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Gardeners Arms drawn at home

THE draw has been made for the first round of this season’s Suffolk Sunday Shield.

THE draw has been made for the first round of this season’s Best Badges Suffolk Sunday Shield.

Gardeners Arms, winners of last season’s Best Badges Suffolk Sunday Trophy, have been handed a home tie versus Ipswich Elite.

A total of 22 teams are entered into this season’s competition, with 12 playing in six first-round ties.

Action is pictured above from last season’s final in which Thetford Wanderers (navy blue shirts) beat Bury Bowl 6-1 (red & white striped shirts) at Needham Market FC.

Best Badges Suffolk Sunday Shield First-Round Draw: Prince of Wales v Rattlesden, Bungay Town v The Golden Eagles, Gardeners Arms v Ipswich Elite, The Golden Hind v Martlesham Old Boys, The Panthers v Stowupland Falcons, Hardwick v Bury Utd.

Byes: AFC Dragonfly, Bury Bowl, Gainsborough Utd, Inter Athletic, Ipswich Pythons, Moreton Hall 96, Red Star, Stoke-by-Clare, Sudbury Swan, Taverners.

Ties to be played on Sunday, September 15th 2024.