Bracknell Town FC have been awarded a glamour FA Cup tie against Ipswich Town.
After beating Banbury United in the fourth qualifying round and earning their spot in the FA Cup first round, the Robins will now face the biggest game in the club’s history.
Bracknell, who play in Step 3 in the Southern League Premier South, will host League One Ipswich.
Bracknell play their home fixtures at Bottom Meadow, Sandhurst, which has a 1,950 capacity.
The management duo of Carl Withers and Jamie McClrug, who joined Bracknell last month after a successful spell with Binfield, have a track record of success in cup competitions having led the Moles to the FA Vase final in 2021.
Ipswich are currently competing at the top of League One and are hoping to win promotion to the Championship after they were relegated in 2019.
The visiting Tractor Boys have a huge fanbase and history, averaging attendances of more than 25,000 in England’s third tier.
Ipswich’s impressive past boasts a Football League First division title (1961/62) and a UEFA Cup (1981). They also won the FA Cup in 1978, but have not progressed past the third round since 2009/10.
After their win at the weekend to progress to the FA Cup first-round, joint first-team manager Carl Withers said: “Still hasn’t quite sunk in what we achieved yesterday as a group and deservedly they now write themselves into the clubs history books. To the fans, your support was incredible and that win was just as much for you as it was the players.”
