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Who could Emley face in Round 2?

Who could Emley face in Round 2?

Luke Greaves23 Oct 2016 - 19:38
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Luke Greaves evaluates Emley's possible FA Vase Second Round opponents.

AFC Emley are in the hat for the FA Vase Second Round draw, which will place tomorrow afternoon at approximately 1:00pm. But who could we face?

Whilst we would all welcome a home tie, there is a 50% chance of an away tie, and if Malvern Town FC's all-round 240 mile trip to Worksop Town yesterday is anything to go by, you may find yourself filling your petrol tank right up ahead of November 12th.

Some of the more local sides that may be drawn against Emley are Sheffield's Hallam FC and the aforementioned Worksop Town.

Slightly further afield are Staveley Miners Welfare FC (Chesterfield), Padiham FC (Burnley) and Hemsworth Miners Welfare FC (Pontefract).

First Round opponents in the 2014/15 campaign North Shields FC enter the draw, also. After being beaten 4-2 at the Daren Perrson Stadium, the Newcastle-based side went on to play at Wembley, beating Glossop North End 2-1.

Sides local to North Shields are their rivals, South Shields FC, as well as the likes of Newcastle Benfield FC and Chester-le-Street FC. They are just a small bunch of North East Clubs heading into the Second Round.

But perhaps a trip up north won't be on the cards as there are plenty of Nottinghamshire based sides. Hucknall Town FC, Radford FC, Long Eaton United FC (Nottingham) and Blidworth Welfare FC, AFC Mansfield and Sherwood Colliery FC (Mansfield) could all meet Darren Hepworth's men in just under three weeks time.

There is a possibility that you could find yourself driving even further south. An unanticipated trip to face Westfields FC (Hereford) could be on the cards, who slaughtered Walsall Wood FC 6-0 in the First Round, whilst Paget Rangers FC (Birmingham), Hinkley AFC (Leicester) and Lichfield City FC (Tamworth) are also possible opponents.

Other destinations on your sat-nav could be fellow NCEL Division One side Hall Road Rangers FC (Hull), Penrith FC (Cumbria), 1874 Northwich (Crewe North), Shepshed Dynamo (Loughborough), Atherton Collieries FC (Bolton) and Rocester FC (Uttoxoter).

There could, also, be many other teams that Emley face. The way for you to find out who our Second Round competitors will be is to head over to our Twitter account (@AFC_Emley), where we will make the announcement just after 1.00pm tomorrow afternoon.

Here's to hoping for a home draw.

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