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Local sides drawn in preliminary FA Cup round

Wolverhampton Casuals could land a plum home tie against former Football League regulars Hereford United after the draws for the early rounds of the FA Cup were made.

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Casuals, who play in the West Midlands League, must beat Kirby Muxloe in the extra preliminary round and either Ellistown and Ibstock or Studley in the preliminary round to set up a tie with Hereford in the first qualifying round.

The Bulls were thrown out of the Conference this summer after falling into financial difficulty and dropped into the Southern League, but are still likely to be accompanied by large numbers of travelling fans.

The FA yesterday made the draws for the early rounds of the FA Cup, FA Trophy, FA Vase and FA Youth Cup.

Local ties

FA Cup: Extra preliminary round; Rocester v Stafford Town, Walsall Wood v Heath Hayes, Kirby Muxloe v W'ton Casuals, Stourport Swifts v Lye Town, Causeway Utd v Cradley Town, Bolehall Swifts v Dudley Town, St Andrews v Tipton Town, Black Country Rangers v Lichfield City, AFC Wulfrunians v Alvechurch, Gornal Athletic v Westfields. Preliminary round; Sporting Khalsa or Pegasus Juniors v St Andrews or Tipton, Walsall Wood or Heath Hayes v Stafford Rangers, AFC Wulfs or Alvechurch v Boldmere or Desborough Town, Shawbury Utd or Continental Star v Tividale, Leek Town v Black Country Rangers or Lichfield City, Sutton Coldfield Town v Atherstone Town or Brocton, Bolehall Swifts or Dudley Town v Market Drayton Town, Rocester or Stafford Town v Norton Utd, Gornal or Westfields v Rugby Town, Wellington or Elsemere Rangers v Stourport or Lye, Romulus v Causeway or Cradley, Ellistown & Ibstock or Studley v Kirby Muxloe or W'ton Casuals. First qualifying round; Gornal or Westfields v Newcastle Town or Chasetown, Bolehall or Dudley v Stourbridge, AFC Wulfs or Alvechurch or Boldmere or Desborough v Heather St Johns or Cov Sphinx or Bedworth Utd, Halesowen Town v Sutton Coldfield or Atherstone or Brocton, Blaby or Whetstone or Harborough v Sporting Khalsa or Pegasus Juniors or St Andrews or Tipton Town, Rushall Olympic v Romulus or Causeway Utd or Cradley Town, Ellistown & Ibstock or Studley or Kirby Muxloe or W'ton Casuals v Hereford Utd, Walsall Wood or Heath Hayes or Stafford Rangers v Shawbury or Continental Star or Tividale, Corby Town v Rocester or Stafford Town or Norton Utd, Leek Town or Black Country Rangers or Lichfield City v Wellington or Ellesmere or Stourport or Lye.

FA Trophy: Preliminary round; Chasetown v Norton Utd, Rugby Town v Stafford Rangers. First qualifying round; Carlton Town v Stourbridge, Halesowen Town v Matlock, Gresley or Tividale v Romulus or Daventry Town, Chasetown or Norton Utd v Newcastle Town or Sutton Coldfield Town, Rushall Olympic v Cambridge City, St Ives Town or Stratford Town v Rugby Town v Stafford Rangers.

FA Vase: First qualifying round; Dudley Sports v Eccleshall, Kirby Muxloe or Stafford Town, Studley or Bilston Town, Continental Star v Heath Hayes, Sporting Khalsa v W'ton Casuals, Southam Utd v Wednesfield, Lichfield City v Alvechurch, Wolverhampton SC v Gornal Athletic, Malvern Town v Walsall Wood, AFC Wulfs v Black Country Rangers, Tipton Town v Hinckley, Stourport Swifts v Bromsgrove Sporting. Second qualifying round; Southam or Wednesfield v Barnt Green Spartak, Brocton v Kirby Muxloe or Stafford Town, Nuneaton Griff v Dudley, Cadbury Athletic or Bardon Hill Sports v AFC Wulfs or Black Country Rangers, Aston v Lichfield City or Alvechurch, Lye Town v Wellington Amateurs or Pegasus Juniors, Ellesmere Rangers v W'ton SC or Gornal, Continental Star or Heath Hayes v Willenhall Town, Sporting Khalsa or W'ton Casuals v Hanley Town, Dudley Sports or Eccleshall v Atherstone Town, Bolehall Swifts v Cradley Town, Bewdley Town or Coventry Sphinx v Studley or Bilston Town, Stourport Swifts v Tipton Town or Hinckley.

FA Youth Cup: Preliminary round; Coleshill Town v Lichfield City, Solihull Moors v Stourbridge, Wednesfield v Rugby Town, W'ton Casuals v Newcastle Town, Bilston Town v Tividale. First qualifying round; Tipton Town v Kidderminster Harriers, Chasetown v Ellesmere Rangers, Lye Town v Stratford Town, AFC Wulfs v Boldmere St Michaels, Coleshill or Lichfield v W'ton Casuals or Newcastle Town, Eccleshall v Solihull Moors or Stourbridge, Romulus v Dudley Sports, Wednesfield or Rugby Town v Malvern Town or Hereford United, Nuneaton Griff v Bilston Town or Tividale.

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