Clubs get ready to fly the flag
Non-league clubs will be chasing the FA Cup dream when they take centre stage in the first round proper this week.
No fewer than 31 clubs are in action with 17 locking horns with big guns from the Football League.
Step 4 Sheppey United, the lowest ranked team in the competition whose ground is pictured above, get us underway when they host League Two Walsall live on ITV4 on Friday night.
Horsham are also in action on Friday, but with much reluctance, after their tie at League One Barnsley was brought forward on the advice of South Yorkshire Police, prompting an angry reaction from the Isthmian Premier Hornets who fear fans will now miss out.
National League high-fliers Bromley welcome the BBC cameras to Hayes Lane on Saturday evening when they host League One Blackpool.
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