The potential for being drawn against a Football League club in the first round of the FA Cup in November seems like a pipedream for the record number of 416 teams participating in this season’s Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday.
The Ducks took the lead six minutes from half time when a Lee Stobbs cross from the right was missed by Ducks centre forward Aaron Berry and the Fairford defence, only to fall to Jamie Jellis, who was unmarked 12 yards out.