Six of the best in Trophy hunt

By David Watters

FA Trophy First Round Proper Draw

The six clubs flying the Ryman League's flag in the FA Trophy found out who their next opponents are on Monday when the draw for the First Round Proper was made at Wembley.

Bury Town, Hendon, Whitstable Town, AFC Sudbury, Dulwich Hamlet and East Thurrock United are all in the running for the £5,000 in FA prize money up for grabs to the winners of the 32 ties scheduled to be played over the last weekend of the month.

And four of the Ryman six have avoided each with only Ryman Premier Hendon paired at home with Ryman South Whitstable Town. The Greens, 2-1 winners over Oxford City on Sunday, host Whitstable, who won 2-1 at Carshalton Athletic's Colston Avenue 24 hours earlier, on Saturday November 30.

Top flight Bury Town host Conference South Eastleigh while East Thurrock United face another Conference South outfit at home in Dover Athletic.

Two of the Ryman's representatives still have work to do in the Third Qualifying Round following Monday's draw. If Ryman North AFC Sudbury can overcome Tonbridge Angels after being held to a 1-1 home draw at the weekend, then David Batch's side will host St Albans City.

Dulwich Hamlet must also go again against Concord Rangers after the sides' 1-1 stalemate at Champion Hill, with the winners of the replay travelling to Gosport Borough in the Trophy's First Round.

Ties involving Ryman League clubs
Bury Town v Eastleigh
Hendon v Whitstable Town
Tonbridge Angels or AFC Sudbury v St Albans City
Gosport Borough v Dulwich Hamlet or Concord Rangers
East Thurrock United v Dover Athletic

Full draw
Leamington v Northwich Victoria
Tamworth v Macclesfield Town
FC Halifax Town v Guiseley
Southport v Boston United
Coalville Town v Grimsby Town
Hyde v Stourbridge or North Ferriby United
Alfreton Town v Nuneaton Town
Chorley v Curzon Ashton
Harrogate Town v Kidderminster Harriers or Bradford Park Avenue
Worcester City v AFC Telford United
Colwyn Bay or Altrincham v Brackley Town or Leek Town
Wrexham v Gresley
Chester v Barrow or Stockport County
Gateshead v Hednesford Town
Lincoln City v Stalybridge Celtic
Hereford United v Woking
Bury Town v Eastleigh
Dartford v Forest Green Rovers
Salisbury City v Cambridge United
Hendon v Whitstable Town
Arlesey Town v Whitehawk
Tonbridge Angels or AFC Sudbury v St Albans City
Gosport Borough v Dulwich Hamlet or Concord Rangers
Aldershot Town v Weston Super Mare or Tiverton Town
Hungerford Town v Chesham United
Hayes & Yeading United v Barnet
Daventry Town v Maidenhead United
Staines Town or Farnborough v Luton Town
Ebbsfleet United v Gloucester City
Braintree Town v Welling United
East Thurrock United v Dover Athletic
Basingstoke Town v Havant & Waterlooville

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