Women's FA Cup is Now Joined By Fourth Tier Clubs
Workington Town who visit Doncaster Rovers Belles Photo Workington Town Women FC
Women’s FA Cup Third Round Qualifying ties see all the clubs from the fourth tier of the pyramid enter the competition.
Tier four teams of the FA WNL First Divisions enter at this stage, and one of them, Leeds United, could provide a tough game for hosts Stockton Town.
While Leeds have a 100% league record to date with goals flowing, their sixth-tier opposition have lost both matches in their division.
Leafield Athletic are top of FAWNL Division 1 Midlands and have home advantage over Shrewsbury Town, who are third in the West Midlands League Premier.
While the Shrews have won four of their six games, the other two have alarmingly been lost by five-goal margins.
Bognor Regis Town have two wins from two following their promotion into the Southern League Division 1 South, but their next challenge is a QPR side two levels above and with four wins from five.
Bridgwater United will provide a testing destination for Royal Wootton Bassett Town, with the former yet to drop a point in FAWNL Division 1 South West and the latter with three points from as many games in the South West League Premier.
Elsewhere, Lincoln’s clash with YP Women is being held at Sincil Bank, Bromley take on Reading also at a EFL stadium in Hayes Lane, while, six-time FA Cup winners Doncaster Rovers Belles face Workington Town at Club Doncaster Sports Village.
Doncaster dropped into the East Midlands Premier this season but have had an unbeaten start, and even more so, Workington in the North West League Division 1 North with five straight wins.
The winning clubs at this stage of the competition get £4,500 from the prize fund, while the losing sides receive £1,500.
Sunday 4 October (2pm)
Third Round Qualifying
Wallsend BC v Wigan Athletic FC
Halifax v York City
Norton & Stockton Ancients v Salford City Lionesses
Harrogate Town v Altofts
Wirral Phoenix v South Shields
Preston North End v North Ferriby
Tranmere Rovers v Bolton Wanderers
Wythenshawe v Thornaby
Darwen v Durham Cestria
AFC Fylde v Blackburn Rovers
Leeds Modernians v Alnwick Town
Chester-Le-Street Town v FC St Helens
Bradford City v Stockport County
Rotherham United v Spennymoor Town
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Workington Town
Barnsley Women v Mancunian Unity
Stockton Town v Leeds United
Blyth Spartans v Chorley
Bury v i2i International Soccer Academy
Alvechurch v Mansfield Town
Coventry Sphinx v SJR Worksop
Basford United v Kidderminster Harriers
Walsall v Redditch Borough
Sporting Khalsa v Oakham United
Nottingham Trent University v Stamford
Northampton Town v Sutton United (Birmingham)
Kirby Muxloe v Notts County
Chesterfield v Thurmaston DPC Vixens
Leafield Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
Crewe Alexandra v Droitwich Spa
Sheffield FC v Sutton Coldfield Town
Hednesford Town v Nantwich Town
Solihull Moors v Grimsby Town (3pm)
Worcester City v Port Vale
Lye Town v Coton Green
Lincoln Women v YP Women
Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United
Watford Ladies v Haringey Borough
Royston Town v Chesham United
Enfield Town v Billericay Town
Hitchin Belles v Cambridge United
Chelmsford City v Harpenden Town (3pm)
Bowers & Pitsea v Barking (3pm)
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers v Milton Keynes Irish
Stevenage v Wroxham
Luton Town v AFC Sudbury
Chatham Town v Farnham Town (2.30pm)
Actonians v Ascot United (3pm)
Hammersmith v Wycombe Wanderers (3pm)
Denham United v Millwall Lionesses
Dulwich Hamlet v Newhaven
Saltdean United v Camden Town
Islington Borough v Maidenhead United
Tooting Bec v Oxford City (3pm)
Bromley v Reading
Tonbridge Angels v Abingdon United (3.30pm)
Bognor Regis Town v Queens Park Rangers
London Bees v Dartford
Worthing v Brentford
Bridgwater United v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
AFC Portchester v Bournemouth Sports
Ilminster Town v Feniton
Yeovil Town v Portishead Town
Dursley Town v Andover New Street
Bristol Rovers v Corsham Town
Yate Town v Bishops Cleeve
Keynsham Town v Torquay United (1.30pm)
Gwalia United v AFC Stoneham
Wimborne Town v Moneyfields
Marine Academy Plymouth v Sherborne Town
Mangotsfield United v Winchester City Flyers
St Agnes AFC v AFC Varsity
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