The draw for the Second Round Proper of the FA Trophy was made this afternoon.

The Towners will embark on a trip to Leicestershire having been handed a tough draw against Step 3 Harborough Town. The tie will take place on the weekend of Saturday 15th November. 2025.

The Bees are currently unbeaten in the Southern Premier Division Central – the same division as Quorn, our previous FA Cup opponents – with seven wins and four draws. Having demolished Rushden & Diamonds in the previous round, and with their only defeat this season having been in an FA Cup replay against Altrincham, Gavin Macpherson and his side will know they must be at their best if they are to progress any further in this season’s Trophy.

Harborough are a side very much in the ascendancy on and off the pitch. They were granted planning permission to overhaul their stadium last season, including the installation of a 4G pitch as well as an increase in capacity; while on the pitch, their FA Cup exploits saw them go toe-to-toe with Football League side Reading last season. Former Spurs and QPR midfielder Sandro was part of their squad. They were only beaten on penalties in last season’s Southern Premier play-off semi-finals, and will be looking to go one better this season by guaranteeing promotion to the National League for the first time.