Invicta welcome Hanwell Town in the FA Trophy 2nd Round on Saturday afternoon, looking to reach the 3rd Round for a third time in 4 years.
Andy Drury’s side face a big week on the pitch at the Alcaline Stadium, with 2 big Isthmian League fixtures to follow as we welcome Dulwich Hamlet and Bognor Regis Town.
The Isuzu FA Trophy
We are now at the 2nd Round stage of the FA Trophy, which means clubs are now 6 wins away from Wembley.
Clubs from the National League North and South have joined the competition at this stage. 40 ties will be played this weekend, with the 24 clubs from the National League set to join the winners in the next round.
Should Invicta progress, the next round is scheduled for Saturday 7th December.
If the scores are level after 90 minutes, ties will be settled by a penalty shootout.
Saturday’s winners will take home £3,750, the losers £1,000.
The Road To Wembley So Far
Invicta have seen off 2 sides from step 4 so far in the competition, beating Ascot United 8-1 at the Alcaline Stadium before a 3-0 win in Bedfordshire against Barton Rovers.
Dan Smith is currently our top scored in the competition with hit hat-trick against Ascot, Evans Kouassi and Tom Derry with 2 each.
You can catch up with highlights from previous rounds on Invicta TV
Having beaten Berkhamstead on penalties in the 3rd Qualifying Round, Hanwell saw off Isthmian Premier Division opposition in Hendon with a 5-0 win. Both of those fixtures were at home but Hanwell have visited Kent earlier this season with a 1-1 draw at Sheppey United in the FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round, eventually winning a replay 6-0.
Team News
Forward Dan Smith will be available for Saturday’s match having had his 3-match suspension overturned this week. Dan was due to miss our 3 upcoming home fixtures, starting on Saturday and including Dulwich Hamlet and Bognor Regis Town, but will now be available for selection.
Unavailable will be defender Joel Odeniran and winger Joe Turner who are both cup-tied having previously featured in the competition for Herne Bay and Horsham respectively.
From The Manager
Andy Drury spoke to our Head of Media ahead of Saturday’s fixture: “We are looking to kick on again from Saturday’s win against Cray Wanderers, in which I felt we were outstanding for the first half but failed to keep that up in the second period but defended well and Jonny [Henly] made a good penalty save to secure us an important 3 points.
The FA Trophy is our final cup competition of the season and we want to take the opportunity to progress as far as we can and give the supporters a cup run. National League side come into the competition in the next round, there are plenty of big names in this competition, we would love to get one of them down to the Alcaline Stadium.
It is a big week coming up, with us following Saturday’s Trophy tie with 2 league games and it is vital we kick off the week with a good performance and result, then follow it up with vital points against Dulwich and Bognor. The lad have had 2 good sessions this week and are ready to go on Saturday.”
The Opposition
Hanwell Town, known as “The Geordies”, currently sit 14th in the Southern League Premier South with 19 points from 15 games. Aside from the FA Trophy they also remain in the London Senior Cup and the Middlesex Senior Cup, having beaten Enfield Town 1-0 in the latter on Tuesday evening.
Last 6
19/10 – Dorchester Town (A) – Won 3-0
23/10 – Havant & Waterlooville (A) – Lost 5-2
26/10 – Hendon (H) – Won 5-0 (FA Trophy)
02/11 – Winchester City (H) – Drew 1-1
09/11 – Tiverton Town (A) – Won 2-1
12/11 – Enfield Town (H) – Won 1-0 (Middlesex Senior Cup)
Recent Meetings
As with opponents in the previous rounds, Ascot United and Barton Rovers, this will be the first ever meeting between Invicta and Hanwell Town.
Familiar Faces
Hanwell Town’s squad contains Chris Regis, who had a spell at Invicta last season making 11 appearances.
Admission
Supporters can pay on the gate for this fixture or purchase online in advance from our online ticket shop.
- Adults (18-59): £12
- Concession (60+, student, disabled, Blue Lights Card): £9
- Young Adult (13-17): £6
- Child (under 13): FREE
How To Follow
If you can make it to the match you can follow the action via our X (formerly Twitter) account. Alternatively, live score updates are available on Football Webpages.
Food & Drink
The Dugout Sports Bar will be open from 11:30am, with the Dugout Kitchen open for food. The Dugout accepts both cash & card.
Food and refreshments will also be available from the truck inside the stadium, located between The Dugout and the Folkestone Bowls Club building.
We have FOUR new fanzone bars around the ground serving draught beer, Guinness, water and soft drinks. 2 bars are adjacent to The Dugout, one beside the tea hut window and one beside the disability shelter. These bars are CARD ONLY.
The Dugout Sports Bar
The Dugout Sports Bar will be open showing all of the days live sport.
