FA Cup extra preliminary round and preliminary round draw 2017/18
13:00, 07 July 2017
There are six all-Southern Counties East League ties in the opening round of this season's FA Cup.
The draw for the Extra Preliminary Round was released by the FA on Friday.
Newly-promoted Glebe entertain Lordswood, Deal travel to Corinthian and Tunbridge Wells are at home to Beckenham Town.
Sheppey will host AFC Croydon Athletic, Erith Town make the trip to Rochester United and Whitstable Town take on Croydon.
Chatham, relegated from the Isthmian League last season, are at home to Littlehampton Town.
The draw for the next round throws up some potential Kent derbies.
The Southern Counties East League will have at least one team in the FA Cup First Qualifying Round as the winners of Corinthian v Deal Town will host either Glebe or Lordswood in the Extra Preliminary Round.
Faversham Town could have a potential derby at Whitstable while Herne Bay will have home advantage over Chessington & Hook United or Lancing.
There are away ties for Sittingbourne and Hythe Town while newly-promoted Ashford United have been handed a trip to Hailsham Town or Redhill.
The Extra Preliminary Round ties are due to take place on Saturday, August 5 with the winners bagging £1,500 in prize money.
That figures increases to just under £2,000 in the Preliminary Round which is due to take place on Saturday, August 19.
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round draw (August 5): Corinthian v Deal, Hassocks v Hollands & Blair, Sheppey v AFC Croydon Athletic, Crowborough v Lingfield, Sutton Common Rovers v Canterbury, Loxwood v Holmesdale, Tunbridge Wells v Beckenham, Sevenoaks v Broadbridge Heath, Glebe v Lordswood, Whitstable Town v Croydon, Abbey Rangers v Cray Valley PM, Eastbourne Town v Bearsted, Rochester United v Erith Town, Erith & Belvedere v Wick, Chatham Town v Littlehampton Town, Rusthall v CB Hounslow United.
FA Cup Preliminary Round draw (August 19): Arundel or Pagham v Sittingbourne, Hassocks or Hollands & Blair v Crowborough or Lingfield, Erith & Belvedere or Wick v Abbey Rangers or Cray Valley, Whyteleafe v Rochester United or Erith Town, Sutton Common Rovers or Canterbury City v Eastbourne Town or Bearsted, Corinthian Casuals v Hythe Town, Greenwich Borough v Horsham YMCA or Three Bridges, Corinthian or Deal Town v Glebe or Lordswood, Hailsham Town or Redhill v Ashford United, Ramsgate v Hanworth Villa or Bedfont & Feltham, East Grinstead Town v VCD Athletic, Cray Wanderers v Sevenoaks Town or Broadbridge Heath, Epsom & Ewell or Banstead Athletic v Loxwood or Holmesdale, East Preston or Saltdean United v Thamesmead Town, Chatham Town or LIttlehampton Town v Little Common or Eastbourne United, Tunbridge Wells or Beckenham Town v Rusthall or CB Hounslow United, Worthing Unied or Steyning Town v Phoenix Sports, Herne Bay v Chessington & Hook United or Lancing, Sheppey United or AFC Croydon Athletic v Hastings United, Whitstale Town or Croydon v Faversham Town.
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