F.A. County Youth Cup Draw
The draw has been made for the first 2 rounds of the FA County Youth Cup. As Runners Up from last season Kent have been given a bye in the First Round and will face the winners of Somerset vs Devon in Round 2. This will be away from home.
I will have the opportunity to go and watch the game between Somerset and Devon and I do plan to take in a number of other games in the first round. We have only lost Deren Ibrahim, Tom Parkinson and Rob Carter from last seasons squad, so we are very optimistic of doing well again this season. However, we will not get complacent and will work hard to make sure that our preparation is as professional as we can make it.
FIRST ROUND DRAW
Cumberland vs North Riding
West Riding vs Cheshire
Westmoreland vs Manchester
Leicestershire & Rutland vs Shropshire
Staffordshire vs East Riding
Norfolk vs Suffolk
London vs Northamptonshire
Hertfordshire vs Cornwall
Essex vs Hampshire
Herefordshire vs AFA
Cambridgeshire vs Oxfordshire
Guernsey vs Berks & Bucks
Gloucestershire vs Bedfordshire
Somerset vs Devon
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2ND ROUND
Northumberland vs West Riding or Cheshire
Lancashire vs West Moreland or Manchester
Liverpool vs Cumberland or North Riding
Birmingham vs Leicestershire & Rutland or Shropshire
Lincolnshire vs Staffordshire or East Riding
Sheffield & Hallamshire vs Isle Of Man
Nottinghamshire vs Durham
Norfolk or Suffolk vs Cambridgeshire or Oxfordshire
London or Northampton vs Herfordshire or Cornwall
Middlesex vs Huntingdonshire
Somerset or Devon vs KENT
Surrey vs Guernsey or Berks & Bucks
Gloucestershire or Bedfordshire vs Herefordshire or AFA
Worcestershire vs Jersey
Wiltshire vs Essex or Hampshire
Sussex vs Dorset
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This information is courtesy of the FA website www.thefa.com and click on Cup Competitions.
I will of course keep you updated across the season.
Ken
