Harriers get York at home in FA Cup

Kidderminster Harriers have been handed an all-Blue Square Premier home tie against York in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.

Harriers and York will play for a place in the first round proper at Aggborough a week on Saturday, with the winners also picking up £12,500 in prize money.

The two teams have already met once this season, on the opening day of the campaign, with Harriers winning 2-1 at KitKat Crescent in what has been their finest away day so far.

On home turf Steve Burr's men are starting to prove themselves just as formidable, with yesterday's 3-2 defeat of Grimsby making it six undefeated - four of those wins - at Aggborough.

It was another day to remember for winger Matthew Blair, who scored twice to make it three goals in three games since making his first start at Crawley.

The summer signing from AFC Telford is fast becoming the man of the moment and assistant boss Gary Whild believes he is settling into the role.

He said: "We used 'Blairy' in those wide areas and he is a big asset to us.

"He is playing with a lot of confidence since he's come into the team and he deserved his two goals."

Harriers endured a tense finale yesterday as Grimsby pulled it back to 3-2, but held firm to climb into the top 10.

Whild said: "I think when you get a start like that, you want to go on and boss the rest of the game, but you've got to be realistic and realise that Grimsby are going to have their spell.

"In the second-half they pushed a lot of bodies forward and made it difficult for us.

"I thought, to a man, we stood up to it and we did superbly to see it through."