The FA Cup is coming again


By theimps.tk
October 12 2009

It's almost that time of year again when the Imps will be hoping to avoid a first round exit in the FA Cup. City have gone out at the first hurdle for the past five seasons, including losing out to Kettering Town last season.

The Imps don't have a great history in the FA Cup and this season marks 11 years since City made the Third Round. Since then the Imps have gotten through to the second round every now and then, the last time coming in the 2003/4 after the Imps beat League One Brighton 3-1 at Sincil Bank. The next round produced a 3-0 defeat at Southend, they lost out to Scott Kerr's Scarborough, whom then lost out to Chelsea.

There are still plenty of local non-League sides left in the competition, most notably Lincoln United. They have to beat both Frickley and Cambridge to make the first round. Ilkeston and Eastwood, both on the outskirts of Nottingham, face off against each other.

The Imps will be ball number 27 when the draw is made on Sunday 25th at 1pm on ITV.

Ball

Team

1

Accrington Stanley

2

Aldershot Town

3

Barnet

4

Bournemouth

5

Bradford City

6

Brentford

7

Brighton & Hove Albion 

8

Bristol Rovers

9

Burton Albion 

10

Bury

11

Carlisle United

12

Charlton Athletic

13

Cheltenham Town 

14

Chesterfield

15

Colchester United

16

Crewe Alexandra

17

Dagenham & Redbridge

18

Darlington

19

Exeter City

20

Gillingham

21

Grimsby Town

22

Hartlepool United

23

Hereford United

24

Huddersfield Town

25

Leeds United

26

Leyton Orient

27

Lincoln City

28

Macclesfield Town

29

Millwall 

30

Milton Keynes Dons

31

Morecambe

32

Northampton Town

33

Norwich City

34

Notts County

35

Oldham Athletic

36

Port Vale

37

Rochdale

38

Rotherham United

39

Shrewsbury Town

40

Southampton

41

Southend United

42

Stockport County

43

Swindon Town 

44

Torquay United 

45

Tranmere Rovers 

46

Walsall

47

Wycombe Wanderers

48

Yeovil Town

49

Hinckley or Histon

50

Nuneaton vs Guiseley or Kendal

51

FC Halifax Town or Wrexham

52

Gateshead, Alfreton or Southport

53

Workington or Rushden

54

Mansfield Town vs Altrincham

55

Buxton, Bradford Park Avenue, Stourbridge or Hucknall Town

56

Salford City, Blyth Spartans AFC, AFC Telford or Worcester City

57

Ilkeston Town, Eastwood Town or Tamworth

58

Lincoln United, Frickley Athletic or Cambridge Utd

59

Kettering Town or Redditch

60

Northwich Victoria, FC United of Manchester or Stalybridge Celtic

61

Barrow vs Chester City

62

Kidderminster Harriers or Fleetwood Town

63

York City or Bedworth

64

Hendon, Ashford Town (Middx) or Woking

65

Gloucester City, Lowestoft Town or Sutton Coldfield Town

66

Heybridge Swifts, Farnborough or Salisbury City

67

Truro City, Mangotsfield United or Forest Green Rovers

68

Crawley Town or AFC Wimbledon

69

Oxford City, Bury Town or Bedford Town

70

Bromley or Ebbsfleet

71

Chelmsford City or Stevenage Borough

72

Aylesbury or Wealdstone

73

Dover Athletic or Eastleigh

74

Hayes & Yeading United or Staines Town

75

Luton Town or Grays Athletic

76

Oxford United or Thurrock

77

Bath City or AFC Totton

78

Paulton Rovers or Chippenham Town

79

Tooting & Mitcham United or Eastbourne Borough

80

Hampton & Richmond Borough, Aveley or Sutton United

The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: theimps.tk (IP Logged)
Date: 12/10/2009 23:36

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Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: StratfordImp (IP Logged)
Date: 13/10/2009 07:05

Whats the betting we get Truro AWAY!!!

Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: Kate Jackson (IP Logged)
Date: 13/10/2009 10:17

I wouldn't mind Kettering again, I'd pay good money to see Imran Laddak turn up and be told by Steff Wright to "just @#$%& off!"

Good Luck, Mr Gorsky


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Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: Kate Jackson (IP Logged)
Date: 13/10/2009 10:21

Ideally I'd be happy with any of the below (probably the only ties we'd have a chance of beating any of the sides mentioned)

55) Buxton, Bradford Park Avenue, Stourbridge or Hucknall Town

56) Salford City, Blyth Spartans AFC, AFC Telford or Worcester City

60) Northwich Victoria, FC United of Manchester or Stalybridge Celtic

64) Hendon, Ashford Town (Middx) or Woking

65) Gloucester City, Lowestoft Town or Sutton Coldfield Town

69) Oxford City, Bury Town or Bedford Town

72) Aylesbury or Wealdstone

73) Dover Athletic or Eastleigh

74) Hayes & Yeading United or Staines Town

77) Bath City or AFC Totton

78) Paulton Rovers or Chippenham Town

80) Hampton & Richmond Borough, Aveley or Sutton United

Good Luck, Mr Gorsky


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Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: skeggyimp (IP Logged)
Date: 13/10/2009 10:46

So how many matches since we won the first round have we thought we could win?

Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: Kate Jackson (IP Logged)
Date: 13/10/2009 10:57

Not many

Hartlepool had an excellent home record before we went there.

Port Vale were doing reasonably well at the time (had just gone out of the Carling Cup to Spurs).

Nottingham Forest was always going to be tricky

And Kettering were top of the Conference.

Good Luck, Mr Gorsky


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Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: skeggyimp (IP Logged)
Date: 13/10/2009 11:02

Thanks Nathan......... Just because it's near where my 4 lads live I'd go for Bedford.

Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: mightyimp1 (IP Logged)
Date: 13/10/2009 15:07

got a 1 in 79 chance of getting the right team(s).

i'll go for oxford utd

Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: davidimp (IP Logged)
Date: 13/10/2009 17:52

Whoever we get we'll go out, like we always do!
We haven't got to the 3rd round since 1999 when we played Sunderland at home.
We always get a@#$%&draw dont we?
No wonder we have the worst record of any league side is there?

Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: Normanstanley (IP Logged)
Date: 13/10/2009 17:56

I fancy us this year to get through the 1st/2nd rounds.

Feel we have a better manager this year!

Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: NottsImp (IP Logged)
Date: 15/10/2009 12:36

Lincoln United game now on the Sunday, should be a great crowd down Ashby Avenue!

Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: Kate Jackson (IP Logged)
Date: 15/10/2009 12:51

Excellent news, I'm definitely going now.

I can imagine there will be a big crowd for the game, giving Lincoln United a nice little kitty.

If they draw, I might even go to the replay.

Good Luck, Mr Gorsky


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Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: SidTheImp (IP Logged)
Date: 15/10/2009 14:40

Great news,hopefully most/all imps will go cheer united on the sunday aswell.

Imps to beat Torquay,united beat cambridge would be good weekend for teams in lincoln.

Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: mightyimp1 (IP Logged)
Date: 15/10/2009 23:15

too kadvantage of this by making ticket prices that little bit more expensive, good move united lol

Re: The FA Cup is coming again
Posted by: I Blame Paul Mayo (IP Logged)
Date: 16/10/2009 17:12

damn, cant go and watch united, playing football in the afternoon.

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