The BBC Essex Senior Cup Third Round Draw will be broadcast on BBC Essex this Thursday (18th November) between 6:00-7:00pm, with clubs from the Football League, the National League and the Isthmian and Southern Leagues getting involved.

Special Guest, Holland Manager Paul Phelan, will join BBC Essex’s Glenn Speller to conduct the draw. Holland are still involved in the competition, having advanced past Barkingside away in the Preliminary Round (3-2), Wivenhoe Town at home in Round One (1-0) and Burnham Ramblers at home in the Second Round (3-2).

The following clubs have been exempt until the Third Round: Aveley, Barking, Basildon United, Billericay Town, Bowers & Pitsea, Braintree Town, Brentwood Town, Brightlingsea Regent, Canvey Island, Chelmsford City, Coggeshall Town, Colchester United, Concord Rangers, Dagenham & Redbridge, East Thurrock United, Grays Athletic, Great Wakering Rovers, Harlow Town, Hashtag United, Heybridge Swifts, Hornchurch, Hullbridge Sports, Maldon & Tiptree, Romford, Southend United, Tilbury, Waltham Abbey, Witham Town.

You can listen to BBC Essex on DAB radio, or by visiting the BBC website. Competition information, plus the latest fixtures/results, can be found here, on Twitter via the @EssexCountyFA account and by searching for ‘EssexFootball’ on Facebook.

Preliminary Round (on or before 23rd October)

Takeley 2-2 West Essex (2-4 pens)
Benfleet 1-4 Wivenhoe Town
Walthamstow 2-2 Newbury Forest (4-2 pens)
Coggeshall United 1-2 Harwich & Parkeston
FC Clacton 0-2 Buckhurst Hill
Barkingside 2-3 Holland
Burnham Ramblers 1-0 Ilford
Redbridge 3-0 Frenford
Halstead Town 1-2 May & Baker Eastbrook Community

First Round (on or before 6th November)

West Essex 0-1 Stanway Rovers
Stansted 1-1 Redbridge (4-5 pens)
Harwich & Parkeston 0-3 White Ensign
Holland 1-0 Wivenhoe Town
Southend Manor 2-3 Buckhurst Hill
May & Baker Eastbrook Community 1-2 Saffron Walden Town
Athletic Newham 2-2 Burnham Ramblers (3-4 pens, at Burnham Ramblers)
Walthamstow 1-0 Little Oakley

Second Round (on or before 20th November)

Holland 3-2 Burnham Ramblers
Buckhurst Hill 0-1 Walthamstow
Saffron Walden Town vs Redbridge (Tuesday 16th November, 7:45pm)
White Ensign 4-2 Stanway Rovers