Planet Swans ArchivesBefore anyone asks – its in Essex somewhere. Well, at least I think it is.
The Swans have been drawn against Billericay Town in the first round of the FA Cup after the draw was made this afternoon. John Hollins pulled out ball 42 for the Swans straight after former England defender Paul Parker produced that of Billericay Town.
The game will be played on the weekend of November 10 with exact date, time and ticket details to be confirmed in the next couple of days.
The two sides have never met before and it’s the 10th successive away tie that the Swans have been handed in the competition – will we ever play at home?? Billericay play in the Isthmian Premier League and currently sit a whopping 107 places below the Swans in the league ladders.
The game could well be prime for BBC TV coverage as it is typical of the kind of tie that they would cover at this stage. Potential other options would be the games between Hereford and Leeds, Torquay and Yeovil and Lincoln and Forest.
The draw in full: –
Darlington v Northampton Town Hampton & Richmond v Dagenham & Redbridge Torquay v Yeovil Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers Bury v Workington Barnet v Gillingham Accrington Stanley v Huddersfield Town Farsley Celtic/Barrow v Bournemouth Eastleigh/Forest Green v Rotherham United Southend United v Rochdale Team Bath v Chase Town Bradford City v Chester City Morecambe v Port Vale Hereford United v Leeds United Mansfield Town v Grays Atheltic/Lewis Gainsborough Trinity v Hartlepool United Exeter City v Salisbury City/Stevenage Borough Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers Peterborough v Wrexham Evesham/Halixax Town v Burton Albion York City v Havant and Waterlooville Harrogate Railway v Droylsden Rushden & Diamonds v Macclesfield Town Ware v Kidderminster Harriers Walsall v Shrewsbury Town Horsham v Maidenhead United Altrincham v Millwall Cheltenham Town v Brighton Stockport County v Staines Town Crewe Alexandra v MK Dons Lincoln City v Nottingham Forest Stafford v Cambridge United v Crawley Town/Aldershot Town Notts County v Histon Oxford United v Northwich Victoria Billericay Town v Swansea City Carlisle United v Grimsby Town Eastbourne Borough v Weymouth/Hitchin Town Chesterfield v Tranmere Rovers Wycombe Wanderers v Swindon Town Luton Town v Brentford
Matches will be played on the 9/10/11 November
