North Stand Loyal working hard to help town’s Welcome Centre

There is another all-premier League tie at Goodison Park where Everton will entertain champions Leicester, while Hull host Swansea and Sunderland meet Burnley.

Last season’s runners-up Crystal Palace head to Bolton, Southampton travel to Norwich and Bournemouth face a trip to Millwall.

Middlesbrough welcome Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke host Wolves and West Brom were drawn at home to Derby.

The romance of the cup was in short supply with Stourbridge, the Northern Premier Division club, heading to Wycombe if they can get past their rearranged second-round clash with Northampton.

The winners of the non-league replay between Halifax or Eastleigh will travel to Championship Brentford while Sutton United will host League One AFC Wimbledon. Sutton’s fellow National League team Barrow are at home to League One Rochdale. SO what is significant about August 12, 2014 as far as Huddersfield Town are concerned?

It was the last time they won a cup-tie - and they made hard work of it!

It took a last-gasp goal by Jon Stead to level the League Cup firstround clash at Chesterfield at 3-3.

Further goals by Nahki Wells, HUDDERSFIELD Town fans are a caring and generous bunch – just look at all the charity fundraising and good deeds they achieve every single year.

So it would be wonderful for as many supporters as possible to help North Stand Loyal make a success of two projects this festive season for their chosen charity.

The charity is one very close to home – The Welcome Centre in Huddersfield.

North Stand Loyal say: “The Welcome Centre provide food and support to those less fortunate than most of us, they help feed families who can’t afford to buy the food they need each week, and they help the homeless too, as well as providing blankets and clothing.” There are two ways people can help. The first is by making a donation to mydonate. bt.com/fundraisers/nsl

And the second is by supporting North Stand Loyal’s Food Drive.

On the first, North Stand Loyal say: “People can click on the link to make a donation - it does take a little longer to get through the payment section than some sites, but please make the effort to do it if you can.

“A £10 donation will feed one person for a week. Think about that, if you had no money, no food, nothing, and somebody offered to feed you for a week – how much would that mean to you?”

For the Food Drive, NSL are collecting non-perishable items at the Gas Club before both the Bristol City and Nottingham Forest home games (on Saturday and Boxing Day respectively).

They explain: “Bring a bag with a few cans of beans in, tinned meat, disposable razors, a flask, or maybe you’d like to donate a rucksack or a duvet?

“Please help in whatever way you can, anything helps, even a small donation at the food drive will make a difference to somebody’s Christmas this year.”

To find out what items the Welcome Centre need (the items in red are in short supply), go to: thewelcomecentre.org/support-us/currentshortages/