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| Livefootball’s coverage of the FA Cup 2010-11 Season began at Skinner Lane, the home of NCEL Division One Side Pontefract Colieries FC. The Colls were taking on Selby Town (The Robins) from the NCEL Premiership.
The FA have published the Round dates for next season's FA Cup competition. The initial round - the Extra Preliminary Round starts on Saturday 14th August 2010
How will England fare in the Group Stages of World Cup 2010? Matches against the USA, Algeria and Slovenia will determine if England progress to the Knock out stages. This article looks back to how England tackled their group games in Germany 06. Only once have they won all 3 games, back in 1982 in Spain.
Spurs achieved a great comeback in their 6th Round Replay against Fulham, to book their place in the Semi Finals against Manager Harry Redknapp’s former club Portsmouth. Trailing 1 – 0 to a very impressive Fulham side substitutes David Bentley and Roman Pavlyuchenko made an instant impact as Spurs won 3 – 1.
On the week leading up to the start of the FA Cup 2008/09, livefootball provides the dates for your diary for when each round of the competition commences.
This coming weekend (27th September 2008) sees the commencement of the 2nd Qualifying Round that includes the introduction of Football League Step 6 clubs from the Blue Square North and South. Here is a ‘northern’ review of the ties you may consider attending.
The FA Cup First Qualifying Round commenced last weekend (13.9.08) with 116 ties played out for a prize of £3000. George Parker reviews the outcome of a selection of the Northern based teams who commenced their quests to reach the first round proper in November.
The Road to Wembley and FA Cup glory is often not given much coverage until around the weeks leading to Christmas. However the FA Cup journey is about to commence! 77 days after Chelsea lifted the FA Cup at Wembley, the 2009/10 competition commences with the first of 6 pre-qualifying rounds before the first round proper.
The drama of the FA Cup has been extended to a 'soap opera' like sub plot with the events involving Blue Square North's Droylsden FC in Round Two of the 2008/09 competition.
Roll of honour for the First Round Proper of the FA Cup this season goes to Curzon Ashton, Blyth Spartans and Histon who all conquered league opposition to take their place in the 2nd Round Proper of the competion.
The First Round Proper of the FA Cup 2008/09 commenced on Friday evening 7th November and the first ties were completed during the weekend with the results as follows:
The First Qualifying Round for the FA Cup 2008/09 will commence on the weekend of 13th September and will introduce teams playing at Level 7 of Football League Pyramid (Also known as NLS Step 3) for the first time this season.
This year the FA Cup prize fund has grown significantly, a total of over £16million to be paid out, compared to a prize fund of around £10million last season. Winning the competition results in a £2million prize compared to a £1million last season.
ITV Local and ITV.com have teamed up with FA to Broadcast early rounds of FA Cup 2008/09 which start this weekend - 16th August 2008!
George Parker reports.
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