BBC and BT reveal the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round matches they will televise

The BBC and BT have chosen to reveal the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round match they will stream, coming days after the draw was made.

This will be the sixth game that the BBC have televised for the 2020/21 season of the tournament having already done so for every stage since the Extra Preliminary Round earlier this summer.

This extra cash handed out for appearing on national TV is vital of clubs at this level of football right now, so this would be greatly appreciated.

Two FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round ties have been chosen for TV!

BBC Sport will broadcast:
Ilkeston Town v Hartlepool United

BT Sport will broadcast:
Bishop’s Stortford v St Albans City pic.twitter.com/eFbpUtbzoM

— Ollie Bayliss (@Ollie_Bayliss) October 19, 2020

The BBC cameras will be at Northern Premier League Division One South East side Ilkeston Town for their tie against National League side Hartlepool United on Saturday the 24th of October, shown on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport online from 3pm.

The BT Sport cameras will be at Isthmian League Premier Division side Bishop’s Stortford for their tie against National League South club St Albans City.

This will be BT Sport’s first of the 2020/21 season, although they have gone live to a few grounds for their coverage of BT Sport Score Live.

Hartlepool enter this stage of the competition, whilst Ilkeston came in at the Preliminary Round, beating Shepshed Dynamo (3-0), Coventry Sphinx (2-0), Hanley Town (4-1) and Alvechurch (1-0) to get to this point.

Bishop’s Stortford came in at the First Qualifying Round, beating Welwyn Garden City (1-1, 3-4 p), Brentwood Town (1-0) and Royston Town (3-0).

St Albans City have beaten Mickleover Sports and Hitchin Town.

The draw sees 23 clubs* from the National League join the competition for the first time this season.

In total, there are 63 clubs involved in the draw with 31 ties being pulled out, split into 12 ties in the North section and 19 ties in the South region for the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round draw.

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The draw took place at 1pm BST and was live on talkSPORT’s ‘The Social’, hosted by Ade Oladipo. Ties will be played the weekend of Saturday 24 October 2020. This round will contain 1 team from Level 9, Skelmersdale United. 

*Due to Macclesfield Town FC’s withdrawal from the National League and subsequently the FA Cup, there will be an odd number of clubs entering the draw. As a result, the final club left in the Northern Section of the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round draw, that isn’t drawn to play in a tie in the round, will receive an automatic bye to the first round proper. This club will also receive the prize fund payment applicable for this stage of the competition.

Those who lose their ties pick up £3,125, whilst the winners earn themselves a total of £9,375.

The draw for the FA Cup 1st Round Proper will take place at 710pm on Monday 26th October.

NORTHERN SECTION

DARLINGTON v CAMBRIDGE CITY
STAFFORD RANGERS v SKELMERSDALE UNITED
SOLIHULL MOORS v WREXHAM
BANBURY UNITED v BURY TOWN
SOUTH SHIELDS v FC HALIFAX TOWN
ILKESTON TOWN v HARTLEPOOL UNITED
FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER v GUISELEY
BRACKLEY TOWN v MARSKE UNITED
KING’S LYNN TOWN v NOTTS COUNTY
STOCKPORT COUNTY v CHESTERFIELD
AFC FYLDE v ALTRINCHAM
CHESTER v MARINE
BYE – CHORLEY

SOUTHERN SECTION

MAIDENHEAD UNITED v CRAY VALLEY PM
CANVEY ISLAND v CRAY WANDERERS
WEALDSTONE v HAYES & YEADING UNITED
SUTTON UNITED v BROMLEY
TONBRIDGE ANGELS v TAUNTON TOWN
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD v HAMPTON & RICHMOND
ALDERSHOT TOWN v WOKING
MALDON & TIPTREE v HARINGEY BOROUGH
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE v HARTLEY WINTNEY
LEISTON v BARNET
WEYMOUTH v OXFORD CITY
EASTBOURNE BOROUGH v DULWICH HAMLET
EASTLEIGH v WESTON-SUPER-MARE
SHOLING v TORQUAY UNITED
BATH CITY v HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE
BOREHAM WOOD v WIMBORNE TOWN
YEOVIL TOWN v DOVER ATHLETIC
BISHOPS STORTFORD v ST ALBANS CITY
CONCORD RANGERS v CHIPPENHAM TOWN

Ten surprise upsets were caused in the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round, which were played out on Tuesday and Wednesday night.

Three teams were forced to forfeit their ties due to a player/staff member contracting coronavirus. They were Alfreton Town (FC United of Manchester qualify), Kettering Town (Brackley qualify) and Boston United (Hemel qualify).

Fans reacted after BBC and BT reveal the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round matches they will televise…

Will definitely watch the Stortford vs St Albans game

— Paul (@PaulSkinner88) October 19, 2020

FA Cup tie against lower ranked opposition live on the BBC, what could go wrong……… https://t.co/hM5RKi1lif

— Hally (@hallydesigns) October 19, 2020

Only if you draw Salford City!

— FA Cup Factfile (@FACupFactfile) October 19, 2020

But Hartlepool are highest ranked…

— Joshua Smith (@SmithJournalist) October 19, 2020

Thought it would have been Marske or Skem

— Shaun Calvert (@Shaunelious) October 19, 2020

Wow! Surely this has to be a first? How exciting!

— Matt (@mztty) October 19, 2020

no pressure then guys !!

— Kevin Cross (@KevinCr05537459) October 19, 2020

Would be great to get the younger teams as mascots for this! My daughter plays for Ilkeston U7s Roma, she would love to fly the flag for her late Great Grandads favourite club on TV ?

— Julie Lewis (@julez_lewis85) October 19, 2020