Runcorn Town v Witton Albion (Kick off 3pm)

FA Cup First Qualifying Round

Venue Pavilions, Sandy Lane, Weston, Runcorn WA7 4EZ

Admission Adults £5, Concessions (NUS/OAP/Under 16s) £3, Accompanied under 16s Free

Prize money £3,000

Replay date Tuesday, September 16 (7.45pm)

 

Runcorn (from) Priestley (GK), Kinsey, Latham, Lawton, Lester, Potter, Salt, Spearritt, Haughton, Irlam, Keddie, Roberts, Webb, Breen, Clarke, Houghton, Shanley, Williams

Doubtful n/k

Injured n/k

Suspended none

Disciplinary record Y12 R1

Top scorer Paul Shanley (7)

Route to this round PR r bt Goole (a) 1-0; EPR bt Bootle (a) 1-0

Last season in FA Cup Preliminary Round

Form (Past six home in league) L W L W

League record (Home) P4 W2 D0 L2 F13 A11 Pts6

League record (Overall) Pos9 P8 W4 D1 L3 F21 A15 Pts13

 

Witton (from) Sanna (GK), Swift (GK), Corbett, Gardner, Harrison, Lea, Moyo, Andrews, Davidson, Dawson, Howard, Powell, Sheehan, Sherratt, Bakkor, Harvey, Koral, Titchiner

Doubtful Davidson (back)

Injured Barnes (hamstring)

Suspended none

Unavailable Hancock (refused permission by parent club to play)

Disciplinary record Y11 R1

Top scorer Neil Harvey (3)

Last season in FA Cup First Qualifying Round

Form (Past six away in league) W D W L

League record (Away) P4 W2 D1 L1 F6 A4 Pts7

League record (Overall) Pos8 P8 W4 D1 L3 F13 A12 Pts13

 

Match Pointers

WITTON will be desperate to improve on a results record in the FA Cup that has seen them lose three of their past four ties.

They exited last season’s edition at this stage, though have only bowed out against lower-ranked opponents once in a decade.

Newly-appointed manager Anthony Sheehan, who picked the team officially for the first time ahead of a midweek defeat at home to Curzon Ashton, is again without injured defender Sam Barnes (hamstring).

However striker Michael Koral is fit again after breaking a toe in a pre-season friendly.

Josh Hancock, on loan from AFC Telford United, has been refused permission by his parent club to take part.

The teams have met before in a knockout competition, Joe Shaw scoring the only goal in a Cheshire FA Senior Cup tie in January 2013.

Hosts Runcorn, managed by former Witton player Simon Burton, have yet to progress beyond this stage in three previous attempts.

They defeated North West Counties League rivals Bootle in this season’s extra preliminary round, then sent out Evo-Stik Northern Premier League outfit Goole following a replay last time out.

It finished 1-1 when they entertained Albion during a pre-season friendly.