The Third Round of the FA Trophy has been drawn and although not all ties from the previous round have been concluded, already there are some tasty ties. A win is worth £7000 to the victorious clubs with a trip to Wembley the ultimate reward. Alan Devonshire's Braintree United (Conference 14th) are paired with Ebbsfleet (Conference South 7th) a proper local derby, whilst Dartford (Bottom of the Conf) entertain Halifax Town (8th in the Conf). They played each other last night in the league and the home team lost 1-2 in front of 811 people.
Woking (Conf 7th) sneaked past Oxford City last night and are rewarded with a home match against FA Cup heroes Dover Athletic (Conference 13th). Other ties include Maidenhead (Conf South 14th) or Farnborough (5 places below Maidenhead) v North Ferriby (Conf North 9th) , Hemel Hempstead (Conf South 10th) host Torquay (Conf 10th) , Bath City (Conf South 12th) are at home to Altrincham (Conf 15th) and FC United of Manchester (Evo-Stick NPL) entertain Fylde (Conf North 1st) or Telford (Conf 24th).
As the FA Cup rumbles on with no more "minnows" left, the Trophy keeps non-league teams dreaming of a final at the game's most famous venue. FC United of Manchester are the lowest ranked side, sixth steps below the Premier League.
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