Brackley to host Braintree in FA Cup if they can win Hartlepool replay

Brackley Town will host Braintree Town in the First Round of the FA Cup if they can defeat Hartlepool United in a replay.

If the Saints can beat the side from the North East in an FA Cup replay tomorrow (15/10), their reward will be a side that, like Hartlepool, currently compete in the National League, with the winners facing a home tie.

The tie will be held at either Hartlepool’s Victoria Park or Brackley’s St James Park on the weekend around Saturday November 2nd 2024, with a specific date and kick-off time to be announced in due course.

Before either side can prepare to take on The Iron at home, Brackley and Hartlepool will first face off in a replay in Northamptonshire after their initial meeting finished 1-1 in the North East on Saturday (12/10).

Any meeting with Braintree would be the second year in a row facing them for Brackley, who were beaten by Braintree in last season’s FA Cup in the qualifying rounds after losing 3-2 despite being 2-0 up.

Having won promotion to the National League via the National League South’s play-offs last season, Braintree entered the FA Cup in the final qualifying round, with the side from Essex booking their place in the First Round through a 1-0’s win over Bishop Stortford.