Rugby Town kick off their FA Cup campaign this afternoon at Butlin Road against Dudley Sports of the West Midlands League.

	Date Saturday 12th September 2009 Kick-off 3pm Venue Butlin Road, Rugby Comp FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round

Dudley Sports are the visitors to Butlin Road this afternoon in the FACup 1st Qualifying Round, meaning Rugby kick-off their participation in the nation's favourite sporting competition against lower level opposition for the third consecutive year.

Last season saw Friar Lane & Epworth dispatched after a replay, and Deeping Rangers also succumbed at Butlin Road in 2007, although Glapwell proved the tricky nature of the underdog shaming Town with a victory the year after.

Saturday's opponents Dudley Sports play in the West Midlands League - three levels below Valley - and have reached this stage of the competition after wins against Rocester and Southam in the preliminary qualifying stages.

The game undoubtedly represents the biggest ever in Sports thirty year history. 2009 is only the second occasion the club have entered the competition, having lost in the Extra Preliminary Round last time round.

Having seen his attempts at bolstering the squad appear to flounder this week, Dobson is hopeful that he will have no new injury worries ahead of the cup tie, although he will have to do without midfielder Ben Twigger who left the club this week.

Twigger arrived in the summer with a good reputation, but the ex-Bedworth United captain failed to impress in a central role in his four competitive starts.

Valley squad from: Andy Stevens, Dan Bell; Liam Nicell, Harry Donaghey, Craig Herbert, Delroy Gordon, Sean Castleton; Marcel Simpson, Shawn Richards, Matt Gearing, Allando Davis, David Staff, Steve Purton, Neil Melvin; Jason Ramsay, David Kolodynski.