Warrington Town vs Chelsea, Chester vs Manchester City, Worcester City vs Liverpool, Eastleigh vs Arsenal? Not exactly the standard football fixtures you expect to see when you look down on the fixture sheet right? 

However, the beauty of the FA Cup is that these are all possible third round ties, if the non-league clubs can navigate the second round next weekend.

It is not unprecedented for non-league sides to go beyond this stage of the competition — Histon reached the third round in 2008 after beating Swindon and Leeds, while Crawley where taken out by Manchester United in the fifth round in 2011, before matching the feat as a League Two club in 2012.

This crop of giant-killers certainly aren’t disappointing, though Warrington Town, the lowest ranked team left in the competition, will have a difficult task in making this dream a reality sent. 

Town travel to Gateshead, who are currently flying in the Conference after missing out on promotion last term only in the play-off final. 

Warrington would certainly have preferred a home draw after their dramatic upset over Exeter at home in the last round for the TV cameras.

However, manager Shaun Reid — the younger brother of Peter Reid who won the FA Cup with Everton in 1984 — is right to point out that “we travel with no fear, its 11 vs 11 — the FA Cup seems to bring the best out of my players. “

Reid also rightly pointed out his advantage concerning scouting, as he has “plenty of people in football who can help us — I’ll call in a few favours.” However, he believes his opponents will find this process much more difficult to find out as “I change my team a lot.”

The manager will be buoyed by the news that first round hero Craig Robinson will be available after being sent off for dissent at Kendal Town two weeks ago.

Robinson only missed two games and also has the fairy tale of the cup running through his veins as his brother Karl Robinson managed MK Dons to the fifth round last season while dismantling Manchester United 4-0 in the League Cup second round earlier this season.

Robinson only missed two games instead of the standard three and Reid believes he can once again prove to be the difference.

He said: “He is not the youngest member of the squad and that rest may come in good time for the FA Cup tie.

“He has been carrying a niggling injury and he had a tight hamstring after the Salford City game on Tuesday. The week to ten days’ rest might just clear those up and he can go full tilt when I am sure he will be biting at the bit for Gateshead.”

Whether Reid can repeat the feat his older brother achieved two decades ago with a non-league side is a mammoth task. But this tournament is where players, staff and fans can dare to dream.

But the club had never reached the first round proper before in their 65-year history so the 49-year-old is taking Warrington to new territory. Can he mastermind another cup victory next week?

Northern Premier side Blyth Spartans, who comfortably dispatched Altrincham 4-1 in the last round, travel to fellow north-east side Hartlepool United, who are struggling at the bottom of League Two. 

The Spartans, who reached the fifth round in 1978, will certainly see this as an opportunity to progress further, particularly given their opponents poor league form. 

Blyth manager Tom Wade said that: “This is a good time to get (them). It is local for us, is going to be a great game and we will have a lot of supporters there.”

Worcester City, who powered to a fantastic win at Coventry last time through a Sean Geddes brace, must travel away to another League One side, strugglers Scunthorpe United. 

However, Worcester manager Carl Healy still considers this “another tough draw for us on the road again,” adding that “we are just delighted to be here and give a good account of ourselves.”

Three other non-league sides will seek to go to League One clubs and cause problems as conference clubs Dartford and Chester travel to Bradford city and Barnsley respectively. 

Meanwhile League One leaders Bristol City, currently the highest-ranked side in the competition, will face a potential banana skin against AFC Telford.

At least one non-league side will make the third round, as Conference South side Eastleigh travel to Southport. 

Meanwhile Maidstone United, who grabbed a late winner against Stevenage in the first round, will travel to Wrexham for a televised game. Aldershot have a very realistic chance of making the next round as well, courtesy of a home tie against League Two side Rochdale AFC.

There is the tantalising reward of joining the Premier League sides in the third round hat, providing a timely reminder that the FA Cup very much still has its magic.

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