Owls swoop to knock Boston Town out of County Cup
High-flying Cleethorpes shoot down Poachers
Boston Town bowed out of the Lincolnshire Senior Cup as they lost 1-0 at home to higher-ranked Cleethorpes Town in midweek.
But they put up a spirited showing in their first ever tie in the competition.
Cleethorpes, who are top of the Northern Premier League Premier Division table, scored the winning goal after 31 minutes when Aaron Braithwaite fired a long-range shot into the top corner.
Despite the defeat, Poachers manager Chris Funnell said he was really proud of his side's performance.
"We spoke to the group about being resilient, having good defensive shape, being robust, having energy and I thought we had it in abundance," he said.
On Saturday Boston Town make their first ever trip to Bedworth United.
The two clubs have previously only met twice before – both times in the FA Trophy.
In November 1978, the Poachers pulled off a fine 3-0 home win thanks to goals by Nick Mallinder, Martin Johnson and Pete Barker. That was something of a cup upset as the visitors were in the higher Southern League at the time.
In October 1983, Bedworth visited Tattershall Road again in the same competition and reversed the scoreline.
Bedworth are currently 5th in the Northern Premier League Midlands table after winning four and drawing two of their opening six matches.
Kick-off for Saturday's league fixture will be at 3pm.
On Tuesday (22 September), the Poachers are at home to Barwell in another league fixture. Kick-off at the Mortgages For You Stadium will be at 7.45pm.
POACHERS: West, Bayliss, Hudson, Burdass, Ford, Tate, Graves, Gibbons, Zaluzinskis, Munton (Limb), Cotton; unused subs: Gagyi, Smith, Siddons, J Wilson