Match Preview: Bromsgrove Sporting (a)
Hinckley AFC’s Emirates FA Cup journey continues tomorrow when they travel to The Victoria Ground to take on league rivals Bromsgrove Sporting, kick off 3pm.
The Preliminary Round clash between the two sides comes after Hinckley overcame Midland League Premier Division opposition Walsall Wood 3-1 in an Extra Preliminary Round replay, and in doing so won their first match in the world’s most famous club cup competition.
Meanwhile, Bromsgrove recorded a 2-1 victory at West Midlands Regional League side Gornal Athletic, and after The Rouslers exited the competition in the Preliminary Round last season at the hands of Coleshill Town they will be desperate to go one step further this time.
Both Bromsgrove and Hinckley have started the 2015-16 season well, losing just one game between them, and are building on successful campaigns last term that saw them finish second and third in the league respectively.
Should tomorrow’s match finish level, the replay will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August, at St John’s Park, kicking off at 3pm.
The winners of the tie will entertain Southern Premier League outfit Redditch United in the First Qualifying Round on Saturday 12th September.
Bromsgrove play at The Victoria Ground, Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 0DR.