Bedford Town will face another step three Isthmian Premier League club at home in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, should they get past Tuesday night’s third qualifying round replay.
Cray Wanderers, currently 12th in the Isthmian Premier League, will make the trip to Bedford should Harry Smart’s men beat another Isthmian League Premier side in Wingate and Finchley at the second time of asking.
The fourth qualifying round is the final round before the FA Cup welcome Football League sides, and on paper, Bedford Town are the favourites to make it.
The potential fourth qualifying round tie will take place on Saturday, 17 October.
George Moncur’s brace of penalties was not enough to get past a belligerent Wingate and Finchley defence in a second half that saw the Isthmian League side reduced to ten men.
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Cray Wanderers were comfortable winners in the previous round, beating Southern League Premier South club, Chippenham Town 3-0.
They’ll have to wait and see who they travel to, as the Eagles and the Blues replay at the Maurice Rebak Stadium in Finchley on Tuesday night (6 October).
Should the Eagles win their replay in Finchley, it will be the first time they have reached the fourth qualifying round in a quarter of a century, where they beat Harlow Town 2-1 to reach the first round proper.
On that occasion, they more than held their own against Barry Fry’s Peterborough United, drawing the first game 0-0 at The Eyrie, before going on to lose the replay 2-1.
Other highlights from the fourth qualifying round draw include a home tie for AFC Rushden and Diamonds against National League North’s, Morecambe while Real Bedford’s conquerers, Chesham United host a big game against Forest Green Rovers.
There are also three step five clubs left in the competition, with Tadley Calleva travelling to National League side, Aldershot; a team who are four steps above them in the pyramid, while FA Cup debutants S.E. Dons are also away at step three side, Sholing.
Trafford FC are the third, and face a replay against Atherton Collieries with the winners travelling to last season’s National League North winners, AFC Fylde.
Bedford Town’s replay at Wingate and Finchley kicks off at 7:45pm on Tuesday (6 October), before they return to National League North action with a trip to Chester on Saturday (10 October).
