LICHFIELD CIty and Stourport Swifts have been drawn together in the preliminary round of the FA Cup, the draw for which was made today.
The winners of Tuesday night's replay between Wolverhampton Casuals and Stone Old Alleynians will host Chasetown/. The preliminary round ties will be played on Saturday September 3. Ties involving Midland Football League Clubs Lye Town or Kidsgrove v Harborough Town Barwell v Highgate United Wolverhampton Casuals or Stone Old Alleynians v Chasetown Anstey Nomads v Whitchurch Alport Atherstone Town v Kimberly Miners Welfare Basford United v Romulus Lichfield City v Stourport Swifts. Romulus and Atherstone were the headliners on Saturday after comfortably beating higher opposition in the FA Cup.
The Roms beat Sutton Coldfield Town in the last round and struck again to win 3-0 against Halesowen Town with first half goals from Owen Watkins from the spot, captain Cameron Lee and Trea Bertie. Atherstone Town also starred, stunning Leek Town away by winning 5-1 with two goals from Mitch Piggon, and one each from Josh Beeon, Ryan Quinn and Chris Cowley. Lye Town and Kidsgrove Athletic will have to try again after a 1-1 draw, Joe Palmer giving the home side the lead in the first 20 minutes in a game played at Halesowen Town. Kidsgrove soon equalised and the game remained even, though Lye missed a 93rd minute penalty Wolverhampton Casuals and Stone Old Alleynians played out an all MFL six goal thriller with the game finishing 3-3. Only an Adam Garmson goal in the 95th minute saved it for Casuals to add to his earlier strike and one from Josh Hesson. Stone's goals came from Sam Bowater, Jack Bowater and Matt Thomas. The replay will be at Stone on Tuesday night. Evergreen Lee Chilton sent Stourprort Swifts through with the only goal of the game at home to Racing Club Warwick. In league action, AFC Wulfrunians continued their good start to the season in the premier with a 1-0 win over Bewdley courtesy of a Jack Downing goal on three minutes. Darlaston Town 1874 CIC beat Worcester City 2-0 with a penalty from Dominic Dell on 27 minutes and a Lewis Gill goal in injury time. Saturday Results FA Cup Prelim Lichfield City 2 Bugbrooke St Michaels 0 Lye Town 1 Kidsgrove Athletic 1 Leek Town 1 Atherstone Town 5 Market Drayton Town 1 Highgate United 2 Ossett United 1 Whitchurch Alport 2 Romulus 3 Halesowen Town 0 Stourport Swifts 1 RC Warwick 0 Studley 1 Rugby Town 2 Witton Albion 4 Tivdale 1 Wolverhampton Casuals 3 Stone Old Alleynians 3 MFL Premier AFC Wulfrunians 1 Bewdley Town 0 Darlaston Town 1874 CIC 2 Worcester City 0 Division One Ashby Ivanhoe 0 Paget Rangers 0 Cradley Town 0 OJM Black Country 2 Droitiwch Spa 0 Coton Green 2 Haughmond 0 Nuneaton Griff 2 Heath Hayes 1 Chelmsley Town 2 Ingles 1 Coventry Copsewood 4 Smethwick Rangers 1 Dudley Town 3 Wednesfield 1 Stapenhill 3 Wolverhampton Sporting Community 3 Shawbury United 1 |
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