Hellenic League Cup draw gives Tallentire an early return to his former club

It’s not quite the glitz of the Emirates FA Cup but we have our first confirmed competitive fixtures for the 2016/17 season.

The draw for the first round of the Bluefin Sports Hellenic League Cup has been made and presents Bracknell Town manager Mark Tallentire with an early return to former club Burnham.

We will update with the full draw when we have it.

Burnham vs Bracknell Town
Milton Keynes Academy vs Binfield
Wokingham & Emmbrook vs Lydney Town
Ascot United  have been given a bye

Bracknell Town manager Mark Tallentire began the 2015/16 season with the Southern League club before leaving several months into the season. He was later appointed Robins manager, replacing Keith Pennicott-Bowen.

Burnham are currently managed by another former Bracknell manager, Dave Tuttle.

We’ve laid out all the dates we know for the early part of the 2016/17 season here, including league starts and FA Cup dates. The constitution for the 2016/17 Uhlsport Hellenic Football League was revealed on Sunday.