October Newsfile

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Ron Atkinson and Lawrie McMenemy
pull City out of the hat

The draw for the 3rd round of the FA Cup ended as a disappointment as City were the 62nd team out and drawn away at Bolton, provided they can overcome Bury in the replay at Ninian Park on Nov 30th. Only three balls were left when Bolton came out of the bag and City / Bury came next, the last team out was Aston Villa who have been paired at home with the wild card entry. It would have have been a dream draw for Mark Delaney if City and Villa could have been drawn together. Its possible that may still happen though as if City get beat next week they could be the wild card entry and face Villa at Villa Park.

The full draw is

Reading/Halifax v Plymouth/Brighton
Ipswich v Southampton
Norwich v Coventry
Nottingham Forest v Shrewsbury/Oxford
Wycombe/Wigan v Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Brom v Blackburn
Tottenham v Newcastle
Cambridge v Crystal Palace
Charlton v Swindon
Hayes/Hull City v Chelsea
Chester v Manchester City
Walsall v Gillingham
Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City
Tranmere v West Ham
Arsenal v Blackpool
Sheffield United v Ilkeston/Rushden & D
Watford v Birmingham
QPR v Torquay
Wimbledon v Barnsley
Huddersfield v Liverpool
Preston NE/Enfield v Oldham
Crewe v Bradford
Exeter v Everton
Sunderland v Portsmouth
Grimsby v Stockport
Fulham v Luton/Lincoln
Wrexham v Middlesbrough
Hereford v Leicester
Leeds v Port Vale
Derby v Burnley
Bolton v Bury/Cardiff
Aston Villa v AXA Wildcard

(Matches to be played weekend of December 11/12)