LINNETS, DUCKS, MOLES, BUCKS-MUST BE THE CUP

There are 160 fixtures in the FA Cup Preliminary Round starting tonight with AFC Liverpool v Radcliffe Borough, St Ives Town v Norwich Utd with Wantage Town v Didcot Town (right by the railway museum) looking to progress.

Then with the majority of ties on Saturday and a few on Sunday, these will complete the latest phase of matches towards the most famous Cup Final in the business.

I have followed a few clubs since the first qualifying rounds, especially since Penistone got knocked out and I shall be watching the progress of Pontefract Collieries who are away at Runcorn Linnets. The Linnets club is run by a Trust and has only been operating since 2006. Nice name-no explanation for why?

Coleshill Town-heavy winners in the last round by 11-0, are drawn at home but have to play away at Stafford Rangers because of ground problems.

Risborough Rangers victors over Ampthill (my brother's local) are at home to Aylesbury (note, not Aylesbury United) whilst Cowes Sports (mentioned with the Spurs history thing)
http://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/linnets-cowes-and-spurs.html are on the island v Wimborne Town.

Aylesbury United (known as the Ducks) played a full England XI in 1988 in preparation for the nations assault on the European Championships. In 1994-5 in a fairly successful FA Cup run (meeting QPR in the Third Round proper) the team made their goal celebration “the Duck Walk” famous and even made a TV programme “They Think Its All Over”. 

Aylesbury FC has been a club since the 1930s but only known as Aylesbury since 2009. Nicknames the Moles they get their name from....you guessed it, moles that dig up their pitch!

Another island team, Guernsey, kick off early at 2pm at Phoenix Sports, a team based near Bexley. Cove, from Hampshire, the shortest name in the draw, host North Leigh, near Witney. Getting nostalgic, one of my old clubs, Horsham, are away at Deal Town in Kent and Godalming travel to Marlow, Bucks.