Sunday 30 October 2011

FA CUP DRAW ROUND-UP

The first round of the FA Cup 2011-12 has seen Yeovil Town and Torquay United drawn away and Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City awarded home ties.

The Glovers will be on their travel as they face a trip to League Two side Hereford United. They are currently a number of connections between the two teams as the Bulls are managed by former Glovers' midfielder Jamie Pitman and feature ex Yeovil defender Stefan Stam amongst their ranks.

Yeovil currently have Gavin Williams in their squad who began his first spell at Huish Park in 2002 after leaving Hereford when he was snapped up by Gary Johnson.

Torquay United head north as they look to maintain their recent fine FA Cup pedigree, the Gulls have reached the fourth round twice in the last four years, after being paired with Chesterfield.

Gulls manager Martin Ling described the draw as not being ideal, but believes the tie is not unwinnable.

"We are away to a team in the league above, so it is one of the harder draws we could have got," said Ling.


"It's not ideal but the upside is that Chesterfield are in the bottom four of League 1. They obviously went up from League 2 last year, so there is recent history between the two clubs.

"It's certainly not an unwinnable tie but we would have preferred a home draw.

"The FA Cup is a great competition and always will be. It is a money-making opportunity for clubs at our level."

Meanwhile, Exeter City will play host to fellow League One side Walsall, whilst Plymouth Argyle will be at home to Southern League side Stourbridge.