The 23/24 FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round sees surprise upsets, and we also take a look at ball numbers for Sunday’s First Round Proper draw.
The first big shock of the day came at Bracknell Town, who play in the Southern League Premier Division South (the 7th tier of English football).
They ended up knocking out the National League’s Dagenham & Redbridge with a 94th minute winner from Kameron English, cue scenes!
Come for the goal, stay for the celebrations! 😅#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/6of70VW2LW
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) October 14, 2023
Incredible scenes at Bottom Meadow. @BracknellTownFC have done it again!! Into the 1st Round Proper of the @EmiratesFACup… pic.twitter.com/O7mx8TwJzf
— James Sunderland MP (@JamesSunderl) October 14, 2023
It was Terry Hawkridge in the 63rd minute who netted his spot kick to seal the win for Worksop. making it 3-2 against their opponents from a league above.
The only goal in Hereford’s game against Rochdale was enough for the Bulls to seal a place into the next round. It came in the 79th minute, with Babos winning the ball, sent a pass to Freemantle, who tucked it into the bottom corner past Moulden.
Chester of the National League North knocked out Hartlepool United of the National League, going one up on 13 minutes through a great driving run from Burke, his pass was touched on by Caton and Elliott Whitehouse swept it in from the edge. Then on the 60 minutes, Charlie Caton powered past Onariase and smashed home in front of the away end to make it 2-0 Chester.
It was a chip by Joe Taylor over the AFC Totton keeper’s head that sealed a 1-0 win for Isthmian League South East Division side Ramsgate.
Dorking Wanderers were another National League side knocked out. It was in the space of a few minutes that their opponents Horsham from the Isthmian League Premier Division who found themselves 2-0 up, First from Ajakaiye after a cut back via Harding’s cross and then the second from Fenelon after a thunderous effort from the edge of the area.
Cray Valley Paper Mills also surprised with a 5-2 win over Enfield Town.
And while worth taking into context the situation Southend have head to deal with this season, and fingers crossed going forward, they lost 2-0 against league below Yeovil Town.
FA CUP FOURTH QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS:
1 Scarborough Athletic (6) 2–2 Oxford City (5)
2 Altrincham (5) 0–1 Oldham Athletic (5)
3 FC Halifax Town (5) 0–1 Marine (7)
4 Worksop Town (7) 3-2 Boston United (6)
5 AFC Fylde (5) 3–1 Leek Town (8)
6 Hereford (6) 1–0 Rochdale (5)
7 York City (5) 0–0 Needham Market (7)
8 Solihull Moors (5) 4–1 Biggleswade Town (8)
9 Chesterfield (5) 5–0 Kettering Town (7)
10 Alfreton Town (6) 3–1 Macclesfield (7)
11 Hartlepool United (5) 0–2 Chester (6)
12 Chelmsford City (6) 2–2 Whitby Town (7)
13 Curzon Ashton (6) 1–0 Tamworth (6)
14 Kidderminster Harriers (5) 2–0 Ashton United (7)
15 Stourbridge (7) 0–3 Gateshead (5)
16 Aldershot Town (5) 4–1 Lewes (7)
17 Torquay United (6) 0–2 Maidstone United (6)
18 AFC Totton (7) 0–1 Ramsgate (8)
19 Aveley (6) 2–2 Barnet (5)
20 Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 0–0 Woking (5)
21 Horsham (7) 2–0 Dorking Wanderers (5)
22 Eastleigh (5) 1–0 Dover Athletic (6)
23 Yeovil Town (6) 2–0 Southend United (5)
24 Bromley (5) 3–2 Wealdstone (5)
25 Weston-super-Mare (6) 0–3 Maidenhead United (5)
26 Braintree Town (6) 0–0 Chesham United (7)
27 Bracknell Town (7) 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge (5)
28 Worthing (6) 2–0 Bath City (6)
29 Boreham Wood (5) 1–0 Welling United (6)
30 Cray Valley Paper Mills (8) 5–2 Enfield Town (7)
31 Ebbsfleet United (5) 2–2 Slough Town (6)
32 Billericay Town (7) 1–1 Sheppey United (8)
FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW BALL NUMBERS
1. Accrington Stanley
2. AFC Wimbledon
3. Barnsley
4. Barrow
5. Blackpool
6. Bolton Wanderers
7. Bradford City
8. Bristol Rovers
9. Burton Albion
10. Cambridge United
11. Carlisle United
12. Charlton Athletic
13. Cheltenham Town
14. Colchester United
15. Crawley Town
16. Crewe Alexandra
17. Derby County
18. Doncaster Rovers
19. Exeter City
20. Fleetwood Town
21. Forest Green Rovers
22. Gillingham
23. Grimsby Town
24. Harrogate Town
25. Leyton Orient
26. Lincoln City
27. Mansfield Town
28. Milton Keynes Dons
29. Morecambe
30. Newport County
31. Northampton Town
32. Notts County
33. Oxford United
34. Peterborough United
35. Port Vale
36. Portsmouth
37. Reading
38. Salford City
39. Shrewsbury Town
40. Stevenage
41. Stockport County
42. Sutton United
43. Swindon Town
44. Tranmere Rovers
45. Walsall
46. Wigan Athletic
47. Wrexham
48. Wycombe Wanderers
49. Scarborough Athletic or Oxford City
50. Oldham Athletic
51. Marine
52. Worksop Town
53. AFC Fylde
54. Hereford
55. York City or Needham Market
56. Solihull Moors
57. Chesterfield
58. Alfreton Town
59. Chester
60. Chelmsford City or Whitby Town
61. Curzon Ashton
62. Kidderminster Harriers
63. Gateshead
64. Aldershot Town
65. Maidstone United
66. Ramsgate
67. Aveley or Barnet
68. Hemel Hempstead Town or Woking
69. Horsham
70. Eastleigh
71. Yeovil Town
72. Bromley
73. Maidenhead United
74. Braintree Town or Chesham United
75. Bracknell Town
76. Worthing
77. Boreham Wood
78. Cray Valley (PM)
79. Ebbsfleet United or Slough Town
80. Billericay Town or Sheppey United
FA CUP WHAT??? Again?? WHATTTTT @CrayValleyPM @EmiratesFACup
COME ON MY BOYS pic.twitter.com/XnGtjlkeM1
— Joe Docherty (@Joe__Docherty) October 14, 2023
FT: @StourbridgeFC 0-3 Gateshead
Feels like a really harsh scoreline considering the effort from the #Glassboys but they also didn’t take their chances. It wasn’t to be #FACup
Hannant wins the Jack Grealish lookalike competition & also goal of the season for his volley 🌎⚽️ pic.twitter.com/EhkLBxer6U
— Steve Hermon (@SteveHermon) October 14, 2023
Been supporting this club since 2006. I’ve never been able to type these words before in that time…
WORTHING FC HAVE MADE IT TO THE FIRST ROUND PROPER OF THE FA CUP!! ABSOLUTE SCENES#WeAreWorthing #EmiratesFACup #FACup pic.twitter.com/BTu3TcOuFG
— Bradley Stratton (@BradStrat) October 14, 2023
The travelling @MarineAFC fans celebrating with the team following their FA Cup victory over Halifax Town at The Shay this afternoon pic.twitter.com/QBkgO70K6p
— Gabe (@gaabrielf01) October 14, 2023
Bosh!
Celebrations after @HorshamFC reach #FACup 1st round proper for only fifth time in club’s history with 2-0 win over #Dorking (two divisions higher).Made fans and a town even prouder
💛💚@EmiratesFACup @IsthmianLeague @NonLeagueCrowd @NonLeaguePaper @VisitHorsham https://t.co/IIxGi5jVyU pic.twitter.com/45zhqGJsJp— Lee Wellings (@LeeW_Sport) October 14, 2023
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