The Emirates FA Cup for the 2016/17 Season will begin on:
SATURDAY, 6TH AUGUST - EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND.
SATURDAY, 2OTH AUGUST - PRELIMINARY ROUND.
The Buildbase FA Trophy for the 2016/17 Season will begin on
SATURDAY, 8TH OCTOBER - PRELIMINARY ROUND.
Wedding Anniversary!!!
WHS
The Draws will be made on Friday, 8th July.
Wedding Anniversary on 6th August and as it is our fiftieth I think the wife will expect me to be there!!
WHS.
Dont think we are involved in that round anyway. Pretty sure we enter at the next stage.
The Draws for the Extra Preliminary Round & Preliminary Round of the FA Cup are done after each other. Clubs at Evo-Stik League South level enter at the Preliminary Round stage.
Just a reminder that we will learn tomorrow what awaits us in the FA Cup & the FA Trophy. News of the draws will be posted on here as soon as our opponents are known. News is expected around 12noon.
Cannot wait.
WHS.
EMIRATES FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND - SATURDAY, 20TH AUGUST.
Atherton Collieries or Bacup Borough vs WITTON ALBION.
BUILDBASE FA TROPHY PRELIMINARY ROUND - SATURDAY, 8TH OCTOBER.
WITTON ALBION vs Brighouse Town.
The winners will then travel to either Colwyn Bay or Hyde United in the First Qualifying Round.
FA YOUTH CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND - W/C MONDAY, 5TH SEPTEMBER.
Abbey Hey vs WITTON ALBION - Confirmed as THURSDAY, 8TH SEPTEMBER. Kick off 7.30pm.
I nearly posted last night saying we were bound to get Colwyn Bay! It was just inevitable.
Both sound winnable if we can get a decent squad together which I am sure we can.
WHS.
Following Atherton Collieries 3-2 victory over Bacup Borough in the Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round this afternoon, Witton will travel to Atherton in the Preliminary Round on Saturday, 20th August.
Should be an easy win for another team from the Dog and Duck league…
It will be nice to visit a Dog and Duck team that actually play in the town they claim to represent :whistle: :laugh:
EMIRATES FA CHALLENGE CUP FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND - SATURDAY, 3RD SEPTEMBER.
Atherton Collieries or WITTON ALBION vs Buxton.
The draw for the Emirates FA Challenge Cup Second Qualifying Round will be made tomorrow. News of the draw is expected around 12noon and will be posted on here as soon as our opponents are known.
Home v a team in a similar league would do.
WHS.
WITTON ALBION vs Stalybridge Celtic.
Tie to be played on SATURDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER.
Great draw. Will be a massive test but winnable B)
They’re rock bottom, won one, lost 7 in the league. You never know…