FA Trophy: Vauxhall Motors to be given bye after King’s Lynn fold

Dec 10 2009 Chester Chronicle

VAUXHALL Motors will receive a free pass into the second round of the FA Trophy after King’s Lynn were wound up in the High Court.

The Motormen’s scheduled first-round opponents on Saturday will disappear immediately from the UniBond League Premier Division after failing to pay a tax bill of around £67,000.

As a result of the Linnets ruling, Motors will go automatically into round two and pocket £5,000 in prize money.

The financial boost is a massive shot in the arm for Motors, who last week finally received the £2,500 they were owed by Chester City for the loan deal which took Paul Taylor to the Deva Stadium last season.

The break will allow Carl Macauley to ponder any further changes to his struggling side, who remain second from bottom in the Blue Square North after going down 4-2 at home to Corby Town on Saturday.

Josh Wilson and Karl Noon netted for Motors, who have released striker Josh Hine and signed former Wrexham defender Gareth Evans and frontman Jon Bathurst from Southport.