Bolton Wanderers manager Phil Parkinson hopes to bring the magic of the FA Cup to Bolton as they shape up for their second-round tie against Sheffield United.

The sky blues of women’s football recently became the first women’s club in British football to average crowds of more than 2,000 over a season – and it’s no wonder with all those goals flying in.

It’s that time of the year when the FA Cup gets underway, putting teams from different Leagues against each other in one of the world’s foremost footballing knock-out competitions.

Bury face a tough task this weekend against League One’s early pacesetters, Walsall although manager Dean Smith thinks the north Manchester club have a lot more to come.

Rochdale’s fixture against Gillingham on Saturday gives Keith Hill’s men an opportunity to kick-start their season again, coming at the end of a positive week with the BBC’s Price of Football study reporting they offer the least-expensive day out in the bottom two football league divisions