Cup ties coming thick and fast for Scott

Oct 25 2008 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

MOST Town fans will be looking forward to seeing their first FA Cup tie of the season when the first round takes place in a fortnight.

But lifelong supporter Michael Scott has already clocked five clashes in the famous old competition – and plans to make it six tomorrow, when Town will discover their opening opponents.

The draw will be made live on ITV1 at 1.30, when Scott, who organises coach travel to away games for Town fans, will be heading to the North-East to see Newcastle Blue Star, of the UniBond League First Division North, face Altrincham in the fourth and final qualifying round.

En route, he’ll take a detour to view the site of the old South Shields club’s Horsley Hill ground, where Town played their first-ever competitive game, a 2-0 North-Eastern League defeat on September 5, 1908.

The Newcastle cup-tie is game number 37 in Scott’s bid to mark Town’s centenary by taking in 100 matches in the season.