Draw kicks off league cup!

The Ks - 5-0 winners over Faversham Town in May's final at Carshalton Athletic's Colston Avenue - are preparing to meet Merstham at Kingsmeadow on Tuesday 22 August following Friday's draw for the 2016-17 competition at the Ryman League's headquarters in Dartford.

Aveley, Carshalton Athletic and VCD Athletic, along with their respective visitors Greenwich Borough, Molesey and Chatham Town, kick off this season's cup competition in the first of the first round ties to be played on Monday 21 August.

The Isthmian League Cup was sponsored for the first time three seasons ago by Robert Dyas, a subsidiary of the Isthmian League's title sponsors Ryman, and was renamed the Alan Turvey Trophy before the start of last season in tribute to former Ryman League chairman and current president Alan Turvey.

As 2016 winners, Kingstonian banked £2500 in prize money as well as a share of the profits from the final with Faversham Town who also collected £1500 in prize money as runners-up. Losing semi-finalists were awarded £750 while clubs who reached the quarter-finals collect £250.

To follow the action in the cup next season, log on to the Ryman League's live scores service which will be covering all the fixtures for the third season running.

The Alan Turvey Trophy sponsored by Robert Dyas

First Round Draw
AFC Hornchurch v Haringey Borough
AFC Sudbury v Lowestoft Town
Aveley v Greenwich Borough
Billericay Town v Heybridge Swifts
Bowers & Pitsea v Witham Town
Brentwood Town v Ware
Brightlingsea Regent v Leiston
Burgess Hill Town v Horsham
Canvey Island v Great Wakering Rovers
Carshalton Athletic v Molesey
Chatham Town v VCD Athletic
Cheshunt v Enfield Town
Chipstead v South Park
Corinthian Casuals v Whyteleafe
Dulwich Hamlet v Grays Athletic
East Grinstead Town v Godalming Town
Faversham Town v Hythe Town
Folkestone Invicta v Tonbridge Angels
Harrow Borough v Wingate & Finchley
Hendon v Metropolitan Police
Herne Bay v Hastings United
Kingstonian v Merstham
Leatherhead v Walton Casuals
Sittingbourne v Ramsgate
Soham Town Rangers v Needham Market
Thamesmead Town v Romford
Tilbury v Maldon & Tiptree
Tooting & Mitcham v Staines Town
Waltham Abbey v Harlow Town
Worthing v Three Bridges

Byes for Bury Town and Dorking Wanderers. For more details visit the fixtures pages under the 'Match Info' tab on the home page.

First round ties to be played in the week beginning 22 August.

Images courtesy of Andy Nunn

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