FA Cup: Warrington and Gosport reach first-round proper

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Warrington Town and Gosport Borough won their FA Cup fourth-qualifying round matches on Saturday to reach the first round for the first time.

Warrington, in the eighth tier of English football, beat North Ferriby United 1-0, while Conference South side Gosport won 3-1 at Willand Rovers.

Bristol Rovers, relegated from League Two to the Conference Premier last season, beat Dorchester Town 7-1.

Monday's draw is live on BBC Two, BBC Radio 5 live and online at 19:00 GMT.

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East Thurrock United are in Monday's FA Cup first-round draw after beating Bath City 7-1.

Seventh-tier East Thurrock United secured a surprise 7-1 win against Conference South side Bath City, with Sam Higgins scoring a hat-trick.

A club from the ninth tier, the lowest level of sides left in the FA Cup, is in the hat for Monday's draw, with Northern League Division One side Shildon drawing 1-1 at eighth tier side Norton United.

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A crowd of 2,226 watched as Maidstone edged Welling to reach the FA Cup first round

Elsewhere, an impressive 2,226 spectators watched as Maidstone United edged Welling United 2-1 to progress, while former Football League side Stockport County and Chester played out a thrilling encounter, with the latter winning 4-2.

Famed giant killers Blyth Spartans, who reached the FA Cup fifth round in 1977-78, won 4-3 at Leek Town.

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Chorley look to end 24-year FA Cup wait by beating Halifax Town

Conference North side Chorley, managed by former Blackburn team-mates Garry Flitcroft and Matt Jansen, have kept alive their hopes of reaching the first round for the first time in 24 years by holding Conference Premier side Halifax Town to a goalless draw.

In total 13 games on Saturday ended in a draw, with replays to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday 28 and 29 October.

Finally, Macclesfield were held to a 1-1 draw by Wrexham on Friday while Worcester City edged Greenwich Borough 2-1 on Sunday to reach the first round stage for the first time in nine years.

FA Cup fourth-qualifying round results

FA Cup first-round draw numbers

1 - Accrington Stanley

2 - AFC Wimbledon

3 - Barnsley

4 - Bradford

5 - Bristol City

6 - Burton Albion

7 - Bury

8 - Cambridge

9 - Carlisle

10 - Cheltenham

11 - Chesterfield

12 - Colchester

13 - Coventry

14 - Crawley

15 - Crewe

16 - Dagenham & Redbridge

17 - Doncaster

18 - Exeter

19 - Fleetwood

20 - Gillingham

21 - Hartlepool

22 - Leyton Orient

23 - Luton

24 - Mansfield

25 - MK Dons

26 - Morecambe

27 - Newport

28 - Northampton

29 - Notts County

30 - Oldham

31 - Oxford

32 - Peterborough

33 - Plymouth

34 - Port Vale

35 - Portsmouth

36 - Preston

37 - Rochdale

38 - Scunthorpe

39 - Sheffield United

40 - Shrewsbury

41 - Southend

42 - Stevenage

43 - Swindon

44 - Tranmere

45 - Walsall

46 - Wycombe

47 - Yeovil

48 - York City

49 - Spennymoor Town or AFC Telford

50 - AFC Fylde

51 - Grimsby

52 - Norton or Shildon

53 - Warrington Town

54 - Alfreton or Lincoln

55 - Macclesfield or Wrexham

56 - Chorley or Halifax

57 - Altrincham

58 - Leek or Blyth Spartans

59 - Chester

60 - Gateshead

61 - Tamworth or Southport

62 - Bristol Rovers

63 - East Thurrock

64 - Forest Green Rovers

65 - Dartford

66 - Maidstone

67 - Gosport Borough

68 - Weston-Super-Mare

69 - Eastbourne Borough or Dover Athletic

70 - Weymouth or Braintree

71 - Worcester City

72 - Canvey Island or Havant & Waterlooville

73 - Concord Rangers

74 - Basingstoke or Harrow Borough

75 - Aldershot

76 - Eastleigh

77 - Bromley

78 - Chelmsford or Barnet

79 - Nuneaton or Hemel Hempstead

80 - Woking

Ties to be played on 7, 8, 9, 10 November 2014

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