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The BBC Essex Premier Cup 2nd Round takes place on Saturday with holders Harold Wood Athletic starting their defence at Toby. The hosts ply their trade in Division Two but have a habit of knocking out higher division clubs out of cup competitions. However league form would suggest Harold Wood have enough to see them through – they currently sit second in the Premier Division table whereas Toby occupy the bottom rung of the Division Two table.
Catholic United actually won the Final last season but then a player technicality meant them having to give the Cup back. They have reached the final twice in the last three years though so do have good pedigree in this competition. Fellow Premier Division outfit Basildon Town provide the opposition. A look at the Premier Division table would indicate that Catholic United, who sit eighth will beat Basildon Town who sit twelfth. However Cup football doesn’t always follow league form and this is a fifty-fifty match-up.
Manford Way host Lawford Lads from the Essex & Suffolk Border Combination; Kelvedon Hatch who have won this competition four times entertain Ongar Town; while Rayleigh Town, who posted their first league win last Saturday, travel to Benfleet who knocked them out of the Senior League Cup two weekends ago.
Premier Division leaders May & Baker E.C. have an away tie with local rivals Old Barkabbeyans. The hosts operate in Division Four where they currently sit fourth. It would be a great result if they were able to claim the scalp of their Premier Division opponents.
Saturday 28th October
BBC Essex Premier Cup 2nd Round
AFC Hornchurch U21s v Shenfield AFC
Benfleet v Rayleigh Town
Catholic United v Basildon Town
Cressing United v Buckhurst Hill
Earls Colne v Old Southendian
Frenford v Ramsden Scotia
Galleywood v Shoebury Town
Great Baddow v Hullbridge Sports Res.
Great Wakering Rovers Res. v Grays Athletic
Harold Hill v Saffron Walden Town Res.
Kelvedon Hatch v Ongar Town
Kelvedon Social v Ryan
Leigh Ramblers v White Notley
Manford Way v Lawford Lads
Newbury Forest v Coggeshall United
Old Barkabbeyans v May & Baker E.C.
Old Chelmsfordians v Heybridge Swifts Res.
Redbridge Res. v Arlesford Colne Rangers
Rochford Town v Burnham Ramblers Res.
Runwell Sports v Upminster
Sungate v Stansted Res.
Takeley Res. v Snaresbrook
Toby v Harold Wood Athletic
White Ensign v Roydon
Premier Division
Bishops Stortford Swifts v Canning Town
