The draw for the First Round proper of the 2026/27 Emirates FA Cup will be made on Monday, 19th October, and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports.This round sees clubs from the Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two join the competition, alongside the remaining teams from the ongoing preliminary rounds.
Hosted by Matt Smith, the draw will be made by Martin Keown and Fara Williams, and it will be available to watch on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, and on the TNT Sports YouTube channel. The show will start at 6.30pm BST and the draw will be made at approximately 6.35pm BST.
The First Round proper will be played on or around the weekend of Saturday, 7th November, with winning teams collecting £47,750 from the competition prize fund.
THE FA CUP — FIRST ROUND NUMBERS
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
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
