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*BS*Dover Athletic booked their place in the second round of the FA Trophy at the expense of Vanarama Conference North side Lowestoft Town, despite playing with 10 men and defender Tom Wynter in goal for over 45 minutes of the game.*BF*

Tyrone Sterling put Whites ahead but goalkeeper Andrew Rafferty was shown a straight red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity, before Jack Ainsley converted the resulting penalty.

But goals from Tom Murphy and Bury-loanee James Poole secured a comfortable victory in spite of the circumstances as they stretched their unbeaten run to 12 games in all major competitions.

And Chris Kinnear’s side will discover their next opponents during Monday morning’s FA Trophy Second Round draw.

*Lpic1**BS*OTHER FA TROPHY FIRST ROUND RESULTS*BF*
Nuneaton Town 0-2 Grimsby Town
Hyde 4-2 Spennymoor Town
Altrincham 1-0 Macclesfield Town
AFC Fylde 3-0 Gainsborough Trinity
Guiseley 0-2 Chorley
Lincoln City 0-2 Alfreton Town
North Ferriby United 1-1 Boston United
Gateshead 2-0 Halesowen Town
Worcester City P-P FC Halifax Town
Southport 1-1 Wrexham
Ramsbottom United 0-3 Stockport County
Bradford Park Avenue P-P Kidderminster Harriers
AFC Telford United 1-1 Chester
FC United of Manchester 4-0 Harrogate Town
Aldershot Town 0-1 Burgess Hill Town
Weymouth 1-1 Havant & Waterlooville
Bishop’s Stortford 0-5 Torquay United
Ebbsfleet United 1-1 Welling United
Wealdstone 1-0 Hayes & Yeading United
Wimborne Town 0-3 Oxford City
Weston-super-Mare 1-3 Farnborough
Dartford 2-0 Solihull Moors
Woking 2-0 Eastleigh
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-0 Sutton United
Basingstoke Town 2-2 Gosport Borough
Bromley 2-0 Leiston
Forest Green Rovers 2-2 Didcot Town
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Bath City
Maidenhead United 2-1 Poole Town
Braintree Town 1-0 AFC Sudbury
Concord Rangers 0-0 Barnet

*Lpic2**BS*FA TROPHY SECOND ROUND DRAW NUMBERS*BF*
1. Grimsby Town
2. Hyde
3. Altrincham
4. AFC Fylde
5. Chorley
6. Alfreton Town
7. North Ferriby United or Boston United
8. Gateshead
9. Worcester City or FC Halifax Town
10. Southport or Wrexham
11. Stockport County
12. Bradford Park Avenue or Kidderminster Harriers
13. AFC Telford United or Chester
14. FC United of Manchester
15. Burgess Hill Town
16. Weymouth or Havant & Waterlooville
17. Torquay United
*BS*18. DOVER ATHLETIC*BF*
19. Ebbsfleet United or Welling United
20. Wealdstone
21. Oxford City
22. Farnborough
23. Dartford
24. Woking
25. Hemel Hempstead Town
26. Basingstoke Town or Gosport Borough
27. Bromley
28. Forest Green Rovers or Didcot Town
29. Bath City
30. Maidenhead United
31. Braintree Town
32. Concord Rangers or Barnet

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*BS*The club are pleased to announce that our FA Cup third round clash against Crystal Palace will be televised.*BF*

The match has been rescheduled to Sunday 4th January, with a new kick-off time of 1pm, and will be shown on BT Sport.

The match is the first of five televised ties for this round, and we are proud to be welcoming the BT Sport cameras back down to Crabble for this historic fixture.

The club will receive a fee of £144,000 from the FA, which is given to each televised club in the third round.

A full announcement on ticket details – including when and where you can buy your tickets, and prices – will be made shortly on this website now that the date for the fixture has been announced.

*BS*TELEVISED FA CUP MATCHES*BF*
4th January, 1.00pm – Dover Athletic vs Crystal Palace – live on BT Sport
4th January, 3.30pm – Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town vs Manchester United – live on BT Sport
4th January, 5.30pm – Arsenal vs Hull City – live on BBC1
5th January, 7.55pm – AFC Wimbledon vs Liverpool – live on BBC1
6th January, 7.45pm – Everton vs West Ham Unted – live on BT Sport

*BS*The club are pleased to announce that our FA Cup third round clash against Crystal Palace will be televised.*BF*

The match has been rescheduled to Sunday 4th January, with a new kick-off time of 1pm, and will be shown on BT Sport.

The match is the first of five televised ties for this round, and we are proud to be welcoming the BT Sport cameras back down to Crabble for this historic fixture.

The club will receive a fee of £144,000 from the FA, which is given to each televised club in the third round.

A full announcement on ticket details – including when and where you can buy your tickets, and prices – will be made shortly on this website now that the date for the fixture has been announced.

*BS*TELEVISED FA CUP MATCHES*BF*
4th January, 1.00pm – Dover Athletic vs Crystal Palace – live on BT Sport
4th January, 3.30pm – Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town vs Manchester United – live on BT Sport
4th January, 5.30pm – Arsenal vs Hull City – live on BBC1
5th January, 7.55pm – AFC Wimbledon vs Liverpool – live on BBC1
6th January, 7.45pm – Everton vs West Ham Unted – live on BT Sport

*BS*Dover Athletic kick off their FA Trophy campaign away at Conference north side Lowestoft Town on Saturday as they attempt to secure back-to-back cup victories.*BF*

Whites progressed to the third round of the FA Cup for the second time in four years after defeating League 2 side Cheltenham Town 0-1 at Whaddon Road last Sunday, courtesy of captain Connor Essam’s goal seven minutes from time.

Chris Kinnear’s side were then awarded a home draw against Premier League Crystal Palace. They will welcome Neil Warnock’s team on the weekend 3rd/4th January.

Dover have had a mixed record in recent years in the FA Trophy – qualifying for the second round four times from the last eight seasons.

Last time Whites lost a competitive game was in the Kent Senior Cup on November 4.

*Lpic1**BS*DOVER TEAM NEWS*BF*
Gillingham Loanee Callum Davies limped off injured in the first half against Cheltenham on Sunday and is unlikely to be fit for Saturday’s game.

Tom Wynter, who replaced Davies, is expected to keep his place in the side to take on Lowestoft.

Winger Ricky Modeste is still unavailable for Whites and has been out of action since Dover’s first league win of the season against Eastleigh on August 23.

With big league games against Altrincham and Welling coming up, Kinnear may rest some of Sunday’s FA Cup heroes.

Sean Raggett, Liam Bellamy, Barry Cogan and Greg Rutherford are four names that could feature on Saturday to get some game time under their belts having all not played much recently.

*BS*LOWESTOFT TEAM NEWS*BF*
Goalkeeper Ashlee Jones was shown a red card in their last game, therefore substitute keeper Jake Jessup will start between the sticks.

Versatile right back Dean Mason has recently joined the Conference north club from Arlesey Town of the Southern Football League Premier Division. He made his debut in the clubs last game.

Defender Joe Marsden is unlikely to be fit after recently picking up an ankle injury in training.

Strikers Jefferson Lewis and Chris Henderson are their top goal scorers so far this season, both with six goals.

Henderson is a doubt for the game with an injury picked up earlier in the season.

Also on the treatment table are midfielders Lee Smith and Andrew Fisk, who are both unlikely to play on Saturday.

Forward Jake Reed bagged a brace in the third qualifying round and is expected to start up-front for the home team on Saturday. He also scored in the last game as well as getting an assist.

*Lpic2**BS*MORE ON OPPOSITION*BF*
Lowestoft are currently 16th in the Conference north having won 5, drawn 6 and lost 9 games so far this season.

In their most recent game, Lowestoft came back from 3-0 down with 10 men to claim an astonishing 3-3 draw against 5th placed Solihull Moors.

They have picked up five points in last seven league games.

Lowestoft Town defeated Conference south side Eastbourne Borough in the third qualifying round of the competition – a team that Dover needed a replay to defeat in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.

The home team on Saturday are the third lowest scorers in the league with 21 goals in 20 games.

*BS*ADDITIONAL INFORMATION*BF*
There is £5,000 up for grabs for the winners of the first round FA Trophy tie.

Now League two side Cambridge United beat Conference south side Gosport Borough 4-0 in the final at Wembley last season.

The first ever final in the FA Trophy was played between Macclesfield Town and Telford in the 1969-1970 season. Macclesfield won that game 2-0 at the old Wembley.

Admission for the game is £12 for adults, £9 for students and OAP’s and under 16s £3.

The second round for this competition is due to be played on Saturday 10 January.

Any supporters unable to make the trip to Lowestoft on Saturday, please follow @DAFCLiveText on twitter to get regular updates during the game.

*Ppic1**BS*OTHER FA TROPHY FIXTURES*BF*
Nuneaton Town v Grimsby Town
Hyde v Spennymoor Town
Altrincham v Macclesfield Town
AFC Fylde v Gainsborough Trinity
Guiseley v Chorley
Lincoln City v Alfreton Town
North Ferriby United v Boston United
Gateshead v Halesowen Town
Worcester City v FC Halifax Town
Southport v Wrexham
Ramsbottom United v Stockport County
Bradford Park Avenue v Kidderminster Harriers
AFC Telford United v Chester
FC United of Manchester v Harrogate Town
Aldershot Town v Burgess Hill Town
Weymouth v Havant & Waterlooville
Bishop’s Stortford v Torquay United
Ebbsfleet United v Welling United
Wealdstone v Hayes & Yeading United
Wimborne Town v Oxford City
Weston-super-Mare v Farnborough
Dartford v Solihull Moors
Woking v Eastleigh
Hemel Hempstead Town v Sutton United
Basingstoke Town v Gosport Borough
Bromley v Leiston
Forest Green Rovers v Didcot Town
Bristol Rovers v Bath City
Maidenhead United v Poole Town
Braintree Town v AFC Sudbury
Concord Rangers v Barnet

*BS*Dover Athletic kick off their FA Trophy campaign away at Conference north side Lowestoft Town on Saturday as they attempt to secure back-to-back cup victories.*BF*

Whites progressed to the third round of the FA Cup for the second time in four years after defeating League 2 side Cheltenham Town 0-1 at Whaddon Road last Sunday, courtesy of captain Connor Essam’s goal seven minutes from time.

Chris Kinnear’s side were then awarded a home draw against Premier League Crystal Palace. They will welcome Neil Warnock’s team on the weekend 3rd/4th January.

Dover have had a mixed record in recent years in the FA Trophy – qualifying for the second round four times from the last eight seasons.

Last time Whites lost a competitive game was in the Kent Senior Cup on November 4.

*Lpic1**BS*DOVER TEAM NEWS*BF*
Gillingham Loanee Callum Davies limped off injured in the first half against Cheltenham on Sunday and is unlikely to be fit for Saturday’s game.

Tom Wynter, who replaced Davies, is expected to keep his place in the side to take on Lowestoft.

Winger Ricky Modeste is still unavailable for Whites and has been out of action since Dover’s first league win of the season against Eastleigh on August 23.

With big league games against Altrincham and Welling coming up, Kinnear may rest some of Sunday’s FA Cup heroes.

Sean Raggett, Liam Bellamy, Barry Cogan and Greg Rutherford are four names that could feature on Saturday to get some game time under their belts having all not played much recently.

*BS*LOWESTOFT TEAM NEWS*BF*
Goalkeeper Ashlee Jones was shown a red card in their last game, therefore substitute keeper Jake Jessup will start between the sticks.

Versatile right back Dean Mason has recently joined the Conference north club from Arlesey Town of the Southern Football League Premier Division. He made his debut in the clubs last game.

Defender Joe Marsden is unlikely to be fit after recently picking up an ankle injury in training.

Strikers Jefferson Lewis and Chris Henderson are their top goal scorers so far this season, both with six goals.

Henderson is a doubt for the game with an injury picked up earlier in the season.

Also on the treatment table are midfielders Lee Smith and Andrew Fisk, who are both unlikely to play on Saturday.

Forward Jake Reed bagged a brace in the third qualifying round and is expected to start up-front for the home team on Saturday. He also scored in the last game as well as getting an assist.

*Lpic2**BS*MORE ON OPPOSITION*BF*
Lowestoft are currently 16th in the Conference north having won 5, drawn 6 and lost 9 games so far this season.

In their most recent game, Lowestoft came back from 3-0 down with 10 men to claim an astonishing 3-3 draw against 5th placed Solihull Moors.

They have picked up five points in last seven league games.

Lowestoft Town defeated Conference south side Eastbourne Borough in the third qualifying round of the competition – a team that Dover needed a replay to defeat in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.

The home team on Saturday are the third lowest scorers in the league with 21 goals in 20 games.

*BS*ADDITIONAL INFORMATION*BF*
There is £5,000 up for grabs for the winners of the first round FA Trophy tie.

Now League two side Cambridge United beat Conference south side Gosport Borough 4-0 in the final at Wembley last season.

The first ever final in the FA Trophy was played between Macclesfield Town and Telford in the 1969-1970 season. Macclesfield won that game 2-0 at the old Wembley.

Admission for the game is £12 for adults, £9 for students and OAP’s and under 16s £3.

The second round for this competition is due to be played on Saturday 10 January.

Any supporters unable to make the trip to Lowestoft on Saturday, please follow @DAFCLiveText on twitter to get regular updates during the game.

*Ppic1**BS*OTHER FA TROPHY FIXTURES*BF*
Nuneaton Town v Grimsby Town
Hyde v Spennymoor Town
Altrincham v Macclesfield Town
AFC Fylde v Gainsborough Trinity
Guiseley v Chorley
Lincoln City v Alfreton Town
North Ferriby United v Boston United
Gateshead v Halesowen Town
Worcester City v FC Halifax Town
Southport v Wrexham
Ramsbottom United v Stockport County
Bradford Park Avenue v Kidderminster Harriers
AFC Telford United v Chester
FC United of Manchester v Harrogate Town
Aldershot Town v Burgess Hill Town
Weymouth v Havant & Waterlooville
Bishop’s Stortford v Torquay United
Ebbsfleet United v Welling United
Wealdstone v Hayes & Yeading United
Wimborne Town v Oxford City
Weston-super-Mare v Farnborough
Dartford v Solihull Moors
Woking v Eastleigh
Hemel Hempstead Town v Sutton United
Basingstoke Town v Gosport Borough
Bromley v Leiston
Forest Green Rovers v Didcot Town
Bristol Rovers v Bath City
Maidenhead United v Poole Town
Braintree Town v AFC Sudbury
Concord Rangers v Barnet

The Supporters Club are holding our next quiz night on Friday 16th January, with an 8pm start in the Centre Spot in aid of Help For Heroes.

With teams of up to 8 and the cost per person is £3, your quiz master will be Mark Winter.

The Supporters Club are holding our next quiz night on Friday 16th January, with an 8pm start in the Centre Spot in aid of Help For Heroes.

With teams of up to 8 and the cost per person is £3, your quiz master will be Mark Winter.

*BS*A last minute goal from Tyrone Sterling helped Whites share the spoils in a thrilling draw with Torquay United.*BF*

Left back Sterling scrambled home following a melee in the box with 93 minutes on the clock. Connor Essam had previously levelled matters in the second half from a corner, but Torquay looked to have won the match after an unfortunate deflection fell kindly for Yeoman to slot home with ten minutes to go prior to Sterling’s strike.*Q1*

Manager Chris Kinnear was pleased with the character his team showed to level and continue Whites ten match unbeaten run, which was hampered by some difficult circumstances prior to kick off. ‘The lads really did not want to lose and It was a good result. The lads showed unbelievable character to come back twice against a really good side, especially as a few of the players got here a little bit late due to a road accident and Connor Essam turned up at 19:35, so we did not have an ideal preparation.’*Lpic1*

He went on to add. ‘We had a chat at half time and we ran them over in the second half with the amount of chances and corners that we had. When they scored the second it was like last season when we were attacking and teams would break on us, which is something that has not happened to us for a long time. But we have talked about it with the players concerned and we will learn from it.’

The draw gave Athletic a healthy four points from two games as a win away at Gateshead preceded the home draw. ‘Four points against two massive sides in this league is great and we have just have to try and get everyone fit and move on.’

Attention now turns to Whaddon Road on Sunday as Whites will be looking to reach the holy grail of the FA Cup third round. ‘I cannot wait for the game Sunday and there is a big carrot at the end if we get there’ beamed Chris. ‘They are under a lot more pressure than us because they need the money, whereas for us it will be like every game and they are no different to Morecambe, Torquay or Bristol Rovers. Saying that it will be hard as they are a great club and full time in league two, so we will just have to apply ourselves and do as well as we can. We are staying in a nice hotel so they lads will be nice and rested for Sunday.’

One player Dover will definitely be without for the FA Cup trip to Cheltenham is Soloman Taiwo, as his loan has now expired, with Callum Davies a candidate to vacate his midfield role. Richard Orlu returns from a one match ban, whilst Sean Francis is sweating on a groin injury. ‘We will miss Soloman big time as he was great for us’ stated Kinnear’. We will have to see when we talk to him again at the beginning of January.

He added ‘Callum has been injured for a while and struggled today, but he will get better.’*Lpic2*