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FA Competition Draws 2022-23

FA Competition Draws 2022-23

Ron Martin8 Jul 2022 - 23:50
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Here are the early round draws for the FA competitions

The draws for the early rounds of the FA competitions were published on Friday. Here are all of the details for Whitstable Town.

The Emirates FA Cup
732 clubs accepted

Extra Preliminary Round (Saturday 6th August – winners receive £1,125, losers £375)
Three Bridges v Whitstable Town

Preliminary Round (Saturday 20th August - winners receive £1,444, losers £481)
Three Bridges or Whitstable Town v Deal Town or Egham Town

If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, there will be a replay.

Three Bridges remain in the Isthmian South East Division (Step 4) where in the two league matches between the teams last season there was a 1-1 draw at the Belmont Ground and Three Bridges won the reverse fixture 3-1 in February. The winners will be at home to SCEFL Premier Division (Step 5) rivals Deal Town or Egham Town of the Combined Counties Premier North Division (Step 5).

The Isuzu FA Vase
586 clubs accepted

First Round Qualifying (Saturday 27th August - winners receive £550, losers £160)
Westside v Whitstable Town

Second Round Qualifying (Saturday 24th September - winners receive £725, losers £225)
Sporting Bengal United or Seaford Town v Westside or Whitstable Town

There are no replays in this competition and ties will be decided by penalty kicks if the scores are level after 90 minutes.

Westside finished 16th in the SCEFL Division One last season, but have been moved sideways into the Combined Counties Division One (Step 6). Their home games are played at Colliers Wood United FC,
Wibbandune Stadium, Opposite 199-213 Robin Hood Way (A3 South Bound), West Wimbledon, London SW20 0AA.

Mile End based Sporting Bengal United currently play in the Eastern Counties League First Division South (Step 6). They played in the Kent League when initially progressing into senior football in 2003 and their first fixture was played at the Belmont Ground at the start of the 2003-04 season, the game ending in a 2-0 home win. Seaford Town play in the Southern Combination Football League Division One (Step 6) and are located on the Sussex coast between Eastbourne and Brighton.

The FA Youth Cup
622 clubs accepted

Extra Preliminary Round
Whitstable Town have a bye.

Preliminary Round (week commencing 29th August)
Sutton Athletic v Whitstable Town

Fellow SCEFL Premier Division club Sutton Athletic play at Lower Road, Hextable, Kent BR8 7RZ.

If the scores are level after 90 minutes, penalties will decide the winners.

To be eligible for this competition in the 2022-2023 season, a player must have been born on or after 1 September 2004 and before 1 September 2007.

Further Information
The full details are available on the FA website.
https://www.thefa.com/competitions

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