FA Cup: Road to Wembley continues
One of the final draws out of the glass bowl the Shrimpers will at least play at home if they can defeat Preston in the replay to be held at Roots Hall in nine days time against Oldham Athletic.
Another side in the third tier who are just a place and a point behind our opening round opponents, the winner of that tie then gets put in the hat with the big boys, about time we got Arsenal, home or away, I don't mind!
| 13 | Preston North End | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 23 | -3 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 22 | -5 |
A quick word for the Essex capital Chelmsford, who have drawn our League Two rivals Macclesfield at home, tough tie but winnable, and Redbridge, who if they can get past Oxford City, which will be difficult as it is, then would have the dubious pleasure of travellling to the creepies.
FA Cup Second Round Full Draw
Salisbury City v Port Vale or Grimsby Town
Plymouth Argyle or Stourbridge v Stevenage
Sheffield United v Torquay United
Colchester United v Swindon Town
Chelmsford City v Macclesfield Town
Leyton Orient v AFC Bournemouth or Gillingham
Crawley Town v Redbridge or Oxford City
Luton Town v Cheltenham Town
Fleetwood v Yeovil Town
Brentford v Cambridge United or Wrexham
Bradford City v AFC Wimbledon or Scunthorpe United
Shrewsbury Town v Rotherham United
Dagenham & Redbridge or Bath City v Exeter City or Walsall
Barnet v MK Dons
Gateshead v Hinckley United or Tamworth
Sheffield Wednesday v Maidenhead or Aldershot Town
Sutton United v Notts County
Preston North End or Southend United v Oldham Athletic
AFC Totton v Bristol Rovers
Charlton v Carlisle United
Ties to be played the weekend of December 3/4
FA Cup First Round- Results
Hereford United 0 Yeovil Town 3
Bury 0 Crawley Town 2
Luton Town 1 Northampton Town 0
Cambridge United 2 Wrexham 2
Morecambe 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2
Swindon Town 4 Huddersfield Town 1
Redbridge 0 Oxford City 0
Bristol Rovers 3 Corby Town 1
Oldham Athletic 3 Burton Albion 1
Preston North End 0 Southend United 0
Dagenham and Redbridge 1 Bath City 1
Hartlepool United 0 Stevenage 1
Blyth Spartans 0 Gateshead 2
Alfreton Town 0 Carlisle United 4
Chesterfield 1 Torquay United 3
Crewe Alexandra 1 Colchester United 4
Tranmere Rovers 0 Cheltenham Town 1
Chelmsford City 4 AFC Telford United 0
Hinckley United 2 Tamworth 2
Exeter City 1 Walsall 1
Bradford City 1 Rochdale 0
Notts County 4 Accrington Stanley 1
Port Vale 0 Grimsby Town 0
Sheffield United 3 Oxford United 0
FC Halifax Town 0 Charlton Athletic 4 Sutton United 1 Kettering Town 0
AFC Bournemouth 3 Gillingham 3
Milton Keynes Dons 6 Nantwich Town 0
AFC Totton 8 Bradford Park Avenue 1
Newport County 0 Shrewsbury Town 1
Leyton Orient 3 Bromley 0
East Thurrock United 0 Macclesfield Town 3
AFC Wimbledon 0 Scunthorpe United 0
Salisbury City 3 Arseley Town 1
Brentford 1 Basingstoke Town 0 Maidenhead United 1 Aldershot Town 1
Fleetwood Town 2 Wycombe Wanderers 0
Barrow 1 Rotherham United 2
Southport 1 Barnet 2
Plymouth Argyle 3 Stourbridge 3
Reports on all the games: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Some interesting predictions (one bloke got it right!): www.pne-online.net
Who is the best Shrimpers boss of the last 30 years?: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk