FA CUP 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND STATS & FACTS BY PHIL ANNETS OF @FACUPFACTFILE

EMIRATES FA CUP FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING PREVIEW

117 There is one more tie this round than would ordinarily be the case in order to compensate for there being one fewer Step 2 club this season than usual.
24 Just 24 of the first qualifying round ties involve clubs who’ve met before in the FA Cup. The most common match-up is Tiverton Town versus Bideford who are facing each other for the 12th time in the competition. They’ve had four wins apiece including a 6-1 victory for Bideford in 1983 and an 8-1 ...