Derby tie is pick of FA Cup draw

Northern League side Dunston UTS have been handed a plum FA Cup clash with neighbours Gateshead after the fourth qualifying round draw.

Dunston were rewarded for beating former Football League side Chester on Saturday by landing a derby tie against the National League outfit.

Steve Watson will take his Gateshead side to the UTS Stadium the weekend of October 20, with the game having the potential to be chosen for live TV coverage.

Dunston, who are unbeaten this season, are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition.

Elsewhere, Hartlepool United must wait to find out who they face when they enter the competition.

Matthew Bates’ men have been handed a home tie in their first round in the competition against either Workington, who knocked Pools out of the FA Trophy last year, or Kidsgrove Athletic, who face each other on Wednesday night in Staffordshire after a 0-0 draw between the sides at the weekend.

Workington are currently in the Evo-Stik Premier division, the same as South Shields, who Pools beat at this stage last year.

Kidsgrove play in the Evo-Stik West Division.

Elsewhere in the draw Blyth Spartans got York City.

The prize for the winners at this stage is not only a place in the first round proper, where clubs like Sunderland enter the competition, but club’s also receive £25,000 for progressing.