Consett were today handed a mouth-watering home draw against Stockton Town in the next round of the Emirates FA Cup.
The 1st Qualifying Round tie, which will take place at Belle View Stadium at 7.30pm on Tuesday 22 September, is their reward for beating Ossett United on penalties at the weekend.
Ticket details will be announced once we have finalised the allocation which, under FA rules, must be given to Stockton. It is the clubs’ first-ever meeting in the competition.
The other ties involving North East clubs are:
Sunderland RCA v Prescot Cables
Warrington Town v South Shields
Marske United v Trafford
West Allotment Celtic v Hyde United
West Auckland Town v Runcorn Linnets
Whitley Bay v Witton Albion
City of Liverpool v Morpeth Town
Stalybridge Celtic v Bishop Auckland