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Melksham vs Banbury

England England

FA Cup 2024/2025
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AI Match Summary

Neither side could be separated in this FA Cup 2024/2025 tie, finishing 1-1. Extra time or penalties follow.

Win Probability Meter

Derived from 10,000 simulations matching home advantage & form profiles

48%
Melksham
20%
Draws
32%
Banbury
Draw rate projection: 20% Favored: Melksham

Model Confidence

Aggregate indicator score

32% / Low Confidence
  • Attack-wise there's a gap: Melksham at 1.07 per game, Banbury at 0.83.
  • Banbury are the model's pick here, at 90%.
  • Both sides arrive with similar form. In a knockout tie, that makes this genuinely unpredictable.
  • High conversion rates suggest a high-scoring game (Over 2.5 Probability: 78%).

Goal Probability Engine

Model estimations for goals markets based on xG conversion histories

Over 0.5 Goals 92%
Over 1.5 Goals 82%
Over 2.5 Goals 78%
Over 3.5 Goals 46%
Over 4.5 Goals 21%
Both Teams To Score (BTTS) 71.4%
Melksham Clean Sheet 10%
Banbury Clean Sheet 12%

Recent Team Form Analysis

Averages per match over historical game filters

Metric Melksham Banbury
Matches Played 29 30
Wins 8 8
Draws 4 10
Losses 17 12
Goals Scored 1.07 0.83
Goals Conceded 2.59 1.3
Expected Goals (xG) 1.23 2.10
Expected Goals Conceded (xGA) 1.10 1.40

H2H

Historical prediction success rates across key markets

Sep 17, 2024 FA Cup
Banbury vs Melksham
2:3
Sep 14, 2024 FA Cup
Melksham vs Banbury
1:1

SokaPicks Momentum Index

Current performance index incorporating opponent strength & fatigue (0-100)

Melksham 10 / 100
Banbury 83 / 100
How it's calculated: Weighted formula of recent form points (60%), goal margin trends (20%), home/away adjustments (10%), and squad impact availability ratings (10%).

Attack & Defence Capability Index

ATTACK DEFENCE POSSESSION DISCIPLINE
Melksham Banbury

AI Prediction Engine Forecast

Simulated score frequencies and primary prediction markets

Primary Pick Banbury Win (2)
Secondary Pick Over 2.5 Goals or BTTS Yes
Correct Score 1:2
BTTS Outcome Yes (GG)
Over/Under Pick Over 2.5

SokaPicks Smart Insights

Historical trends and unique patterns automatically detected by our system

H2H data points to 3.50 goals as a typical output.

Melksham's goal record stands at 66% scoring rate across 29 recent games.

Banbury has conceded goals in 60% of their last 30 outings.

Difficult form: Banbury registered 3 defeats in their last 5 games.

Scoring Trends

Melksham VS Banbury
1.33 Goals Scored 0.88
3.33 Goals Conceded 1.13
100% Over 1.5 63%
100% Over 2.5 50%
67% Over 3.5 25%

Recent Form & Match History

Melksham

(Home)
29 Aug
Weymouth
5 : 1
Melksham
24 Jul
Melksham
2 : 1
Yate
11 Jul
Melksham
1 : 4
Yeovil
06 Sept
Portishead Town
4 : 0
Melksham
22 Jul
Melksham
0 : 2
Weston-super-Mare
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Banbury

(Away)
22 Sept
Worcester
0 : 0
Banbury
12 Sept
Banbury
1 : 2
Leiston
09 Sept
Exmouth Town
2 : 1
Banbury
05 Sept
Banbury
0 : 0
Exmouth Town
31 Aug
Anstey Nomads
3 : 0
Banbury
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Tournament Bracket & Draw

1/8-finals
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Sheffield FC 5
Pontefract Collieries 0
Mickleover 5
Coleshill Town 0
Anstey Nomads 3
Alvechurch 1
Aveley -
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Royston Town 4
Bedford 1
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Macclesfield 3
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Ashington 1
Witton Albion 3
City Of Liverpool 2
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Folkestone 1
Broadbridge Heath 3
Faversham 1
Newcastle Benfield 2
Prescot Cables 1
Whitchurch Alport 2
Wythenshawe Town 3
Farsley -
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Newcastle Blue Star 2
Hallam 3
Harpenden Town 2
St Ives Town 5
Hitchin 0
Berkhamsted Town 2
Kettering 2
Stafford 1
Malvern Town 0
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Bamber Bridge 2
Newton Aycliffe 3
Warrington Rylands 4
Thackley 0
Birtley Town 1
Dunston 5
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Stockton 1
Widnes FC 0
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Marine -
Chester -
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Workington 0
Hebburn Town 1
Basildon 0
Biggleswade FC 1
AFC Dunstable 1
Sudbury 0
Canvey Island 2
Milton Keynes Irish 1
Felixstowe & Walton 5
Leverstock Green 1
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Harborough 3
Darlaston Town (1874) 2
Dudley 0
Stourbridge 5
Leamington -
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Carlton Town 1
Stamford 0
Warrington Town -
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Radcliffe -
Campion 2
Blyth Spartans 4
Garforth 0
Bury FC 2
Southport -
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United of Manchester 3
Hyde 4
Curzon Ashton -
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Lancaster 0
Barnoldswick Town 1
Stratford 2
Worksop 3
Basford Utd. 6
Sporting Khalsa 1
King’s Lynn -
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Great Yarmouth Town 1
Cheshunt 2
West Didsbury & Chorlton 4
Silsden 2
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Darlington FC -
Gainsborough 2
Telford 1
Grantham Town 1
Newark and Sherwood 0
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Wellingborough 0
Shifnal Town 2
Redditch 3
Halesowen 2
Barton Town 0
Rugby 1
Melton Town 1
Hednesford 6
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Billericay 1
Bowers & Pitsea 2
Harleston Town 2
Biggleswade Town 4
Spalding United 1
Matlock 0
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Alfreton -
Spennymoor -
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Morpeth 1
AFC Emley 0
Mossley AFC 6
Whitby 5
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Chorley -
Buxton -
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Barwell 3
Kidsgrove Athletic 0
Kidderminster -
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Leek Town 2
Ashby Ivanhoe 0
Guiseley 3
Ashton United 0
1874 Northwich 3
Stocksbridge 2
Newcastle Town 2
Long Eaton 1
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Scunthorpe -
Swindon Supermarine 1
Poole Town 3
Taunton Town 3
Didcot 0
Burgess Hill 2
Croydon Athletic 1
Athletic Newham FC 3
Amersham Town 4
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Maidenhead -
Aylesbury Vale 0
Bognor Regis 3
Margate 3
Hayes & Yeading 1
Horsham FC 4
Virginia Water 0
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Dorking Wanderers -
Gorleston 1
Walthamstow FC 0
Neots 4
Barking 5
Needham Market -
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St. Albans -
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Fleet Town 2
AFC Stoneham 4
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Merthyr Town 3
Cribbs 2
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Sheppey United 1
Hanwell Town 7
Chertsey Town 3
Raynes Park Vale 2
Ashford United 6
Three Bridges 1
Punjab United 0
Corinthian 1
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Sutton -
Eastbourne Borough -
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Boreham Wood -
Easington Sports 2
Frome Town 3
Barnstaple Town 1
Larkhall 2
Carshalton 3
Haywards Heath 1
Bracknell Town 0
South Park 1
Bideford 0
Melksham 1
Banbury 2
Dorchester 0
Brightlingsea 2
Haringey Borough 3
FC Witham Town 1
Sheringham 0
Lowestoft 6
Potters 2
Newmarket 2
Ipswich Wanderers 1
Hartpury University 0
Nailsea & Tickenham 2
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Chippenham Town -
Tiverton 0
Wimborne 3
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Oxford City -
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Willand Rovers 1
Brixham 0
Gosport Borough 4
Andover New Street 0
Gloucester City 2
Paulton Rovers 0
Enfield FC 0
Brentwood 5
Leiston 4
Waltham Abbey 1
Hornchurch -
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Stotfold 0
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Dagenham & Red. -
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Tilbury 4
Brantham 3
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Chelmsford -
Belper Town 3
Bromsgrove 4
Bottesford Town 1
Loughborough Students 0
Bishops Cleeve 3
Laverstock & Ford 2
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Torquay -
Badshot Lea 1
Cray Valley 3
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Yeovil -
Larkfield & New Hythe FC 1
Cray Wanderers 9
Thame United 0
Wingate & Finchley 4
Hastings 3
Redhill 1
Harefield United 2
Lewes 1
Tonbridge -
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Steyning Town 1
Merstham 2
Hanworth Villa 5
Walton & Hersham 7
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Woking -
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Westfield 0
Chatham 2
Kingstonian 1
Chichester City 4
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Tavistock 0
Winchester City 1
Hungerford 1
Yate 0
Basingstoke 1
Sholing 3
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Weymouth -
Ashford Town 0
Herne Bay 2
Hendon 3
Whitehawk 0
Maidstone -
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Ebbsfleet -
Lordswood 3
Binfield 1
Sittingbourne 3
Dover Ath. 2
Plymouth Parkway 4
Baffins Milton Rovers 1
Westbury United 3
AFC Totton 1
Worthing FC -
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Havant & Waterlooville 3
Wallingford & Crowmarsh 0
Dartford 6
Marlow 2
Dulwich Hamlet 2
Leatherhead 3
Braintree -
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Hemel Hempstead -
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Stortford 5
Cornard United 0
Hereford -
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Heanor Town 0
Ilkeston 1
Quarter-finals
Rushall 5
Sheffield FC 0
Mickleover 0
Anstey Nomads 1
Aveley 1
Royston Town 2
Enfield Town 0
Peterborough Sports 1
Tamworth -
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Macclesfield 5
South Shields 0
Crook Town 1
Witton Albion 2
Oldham -
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Halifax -
Hartlepool -
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Truro 0
Brackley 2
Ramsgate 1
Broadbridge Heath 0
Newcastle Benfield 0
Wythenshawe Town 1
Farsley 3
Hallam 1
St Ives Town 5
Berkhamsted Town 0
Kettering 1
Cleethorpes 0
Altrincham -
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Solihull Moors -
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Rochdale -
Newton Aycliffe 2
Warrington Rylands 4
Dunston 3
Scarborough Athletic 6
Stockton 3
Marine 2
Chester 3
Hebburn Town 0
Biggleswade FC 2
AFC Dunstable 1
Canvey Island 2
Felixstowe & Walton 0
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York City -
Harborough 4
Stourbridge 2
Leamington 1
Carlton Town 0
Warrington Town 1
Radcliffe 2
Blyth Spartans 0
Bury FC 3
Southport 2
Hyde 1
Curzon Ashton 6
Barnoldswick Town 0
Worksop 6
Basford Utd. 3
King’s Lynn 1
Cheshunt 0
West Didsbury & Chorlton 1
Darlington FC 2
Gainsborough 2
Grantham Town 1
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Boston United -
Shifnal Town 2
Redditch 1
Rugby 3
Hednesford 6
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Gateshead -
Bowers & Pitsea 1
Biggleswade Town 2
Spalding United 1
Alfreton 2
Spennymoor 3
Morpeth 1
Mossley AFC 0
Chorley 3
Buxton 4
Barwell 3
Kidderminster 2
Leek Town 1
Guiseley 3
1874 Northwich 0
Newcastle Town 1
Scunthorpe 6
Poole Town 2
Taunton Town 3
Burgess Hill 2
Amersham Town 3
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Maidenhead -
Bognor Regis 0
Margate 4
Horsham FC 1
Dorking Wanderers 0
Gorleston 3
Barking 2
Needham Market 0
St. Albans 3
Aldershot -
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AFC Stoneham 1
Salisbury 7
Bath City 2
Merthyr Town 1
Eastleigh -
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Southend -
Hanwell Town 0
Chertsey Town 2
Ashford United 3
Corinthian 0
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Sutton -
Eastbourne Borough 0
Boreham Wood 1
Frome Town 0
Larkhall 1
Carshalton 1
South Park 0
Melksham 4
Banbury 3
Haringey Borough 3
FC Witham Town 2
Lowestoft 5
Newmarket 2
Nailsea & Tickenham 1
Chippenham Town 6
Wimborne 0
Weston-super-Mare 2
Wealdstone -
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Oxford City 6
Willand Rovers 0
Gosport Borough 4
Gloucester City 2
Brentwood 3
Leiston 5
Hornchurch 2
Hashtag 1
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Dagenham & Red. -
Barnet -
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Tilbury 0
Chelmsford 2
Bromsgrove 2
Bottesford Town 0
Bishops Cleeve 3
Torquay 0
Cray Valley 0
Chesham 2
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Yeovil -
Cray Wanderers 2
Wingate & Finchley 1
Hastings 1
Harefield United 0
Tonbridge 2
Merstham 1
Walton & Hersham 2
Farnborough 1
Woking -
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Welling 0
Chatham 1
Chichester City 3
Slough Town 4
Forest Green -
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Winchester City 2
Hungerford 1
Sholing 1
Weymouth 4
Herne Bay 3
Hendon 0
Maidstone 2
Hampton & Richmond 1
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Ebbsfleet -
Lordswood 0
Sittingbourne 1
Plymouth Parkway 4
Westbury United 3
Worthing FC 3
Havant & Waterlooville 2
Dartford 2
Leatherhead 0
Braintree -
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Hemel Hempstead 0
Stortford 1
Hereford 2
Ilkeston 1
Semi-finals
Rushall 2
Anstey Nomads 1
Royston Town 0
Peterborough Sports 1
Tamworth -
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Macclesfield 6
Witton Albion 1
Oldham -
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Halifax -
Hartlepool -
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Brackley 4
Ramsgate 1
Wythenshawe Town 0
Farsley 1
St Ives Town 0
Kettering 3
Altrincham -
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Solihull Moors -
AFC Fylde -
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Rochdale -
Warrington Rylands 0
Scarborough Athletic 2
Stockton 1
Chester 2
Biggleswade FC 1
Canvey Island 0
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York City -
Harborough 1
Leamington 0
Radcliffe 2
Bury FC 3
Southport 0
Curzon Ashton 1
Worksop 1
King’s Lynn 2
Darlington FC 1
Gainsborough 2
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Boston United -
Shifnal Town 0
Hednesford 1
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Gateshead -
Biggleswade Town 0
Alfreton 6
Spennymoor 1
Chorley 0
Buxton 1
Kidderminster 3
Guiseley 1
Scunthorpe 0
Taunton Town 2
Amersham Town 1
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Maidenhead -
Margate 1
Horsham FC 3
Gorleston 4
St. Albans 2
Aldershot -
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Salisbury 1
Bath City 2
Eastleigh -
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Southend -
Chertsey Town 3
Ashford United 2
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Sutton -
Boreham Wood 2
Larkhall 1
Carshalton 3
Melksham 2
Haringey Borough 4
Lowestoft 6
Chippenham Town 1
Weston-super-Mare 2
Wealdstone -
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Oxford City 2
Gosport Borough 3
Leiston 4
Hornchurch 2
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Dagenham & Red. -
Barnet -
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Chelmsford 2
Bromsgrove 1
Bishops Cleeve 0
Chesham 4
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Yeovil -
Cray Wanderers 3
Hastings 0
Tonbridge 2
Walton & Hersham 1
Woking -
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Chatham 0
Slough Town 3
Forest Green -
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Winchester City 2
Weymouth 5
Herne Bay 0
Maidstone 1
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Ebbsfleet -
Sittingbourne 0
Plymouth Parkway 3
Worthing FC 3
Dartford 1
Braintree -
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Stortford 3
Hereford 2
Final
Rushall 2
Peterborough Sports 1
Tamworth 4
Macclesfield 2
Oldham 4
Halifax 2
Hartlepool 2
Brackley 4
Farsley 1
Kettering 2
Altrincham 3
Solihull Moors 4
AFC Fylde 1
Rochdale 4
Scarborough Athletic 3
Chester 1
Biggleswade FC 1
York City 3
Harborough 1
Bury FC 0
Curzon Ashton 1
King’s Lynn 0
Gainsborough 6
Boston United 2
Hednesford 4
Gateshead 2
Alfreton 1
Spennymoor 0
Kidderminster 0
Guiseley 1
Taunton Town 1
Maidenhead 4
Horsham FC 1
Gorleston 0
Aldershot 2
Bath City 1
Eastleigh 0
Southend 1
Chertsey Town 1
Sutton 3
Boreham Wood 4
Carshalton 0
Lowestoft 1
Weston-super-Mare 3
Wealdstone 4
Gosport Borough 1
Leiston 1
Dagenham & Red. 5
Barnet 4
Chelmsford 0
Chesham 1
Yeovil 0
Cray Wanderers 0
Tonbridge 1
Woking 2
Slough Town 1
Forest Green 2
Weymouth 0
Maidstone 3
Ebbsfleet 0
Plymouth Parkway 0
Worthing FC 4
Braintree 1
Stortford 0