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FA Trophy 1st round: East Thurrock or Margate v The Shots

Aldershot Town will travel to either Margate or East Thurrock United in the FA Trophy first round on Saturday 10 December.

The original third qualifying round tie was drawn 1-1 on Saturday – both goals coming from penalties – with the replay scheduled for The Rocks’ FutureFuel Stadium on Tuesday night.

East Thurrock United are currently 8th in National League South, on 28 points from 19 games, with Margate in 19th place in the same division, on 16 points from 18 games.

Margate are managed by Shots legend Nikki Bull and feature former Shots’ John Henly, Brett Johnson and Scott Donnelly in their squad.