Boston Town start their FA Cup journey
Excitement builds for promoted Poachers as season starts
Promoted Boston Town’s season proper gets underway this weekend with a trip to Daventry Town in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday (3pm).
The winners will receive £1,125 in prize money and will play Sherwood Colliery or Moulton at home in the Preliminary Round on Saturday, 22nd August.
The Poachers are running a supporters' coach this weekend - tickets are £18 for Boston Town Supporters’ Group members and £20 for non-members. Under 16s are £10.
The coach will set off from the Mortgages For You Stadium at 11am prompt.
To reserve a seat, email [email protected] or contact Paul Miles on 07908 093415. You’ll need to pay a £10 deposit to secure your seat.
The Poachers completed their pre-season programme with a 1-1 draw at home to Lincoln United, Harry Limb scored a first half penalty before the visitors levelled after the break, also from the spot.
Manager Chris Funnell has announced the following 18 players have signed so far for the new season, the club's first ever at Step 4: Travis Portas, Richard Ford, Luke Wilson, Kyle Watkins, Kallum Smith, Ted Gibbons, Pierce Hudson, Ollie Houlston, Layton Maddison, Jordan Tate, Macca Burdass, Shaun Archer, Harvey Graves, Harry Limb, Zak Munton, Tom Siddons, Matt Cotton and Fraser Bayliss
Boston Town's first ever season in the Northern Premier League Midlands Division begins on Wednesday, 12th August with a trip to Corby Town, kick-off 7.45pm.
Their first home game will be against Loughborough Students on Saturday, 15th August, kick-off 3pm.