Football: Leigh off to Craven Cottage
LEIGH RMI won 2-1 at Droylsden on Saturday in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round to earn a trip to Kevin Keegan's Fulham in the first round proper the weekend after next.
The UniBond League outfit, formerly Horwich RMI, are not the only non- League club with an attractive tie to look forward to. Camberley Town, who won 2-0 at St Blazey in Cornwall, now face a more difficult test at Ron Noades' Brentford. Romford-based Ford United, who won at Lowestoft Town, head north to take on Preston North End.
FA CUP First-round draw: Basingstoke or Dover v AFC Bournemouth; St Albans or Kingstonian v Burton Albion; Aldershot or Woking v Scunthorpe; Brentford v Camberley; Wycombe Wanderers v Chesterfield; Southend Utd v Doncaster Rovers; Manchester City v Halifax; Tamworth v Exeter City; Swansea City v Millwall; Emley or Gateshead v Rotherham; Wigan v Blackpool; Mansfield v Havant & Waterlooville or Hayes; Hednesford v Barnet; Darlington v Burnley; Enfield v York City; Carshalton Athletic or Salisbury v Hull City; Maccesfield v Crawley or Slough; Dulwich Hamlet v Southport; Scarborough v Rochdale; Plymouth Argyle v Kidderminster Harriers; Northampton v Leek or Lancaster; Leyton Orient v Brighton & Hove Albion; Yeovil v West Auckland; Walsall v Frickley Athletic or Gresley Rovers; Oldham v Gillingham; Preston v Ford Utd; Hartlepool v Carlisle; Worcester or Langney Sports v Torquay; Fulham v Leigh RMI; Wrexham v Peterborough; Hendon or Bath City v Notts County; Boreham Wood v Luton; Bristol Rovers v Welling or Whyteleafe; Cardiff City v Chester; Bedlington Terriers v Colchester Utd; Leatherhead or Rushden & Diamonds v Shrewsbury; Cheltenham or Taunton v Lincoln City; Telford v Cambridge Utd; Reading v Stoke City; Runcorn v Dagenham & Redbridge or Stevenage Borough. (Ties to be played weekend of Saturday 14 November).
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