OVER 500 TICKETS SOLD ALREADY
Alfreton Town’s exploits in the FA Cup has captured the imagination of football fans throughout the area.
The Reds began the sale of their tickets for their history-making second round tie at Scunthorpe United last Saturday and within two days, over half of their initial 1000 allocation has been sold.
And with just over a week left to sell them, chairman Wayne Bradley commented: “We are certainly on target to beat the total of 727 which backed us at Macclesfield in 2004.
“I would urge supporters who have not yet booked their ticket for the big game to do so in the next few days.”
Transport is also proving popular with fans and the club were on bus number five at the time of going to press, one of which is a double decker. It is anticipated the coaches will travel in convoy.
Tickets priced at £12 for adults, £6 concessions and £4 for Under-16s and can be obtained in a variety of ways.
Post - Postal applications can be paid for either by cheque made out to Alfreton Town FC or by debit card and should be submitted to Scunthorpe United FA Cup tickets, Impact Marketing and Publicity Limited, Media House, 116-118 Derby Road, Stapleford,
Nottinghamshire, NG9 7AD.
Telephone - Fans wishing to purchase tickets by telephone should contact Impact Marketing on 01159 392090 extension 107 and payment can be made by either Visa or debit card.
At the ground - Alternatively, fans wishing to purchase them in person can call in at the Impact Arena between 9am and 4pm Mondays  to Fridays.
Coach seats which are priced at £10 for adults and £5 for Under-16s can be purchased through the same avenues as the match tickets.
FA Trophy
This Saturday Alfreton are in cup action again with a tough trip to face Blyth Spartans in the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy.
The Reds have never won at Croft Park in nine visits in all competitions. Now would be as good a time as any to break that duck, especially with a very handy £4000 prize money at stake.
Should a replay be necessary, this will take place at the Impact Arena next Tuesday, November 25 (7.45pm).
Transport
Transport to Blyth leaves Alfreton at 9am. Seats can be booked by contacting Mark Thorpe on 01773 836251 or Warren Baines on 0779 5552721.The Reds enjoyed more success last Saturday with a thumping 4-1 home league win over Solihull Moors, a victory which pushed them up to ninth in Blue Square North.
Contract
Meanwhile, manager Nicky Law has rewarded young central defender Aden Flint with a contract to the end of the season.
Flint, 19, made a tremendous debut in the 2-2 draw at Redditch United recently and has moved permanently to the Reds from Pinxton FC for an undisclosed fee.
And Law has also enhanced Jordan Hall’s contract which has now been extended to the 2009/2010 season.

Results for Tuesday, November 18th
FA Cup, sponsored by E.ON, first round replays
Altrincham 0, Luton Town 0 aet (2,397) Luton won 4-2 on penalties
Barrow FC 4, Eastbourne Borough 0 (2,031)
Dagenham & Redbridge 2, Hereford United 1 (1,409)
Dorchester Town 1, Oxford United 3 aet (1,474)
Droylsden 1, Darlington 0 (1,672)
Fleetwood Town 2, Leiston 0 (2,010)
Grays Athletic v Carlisle United, abandoned 20 mins, floodlight failure
Hartlepool United 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (3,288)
Lincoln City 1, Kettering Town 2 (3,953)
Oldham Athletic 0, Cheltenham Town 1 (2,552)
Rochdale 3, Barnet 2 aet (2,339)
Rotherham United 0, Aldershot Town 3 (2,431)
Southend United 2, AFC Telford United 0 (4,415)
Stockport County 5, Yeovil Town 0 (3,260)

ALL TIME FA CUP RECORD UPDATED
The Alfreton Town All Time FA Cup record has now been updated to include the previously missing details from the 1926/1927 season. View here

NAP HAND WIN FOR UNDER-19S
Alfreton Town Under-19s stormed to their best win of the season so far on Monday night as they racked up a 5-0 success at Dunkirk with all the goals coming in the first half.
Will Harcourt opened the scoring after just eight minutes with Paul Mildenhall adding the second on 13 and Nick Hewer the third on 18. Jaimie Simpson notched the fourth before Mildenhall got his second of the game before the break.

A total of three Solihull Moors match picture albums are now online

Result for Monday, November 17th
FA Cup, sponsored by E.ON, first round replay
Northampton Town 2, Leeds United 5 (3,960)

Solihull Moors match report online here

Phil Lucic captures Alfreton Town fans queueing up ahead of today's game against Solihullfor tickets for the FA Cup second round tie at Scunthorpe United.

ALFRETON TOWN 4, SOLIHULL MOORS 1
Alfreton Town hit four for the second successive Saturday to move up from 14th to 9th in Blue Square North.
In front of 409, Anton Brown was man of the match and the game was preceded by an impeccably observed minute's silence in honour of Mr Bill Draper Senior.

Manager Nicky Law left out Josh Law, Leo Fortune-West, Paul Clayton and Ben Muirhead who are all on four bookings but their replacements gave the Reds boss plenty to think about. Danny Davidson netted twice against his former club on 3 and 74 minutes. Lee Collins who headed in a Jordan Hall cross for an own goal on 23 minutes and the Reds led 3-0 at the break after Brian Cusworth netted on 39. The visitors reduced the arrears through Liam Daly n 84. Match report to follow.
The Reds are next in action on Saturday, November 22 when they travel to take on Blyth Spartans in an FA Trophy third qualifying round tie at Croft Park (3pm).
Results for Saturday, November 15
AFC Telford 1, Gateshead 0
ALFRETON TOWN 4, Solihull Moors 1
Burscough 0, Stalybridge Celtic 2
Droylsden 2, Redditch United 2
Farsley Celtic 1, Tamworth 3
Gainsborough Trinity 0, Blyth Spartans 0
Hinckley United 2, Harrogate Town 0
Hyde United 4, Workington 4
Southport 2, King's Lynn 1
Stafford Rangers 1, Fleetwood Town 2
Vauxhall Motors 2, Hucknall Town 3

ALFRETON TOWN V SOLIHULL MOORS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15th
Alfreton Town return to Blue Square North league action on Saturday with a home game against Solihull Moors.
Reds manager Nicky Law has a full strength squad to choose from with the exception of Matt Wilson who, despite finishing a two match suspension, has unfortunately not recovered from injury.
The sides drew 2-2 in the West Midlands early in the season with two late Leo Fortune-West goals rescuing a point for the Reds after the Moors had looked set to take all three points.
Alfreton go into the game with three wins and a draw from their last four outings and a win can push them into the top half of the table and keep them firmly in touch with the play off places.
Victory would also give the Reds a confidence boost ahead of two tough away games on the horizon at Blyth Spartans in the FA Trophy and Scunthorpe United in the FA Cup.
And now the recent rush of suspensions and injuries has abated, there is strong competition for places in all departments and Law will be looking for his side to build on their recent good form whilst the fringe players will be desperate to push themselves into the picture for the club's biggest game in their history in a fortnight.
The Moors haven't enjoyed the best of fortunes on the road this season with just one win (2-1 at Burscough) and one draw (0-0 at Hinckley) from eight outings and six defeats, five of them heavy with four 3-0 defeats and a 5-0 reverse at Stalybridge Celtic.
However, they have picked up eight points out of the last 18 including a fine 2-1 home win over Droylsden in midweek which was preceded by a 2-2 draw with Hyde United.
Top scorer is striker Jake Edwards with four but it was Mark Gardener who came off the bench to net both goals against Droylsden and he is one of five players on a brace of goals.
Reds fans are reminded that tickets for the Scunthorpe United second round FA Cup tie are on sale at the game.

SCUNTHORPE UNITED TICKET SALES AND TRANSPORT PLANS
Alfreton Town have announced their ticket and travel plans for their biggest game ever.
The Reds created history last Saturday by reaching the FA Cup second round for the first time ever and now face a huge game at Coca Cola League One leaders Scunthorpe United on Saturday, November 29.
The two clubs have negotiated and agreed to reduce Scunthorpe’s normal admission prices down to £12 adults, £6 concessions and £4 for under-16s for the cup tie.
Alfreton have been allocated the South Stand at Scunthorpe’s Glanford Park which has a capacity of 1,678. 
Admission for Alfreton fans is by ticket only. Tickets for the tie will go on sale from this Saturday and will be available for purchase in a number of ways.
They will initially be available at Alfreton’s Blue Square North home game against Solihull Moors this Saturday.
They are allocated tickets, which means fans will be buying a specific seat placing, so it is obviously first come, first served for the better seats and it is hoped the club will have a plan of the South Stand available to view at this Saturday’s game.
After the Solihull league game fans will be able to purchase tickets by post or telephone.
Postal applications can be paid for either by cheque made out to Alfreton Town FC or by debit card and should be submitted to Scunthorpe United FA Cup tickets, Impact Marketing and Publicity Limited, Media House, 116-118 Derby Road, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, NG9 7AD.
Fans wishing to purchase tickets by telephone should contact Impact Marketing on 01159 392090 extension 107 and payment can be made by either Visa or debit card.
Alternatively, people wishing to purchase them in person can call in at the Impact Arena between 9am and 4pm Mondays  to Fridays until the allocation runs out.
Season ticket holders will be guaranteed to receive a ticket for the game.
Transport
The club have also announced this week that they are working with the ATFC Supporters’ Association to guarantee that enough buses will be put on to get fans to the history-making game no matter how many want to travel.
Chairman Wayne Bradley said: “No matter what the demand is, it will be met.
“I know the players and management have openly acknowledged the terrific volumes of support we have had on our travels, particularly in the FA Cup.
“The players have definitely responded to the support they have received on our travels. And if we can get big numbers to Scunthorpe it will make a difference to the team’s performance as we try and make more history by causing perhaps the biggest upset of this season’s FA Cup so far, bearing in mind Scunthorpe are 86 places ahead of us and the highest ranking club left in the competition at this stage.
“Everyone going to the game could be witnessing something quite special if we progress.
“It would be brilliant if we can beat the 727 we took with us to the Macclesfield Town first round replay back in 2004.”
Fares
Fares for bus travel will be £10 for adults and £5 for Under-16s. Transportation vouchers will be available to purchase in exactly the same way and means as match tickets and places can be booked on coaches from this Saturday’s game against Solihull Moors onwards.
It is anticipated that the coaches will depart from Alfreton at 12.30pm, going straight to the ground and returning to  Alfreton immediately after the cup tie.

JOSH LAW NAMED IN TEAM OF THE DAY
Alfeton Town’s Josh Law was named in the News of the World’s FA Cup first round team of the day last Sunday.
Also in the team is Scunthorpe United striker Gary Hooper who is the club’s top scorer with 11 after notching a brace in their 3-1 first round win at Walsall last Saturday.
The full line up was:
Kyle Clancy (Droylsden)
David Birch (Curzon Ashton)
Richard Pell (Blyth Spartans)
Jamie Stuart (Grays Athletic)
Exodus Geohaghan (Kettering Town)
Ishmael Welsh (Grays Athletic)
Jamie Barker (Histon)
JOSH LAW (Alfreton Town)
Jon Adams (AFC Telford United)
Gary Hooper (Scunthorpe United)
Robbie Dale (Blyth Spartans)

Fixtures for Tuesday, November 11
Blue Square North
Harrogate Town 3, Blyth Spartans 1 (328)
Solihull Moors 2, Droylsden 1 (148)

LAW: "SCUNTHORPE TIE IS HARDEST WE COULD HAVE HAD"
Alfreton Town manager Nicky Law has described the Reds' second round draw as 'just about the hardest we could have had'.

Alfreton booked their place in the second round for the first time in their history by beating Bury Town 4-2 in a see-saw contest at the Impact Arena on Saturday.
But now they face a daunting trip to Scunthorpe, who are sitting proudly at the top of League One - three divisions above the Reds.
It will not be Law's first visit to Glanford Park in the Cup, for he was a member of the Ilkeston Town side that drew there in the competition a few years ago, although the Robins lost the replay.
Reflecting on Saturday's tie, Law said: "I thought in the first half we absolutely tore into them, I thought it was just going to be one way traffic.
"We scored the goal and then all of a sudden we switched off for some reason and sat off them.
"We got done on the first goal. Johnson dropped out on Tommy Curtis. He has passed the ball on and then got in behind him
"Then the second goal, Jordan Hall is marking the nine when his man, the 11 scored. We dropped off, we never got tight. When we got the ball we rushed it, we didn't keep it.
"I had a bit of a go at half time and in the second half I thought Fortune-West was magnificent, every one of them was, and we have really turned it around.
"I knew if we were at our best and they were that we would have too much for them, I knew we would be too powerful. And at times when we put pressure on them, and we forced them when we got tight, we showed out there how superior we were. We were much too strong and quick for them.
"In the second half we dug in and got a great result. I am so proud to be the one to get the club to this level.
"It's nice to have been able to make a bit more money. That's another £20,000 plus a share of the gate receipts so on the one day we have done about £24,000-plus which is brilliant.
"I am pleased for the chairman as well. He just goes about his business, very dignified, he doesn't make too much of a noise. And even though we have got there, he sits there in the background letting it all happen and people take the plaudits but he needs to take some plaudits too.
"He is a fantastic chairman. That is not just a manager talking about his chairman, but he is a fantastic bloke as well and I am really pleased for him.
"Regardless of what happens at Scunthorpe, I am pleased we have made history for the club and done it, that is something we have achieved. I am really pleased for everybody."
The Reds had gone into the Bury Town game with four players on four cautions - Josh Law, Ben Muirhead, Paul Clayton and Leo Fortune-West, so all four will be walking a tightrope to avoid any further bookings which would rule them out of the trip to Glanford Park.
Law added: "We spoke about that before the game, the need for discipline. The other night at Redditch there were 11 bookings and two sending offs when there wasn't a tackle in the game, which was absolutely scandalous.
"With that in mind I told the players before the game 'you are not going to win the battle with the referees, we just have to get our heads down and get on with it'.
"They have got a tough job to do. Some of them don't make it easy on themselves, but to be fair, the referee was very good on Saturday and the fourth official was excellent. He spoke to you properly and you responded to him.
"I thought there were a few who were magnificent but I was really pleased for Josh (Law]. He is only a kid and some of the recent criticism has hurt him to be fair.
"But he showed some fantastic skill and great courage to bully Martin McIntosh off the ball for the penalty, and to put it away like he did was a very brave bit of work by him.
"And Clayton was fantastic throughout the game, capped off by a great goal right at the end. He ran the channels and caused them problems all day."

NEW DATE FOR TAMWORTH GAME ANNOUNCED
Alfreton Town's Blue Square North fixture at Tamworth has been rearranged for Tuesday, December 9, 2008, with a 7.45pm kick-off at the Lamb.
The fixture was originally scheduled for Saturday, November 29, but the Reds are now in FA Cup second round action at Scunthorpe United that day.
However, should the Scunthorpe cup tie require a replay, this will be played on December 9 and the Tamworth fixture will have to be re-accommodated again.