HUCKNALL TOWN V BOSTON TOWN
FA VASE FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING
SATURDAY AUGUST 23RD 2025 15.00 KO
MATCH PREVIEW
After being unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Cup by near neighbours Basford last Saturday Hucknall have an instant chance to redeem themselves in the FA Vase but again it won't be an easy task as last years beaten play off finalists Boston Town visit the RM Stadium on Saturday.
The two teams have been no strangers to each other in the last 2 seasons and by and large Boston have had their fair Share of the spoils. Boston are a well established UCL Premier side moving up from the Central Midlands league despite only finishing 9th at the end of the 1990/91 season and have been there ever since moving to the North Premier when the division was split in 2021.
Boston reached the FA Vase Semi Final in 1994 but lost out to Taunton Town. Last season they made the first round proper before bowing out to Atherstone Town.
After losing out on Penalties to Bourne Town in the play offs Boston have made a steady start and are with a number of clubs on 7 points (1 ahead of the Yellows)to lie in 7th place from 4 games played.
Boston started with a 2 2 home draw against Heanor Town but were then beaten away 2 1 at Wisbech who have made a good start to the season. A 2 nil home win followed in the FA Cup against Kimberley before two league wins both 2 1 away at pointless Ashby Ivanhoe and at home to Newark Town in controversial circumstances.
Boston's FA Cup adventure continued with success over the other Newark team. After a goal less draw at Newark and Sherwood, Boston won the replay 4 1 and face Sporting Khalsa a name familiar to Yellow's fans.
In the last 2 seasons the teams have played 5 times with Boston winning 4 of them. At home in the league last December when the game was played in awful conditions with the hosts playing them better and running out 3 nil winners. The previous season Boston won three games at home in the league and FA Vase both 3 1 and 1 nil away at the RM.
I think these stats give a hint of how difficult this game will be and the Yellows will need to be on top form if they are to repeat their only victory v Boston, the 2 1 home win in September last year.
Hucknall will have injury worries concerning Lewis Belgrave and Sam Sims who had to come off against Basford and Reece Sugars who was injured for that game. Mahzi Simmons should be back after serving his 3 match ban for his red card at Belper.
Safe travels to our visiting players, supporters and management on Saturday and here's to a good game. Winners receive £550 and the losers £160.
If the match is a draw after 90 minutes then it goes straight to penalties. No extra time.
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