By John Baron
The Emirates FA Cup third qualifying round tie between Wythenshawe Town and Farsley Celtic will be available to watch live on the BBC.
The game will kick off at 12.30pm on Saturday, 28 September and can be streamed via BBC iPlayer and the red button, as well as on the BBC Sport website on tablet, phone and desktop.
Both clubs will receive a £2,000 fee from The FA.
A BBC spokesperson said: “As part of BBC Sport giving extra prominence to the Emirates FA Cup, live coverage of matches will be provided through to the last kick of the ball at Wembley Stadium in May during the 2024-25 season.”
The Celts beat Hallam FC 3-1 last Sunday in the second qualifying round to set up a tie with Wythenshawe Town.
Leamington game
Nomadic Farsley Celtic return to National League North action tomorrow (Saturday) when they face Leamington in a home game being played in Derbyshire.
The game will not take place at The Citadel but 67 miles south of Farsley at The Impact Arena, the home of Alfreton Town.
The National League agreed to Farsley’s opening four home fixtures being reversed allowing the club to switch their opening league games to their opponents’ ground. But delays completing the installation of an artificial 4G pitch at The Citadel means Farsley are having to play tomorrow’s game at a neutral venue.
Chairman Paul Barthorpe has said the Celts should be in a position to play their home game against against Spennymoor on 19 October at The Citadel, with work on the pitch due to restart next week.
The Celts will be looking to continue their fine start to the season against league new boys Leamington.
Currently sitting in eighth place on 13 points the Celts have already notched four impressive wins on the road at Rushall Olympic, Marine, Warrington and Needham Market. They drew at Southport and were beaten at Buxton and Scarborough.
It will be Farsley’s 19th consecutive game on the road since the end of last season, including pre-season and FA Cup games.