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The third round draw is one of the big days on the football calendar; a draw full of drama as you await your team being drawn. Unfortunately, that drama was snatched away this year as our ball, number 9, was the first drawn.
We've played Port Vale three times previously in the FA Cup, but the last of those three was thirty years ago in the second round.
Prior to that, we'd beaten the then named Burslem Port Vale 3-0 in the second round of the 1897/98 season before travelling to Vale Park for a fourth round tie some considerable time later.
That was in the 1976/77 season. Having beaten Lincoln in the third round we were beaten 2-1 at Port Vale with Brian Flynn scoring a late consolation goal from the penalty spot.
It was defeat again in 1980/81. This time, having won 1-0 against Scarborough in the first round, we drew 1-1 at home against Port Vale with Eric Potts getting the Burnley equaliser. Our cup hopes ended that season in the replay as we went down 2-0.
This season's third round tie is expected to be played on Saturday 8th January 2011.
Full Third Round Draw
Burnley v Port Vale
Coventry v Crystal Palace
Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
Fulham v Peterborough
Doncaster v Wolves
Brighton or FC United of Manchester v Portsmouth
Huddersfield v Dover
Crawley or Swindon v Derby
West Ham v Barnsley
Reading v West Brom
Arsenal v Leeds
Sheffield United v Aston Villa
Leicester v Manchester City
Bolton v York
Blackburn v QPR
Swansea v Colchester
Wycombe v Hereford or Lincoln
Stevenage v Newcastle
Burton v Middlesbrough
Millwall v Birmingham
Southampton v Blackpool
Watford v Hartlepool or Yeovil
Chelsea v Ipswich
Sunderland v Notts County or Bournemouth
Scunthorpe v Everton
Manchester United v Liverpool
Hull v Wigan
Stoke v Cardiff
Tottenham v Charlton or Luton
Preston v Nottingham Forest
Norwich v Droylsden or Leyton Orient
Torquay United v Carlisle