Keown and Ardiles to make lunchtime draw (From Evesham Journal)

Keown and Ardiles to make lunchtime draw

8:30am Sunday 26th October 2008

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THIS afternoon's FA Cup first round proper draw will be made by Martin Keown and Ossie Ardiles. It is sure to feature five former winners of The Cup - and could include a sprinkling of clubs who have never reached the first round before.

The "Famous Five" are Bradford City (1911 winners), Bury (1900 and 1903), Huddersfield Town (1922), Leeds United (1972) and Notts County (1894).

Bradford City's only FA Cup Final victory came in the year in which a new trophy, the first with the current familiar design, was made. The manufacturers were Fattorini & Sons…of Bradford!

Bury's 6-0 win over Derby County in 1903 remains the biggest margin of victory in a Final. Huddersfield won theirs with a penalty, the only goal of the game, and Leeds' success came in the Centenary Final. Jimmy Logan scored a hat-trick when Notts County won as a Second Division side.

A number of Cup minnows came into this weekend's fourth round qualifying ties knowing they were just 90 minutes away from a first-ever appearance in the first round proper.

Leiston, the Step 5 club from the Eastern Counties League who are the lowest-ranked still left in the competition, drew 1-1 with Lewes and will be in the hat on Sunday, while AFC Wimbledon, formed in 2002, are in the First Round proper for the first time after a 1-0 win at Maidstone.

Some clubs in Cup action on Saturday have previously fallen at the final hurdle, but Brackley Town and Evesham United have finally made it into the competition proper with wins on Saturday.

Chipstead from leafy Surrey were playing intermediate football in the 1980s and looking for their First Round proper debut but went down 4-1 to Torquay United at Plainmoor.

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