Clubs hit the Trophy trail
West Midlands sides will be hitting the road in a bid to extend their stay in the FA Trophy.
Stourbridge, Hednesford Town, Halesowen Town and Chasetown will all travel away for their first qualifying round ties tomorrow (3pm).
The Glassboys – who were eliminated from the final qualifying round of the FA Cup last weekend – head to Kettering Town for a mouth-watering tie that pits two of the top three in Southern Central together.
Gary Hackett’s third-placed Stour will be looking to turn over the table-topping Poppies, finalists in this competition as recently as 2000 before financial troubles saw them tumble down the leagues.
Elsewhere, Halesowen – of the Southern Central – travel to out-of-form Grantham Town, who have lost all six matches in October, including a 7-0 hammering at Matlock Town in the Northern Premier on Tuesday.
Northern Premier outfit Hednesford will hope to capitalise on their higher-league status when they visit Northern One East side AFC Mansfield, while Chasetown – winless at home this season – will be happy to be on the road at fellow Northern One West Newcastle Town.
