FA Vase 2023/24 1st Round Review

First time in 2^nd Round ever

Holmesdale FC – 16^th campaign

Lutterworth Athletic – 13^th campaign

Albion Sports, Ashby Ivanhoe – 12^th campaign

Eversley and California, Woodley United – 9^th campaign

Snodland Town – 7^th campaign

Punjab United (Gravesend) – 6^th campaign

Newcastle University – 5^th campaign

Blyth Town, Hilltop FC, Roffey FC, South Liverpool – 3^rd campaign

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Debut FA Vase clubs in 2^nd Round

Hamworthy Recreation, Nailsea and Tickenham, Stanway Pegasus, Stockport Georgians

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Equalling best run to 2^nd Round

Fairford Town – 8^th time in 48^th campaign

Dudley Town – 4^th time in 24^th campaign

Walsham-le-Willows – 4th time in 19th campaign

Woodford Town – 4th time in 12th campaign

Real Bedford – 3^rd time in 19^th campaign

Bishop Auckland – 3^rd time in 18^th campaign

Longwell Green Sports – 3^rd time in 16^th campaign

Wells City – 3^rd time in 15^th campaign

Portland United – 3^rd time in 13^th campaign

Lichfield City – 3^rd time in 11^th campaign

Stone Old Alleynians – 3^rd time in 10^th campaign

Longlevens FC – 3^rd time in 9^th campaign

Charnock Richard – 3^rd time in 8^th campaign

Wolverhampton Casuals – 2^nd time in 25^th campaign

Crawley Green – 2^nd time in 16^th campaign

White Ensign – 2^nd time in 6^th campaign

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First time in 2^nd Round in a while

Heaton Stannington – 42 years (15 campaigns)

Downham Town – 37 years (31 campaigns)

Burnham FC – 26 years (9 campaigns)

Newquay AFC – 25 years (18 campaigns)

Atherton Laburnum Rovers – 16 years (14 campaigns)

Barkingside FC – 15 years (12 campaigns)

Real Bedford – 14 years (11 campaigns)

Boston Town, Downton FC, Longwell Green Sports – 11 years

Amersham Town – 11 years (8 campaigns)

Lingfield FC, Whickham FC – 9 years

Barnstaple Town – 8 years (2 campaigns)

Eastbourne United Association, Portland United, Wolverhampton Casuals – 7 years

Moneyfields FC – 7 years (3 campaigns)

Bedfont Sports, Highworth Town – 7 years (2 campaigns)

Crawley Green, Wembley FC – 6 years

Farnham Town – 6 years (5 campaigns)

Hamble Club, Silsden FC – 5 years

AFC St Austell, Bishop Auckland, Bottesford Town, Fairford Town, Heanor Town, Saltash United, White Ensign – 4 years

Dudley Town, Eastwood Community – 4 years (3 campaigns)

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Into 2^nd Round and long time since last KO before it

25 years – Tilbury FC (5 campaigns)

11 years – Hullbridge Sports (7 campaigns)

9 years – Haywards Heath Town (4 campaigns)

8 years – Falmouth Town (6 campaigns)

7 years – Brockenhurst FC

5 years – Glebe FC, Loughborough Students

4 years – Abbey Hey, Brimscombe and Thrupp, Fakenham Town, North Greenford United, Royal Wootton Bassett Town, Stourport Swifts

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First Time Knocked Out of FA Vase Before 2nd Rd in a While

Coventry United – 7 years

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Consecutive 1^st Rd KOs

4 – Romulus FC

3 – Helston Athletic, Tuffley Rovers

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Avenged Previous FA Vase Defeat

Wolverhampton Casuals 3-1 Whittlesey Athletic

Atherton Laburnum Rovers 2-0 Parkgate FC

Fairford Town 2-1 Roman Glass St George (Met last season)

Abbey Hey 1-0 Runcorn Town

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Biggest Wins of the 1^st Rd

Cowes Sports 7-0 Whitchurch United (Joint BIGGEST FA Vase WIN)

Whitchurch Alport 7-0 Worcester Raiders (BIGGEST FA Vase WIN and BIGGEST FA Vase DEFEAT)

Wantage Town 2-7 Hamble Club (Joint BIGGEST FA Vase WIN)

Milton Keynes Irish 0-5 Real Bedford (BIGGEST FA Vase DEFEAT)

Pershore Town 0-5 Shirebrook Town (Joint BIGGEST FA Vase WIN)

Athletic Newham 5-0 Staplehurst Monarchs United

Downton FC 5-0 New Milton Town (Joint BIGGEST FA Vase DEFEAT)

Redcar Athletic 0-4 Silsden FC (BIGGEST FA Vase DEFEAT)

Carlisle City 5-1 Longridge Town (Joint BIGGEST FA Vase WIN and BIGGEST FA Vase DEFEAT)

Hallam FC 5-1 Coventry United (BIGGEST FA Vase DEFEAT)

AFC St Austell 4-0 Torrington FC (Joint BIGGEST FA Vase DEFEAT)

Ashby Ivanhoe 4-0 Belper United (BIGGEST FA Vase WIN)

Brocton FC 4-0 Aylestone Park

Hamworthy Recreation 4-0 Bovey Tracey (Joint BIGGEST FA Vase WIN in debut campaign)

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Cupsets

Pershore Town (5) 0-5 Shirebrook Town (6)

Squires Gate (5) 1-4 South Liverpool (6)

Fleet Town (5) 2-2 Amersham Town (6) (2-3 pens)

Halstead Town (5) 2-2 Stanway Pegasus (6) (4-5 pens)

Horsham YMCA (5) 1-1 Eversley and California (6) (3-4 pens)

Laverstock and Ford (5) 1-1 Wells City (6) (4-5 pens)

Virigina Water (5) 1-1 Woodley United (6) (3-4 pens)

West Auckland Town (5) 1-1 Newcastle University (5-6 pens)

Brocton FC (6) 4-0 Aylestone Park (5)

Lutterworth Athletic (6) 4-2 Ardley United (5)

Blyth Town (6) 2-1 Crook Town (5)

Roffey FC (6) 1-0 Lordswood FC (5)

Newquay AFC (6) 2-2 Baffins Milton Rovers (5) (4-2 pens)

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Hat-tricks and more

3 – Clayd Roach (Hamble Club)

3 – Daniel Izekor (Athletic Newham)

3 – Jay Simpson (Lingfield FC)

3 – Luca DeFalco (Hallam FC)

3 – Morgan Payne (Brocton FC)

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