Guiseley are hoping to make the most of home advantage to reach the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history.

Saturday's visit of Conference high-fliers Crawley represents the fifth time the Lions have reached the first round proper.

But the match will be the first time that their Nethermoor ground has hosted a tie at this stage.

The only other time Guiseley had home advantage in the first-round draw, they switched the tie to Valley Parade when they faced Football League side Carlisle United.

This time they face a non-league outfit but Crawley, who signed Bradford City’s Scott Neilson this season, head the Blue Square Premier.

Guiseley may be in the division below but go into the weekend in third place, with boss Steve Kittrick being named manager of the month for October having also won the accolade the previous month.

Chairman Phil Rogerson said: “Getting a home draw is what you look for but there are a few other clubs at our level and below still in the competition that would have given us a better chance of going through.”

Prices on the gate have been increased for the match but Rogerson said these were mandatory.

He said: “The FA set a minimum charge for these games and we have to adhere to that, so we are not guilty of fleecing anyone.

“Crawley are also likely to stay overnight so there will be travel and hotel bills that will come out of the gate money that is split between the clubs after all the costs of staging the game have been deducted.

“We are not going to have a huge payday just because of this game but we are not complaining because we have banked a significant amount of prize money by reaching this stage.

“It is not all about money in any case because there are other benefits of a long run in the FA Cup.

"It raises the club’s profile with the media and within our own league and the confidence boost of keeping the positive results coming is immeasurable.

“The last two times we have reached the first round proper we experienced similar benefits and we were drawn away and didn’t make much money from the final games when we were knocked out.

“We were drawn at Forrest Green Rovers when Bobby Davison was in charge and we visited Luton Town, when they were in the Football League, under Neil Parsley. We played well in both games but were up against clubs a lot higher than us in the football pyramid.”