The schedule for the 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup Second Round Proper – including the BBC and ITV’s broadcast selections – has now been confirmed.
Friday 29 November – 19:45 GMT • Harrogate Town v. Gainsborough Trinity (Live on BBC Two)
Saturday 30 November – 11:30 GMT • Wealdstone v. Wycombe Wanderers (Live on ITV1, ITVX and STV)
Saturday 30 November – 19:15 GMT • AFC Wimbledon v. Dagenham & Redbridge (Live on ITVX)
Sunday 01 December – 12:00 GMT • Kettering Town v. Doncaster Rovers (Live on BBC Two)
Sunday 01 December – 13:00 GMT • Blackpool v. Birmingham City
Sunday 01 December – 14:00 GMT • Burton Albion v. Tamworth • Reading v. Harborough Town
Sunday 01 December – 15:15 GMT • Solihull Moors v. Bromley (Live on ITV1, ITVX and STV)
The winning and losing clubs will receive £75,000 and £25,000 respectively from the competition’s prize fund. The sides involved in the BBC and ITV’s live broadcast selections will also receive £60,000.
Burton Albion v. Tamworth and Reading v. Harborough Town at 14:00 GMT on Sunday 01 December have been chosen by the BBC for extended highlights.
Looked on their fan forum. They are generally of the view it is a winnable but unexciting game given their results v other L1 teams. One poster seemed to think we would bring 2,000 fans with us - the others put him straight!
Another watched the highlights of our Southend game and has declared us a long ball team they will be able to cope with fine.
Surprised at the Reading game especially. Could understand it if they were away. And AFC Wimbledon v Dagenham is a surprise too. With Walsall’s recent record and going well in League Two and us away and pretty poor in the FA Cup I’m surprised we are not on somewhere.
Surprised at the Reading game especially. Could understand it if they were away. And AFC Wimbledon v Dagenham is a surprise too. With Walsall’s recent record and going well in League Two and us away and pretty poor in the FA Cup I’m surprised we are not on somewhere.
Non league teams (even away) are much more of a draw for the neutral than a lg2 v lg1 clash.
Surprised at the Reading game especially. Could understand it if they were away. And AFC Wimbledon v Dagenham is a surprise too. With Walsall’s recent record and going well in League Two and us away and pretty poor in the FA Cup I’m surprised we are not on somewhere.
Wimbledon v Daggers is a District Line Derby so good planning for once for an evening kick off.
Our three strikers scoring at Southend and Leaburn’s return with 3 goals in 2 games probably put the nail in the Walsall game. The chances of an early goal by Charlton probably went up and as soon as that happens the FA cup magic bubble bursts and viewers will switch over to another channel.
very difficult game at a club doing very well in L2 .. we'll see if Jones & Co take this seriously by the team selected .. i m o a good cup run would do us all a world of good
Surprised at the Reading game especially. Could understand it if they were away. And AFC Wimbledon v Dagenham is a surprise too. With Walsall’s recent record and going well in League Two and us away and pretty poor in the FA Cup I’m surprised we are not on somewhere.
Wimbledon v Daggers is a District Line Derby so good planning for once for an evening kick off.
Our three strikers scoring at Southend and Leaburn’s return with 3 goals in 2 games probably put the nail in the Walsall game. The chances of an early goal by Charlton probably went up and as soon as that happens the FA cup magic bubble bursts and viewers will switch over to another channel.
Walsall are a very good team at the moment. And they'll look at our porous defence/midfield, and see the chance of scoring against us.
Not "romantic" like the games involving non league sides, but I can see this being a good game for the neutral.
Last time for the League Cup game I went on the coach. Back in the day it was hitchhiking would you believe. Does anybody know the practicalities of getting the train there and back?
Last time for the League Cup game I went on the coach. Back in the day it was hitchhiking would you believe. Does anybody know the practicalities of getting the train there and back?
Bescot Stadium station is outside the stadium. Trains to Birmingham New Street.
Last time for the League Cup game I went on the coach. Back in the day it was hitchhiking would you believe. Does anybody know the practicalities of getting the train there and back?
Very straightforward, train from Euston to Birmingham New St, then train to Bescot Stadium Station or Marylebone to Birmingham Moor St then 5 minute walk to Birmingham New St & train to Bescot Stadium Station.
Walsall ‘Life’ ??? I remember going there in the mid-70s. We arrived around 12ish and for the next 2 hours before kick off kept thinking it was Sunday because the pub and streets were empty and quiet apart from us. Kicked off in the ground though, and not just the game.
I was there too that day, at Fellows Park, Walsall's old ground. Went on the Bubbles away coach.
Hell, did it kick off during the 2nd half - not so much the team, who of course chucked away a H-T lead in time honoured fashion, but the fighting on the terraces. Bricks being thrown and blades brandished, it was war and some fans of both sides were getting badly hurt. I've been to most grounds in my time and watched a lot of football, but I'd never been in the midst of such violence before.
Despite equalising, we typically lost to a last minute winner It's funny how you remember some games from 50 years ago, but more recent games are just a blur.
I was on that coach and it was certainly a memorable day. Speaking of Bubbles he's just called in my house for a coffee. It's his 70th birthday in a couple of weeks. How time flies.
I went to the first match at Walsall and it certainly did kick off. Not seen Bubbles for many years now. I hope he is keeping well.
Bubbles now driving us to Walsall for this game along with Johny Welsh. I can't believe the same old faces are still going together 50 years after the game we were discussing earlier.
Third round matches will take place the weekend of January 11th.
If we lose to Walsall on Saturday, we would be guaranteed to be playing our league match against Bolton on that date since Walsall also defeated Bolton in the first round.
If we beat Walsall, the Bolton away game would be rearranged to a midweek later in the season.
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The schedule for the 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup Second Round Proper – including the BBC and ITV’s broadcast selections – has now been confirmed.
Friday 29 November – 19:45 GMT
• Harrogate Town v. Gainsborough Trinity (Live on BBC Two)
Saturday 30 November – 11:30 GMT
• Wealdstone v. Wycombe Wanderers (Live on ITV1, ITVX and STV)
Saturday 30 November – 19:15 GMT
• AFC Wimbledon v. Dagenham & Redbridge (Live on ITVX)
Sunday 01 December – 12:00 GMT
• Kettering Town v. Doncaster Rovers (Live on BBC Two)
Sunday 01 December – 13:00 GMT
• Blackpool v. Birmingham City
Sunday 01 December – 14:00 GMT
• Burton Albion v. Tamworth
• Reading v. Harborough Town
Sunday 01 December – 15:15 GMT
• Solihull Moors v. Bromley (Live on ITV1, ITVX and STV)
The winning and losing clubs will receive £75,000 and £25,000 respectively from the competition’s prize fund. The sides involved in the BBC and ITV’s live broadcast selections will also receive £60,000.
Burton Albion v. Tamworth and Reading v. Harborough Town at 14:00 GMT on Sunday 01 December have been chosen by the BBC for extended highlights.
https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/nov/07/schedule-confirmed-for-the-2024-25-emirates-fa-cup-second-round-proper
Wont be on the tv or any streams though if the First Round coverage is anything to go by
Pretty slim pickings with the rest of the draw
Not "romantic" like the games involving non league sides, but I can see this being a good game for the neutral.
https://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/2024/november/10/fa-cup-prices-frozen-for-charlton-fixture-/
Does anybody know the practicalities of getting the train there and back?
I can't believe the same old faces are still going together 50 years after the game we were discussing earlier.
Harrogate Town v. Gainsborough Trinity (Live on BBC Two)
Will viewing figures even reach 5 figures for that?
If we lose to Walsall on Saturday, we would be guaranteed to be playing our league match against Bolton on that date since Walsall also defeated Bolton in the first round.
If we beat Walsall, the Bolton away game would be rearranged to a midweek later in the season.