Seven up for reaching latter stages!

By David Watters

The Ryman League's seven surviving clubs in the Buildbase FA Trophy are weighing up their chances of reaching the last 16 of Non-League's showpiece cup competition following Monday lunchtime's draw for the second round proper.

AFC Sudbury, Harlow and Worthing are all preparing for big home ties on Saturday 14 January after their first round victories at the weekend while Leiston, Dulwich Hamlet, South Park and Wingate & Finchley must go again against Bromley, Royston Town, North Leigh and Wealdstone respectively in midweek replays to book their berths.

The Ryman Premier's Rebels are now preparing to take on Sutton United after the draw at Wembley while the Hawks will fly the flag for Ryman's top flight against former Football League outfit York City. AFC Sudbury await the winners of a replay between Altrincham and Macclesfield Town.

Ryman South South Park have arguably one of the biggest carrots of all to overcome Southern League Division One South & West outfit North Leigh in Devon on Tuesday night in their first round replay, a trip to Liverpool to take on Tranmere Rovers for a place in the last 16.

If Wingate & Finchley can dispose of Wealdstone they'll also be heading to the North West to meet Southport. Dulwich Hamlet, replaying at Royston on Tuesday, will travel to either Whitehawk or Weymouth if they go through.

Buildbase FA Trophy Second Round Proper Draw
1 Worthing v Sutton United
2 Tranmere Rovers v South Park or North Leigh
3 Bromley or Leiston v Welling United
4 East Thurrock United v Braintree Town or Aldershot Town
5 Nuneaton Town v Guiseley
6 Boreham Wood or Maidstone United v Alfreton Town
7 Harrogate Town or Barrow v Matlock Town
8 Southport v Wealdstone or Wingate & Finchley
9 Gateshead v Shaw Lane Association or Nantwich Town or Lincoln City
10 Dartford or Dover Athletic v Chelmsford City
11 Kidderminster Harriers v Ebbsfleet United or Woking
12 Harlow Town v York City
13 AFC Sudbury v Altrincham or Macclesfield Town
14 Whitehawk or Weymouth v Dulwich Hamlet or Royston Town
15 Witton Albion or Chester v Forest Green Rovers or Truro City
16 Stockport County v AFC Fylde or Brackley Town

For more information on the Buildbase FA Trophy, including fixtures, results, exemptions and prize money, visit: www.thefa.com.

Image courtesy of thefa.com

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Good luck to our trophy trio! Good luck from the Ryman League to Leiston, Dulwich Hamlet and Wingate & Finchley in the Buildbase FA Trophy on Tuesday night!
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