Source: FOOTYMAD
Let the Nerves Begin...
The magic of the FA Cup begins this weekend with the domestic league's for npower League One and Two taking a break with a few non-league sides looking to make the headlines; in particular Sheffield Wednesday travel to Southport on Sunday. southport vs. sheffield wednesdayAll League One and Two sides enter the FA Cup at this stage of the competition whilst the Premier League and Championship have to wait until Round 3 to decide their fate.Locally, fans based in South Yorkshire will naturally have their eye on their teams, Rotherham United have been handed a rare Yorkshire derby with York City at the Don Valley Stadium; the last time these two met in the league was during the 1999/00 campaign - the Millers won 2-1.Chesterfield travel to Harrow Borough where a shock home win could be on the cards; for neutrals the possibility of the underdog winning is what sets the FA Cup apart from any competition in the World; you just pray that it doesn't happen to you!One other Cup shock that I'm sure all Blades will be looking for is on Sunday when the BBC screens the live performance of Sheffield Wednesday - they lost 2-0 at home to Huddersfield Town last Tuesday night, slipping to tenth in the league in what was their game without a win.The Owls, who are FA Cup winners on three occasions travel to Southport who, despite being without first choice keeper Tony McMillan through suspension aim to pull off a cup shock against a side that is quite possibly the biggest outfit at this stage in the competition.However it's FC United of Manchester who kick-off proceedings as they travel to Rochdale on Friday night; it's their first ever outing at the first round stage and no doubt they'll be itching to make it all the way to round three and land a possible dream tie against rivals Manchester United.Many headlines will be made this weekend and many dreams will be shattered, those who play outside the Football League may be happy to just be in the competition at this stage.But spare a thought for Sheffield FC - the longest serving professional club have yet to make it to this round in their long history; they were knocked out in a replay at Tipton in the last qualifying round; Tipton travel to Carlisle United this Saturday.:: FA Cup First Round Ties ::Rochdale vs. FC United of ManchesterHarrow Borough vs. ChesterfieldAFC Wimbledon vs. Ebbsfleet UnitedAccrington Stanley vs. Oldham AthleticBarnet vs. Charlton AthleticAFC Bournemouth vs. Tranmere RoversBrentford vs. AldershotBrighton & Hove Albion vs. WokingBury vs. Exeter CityCarlisle United vs. Tipton TownChelmsford vs. HendonCheltenham Town vs. MorecambeColchester United vs. Bradford CityCorby vs. Luton TownDagenham & Redbridge vs. Leyton OrientDarlington vs. Bristol RoversDartford vs. Port ValeFleetwood Town vs. WalsallForest Green Rovers vs. Northampton TownGillingham vs. Dover AthleticGuisley vs. Crawley TownHartlepool United vs. Vauxhall MotorsHavant & Waterlooville vs. DroylsdenHayes & Yeading vs. Wycombe WanderersHereford United vs. Hythe TownLincoln City vs. Nuneaton BoroughMacclesfield Town vs. Southend UnitedMansfield Town vs. Torquay UnitedNott's County vs. GatesheadPlymouth Argyle vs. Swindon TownRotherham United vs. York CityRushden & Diamonds vs. Yeovil TownSouthampton vs. Shrewsbury TownStevenage Borough vs. MK DonsStockport County vs. Peterborough UnitedSwindon Supermarine vs. Eastwood TownTamworth vs. Crewe AlexandraCambridge United vs. Huddersfield TownSouthport vs. Sheffield WednesdayBurton Albion vs. Oxford United
