Wanderers Take On Watford In FA Cup

By Mark Heys
December 4 2005

Bolton Wanderers will face a difficult trip to Championship high fliers Watford in the Third Round of the FA Cup following the draw at Soho Square which was made by cup winners Peter Osgood and Jim Montgomery earlier today.

The Hornets currently sit behind Reading and Sheffield United in English football's second tier and have been making great strides since the appointment of Adrian Boothroyd as manager last year.

Ex-Wanderers striker Les Ferdinand is currently on Watford's books as a non-contract player but he only turns out for the Hertfordshire side in case of injuries or suspensions.

Goalkeeper Alec Chamberlain is now well into his forties and is the last remaining member of the Watford team who faced Bolton at Wembley Stadium in the 1999 Play Off Final.

Paul Devlin, Jordan Stewart and Malky McKay have all played Premiership football in the past and American central defender Jay DeMerit is said to be a big Wanderers supporter.

Full Draw:

West Bromwich Albion v Reading
Fulham v Leyton Orient
Brighton v Coventry
Wolves v Plymouth
Port Vale or Bristol Rovers v Boston or Doncaster
Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton
Torquay v Birmingham
Manchester City v Scunthorpe
Newcastle United v Mansfield
Luton Town v Liverpool
Preston v Crewe
Stoke v Tamworth
Derby v Burnley
Southampton v MK Dons
Blackburn v QPR
Arsenal v Cardiff
Stockport v Oldham or Brentford
Norwich v West Ham
Ipswich v Portsmouth
Wigan v Leeds
Sunderland v Woking or Northwich Victoria
Chelsea v Huddersfield
Cheltenham Town or Oxford United v Chester City
Leicester v Tottenham
Watford v Bolton
Sheffield United v Colchester United
Nuneaton Borough or Histon v Middlesbrough
Hull City v Aston Villa
Barnsley or Bradford v Walsall
Burton Albion or Burscough v Manchester United
Crystal Palace v Stevenage Borough or Northampton Town
Millwall v Everton