More FA Trophy tales to be written! Will another outsider go all the way?

More FA Trophy tales to be written! Will another outsider go all the way?

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By Sam Elliott

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The FA Trophy adventure begins for our sides on Saturday - could we have another winner from outside the top division?

The Enterprise National League North and South clubs start their Wembley dream this weekend, and history tells us that anything is possible.

In just over a decade, three sides playing outside the top tier have lifted the silverware under the Arch - Hornchurch, Brackley Town and North Ferriby United.

A number of our sides will need to avoid becoming a second round headline themselves before the shoe is placed in the other foot in the round ahead.

Macclesfield have know all about upsets after their FA Cup journey in 2026 - they won’t want to come unstuck at Bridlington Town.

Morecambe’s away form leaves a lot to be desire and Leek Town are licking their lips at the prospect of a big catch this weekend.

Oxford City make the trip to Newmarket Town, and they will need to be at the races.

There are plenty of same division ties as swords are put down in the battle for league points.

Hereford, the 2021 finalists, take on Brackley Town who lifted the FA Trophy in 2018 against Wrexham, pictured.

Maidstone United, the South table toppers, host Maidenhead United with Horsham at home to Torquay United.

Spennymoor Town take on Scarborough Athletic, Radcliffe meet Marine and Weston Super Mare play Farnborough.

South Shields want to balance a title push with a trophy charge but it’s a tough ask at Worksop Town, while Chorley welcome Buxton.

Two FA Cup heroes have home advantage. Dover Athletic challenge Burgess Hill Town while Salisbury host Chichester City.

Who is going all the way this time? The FA Trophy was won by Southend United last season after they defeated Wealdstone on penalty kicks with 43,306 watching on Non-League Finals Day,

All Saturday's ties:

1 Hebburn Town v Guiseley

2 Ashton United v Workington

3 Bridlington Town v Macclesfield

4 Spennymoor Town v Scarborough Athletic

5 Radcliffe v Marine

6 Avro v Chester

7 Darlington v Bury

8 Alfreton Town v Southport

9 Chorley v Buxton

10 Worksop Town v South Shields

11 Leek Town v Morecambe

12 Bourne Town v Bromsgrove Sporting

13 Bedford Town v Chesham United

14 Wingate & Finchley v Hashtag United

15 Braintree Town v Kettering Town

16 King’s Lynn Town v Stourbridge

17 Halesowen Town v Redditch United

18 AFC Telford United v Chelmsford City

19 Hednesford Town v Hemel Hempstead Town

20 Hereford v Brackley Town

21 Newmarket Town v Oxford City

22 Merthyr Town v Harborough Town

23 Billericay Town v Waltham Abbey

24 Enfield Town v Spalding United

25 Dagenham & Redbridge v Dorking Wanderers

26 Walton & Hersham v Aveley

27 Farnham Town v Ebbsfleet United

28 Folkestone Invicta v Cray Wanderers

29 Weymouth v Hampton & Richmond Borough

30 Dartford v AFC Totton

31 Horsham v Torquay United

32 Didcot Town v Slough Town

33 Maidstone United v Maidenhead United

34 Whitehawk v Tonbridge Angels

35 Wimborne Town v Uxbridge

36 Bath City v Truro City

37 Eastbourne Borough v Chertsey Town

38 Dover Athletic v Burgess Hill Town

39 Salisbury v Chichester City

40 Weston Super Mare v Farnborough

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