One Step from the First Round: FA Cup 4th Round Qualifying Draw Reaction
Harborough Town will host fellow National League North side Spennymoor Town at the Beehive in the Fourth Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup, with the Bees now just one win away from the First Round Proper.
Emirates FA Cup 4rd Round Qualifying Tie to take place Saturday 17th October 2026 – 3.00 pm Kick-Off
Harborough Town vs Spennymoor Town Harborough Town Community Football Ground, LE16 9HF
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Harborough Town will face Spennymoor Town FC at the Beehive in the Fourth Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup following today’s draw.
The Bees’ FA Cup journey continues after dramatically beating St Albans City on Saturday, thanks to Dempsey Arlott-John’s perfect hat-trick. The reward is another home tie, this time against fellow National League North side Spennymoor Town.
Another home tie certainly won’t raise many complaints from anyone with a Harborough allegiance, and importantly, The Bees are now just one win away from reaching the First Round Proper for the first time since the 2024/25 season. The FA Cup always brings an extra buzz to the Beehive, so let’s hope this season’s run can continue.
Spennymoor Town currently sit 23rd in the National League North with seven points this season. However, newly appointed manager Peter Hartley did taste victory in his first game in charge against fellow division side Chester FC to progress to this round. A Danny Johnson hat-trick and a landmark goal from Glen Taylor on his 450th Moors appearance sealed a 4–1 victory.
This will be The Moors’ third FA Cup tie this campaign after entering in the Second Qualifying Round, where they travelled to Emley AFC and emerged 4-0 victors; they then hosted Chester FC and kept their free-scoring cup run alive with a 4-1 victory. They’ll hope to extend their FA Cup run as they travel to the Beehive, but The Bees will take confidence from the fact that Spennymoor’s only away win this season came in the Second Qualifying Round at Emley. Meanwhile, The Bees have lost just once at home all campaign.
The fixture is provisionally scheduled for the weekend of the 17th October, with ticket information available to view on this link .
Elsewhere in the draw, a couple of ties Bees fans may want to keep an eye on. AFC Rushden & Diamonds will host Morecambe, and Ansty Nomads will travel to Macclesfield.
Full Draw: 1 Harborough Town v Spennymoor Town 2 Chorley v Worcester City 3 Gateshead v Stafford Rangers 4 FC Halifax Town v South Shields 5 Leiston v Guiseley 6 Barrow v Gloucester City 7 Hartlepool United v Marine 8 Boston United v Scunthorpe United 9 Macclesfield v Anstey Nomads 10 Altrincham v FC United of Manchester 11 Bury v Harrogate Town 12 Spalding United v Alvechurch 13 AFC Rushden and Diamonds v Morecambe 14 Kidderminster Harriers v Solihull Moors 15 Carlisle United v Tamworth 16 AFC Fylde v Atherton Collieries 17 Salisbury v Eastbourne Borough 18 Sutton United v Truro City 19 Chesham United v Forest Green Rovers 20 Leatherhead v Yeovil Town 21 Bedford Town v Cray Wanderers 22 Uxbridge v Hornchurch 23 Aldershot Town v Tadley Calleva 24 Torquay United v Oxford City 25 Wimborne Town v Chelmsford City 26 Wealdstone v Worthing 27 Boreham Wood v Woking 28 Eastleigh v Brentwood Town 29 Southend United v Berkhamsted 30 Sholing v SE Dons 31 Plymouth Parkway v Chertsey Town 32 Dover Athletic v Dorking Wanderers
