Mulbarton beat Woodford Town 2-0 in Tuesday's FA Cup replay and host Gloucester City at 3pm on Saturday. The winners take £5,625 from the prize fund.

Mulbarton Wanderers won their FA Cup replay against Woodford Town 2-0 on Tuesday night. It settles a tie the Football Association had ordered to be played again after a referee’s error.

The win puts the village club into the third qualifying round for a home tie against Gloucester City. It kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 3 October at the Abode Arena, Mulberry Park. Mulbarton is about five miles east of Wymondham.

The score is from the FA’s own qualifying round results. The FA’s record lists the 29 September replay and notes that the original 19 September match was “ordered to be replayed”.

How Mulbarton got here

Mulbarton won the first game 2-1 at Woodford on 19 September. Woodford protested about a penalty decision in the 30th minute. The FA ruled that the referee had made a technical error and ordered a full replay. Our earlier report sets out what went wrong and how the FA reached its decision.

The FA’s records show Mulbarton’s run so far:

Round Date Result
Extra preliminary 8 August Mulbarton 6-0 Lakenheath
Preliminary 22 August Mulbarton 1-0 Little Oakley
First qualifying 5 September Mulbarton 3-0 Cornard United
Second qualifying replay 29 September Woodford Town 0-2 Mulbarton

In the four ties that stand, Mulbarton have scored 12 goals and conceded none. The FA’s list gives Woodford as the home side for the replay because it keeps the original tie’s billing. The match was played at Mulbarton, as Woodford’s own fixture list records it as an away game.

Who Gloucester City are

Gloucester City play at the KMM Energy Stadium on Sudmeadow Road, Gloucester. That is about 155 miles from Mulbarton as the crow flies.

They have needed three games to get this far, according to the FA:

  • a 1-1 home draw with Mangotsfield United on 5 September
  • a 4-0 win in the replay at Mangotsfield on 8 September
  • a 2-0 win at AFC Totton on 19 September
Graphic comparing the two clubs' FA Cup runs. Mulbarton Wanderers: beat Lakenheath 6-0 at home on 8 August, Little Oakley 1-0 at home on 22 August, Cornard United 3-0 at home on 5 September, and Woodford Town 2-0 in the second qualifying round replay on 29 September after their 2-1 win on 19 September was voided by the FA. Gloucester City: drew 1-1 with Mangotsfield United on 5 September, won the replay 4-0 away on 8 September, and beat AFC Totton 2-0 away on 19 September. The tie is on Saturday 3 October at 3pm at the Abode Arena, Mulbarton; winners get £5,625, losers £1,875; the next round is on 17 October.
Both clubs' routes to Saturday. Graphic by Wymondham News
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What is at stake

The FA says the winners of each third qualifying round tie receive £5,625 from the prize fund. The losers receive £1,875.

The fourth qualifying round is on Saturday 17 October, according to the FA’s round dates. The first round proper follows on 7 November.

This is Mulbarton’s first season in the Isthmian League North. The club won the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division last season.

What it means for you

  • The match: Saturday 3 October, kick-off 3pm, at the Abode Arena, Mulberry Park, The Common, Mulbarton, NR14 8AE. The FA’s fixture list and the club’s own both confirm the time.
  • Tickets: check Mulbarton Wanderers’ website and its X account before you travel. The club said before the replay that it would contact everyone who had already bought a ticket for this tie.
  • Next home game after that: Mulbarton host Cambridge City in the league on Tuesday 6 October at 7.45pm, according to the club’s fixture list.