For the third year in succession, the Under 18s have been drawn to play Cirencester Town in the preliminary round of the FA Youth Cup. The only difference this time is it'll be at home rather than a trip to The Corinium. The tie is scheduled to be played during the week beginning 3 September.

The winners of the preliminary round tie will then visit Longwell Green Sports sometime during the week of 17 September.

Let's hope for a bit more luck this year with a possible local derby if we win....

Confirmed round dates are:

Qualifying Competition – Ties must only be played in the week commencing:-
Preliminary Round Monday 3 September 2018
First Round Qualifying Monday 17 September 2018
Second Round Qualifying Monday 1 October 2018
Third Round Qualifying Monday 15 October 2018

Competition Proper – Ties to be played by the closing date:-
First Round Proper Saturday 3 November 2018
Second Round Proper Saturday 17 November 2018
Third Round Proper Saturday 15 December 2018
Fourth Round Proper Saturday 19 January 2019
Fifth Round Proper Saturday 9 February 2019
Sixth Round Proper Saturday 2 March 2019
Semi Final Saturday 23 March 2018