield Town 32 Alfreton Town v Long Eaton United 33 Anstey Nomads v Ashby Ivanhoe 34 Mickleover Sports v Boston United 35 Hinckley v Aylestone Park 36 Spalding United v Bourne Town 37 Newcastle Town v Bedworth United 38 Stafford Rangers v Stourbridge 39 Halesowen Town v Nuneaton Griff 40 Alvechurch v Stratford Town 41 Rushall Olympic v Leek Town 42 Bromsgrove Sporting v Haughmond 43 Coventry Sphinx v Coton Green 44 Ellesmere Rangers v Racing Club Warwick 45 Coleshill Town v Walsall Wood 46 Kidderminster Harriers v Dudley Town 47 AFC Telford United v Evesham United 48 Leamington v Eccleshall 49 Lye Town v Lichfield City 50 Nuneaton Borough v Hednesford Town 51 Brackley Town v St Ives Town 52 Peterborough Sports v Biggleswade Town 53 Rothwell Corinthians v Cogenhoe United 54 Godmanchester Rovers v Potton United 55 AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Peterborough Northern Star 56 Huntingdon Town v Bugbrooke St Michaels 57 Kettering Town v Desborough Town (walkover for Kettering Town – Desborough Town withdrawn) 58 Irchester United v AFC Dunstable 59 Kempston Rovers v Corby Town 60 Gorleston v March Town United 61 Whitton United v Ipswich Wanderers 62 Walsham Le Willows v Haverhill Rovers 63 Mildenhall Town v Histon 64 Dereham Town v Fakenham Town 65 Framlingham Town v King’s Lynn Town 66 Wisbech St Mary v Hadleigh United 67 Swaffham Town v Needham Market 68 Felixstowe & Walton United v Bury Town 69 Norwich United v Woodbridge Town 70 Hitchin Town v Barking 71 Cheshunt v Welwyn Garden City 72 Tower Hamlets v Heybridge Swifts 73 St Margaretsbury v Walthamstow 74 Redbridge v Hullbridge Sports 75 Clapton v Tring Athletic 76 Woodford Town v Grays Athletic 77 St Albans City v Ware 78 Aveley v Potters Bar Town 79 Royston Town v Chelmsford City 80 Great Wakering Rovers v Waltham Abbey 81 Witham Town v East Thurrock United 82 Concord Rangers v Saffron Walden Town 83 Hertford Town v Barkingside 84 Romford v Hoddesdon Town 85 Codicote v Takeley 86 AFC Hornchurch v Ilford 87 Hanwell Town v Hendon 88 Haringey Borough v Wingate & Finchley 89 Colney Heath v Ashford Town (Middx) 90 Staines Town v Flackwell Heath 91 Burnham v Aylesbury 92 North Greenford United v Harefield United 93 Spelthorne Sports v Chalfont St Peter 94 Uxbridge v Amersham Town (walkover for Uxbridge – Amersham Town withdrawn) 95 Leverstock Green v Cockfosters 96 Chesham United v Sandhurst Town 97 Harrow Borough v Hayes & Yeading United 98 Enfield Town v Wallingford Town 99 CB Hounslow United v Abingdon United 100 Shrivenham v Buckingham Athletic 101 Northwood v Brimsdown 102 Glebe v Dartford 103 Phoenix Sports v Herne Bay 104 Cray Wanderers v Holmesdale 105 Sevenoaks Town v Tooting & Mitcham United 106 Dulwich Hamlet v Fisher 107 Croydon v Cray Valley (PM) 108 Lingfield v Lewisham Borough (walkover for Lingfield – Lewisham Borough withdrawn) 109 Welling United v Eastbourne Borough 110 Eastbourne United v Chatham Town 111 Hollands & Blair v Erith & Belvedere 112 Ramsgate v Tonbridge Angels 113 Bridon Ropes v VCD Athletic 114 Ashford United v Erith Town 115 South Park v Abbey Rangers 116 Chichester City v Raynes Park Vale 117 Three Bridges v Steyning Town Community 118 Crowborough Athletic v Mile Oak 119 Burgess Hill Town v Whitehawk 120 Hackney Wick v Sutton Common Rovers 121 East Preston v Newhaven 122 Dorking Wanderers v Chertsey Town 123 Leatherhead v Whyteleafe 124 Haywards Heath Town v Lancing 125 Knaphill v Shoreham 126 Horley Town v Loxwood 127 Hastings United v Metropolitan Police 128 Camberley Town v Corinthian Casuals 129 Worthing United v Woking 130 Clanfield 85 v Hungerford Town 131 Thame United v Banbury United 132 Fleet Spurs v Basingstoke Town 133 Fleet Town v Thatcham Town 134 Alton v Bracknell Town 135 Hartley Wintney v Ascot United 136 Windsor v Binfield 137 Andover Town v Ardley United 138 Christchurch v Team Solent 139 Sholing v Salisbury 140 Farnborough v Cove 141 Tuffley Rovers v Bitton 142 Chippenham Town v Yate Town 143 Oldland Abbotonians v Cirencester Town 144 Bishops Cleeve v Almondsbury 145 Portishead Town v Radstock Town 146 Wellington AFC v Odd Down 147 Torquay United v Elburton Villa 148 Bath City v Street 149 Weston Super Mare v Helston Athletic 150 Frome Town v Wells City 151 Welton Rovers v Keynsham Town
MATCH DATES All ties must be played in week commencing Monday 3 September 2018, kick-off 7.00pm, unless mutually agreed otherwise.
Matches in The FA Youth Cup Competition take priority over all other matches with the only exception being home first team commitments.
MATCH ARRANGEMENT FORM – DO NOT POST Home clubs must ensure that the Match Arrangement Form is completed and received by The FA Competitions Department by Friday 10 August 2018 by faxing to 0844 980 0611 or emailing to [email protected] – DO NOT POST.
Match Arrangement forms are available on TheFA.com under the following link:- http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/More/match-forms
PLAYER QUALIFICATION DATE The player qualification date is 12 noon on the day previous to the date fixed for playing the match, this includes postponements.
AGE GROUP BRACKETS Only those players are eligible to take part who have reached the age of 15 years by midnight on 31 August of the current season and not reached the age of 18 years as at midnight on 31 August of the current season. (For season 2018-2019, a player must have been born on or after 1 September 2000 and before 1 September 2003).
Qualifying Competition – Ties must only be played in the week commencing:- First Round Qualifying Monday 17 September 2018 Second Round Qualifying Monday 1 October 2018 Third Round Qualifying Monday 15 October 2018
Competition Proper – Ties to be played by the closing date:- First Round Proper Saturday 3 November 2018 Second Round Proper Saturday 17 November 2018 Third Round Proper Saturday 15 December 2018 Fourth Round Proper Saturday 19 January 2019 Fifth Round Proper Saturday 9 February 2019 Sixth Round Proper Saturday 2 March 2019 Semi Final Saturday 23 March 2019 Final to be confirmed
CLUBS APPLYING TO PLAY HOME MATCHES AT ALTERNATIVE GROUNDS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE FIFTH ROUND PROPER
Club Alternative Venue Arsenal Boreham Wood Chelsea Aldershot Town Birmingham City Solihull Moors Manchester City Academy Arena Manchester United Leigh Sports Village Middlesbrough Bishop Auckland Ossett United Ossett Albion (former ground) Oxford United Oxford City Sunderland Eppleton CW Swansea City Landore Training Ground West Ham United Dagenham & Redbridge