The FA Carlsberg Vase
Fifth Round Proper
Saturday 9 February 2008
Winning clubs receive £2,000 
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When any FA competition 'goes national', there is always the possibility that a team will face a very long journey.

The FA Vase, contested since the 1974-75 season, has draws based on geography up to and including the Third Round.

The draw for this season's Fifth Round, made at Soho Square today, has sent Whitley Bay from Tyne & Wear down to play Vase holders Truro City in Cornwall.

It means a 460-mile journey for The Bay - but is it the longest that any Vase side has had to make?

Well, it beats these recent trips in the Fourth Round:-

2007: Truro City v Newcastle Benfield (456)
2006: Crook Town v St Blazey (428)
2001: Marske United v Porthleven (440)

But not this one:-

Bedlington Terriers (Northumberland) beat Falmouth Town (Cornwall) 4-1 after extra time in 2001, a journey for the visitors of 479 miles. It would be like travelling from London to Frankfurt.

A Wembley appearance in the Final on 11 May will surely make all the travelling worthwhile for this season's participants!