Magpies to host Milton for first time in a decade
Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
Maidenhead United are preparing to host Milton United for the first time in nearly a decade when the sides meet in the fourth round of the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup later this month.
The two sides will meet at York
Road on Monday, January 15, 7.45pm kick-off, after both eased into the final 16 of the county competition following convincing third round victories.
Christian Johnson scored a hattrick to inspire the Magpies to a 5-2 victory over Milton’s Oxfordshire rivals Didcot Town while Milton – of the Combined Counties Premier Division North – shocked step four side Aylesbury United with a 6-1 win in the third round.
Maidenhead have also released ticketing details for the cup tie, with tickets priced at £10 for adults and £5 for Over 65/UB40/17 and under (ID may be required). There will be no online sales ahead of the clash with all tickets available on the turnstile with cash or card payments.
The Miltonians as they are known regularly came up against the Magpies reserve side at step six in the Hellenic League Division 1 East a little over a decade ago (2011-2014).
Flackwell Heath will be another of the sides to watch in the fourth round after they hammered National League South side Slough Town 5-1 at Wilks Park in the last round.
Chris Ayres side are set to visit Combined Counties Premier Division North rivals Reading City, but the two teams are yet to announce a date.
There are though dates in the calendar for the fourth-round ties between Burnham and Hungerford Town at the 1878 Stadium (Wednesday, January 10) and Ascot United vs Beaconsfield Town (January 9).
Marlow are also waiting to find out their fourth-round opponents after they required penalties to see off sixth tier Berks County in the last round.
The Blues won the shoot-out 4-1, and will visit either Risborough Rangers or Winslow United, whose third-round clash is set for Tuesday, January 16. EFL sides Milton Keynes, Reading and Wycombe Wanderers have been given a bye to the quarter finals. Last season Bracknell defeated Marlow 1-0 in the final at Ascot's Racecourse Ground to lift the trophy.