Paulton given tough FA Cup trip to Horsham

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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Paulton Rovers have drawn an away trip to FA Cup experts Horsham in the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round.

The Ryman League Premier division side took Swansea City to a replay last year in the second round proper after a dramatic 1-1 draw at the Atspeed Stadium in front of the Sky TV cameras.

The West Sussex outfit twice took the lead at the Liberty Stadium in the return fixture before finally succumbing 6-2 to Swansea.

Paulton beat Bitton 1-0 and will be reassured by the words of Horsham manager John Maggs who is level headed about repeating the feat.

He said: "Last year's run was a fantastic achievement and really put the club on the map, but my message to our supporters is that it's unrealistic to expect us to do that every season. But we'll be doing everything we can to emulate that success, of course, because we've seen how much a good run can mean to the club in terms of profile and revenue and I know the fans love a cup run."

Elsewhere and also competing for a £7,500 jackpot and a berth in the fourth qualifying round, Team Bath travel to Frome Town, Bath City host Aylesbury United and Chippenham will face Ashford Town in Middlesex if they overcome Truro City in tonight's replay.

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