The FA Cup: First Round Draw The FA Cup: First Round Draw

The FA Cup: First Round Draw

We now know which teams will face-off in a bid to secure a place in the Second Round.
Bescot Banter - Walsall FC NewsThe draw for the First Round (proper) of the 2025/26 Emirates FA Cup took place on Monday evening, and we have all the details you need, below.

Broadcast live on TNT Sports, clubs from League One and League Two joined the competition alongside non-league teams who successfully navigated Fourth Round Qualifying over the weekend.

First Round (proper) fixtures will be played on or around the weekend of Saturday, 1st November 2025 with ticket news and broadcast information to be confirmed in due course.

Winning teams will receive £45,000 from the competition's prize fund, with the losing side earning £15,000.

THE FA CUP - FIRST ROUND DRAW
Weston Super Mare v Aldershot Town
Salford City v Lincoln City 
Luton Town v Worthing or Forest Green Rovers 
Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley 
Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons 
Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County 
Wigan Athletic v Hemel Hempstead Town 
Newport County v Gillingham 
Cheltenham Town v Bradford City 
Barnsley v York City 
Reading v Carlisle United 
Bromley v Bristol Rovers 
Peterborough United v Cardiff City 
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town 
Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers 
Tamworth v Leyton Orient 
Stevenage v Chesterfield 
Boreham Wood v Crawley Town 
Farnham Town or Sutton United v AFC Telford United 
Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town 
Chelmsford City v Braintree Town 
Spennymoor Town v Barrow 
Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle 
FC Halifax Town v Exeter City 
Slough Town v Altrincham or Harborough Town 
Wealdstone v Southend United 
Rotherham United v Swindon Town 
Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United 
Buxton v Chatham Town 
Burton Albion v Banbury United or St Alban's City 
Woking or Brackley Town v Notts County
Blackpool v Scunthorpe United 
Cambridge United v Morecambe or Chester 
AFC Wimbledon v Gateshead 
Mansfield Town v Harrogate Town 
Macclesfield v AFC Totton or Truro City 
South Shields v Shrewsbury Town 
Fleetwood Town v Barnet 
Port Vale v Malton & Tiptree
Eastleigh v Walsall
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