After the all important First Round win the even more important Second Round draw comes around very quickly, and as long as you get a home tie in this round, you have every chance of getting through this round and maybe pulling the big one out of the hat in the Third Round. So I'm sure that Lee Sinnott and the boy's were all sitting with baited breath to see who they will face in this round. So here is the draw in full. Note that some of the fixtures will change due to First Round replays.
- Oxford United Vs Southend United
- Swindon Town Vs Forest Green or Rotherham
- Oldham or Doncaster Rovers Vs Crewe
- Darlington or Norhampton Town Vs Walsall
- Cambridge United Vs Weymouth
- Millwall Vs Barrow or Bournemouth
- Stockport County or Staines Vs Peterborough United
- Bradford City Vs Tranmere Rovers
- Torquay United Vs Cheltenham Town or Brighton
- Notts County Vs Havant & Waterlooville
- Dagenham & Redbridge Vs Kidderminster Harriers
- Port Vale Vs Chasetown
- Leyton Orient or Bristol Rovers Vs Rushden & Diamonds
- Huddersfield Town Vs Carlisle United or Grimsby Town
- Burton Albion Vs Barnet
- Bury Vs Exeter City
- Luton Town or Brentford Vs Lincoln City or Nottingham Forest
- Horsham Vs Swansea City
- Hereford United or Leeds United Vs Hartlepool United
- Harrogate Railway Vs Mansfield Town
All ties to be played 30 November and 1 & 2 December.
So Port Vale have been handed a great chance to progress to the Third Round being drawn at home to Chasetown. The plucky little non-league team have never been this far in the competition before, and they gave Oldham a scare in 2005 in the First Round when they earned a replay. This should be an easier task for Vale as new manager Lee Sinnott is freshly plucked from the Non-League and will know exactly the mentality of his counterparts. His knowledge should give Vale the advantage, but a large following is expected from Chasetown as they are close in terms of distance (less than 30 miles) and in 2005 they took over 2500 to a midweek replay to Oldham. Should be a great atmosphere at Vale Park on December 2nd, and Vale will be hoping they don't fall foul of the giantkillers in this tie, and maybe become giantkillers themselves in the next round!
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