Glossop North End v Sporting Khalsa
The FA Carlsberg Vase
First Round Qualifying
3pm, Saturday 6 September 2008
Winning clubs will receive £800 from The FA



Sporting Khalsa will hope to add another chapter in their growing list of acheivements this weekend as they look to establish themselves as the largest Asian football club in the country.

Khalsa take on Glossop North End in The FA Vase looking to book a place in the Second Round Qualifying for the second successive year.

Formed as recently as 1991, Khalsa became the first semi-professional predominantly Asian side in the UK to own their own ground and continue to focus heavily on teams made up entirely of players from ethnic minorities.

The club have strong links with Walsall and coaches from Premier League outfit Aston Villa have been brought in to work with the youth academy.

"We have a good setup," said club secretary Manjit Gill. "Altogether we have 11 teams including a ladies team that has been around for three years as well as youth teams from the age of seven.

"We haven't played Glossop before. They are a couple of leagues above us and it will undoubtedly be a good test for the team."