Sky Bet Football League Two club Colchester United will host holders and Vanarama South challengers Chelmsford City in the Quarter-Finals of the BBC Essex Senior Cup after the draw was broadcast live on Wednesday (6th December).

The Clarets, who lifted the cup in March at the home of The U’s following a slender victory over East Thurrock United, now head back to the Weston Homes Community Stadium on or before 13th January. Their opponents in that final now entertain Concord Rangers, who claimed the trophy three seasons in a row from 2014 to 2016.

All eight remaining teams have an eye on this season’s final, which will again take place at the Community Stadium in March. They include Bostik Premier club Billericay Town, winners of the competition in 1976 and 2011, and they’ll welcome divisional rivals Harlow Town in the last eight. The Hawks collected the cup in 1979.

Nick Alliker from BBC Essex and Robert Craven from the Essex County FA pulled out the home and away clubs respectively during the live draw at the station’s Chelmsford studios. Elsewhere, Bostik North Romford, who have four Senior Cup titles to their name, face another club from their division in Grays Athletic, victors over Dagenham & Redbridge.

Meanwhile, the draw for the Quarter-Finals of the BBC Essex Women’s Cup was also broadcast live the same night on the station’s Wednesday Sport Show. These eight clubs were equally within touching distance of this season’s final, which will take place in March at Aveley FC’s brand new Parkside Stadium. Holders C & K Basildon joined four other seeded teams and were drawn against Colchester Town.

Competition details are shared on Twitter by following @EssexCountyFA and by searching for ‘EssexFootball’ on Facebook. A full list of dates, kick-off times and venues for 2017/18 County Cup Finals has now also been published for the first time, as below.

BBC Essex Senior Cup Quarter Finals (on or before 13th January)

East Thurrock United vs Concord Rangers
Billericay Town vs Harlow Town
Colchester United vs Chelmsford City
Romford vs Grays Athletic

BBC Essex Women’s Cup Quarter Finals (on or before 21st January)

Billericay Town vs Brentwood Town
C & K Basildon vs Colchester Town
Harlow Town vs Writtle
Little Thurrock Dynamos vs Corringham Cosmos

Essex County Cup Final Dates and Venues 2017/18

BBC Essex Senior Cup, Tuesday 20th March, 7:45pm, Colchester United FC

Under 18s Girls' Cup, Wednesday 21st March, 7:45pm, Aveley FC

Saturday Junior Trophy, Friday 23rd March, 7:45pm, Aveley FC

Cordell Under 13s Cup, Sunday 25th March, 11:00am, Great Wakering Rovers FC

Sunday Veterans Cup, Sunday 25th March, 3:00pm, Great Wakering Rovers FC

Saturday Veterans Cup, Wednesday 28th March, 7:45pm, Concord Rangers FC

BBC Essex Women’s Cup, Thursday 29th March, 7:45pm, Aveley FC

Saturday Junior Cup, Wednesday 4th April, 7:45pm, Stanway Rovers FC

Sunday Junior Trophy, Friday 6th April, 7:45pm, Aveley FC

Sunday Junior Cup, Sunday 8th April, 10:30am, Saffron Walden Town FC

Women’s Trophy, Sunday 8th April, 3:00pm, Saffron Walden Town FC

BBC Essex Saturday Premier Cup, Wednesday 11th April, 7:45pm, Billericay Town FC

Under 12s Cup, Sunday 15th April, 11:00am, Burnham Ramblers FC

Under 14s Girls' Cup, Sunday 15th April, 2:30pm, Burnham Ramblers FC

Cassels Under 16s Cup, Wednesday 18th April, 7:45pm, Aveley FC

Andrews Under 14s Cup, Sunday 22nd April, 11:00am, Concord Rangers FC

Rosser Under 15s Cup, Sunday 22nd April, 3:00pm, Concord Rangers FC

Pelly Under 18s Cup, Wednesday 25th April, 7:45pm, Billericay Town FC

Under 16s Girls' Cup, Sunday 29th April, 10:30am, Concord Rangers FC

Sunday Premier Cup, Sunday 29th April, 3:00pm, Concord Rangers FC