Whitstable Town v Virginia Water
The Isuzu FA Vase First Round
Saturday 19th October 2024, kick off 15:00
The Primcura Healthcare Stadium
The Belmont
Whitstable
CT5 4LN

Following the 1-0 win against Canterbury in the Kent Senior Trophy, Whitstable have another cup tie on Saturday when they play Virginia Water at home on Saturday 19th October in the First Round Proper of the FA Vase.

The game will be settled by penalty kicks in the scores are level after 90 minutes.
Prize money for winning in this round is £825, with £250 for the losing club.

Whitstable have beaten Corinthian-Casuals and Hollands & Blair in the qualifying rounds to reach this stage. Virginia Water have only played one game in the competition when a single goal was enough to knock out Winslow United.

Whitstable reached the Fifth Round (last 16) of the FA Vase in 1996-97 and the Third Round more recently in 2016-17. Virginia Water last reached the Second Round back in 1975-76.

Virginia Water play at the same level of football as Whitstable and are currently 5th in the Combined Counties League Premier Division North with 18 points from 12 matches. Virginia Water is in the Surrey borough of Runnymede, close to the artificial lake within Windsor Great Park from which it takes its name, and is also home to the Wentworth estate. The football club was formed in 1920 and during the reigns of King Edward VIII and King George VI gained financial support of £2 per year from the Crown. They are currently hoping to relocate to a new ground not far from The Timbers, where they have played for most of their history, as it cannot be developed sufficiently for Step 5 football. The first team have recently therefore had a groundshare at Windsor FC, but currently play their home games 24 miles to the north in Berkshire at Arbour Park, the home of Slough Town FC.