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The 8 FA Vase 5th Round ‘Proper’ ties
| Tie No. 1 | Coventry Sphinx | Whitchurch Alport |
| League Status | United Counties League Premier South | Midland Football League Premier |
| Step | 5 | 5 |
| Best Vase Run | QUARTER FINALS | Round 5 |
| FA Vase Form | Just second time appearing in Rd 5, last doing so 14 years ago | First ever time appearing in Rd 5 in 6th campaign |
| Notes | No previous FA Vase meetings |
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| Tie No. 2 | North Shields | Rugby Town |
| League Status | Northern League 1 | United Counties League Premier South |
| Step | 5 | 5 |
| Best Vase Run | WINNERS | WINNERS |
| FA Vase Form | Just second time appearing in Rd 5, last doing so 7 years ago | Just second time appearing in Rd 5, last doing so 39 years ago (7 campaigns ago) |
| Notes | No previous FA Vase meetings |
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| Tie No. 3 | Loughborough Students | Abbey Hey |
| League Status | United Counties League Premier North | Northwest Counties League 1 South |
| Step | 5 | 6 |
| Best Vase Run | Round 5 | Round 5 |
| FA Vase Form | First ever time appearing in Rd 5 in 14th campaign | First ever time appearing in Rd 5 in 27th campaign |
| Notes | No previous FA Vase meetings | Winner guaranteed to be in Quarter Finals for first time ever |
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| Tie No. 4 | Anstey Nomads | Wythenshawe Town |
| League Status | United Counties League Premier North | Northwest Counties League Premier |
| Step | 5 | 5 |
| Best Vase Run | Round 5 | Round 5 |
| FA Vase Form | Just like last season, equalling club’s best run this year | First ever time appearing in Rd 5 in 14th campaign |
| Notes | No previous FA Vase meetings | Winner guaranteed to be in Quarter Finals for first time ever |
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| Tie No. 5 | Southall | Stansfeld |
| League Status | Combined Counties League Premier North | Southern Counties East League 1 |
| Step | 5 | 6 |
| Best Vase Run | RUNNERS-UP | Round 5 |
| FA Vase Form | Third time appearing in Rd 5 last doing so 5 years ago | First ever time appearing in Rd 5 in 5th campaign |
| Notes | No previous FA Vase meetings |
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| Tie No. 6 | Hamworthy United | Tunbridge Wells |
| League Status | Wessex League Premier | Southern Counties East League Premier |
| Step | 5 | 5 |
| Best Vase Run | Round 5 | RUNNERS-UP |
| FA Vase Form | First ever time appearing in Rd 5 in 23rd campaign | Just second time appearing in Rd 5, last doing so 9 years ago |
| Notes | No previous FA Vase meetings |
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| Tie No. 7 | Littlehampton Town | Brockenhurst |
| League Status | Southern Combination League Premier | Wessex League Premier |
| Step | 5 | 5 |
| Best Vase Run | SEMI-FINALS | Round 5 |
| FA Vase Form | Just second time appearing in Rd 5, last doing so 31 years ago | Have competed in every Vase season, first time in Rd 5 since first campaign |
| Notes | No previous FA Vase meetings. |
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| Tie No. 8 | Newport Pagnell Town | Buckland Athletic |
| League Status | United Counties League Premier South | Western League Premier |
| Step | 5 | 5 |
| Best Vase Run | QUARTER FINALS | QUARTER FINALS |
| FA Vase Form | Just second time appearing in Rd 5, last doing so 5 years ago | Just second time appearing in Rd 5, last doing so 5 years ago |
| Notes | No previous FA Vase meetings | Winner guaranteed to at least equal best Vase run to Quarter Finals |
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