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North Shields to face Ashington as FA Vase defence begins

Monday 02 Nov 2015
The FA Vase trophy on the pitch at Wembley

North Shields will begin the defence of their FA Vase title at West Percy Road after being handed a home tie against Ashington.

The last exempted clubs enter at this stage of the competition and they include the Robins, currently sixth in the Northern League Division One, who won last May's showpiece Final 2-1 against Glossop North End, watched by a crowd of 9,674 at Wembley.

The FA Vase

Second Round Proper Draw
Saturday 21 November 2015
Winning clubs to each receive £1,000 from FA Prize Fund

Graham Fenton's men will take on league rivals Ashington, who are currently six places below them in the table, in the Second Round Proper after the draw was made on Monday.

The 64 ties are scheduled for Saturday 21 November, with the winners each collecting £1,000 from The FA’s Prize Fund.

Beaten Finalist last season Glossop now play at ‘Step 4’ after gaining promotion to the Northern Premier League First Division North, so are no longer involved in The Vase. 

However, four-time winners Whitley Bay will host Dunston UTS if they win their replay against Northwich Manchester Villa. Dunston lifted The Vase themselves in 2012.

Graham Fenton

North Shields boss Graham Fenton celebrates Vase success in May

Guisborough Town, another Northern League side and Vase Finalists in 1980, put eight past Armthorpe Welfare in the First Round Proper on Saturday and Team Northumbria will now be in their firing line.

Coventry United were only formed two years ago. They won 2-0 at Boldmere St. Michaels, a division above them in the Midland League, at the weekend and their reward is a home tie with Loughborough University or Uttoxeter Town.

The draw in full:

1 Runcorn Town v Garforth Town   
2 North Shields v Ashington   
3 Atherton Collieries v Chadderton   
4 Morpeth Town v 1874 Northwich   
5 Colne v Newton Aycliffe   
6 Seaham Red Star v Maltby Main   
7 Handsworth Parramore v Hallam   
8 Hemsworth MW v Sunderland RCA   
9 Consett v South Shields   
10 Northwich Manchester Villa or Whitley Bay v Dunston UTS   
11 Marske United v Runcorn Linnets   
12 Tadcaster Albion v Worksop Town   
13 Guisborough Town v Team Northumbria   
14 AFC Mansfield v Alsager Town   
15 Walsall Wood v Holbeach United   
16 AFC Bridgnorth v Alvechurch   
17 Coventry Sphinx or Black Country Rangers v Brocton   
18 Coventry United v Loughborough University or Uttoxeter Town   
19 Coleshill Town v Dunkirk   
20 Hereford v Haughmond   
21 Long Eaton United v Pinxton   
22 Heanor Town v Leicester Nirvana   
23 Cleethorpes Town v Racing Club Warwick   
24 Quorn v AFC Wulfunians   
25 Nuneaton Griff v Highgate United   
26 St Andrews or Blidworth Welfare v Shirebrook Town   
27 Stotfold or Newmarket Town v AFC Dunstable   
28 Bowers & Pitsea v Flackwell Heath   
29 Yaxley v London Colney   
30 Sporting Bengal United v Sleaford Town   
31 Gorleston v FC Romania   
32 Ipswich Wanderers v Cricklewood Wanderers   
33 FC Broxbourne Borough v Greenhouse Sports   
34 Norwich United v Hullbridge Sports   
35 Hertford Town v Barking   
36 Biggleswade United v Saffron Walden Town   
37 Kirkley & Pakefield v Edgware Town   
38 Basildon United v Northampton Sileby Rangers   
39 Stanway Rovers v Godmanchester Rovers or Mildenhall Town   
40 Berkhamsted v AFC Kempston Rovers   
41 Sutton Common Rovers v AFC Croydon Athletic or Beckenham Town
42 Knaphill v Tunbridge Wells   
43 Newhaven v Camberley Town   
44 Ashford United v Steyning Town   
45 Eastbourne Town v Greenwich Borough   
46 Pagham v Thame United   
47 Lordswood v Carterton   
48 Hailsham Town v Ascot United   
49 Canterbury City v Erith & Belvedere   
50 Tadley Calleva v Haywards Heath Town   
51 Kidlington or Ashford Town (Middx) v Deal Town   
52 Colliers Wood United v Loxwood   
53 Hartley Wintney v Windsor   
54 Hallen v Moneyfields   
55 Highworth Town v Odd Down   
56 Salisbury v AFC St Austell   
57 Bradford Town v Cadbury Heath   
58 Buckland Athletic v Sholing   
59 Whitchurch United or Welton Rovers v Plymouth Parkway or Blackfield & Langley   
60 Newport (IW) v Abbey Rangers   
61 Bodmin Town v Melksham Town   
62 Bristol Manor Farm v Lymington Town   
63 Hengrove Athletic v Barnstaple Town   
64 Brimmscombe & Thrupp v Torpoint Athletic

Ties to be played the weekend of Saturday 21 November 2015

By FA Staff