Teams that didn't make it...

As mentioned earlier, 131 teams applied and the FA accepted 130, so on the face of it, it sounds like just 1 team was denied entry in to the competition.

However, on closer examination, 4 applicants were refused (Canada, Garston, Lion Athletic and Seymour). 3 of these sides are from the Liverpool & District SL. Lion Athletic are members of the Crosby & District league.

So, not a good day for the Liverpool FA then, losing 4 sides. This would be a big problem for the majority of County FA's but as Liverpool will still have 22 sides in the cup, it doesn't affect them too much!

Replacements
CB Hounslow United - West Middlesex SL
Golden Lion - Croydon SL
Towngate - Heavy Woollen Gate SL (West Riding)

All of the above were not on the original list of entrants. I guess they were late in applying.

This is definitely the case with Towngate, as I discussed the FA Sunday Cup with their manager at the Farsley v Brighouse Town game on 10th August and he told me that they hadn't applied yet but intended to do so. I advised him to get a move on, as the deadline for applications was 1st August! He said he'd call the FA the day after. I'm glad he did and that they were accepted in.

First Round Draw

Ties to be played on Sunday 17th October at 2.00

Swanfield v Sunderland RCA Barnes
West Lee v Kelloe WMC or South Bank (2006)
AFC Blackburn Leisure v Dawdon Colliery Welfare
Witton Park Rose & Crown v Shankhouse United
Hartlepool Lion Hillcarter v Hessle Rangers
Derby Lane Gym v Salford Celtic
Paddock v Ford Motors
Frizington Whitestar v Eagle Cons or Eden Vale
Poulton Royal v Thirly
Malt Shovel v West Bowling
Woodchurch v Oyster Martyrs
Silsden (Sunday) v Alder
Salisbury Athletic v Sandon Dock or Oak Tree Pub
Chapeltown Brazil v Mariners
Tower v Dengo United
Allerton v Lobster
Queens Park v BRNESC
Huddersfield Irish Centre v St Sebastians
Obiter v Sandstone
Nicosia v Home & Bargain
Red Lion v Fforde Greene
St Bees Village v Brow
Towngate v JOB
Belt Road v Wisbech St Mary
Loughborough Falcons v Bartley Green Sunday
Advance Couriers v Britannia Revolution
Loughborough Saints v Station Gates
Barwell Sports Bar v Hundred Acre or Plough Barfly’s
Warstone Wanderers (Sunday) v Birstall Stamford
Brereton Town v Clumber
The Blue Mugge v R.H.P Sports & Social
Kingshurst Sporting Club v Thatch
Coventry Colliery v Travellers
Club Lewsey v Dee Road Rangers
St Josephs (Luton) v Northampton Duke Of York
Britannia United v Houghton Town (Sunday)
Rumours v Celtic SC (Luton)
Wrightchoice Comm Spts Association v Stanbridge & Tilsworth
AC Sportsman & Ravensborough v Standens Barn
Gamlingay United Sunday v FC Houghton Centre
Wycombe Town v Silsoe Park Rangers
AFC Donsville v Sandy (Sunday)
St Margarets v Crawley Green (Sunday)
Comets Sports Club v Hammer
Nicolas Wybacks v Bungay Town
Belstone v Gossoms End
Offley Moat v Royal Falcons
Torrun United v Nirankari Stevenage
FC Tripimeni-Aris v AFC Harrow
Broadfields United v Greengate
CB Hounslow (Sunday) v North West Neasden
London Maccabi Lions v Enfield Rangers
Bedfont Sunday v AFC Kumazi Strikers
Knighton Arms v Goring Rangers
Baldon Sports v The Lounge
Ajax LA v Golden Lion
Lebeqs Tavern Courage v Lakeside Athletic
Windmill v Downend
Sporting Bristol v Wonford United
Springers v C.K.
Ashton v Bluebird United
Applebys v Hanham Sunday

The first round has thrown up several interesting ties, fans in the North East won't want to miss 2009 quarter finalists Witton Park Rose & Crown play host to Shankhouse United, who lost at the same stage last season.

Lebeqs Tavern Courage have reached the latter stages on numerous occasions and will face a tricky game against Plymouth's Lakeside Athletic, semi finalists 2 seasons ago.

Preliminary Round Draw

Games to be played on 26th September at 14:00

Kelloe WMC (Co Durham) v South Bank (Stockton)

Sandon Dock (Liverpool) v Oak Tree Pub (Liverpool)

Eagle Cons (Liverpool) v Eden Vale (Liverpool)

Hundred Acre (Birmingham) v Plough Barfly’s (Nottingham)



3 local derby games and an West v East Midlands clash to start this season's competition. There is one very local derby between Eagle Cons and Eden Vale, who are both ground sharing at Bootle!!

FA Update

The draw for the Preliminary and First rounds and the list of teams accepted in to this season's competition, will be published on the FA's website on the week commencing 30th August.

2010/11 New Applicants

The FA have recently produced a list of the 131 applications they have received for this season's competition.

As usual, the Liverpool FA dominate the number of applicants, with a staggering 26 teams!!

This number of Merseyside teams increases to 31, when you include the 5 sides representing the Cheshire FA, as 4 play in the Birkenhead SL with the other from Wallasey!!

The next best represented County FA is Bedfordshire with 11.

Quite a few of my local (West Yorkshire) sides have decided not to enter, including: Bolton Woods, East End Park, Lindley WMC and Towngate (although they thought the deadline was later than August 1st and have approached the FA to see if they will accept them, so they maybe on the list of accepted entries, which is due out next week).

If the final number of teams accepted in exceeds 130, it will be the 6th season running that the competition has topped this figure, which is not bad considering that in the 4 seasons from 2000/01 to 2003/04, the highest number of applicants was just 97.

Malt Shovel

I've heard that the Wharfedale Triangle league champions, Malt Shovel, have also applied for this season's Sunday Cup.

They intend to play their home games at Thackley.

Crossflatts FC

Sad news on the former Wharfedale Triangle league champions and Sunday Cup competitors, I'm afraid, as I've recently heard that they have wrapped up during the summer.

Crossflatts entered the Sunday Cup for 4 seasons but were unable to replicate their domestic successes on the national stage and did not manage to win a game, losing their debut at Cougar Park, against Coloner Prior from Sunderland and then 3 successive losses on Merseyside.