We will entertain either Willand Rovers or Millbrook AFC in the next round on Sat 4th September.  They replay on Tuesday evening to decide who travels to Chesham.

A long trip for either team, Millbrook are in the Western League Prem division and based just west of Plymouth.
Willand are in the SL Div 1 South and are just north of Cullompton in Devon.

It won't have gone without notice that the club has had to take extra measures to ensure compliance with COVID-19 regulations and to safeguard supporter and player safety since the season started.  This has seen the addition of a number of volunteer stewards, who are all part of the Aylesbury United Walking Football team.  We are extremely grateful for their help on match day, it is true to say that we could not comply with all of the regulations we now have to adhere to without their help.

However, Wednesday night is their training night, so we will not be able to rely on them for our home midweek matches (one of the reasons why this week's FA Cup tie was played on Tuesday!)  The first match this will affect is next week's match against Wantage Town, so we are appealing for supporters to volunteer to be stewards for the evening to allow us to manage the requirements that COVID-19 is forcing on us.  This will mean people required to check the temperatures of people arriving for the game, collecting and sanitising balls that go out of play before they are returned to the playing surface and sanitising the goal posts and corner flags before the match, at half time and after the match.  A full briefing will be given to all volunteers before the game.

Having these volunteers are not just a "nice to have", they are essential for us to be allowed to continue to allow spectators to attend our matches.  If you can offer your services, for what is not an onerous task, which will still allow you to watch the match, please contact me or Warren by email.  ian.pluck@ntlworld.com or warrens.63@icloud.com . 

Thanks in advance!

We have now finalised how supporters will gain entrance to the ground for Saturday's match, full details on the website.

To summarise, we are restricted to a max of 200 paying guests on the day, the match is pay on the gate, cash only, but supporters wishing to attend MUST register in advance to the following emails address:  covid19@aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk to reserve their spot in the ground.

Please remember that entrance to the ground is conditional on registering in advance to allow us to control spectator numbers.  Please work with us to make the day a success

The winners of tomorrow's replay will play away at Haywards Heath in the next round.

Obviously work to be done first, but a nice away day if it comes off.  COYD!

Tough start at home to Corby, who I expect will be right up there again this season - but kind of pleased we get them out of the way early this season!  Another Tuesday trip to Oxfordshire to follow, I seem to remember the trip to Didcot last season on the same day didn't go too well!  Let's hope we fare better at Wantage.  Bank holiday fixtures are pretty much as we would expect against Thame, but I doubt Halesowen will relish coming to us on Easter Saturday!  On paper we have another tough run in, although it's obviously difficult to tell how teams will fare during the season; however, a run of Berkhamsted, Halesowen and Thame could be problematic.

The FA Cup and Trophy draws look rather easier, got to fancy us to win at either Abingdon or Brimsdown & Thrupp (fabulous name!), although if it is the latter, there's a fair old journey down to deepest Gloucestershire - I thought the early rounds were regionalised!  Hosting Sevenoaks of the Isthmian League SE Division in the Trophy won't be easy, they finished mid table last season.  But at least it's at home!

Nice little interview with the Leader on Monday night's non league football show.  Skip forward to around 48 minutes to hear the maestro talking about festive fixtures, AUFC and his future in the game:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06rzt6s#play

1st prize - 72
2nd prize - 46