The FA Carlsberg Trophy
First Round Proper
Saturday 15 December 2007
Winning clubs receive £4,000
The 24 Conference National clubs enter The FA Trophy at the First Round Proper stage, for which the draw was made at Soho Square today.
Gary Waddock's Aldershot Town, just a point clear at the top of the Premier, face a trip to Hayes & Yeading United in The Trophy. Last season the Shots made a surprise First Round exit to AFC Wimbledon before a crowd of 2,700 at the Recreation Ground.
Hayes and Yeading amalgamated in the summer and the new club, currently in the lower reaches of Conference South, won their first Trophy tie in the Third Round Qualifying on Saturday. It finished 4-2 at Church Road against Witham Town, conquerors of Cup heroes Horsham in the previous round.
Torquay United, in second spot in the Premier, entertain Bashley in their first-ever Trophy tie and third-placed Cambridge United, who play in The FA Cup's Second Round on Saturday, take on Kings Lynn at the Abbey Stadium.
Trophy holders Stevenage Borough travel to the winners of tomorrow's replay between Worthing and Dorchester Town, while Wembley runners-up Kidderminster Harriers go to Guiseley, the 1991 FA Vase winners.
Wealdstone achieved a Trophy and Conference (then 'Gola League') Double in 1985 and a Stephen Hughes goal was enough to beat Welling United in The Trophy at Chestnut Avenue on Saturday. Stones, whose reward is a home match with Weymouth in the First Round, must win five ties to make the short trip to Wembley in May.
Sheffield FC, the world's oldest club, are still in The Trophy after drawing 1-1 at Colwyn Bay at the weekend. If they successfully negotiate tomorrow's replay, they will welcome Nigel Clough's Burton Albion to Dronfield.
1 AFC Telford United v Blyth Spartans or Gainsborough Trinity
2 Vauxhall Motors v Northwich Victoria
3 Alfreton Town v Southport
4 Halifax Town v Leamington
5 Stafford Rangers v Rushall Olympic or Ossett Town
6 Colwyn Bay or Sheffield v Burton Albion
7 Bamber Bridge v Rushden & Diamonds
8 Droylsden v Evesham United or Redditch United
9 Histon v Retford United
10 Gateshead v Farsley Celtic
11 Cambridge United v Kings Lynn
12 Hucknall Town or Witton Albion v Tamworth
13 Leigh RMI v Nuneaton Borough or Workington
14 Guiseley v Kidderminster Harriers
15 Cambridge City v Kettering Town
16 Altrincham v York City
17 Gloucester City v Braintree Town
18 Hemel Hempstead Town v Woking
19 Grays Athletic v Lewes
20 Maidenhead United v AFC Wimbledon
21 Dorchester Town or Worthing v Stevenage Borough
22 Bishop's Stortford v Canvey Island
23 Torquay United v Bashley
24 Crawley Town v Bromley
25 Newport County v Bath City
26 Ebbsfleet United v Carshalton Athletic or Hitchin Town
27 Oxford United v Tonbridge Angels
28 Wealdstone v Weymouth
29 Dover Athletic or Sutton United v Forest Green Rovers
30 Hayes & Yeading United v Aldershot Town
31 Exeter City v Salisbury City
32 Eastleigh v Bognor Regis Town