The draw for the FA Cup first round proper will take place on Monday evening, with clubs from League One and Two set to enter the competition.
National League sides begin their campaign in the world’s most famous domestic cup competition this weekend, with the fourth preliminary round taking place tomorrow. Last season’s standout non-league team was Macclesfield, who caused one of the biggest upsets in the competition’s history by beating holders Crystal Palace in the third round.
John Rooney’s side were drawn against Brentford in the fourth round but were unable to repeat their heroics. An own goal from Sam Heathcote ultimately proved the difference between the two teams.
Former Winners Hoping For First Round Berth
Two-time winners Bury will be looking to gain a spot in the first round for the first time since they were expelled from the Football League in 2019. The Greater Manchester-based side have had to work their way back up from the bottom after a takeover deal collapsed at the start of the 2019/20 season, where they had just earned promotion to League One.
They currently sit 11th in the Northern Premier League table as they continue their march back towards the EFL, but they will be hoping they can upset National League high flyers Harrogate Town in their fourth qualifying round clash tomorrow lunchtime.
Elsewhere, there are opportunities for two ninth-tier teams to create history. SE Dons from the Southern Counties East Premier Division travel to Sholing of the Southern League Premier Division South, whilst Tadley Calleva face a sterner task at the National League’s Aldershot Town.
Draw Details In Full
Clubs across League One and Two will be keen to discover who they will face in the first round proper. The draw takes place on Monday evening at 6:35pm and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max and the TNT Sports YouTube Channel.
There will be 40 ties in total, with the ball numbers allocated as below:
1. Accrington Stanley
2. AFC Wimbledon
3. Barnet
4. Barnsley
5. Blackpool
6. Bradford City
7. Bristol Rovers
8. Bromley
9. Burton Albion
10. Cambridge United
11. Cheltenham Town
12. Chesterfield
13. Colchester United
14. Crawley Town
15. Crewe Alexandra
16. Doncaster Rovers
17. Exeter City
18. Fleetwood Town
19. Gillingham
20. Grimsby Town
21. Huddersfield Town
22. Leicester City
23. Leyton Orient
24. Luton Town
25. Mansfield Town
26. Milton Keynes Dons
27. Newport County
28. Northampton Town
29. Notts County
30. Oldham Athletic
31. Oxford United
32. Peterborough United
33. Plymouth Argyle
34. Port Vale
35. Reading
36. Rochdale
37. Rotherham United
38. Salford City
39. Sheffield Wednesday
40. Shrewsbury Town
41. Stevenage
42. Stockport County
43. Swindon Town
44. Tranmere Rovers
45. Walsall
46. Wigan Athletic
47. Wycombe Wanderers
48. York City
49. Harborough Town or Spennymoor Town
50. Chorley or Worcester City
51. Gateshead or Stafford Rangers
52. FC Halifax Town or South Shields
53. Leiston or Guiseley
54. Barrow or Gloucester City
55. Hartlepool United or Marine
56. Boston United or Scunthorpe United
57. Macclesfield or Anstey Nomads
58. Altrincham or FC United Of Manchester
59. Bury or Harrogate Town
60. Spalding United or Alvechurch
61. AFC Rushden & Diamonds or Morecambe
62. Kidderminster Harriers or Solihull Moors
63. Carlisle United or Tamworth
64. AFC Fylde or Atherton Collieries
65. Salisbury or Eastbourne Borough
66. Sutton United or Truro City
67. Chesham United or Forest Green Rovers
68. Leatherhead or Yeovil Town
69. Bedford Town or Cray Wanderers
70. Uxbridge or Hornchurch
71. Aldershot Town or Tadley Calleva
72. Torquay United or Oxford City
73. Wimborne Town or Chelmsford City
74. Wealdstone or Worthing
75. Boreham Wood or Woking
76. Eastleigh or Brentwood Town
77. Southend United or Berkhamsted
78. Sholing or SE Dons
79. Plymouth Parkway or Chertsey Town
80. Dover Athletic or Dorking Wanderers
The first round ties are scheduled for the weekend of Saturday, 7th November.
