Ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth qualifying round, we will now take a closer look at the South West sides hoping to join Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle amongst others in the first round proper.
Torquay United vs Boreham Wood
Saturday's encounter between Torquay United and Boreham Wood will the third time that the Gulls have faced the Wood in the past calendar year, and their second ever in the FA Cup.
The two sides met in the first round of the FA Trophy last December at Meadow Park where United, then of National League South, lost 3-1 after extra time after drawing 1-1 at the end of normal time.
Their second meeting occurred on the opening day of the 2019-20 campaign where the Gulls won 2-1 with goals from Opi Edwards and Jamie Reid, whilst Tyrone Marsh pulled a late goal back against his former club. Prior to this result, United had lost five of their previous six encounters against Luke Garrard's men.
However, whilst the opening day of the season can be something of a journey into the unknown, with only pre-season fixtures to act as a form guide - both Torquay and Boreham Wood head into the tie in 9th and 11th place in the National League table respectively. They also go into the match on similar runs of form - having both won three of their last six league encounters.
In addition to this, it will be also see two of the National League's leading marksmen in the form of Jamie Reid and Boreham Wood's Kabongo Tshimanga, who are second and third in the National League's top goal scorer charts with ten and nine goals respectively.
It will also be the second time that the two sides have met in the FA Cup - which came in the 2002-03 season when the Gulls won 5-0 with a brace from Martin Gritton and further goals from Alex Russell, Jason Fowler and Jo Kuffour.
Haringey Borough vs Yeovil Town
In their first FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie since the 2002-03 season, Yeovil Town travel to Isthmian League Premier Division outfit Haringey Borough. The Borough, who are based in Tottenham, North London, reached the first round of last season's competition for the first time in their history where they lost 1-0 to AFC Wimbledon.
The Glovers also have a fine pedigree in the competition - which goes back to their famous giant-killing victory over Sunderland in the 1947-48 season. In recent seasons they have also faced top level opposition in the form of Liverpool (2003-04) and Manchester United (2014-15 and 2017-18) in the cup and manager Darren Sarll, who is currently in his first season in charge at Huish Park, will be looking to write his own chapter in Yeovil's cup history.
With the Glovers currently flying high in the National League side at the time of writing and are currently in third place, with the dream of the possibility of an immediate return to the Football League being very much alive. So a good cup run could provide the Glovers with another morale boost following last season's relegation.
Weymouth vs Dover Athletic
After winning the Southern League title in the 2018-19 season, Weymouth are currently fifth in the National League South table and they are now looking to cause something of an upset against Dover Athletic. The two sides are separated by 19 league places, Dover are 14th place in the National League, but the Terras will be looking to defy that figure when the Whites come to the Wessex Stadium.
It will be an interesting contest for a number of Weymouth's more experienced players such as Brett Williams, Josh McQuoid and Yemi Odubade who have spent spells playing at National League level previously in their careers.
