Kettering Town and Ascot United remember Ezekiel Williams; FA Cup first-round ties near

Kettering Town announced the sudden passing of former player Ezekiel Williams and shared a GoFundMe page set up in his memory. Ascot United have also established a fundraising page to support the family of the former first-team player.

In the FA Cup first round, Stafford Rangers host Grimsby Town at the Stan Robinson Stadium on Sunday 8 November, live on TNT Sports, having beaten Congleton Town 1-0 in midweek through Ellis Horan's 19th-minute goal. Harborough Town travel to Leyton Orient at the BetWright Stadium with more than 1,000 tickets sold, and Guiseley host Sutton United at Nethermoor on Saturday, kick-off 3pm, after a 4-1 win over Leek Town in which Kallan Murphy, Elliot Owen, Lebrun Mbeka and Paul Iggulden scored. Sholing will play their first FA Cup first-round tie in Salisbury on Saturday 7 November, Dover Athletic host Wealdstone at Crabble, and AFC Rushden & Diamonds had 21 tickets left for their trip to Burton Albion. Cray Wanderers are preparing for what the club calls the biggest game in its history, against Stockport County. Wimborne Town's sold-out tie with Crawley will be shown live on TNT Sports and HBO Max.

In the league, Eastbourne Borough beat Stanway Rovers 1-0 for an eighth consecutive league win, Josh Rees scoring, and are within three points of leaders Enfield Town. Ebbsfleet United returned to the top of the table with a six-goal away win, their biggest on the road since 2022. Bradford (Park Avenue) extended their club-record unbeaten start to 16 games with victory over Morpeth Town. Plymouth Parkway beat league leaders Uxbridge 3-1, through Rocky Neal, Ed Palmer and Hayden Turner, and Halesowen Town held leaders Hinckley AFC to a 1-1 draw.

In midweek cup fixtures, Alfreton Town knocked Belper Town out of the Derbyshire Senior Cup through Riley McLachlan's first-half goal, Glossop North End won 4-0 at Dronfield Town, and Ilkeston Town won 3-1 at Clay Cross Town. Weston-super-Mare beat Wellington 8-0 in the Francis Hillier Premier Cup, and Horsham reached the Sussex Transport Senior Cup quarter-final through Ashley Nadesan's 87th-minute winner at Pagham. Havant & Waterlooville lost 6-0 to Portsmouth in the Servio Men's Senior Cup.

In youth football, Blyth Spartans' under-18s equalled the club's best FA Youth Cup run before 357 supporters at Croft Park. Merstham's new 3G pitch had its first win, 5-1, and Boston Town's Chris Funnell reached 100 games as manager. Jersey Bulls' Jarma Mohamed and Truro City's Ben Starkie have international call-ups for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with Somalia and Tanzania respectively. Cray Valley PM gave all gate money from their London Senior Cup tie with Welling United to the Freddie Farmer Foundation, with Welling donating their share too.