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The Gardeners' World Blog

Lance Hardy

First-round fun gets under way

  • Lance Hardy
  • 27 Oct 06, 02:40 PM

This Saturday marks one of the most exciting Saturdays on the non-league football calendar when the first-round draw for the FA Cup is made, and you can watch it live on Final Score, BBC ONE, at 1710 BST.

The fourth qualifying-round scores will also be on the website from 1645.

The competition is now at the stage when the Nationwide Conference teams (nine of which are former Football League clubs) join the best of the rest from the non-league pyramid.

I think the pick of the bunch is AFC Wimbledon's visit to Exeter City. This is the furthest the club has got in the competition since its formation in 2002 when Wimbledon (now known as MK Dons) relocated to Milton Keynes.

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Howard Nurse

All ready for the FA Cup

  • Howard Nurse
  • 27 Oct 06, 12:38 PM

Seven clubs involved in Saturday's FA Cup action have never reached the first round proper - and all 64 teams will be contesting for £10,000 in prize money - that's a relative fortune to most (including my own team Scarborough who face a tough game at Stafford Rangers).

Unfortunately, we can't bring you all the goalflashes from each tie during the games - because they are not available - but I can tell you how best to follow your team if they are involved.

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