The FA Cup season got underway with the first round of matches played over the weekend.
Few, if any, upsets were seen with the majority of those expected to progress into the second round doing that over the opening round of this seasons competition.
Perhaps these will come?
Here’s a round up of the FA Cup action from the other matches played, with one still to take place.
Results
Fri 4 Nov 2016 – FA Cup
Millwall 1-0 Southend 19:45
Eastleigh 1-1 Swindon 19:55
Sat 5 Nov 2016 – FA Cup
Merstham 0-5 Oxford Utd 12:30
Bolton 1-0 Grimsby 15:00
Bradford 1-2 Accrington 15:00
Braintree 7-0 Eastbourne Borough 15:00
Bury 2-2 Wimbledon 15:00
Cambridge 1-1 Dover 15:00
Charlton 3-1 Scunthorpe 15:00
Cheltenham 1-1 Crewe 15:00
Colchester 1-2 Chesterfield 15:00
Crawley 1-1 Bristol Rovers 15:00
Dag & Red 0-0 Halifax 15:00
Dartford 3-6 Sutton United 15:00
Exeter 1-3 Luton 15:00
Gillingham 2-2 Brackley Town 15:00
Lincoln City 2-1 Altrincham 15:00
Mansfield 1-2 Plymouth 15:00
MK Dons 3-2 Spennymoor Town 15:00
Northampton 6-0 Harrow Borough 15:00
Oldham 2-1 Doncaster 15:00
Peterborough 2-1 Chesham United 15:00
Port Vale 1-0 Stevenage 15:00
Portsmouth 1-2 Wycombe 15:00
Shrewsbury 3-0 Barnet 15:00
Stockport 2-4 Woking 15:00
Walsall 0-1 Macclesfield 15:00
Westfields 1-1 Curzon Ashton 15:00
Whitehawk 1-1 Stourbridge 15:00
Yeovil 2-2 Solihull Moors 15:00
Sun 6 Nov 2016 – FA Cup
Alfreton 1-1 Newport 14:00
Blackpool 2-0 Kidderminster 14:00
Boreham Wood 2-2 Notts County 14:00
Hartlepool 3-0 Stamford 14:00
Maidstone United 1-1 Rochdale 14:00
Morecambe 1-1 Coventry 14:00
Sheff Utd 6-0 Leyton Orient 14:00
St Albans City 3-5 Carlisle 14:00
Taunton Town 2-2 Barrow 14:00
To be played
Mon 7 Nov 2016 – FA Cup
Southport v Fleetwood 19:45
Swindon will have to see off non-league Eastleigh in a replay if they’ll not want to be subjected to an upset after the one-all draw on Friday.
With an upset something Oxford well and truly avoided when winning five-nil at Merstham. A battle of two non-league sides saw Braintree spank Eastbourne Borough seven-nil to move into round two.
Dover go into that round after holding Cambridge to a draw at the Abbey Stadium.
Things haven’t been that easy in League 1 for Charlton but they saw off the league leaders in this all League 1 side with a three-one win over Scunthorpe with the goals flowing at Dartford, who were beaten at home by Sutton United in a nine-goals encounter won six-three.
Another non-league side still in with a chance of an upset are Brackley after the held Gillingham to a two-all draw at Priestfield.
Leaders in League 2 are Plymouth with them into the second round after a two-one win at Mansfield with MK Dons’ League 1 struggles put to one side for an afternoon with a narrow three-two win over Spennymoor Town.
The 2008 FA Cup winners, and runners-up in 2010, made a first round exit when Portsmouth were disappointingly beaten two-one at Fratton Park by Wycombe with fellow League 2 side Yeovil held to a draw at Huish Park by Solihull Moors.
On Sunday Blackpool overcome a tricky one against Kidderminster at Bloomfield Road with a two-nil win with Hartlepool also ensuring they wouldn’t suffer an upset with a three-nil Victoria Park road win over Stamford.
Notts County and Rochdale were both held by non-league side Boreham Wood and Maidstone United, respectively, but will now have the advantage in the replays.
Sheffield United’s progress into round two was secured with a six-nil thrashing of Leyton Orient at Bramall Lane with the goals also flowing at St Albans City but Carlisle, who remain unbeaten in League 2, went through after a five-three win.
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