FA Cup draw 2024/25: Extra Preliminary Round and Preliminary Round draws include Sevenoaks Town v Whitstable Town, Ashford United v Egham Town, Deal Town v Roffey
Published: 13:00, 05 July 2024
New Sevenoaks boss Marcel Nimani’s first game in charge will be against his former club.
The draw for the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round has paired Isthmian South East Sevenoaks at home to Southern Counties East Whitstable, who Nimani left in April.
It will be the second game at the helm for new Whitstable boss Jamie Coyle, whose side get their league campaign under way seven days earlier.
Danny Kedwell’s first game in charge of Ashford United will be at Homelands with a home tie against Combined Counties League Egham Town.
Newly-promoted Deal Town and Erith Town both have home ties, against Roffey and Pagham respectively.
Larkfield & New Hythe are in the FA Cup for the first time in their history and they host fellow Southern Counties East outfit Kennington.
Other all-Southern Counties East ties include Lordswood at home to Erith & Belvedere and Snodland’s trip to Punjab United.
Ties will go to a replay if required, with winning teams collecting £1,125 in prize money and losing sides £375.
Having reached the first round last season, Sheppey United enter the competition on August 17 in the preliminary round with a trip to North Greenford United or Corinthian Casuals.
Ramsgate – knocked out by AFC Wimbledon in round two last season – host Southall with Thanet rivals Margate entertaining British Airways or Loxwood while Sittingbourne will visit Tunbridge Wells or Farnham Town.
Winning teams in the FA Cup Preliminary Round earn £1,444 in prize money with losing teams collecting £481.
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round (August 3): Larkfield & New Hythe v Kennington, Deal Town v Roffey, Epsom & Ewell v Phoenix Sports, Abbey Rangers v Hythe Town, Punjab United v Snodland Town, Badshot Lea v Stansfeld, Sevenoaks Town v Whitstable Town, Fisher v Redhill, Tunbridge Wells v Farnham Town, Holmesdale v Crawley Down Gatwick, Lordswood v Erith & Belvedere, Ashford United v Egham Town, Bexhill United v Faversham Town, Camberley Town v Lydd Town, Sheerwater v Rusthall, Beckenham Town v Harefield United, Lingfield v Hollands & Blair, Corinthian v AFC Whyteleafe, Sutton Athletic v Sandhurst Town, Erith Town v Pagham, Glebe v East Grinstead Town, Met Police v VCD Athletic, Crowborough Athletic v Bearsted.
FA Cup Preliminary Round (August 17): Sevenoaks Town or Whitstable Town v Leatherhead, Steyning Town Community or Hilltop v Holmesdale or Crawley Down Gatwick, Crowborough Athletic or Bearsted v South Park or Sutton Common Rovers, Harrow Borough v Ashford United or Egham Town, Ramsgate v Southall, North Greenford United or Corinthian Casuals v Sheppey United, AFC Croydon Athletic or Guildford City v Met Police or VCD Athletic, Herne Bay v Rayners Lane or Broadfields United, Corinthian or AFC Whyteleafe v Camberley Town or Lydd Town, Kingstonian v Eastbourne United or Sporting Bengal United, Margate v British Airways or Loxwood, Epsom & Ewell or Phoenix Sports v Hayes & Yeading United, Beckenham Town or Harefield United v Sutton Athletic or Sandhurst Town, Lordswood or Erith & Belvedere v Peacehaven & Telscombe or Shoreham, Merstham or Wick v Erith Town or Pagham, Hassocks or Haywards Heath Town v Deal Town or Roffey, Hanworth Villa or Knaphill v Abbey Rangers or Hythe Town, Larkfield & New Hythe or Kennington v Lingfield or Hollands & Blair, Littlehampton Town or Tooting & Mitcham United v Bexhill United or Faversham Town, Tunbridge Wells or Farnham Town v Sittingbourne, Badshot Lea or Stansfeld v Balham or Midhurst & Easebourne, Sheerwater or Rusthall v Punjab United or Snodland Town, Glebe or East Grinstead Town v Fisher or Redhill.
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