FA Cup draw: Every first round tie after Wrexham, Birmingham and others find out their fate
The draw for the first round proper takes place on Monday night, and features teams from League One and League Two
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Your support makes all the difference.The FA Cup begun in earnest on Monday with the draw for the first round proper made at Bradford City’s Valley Parade.
32 teams have made it this far through qualifying, and are joined in the first round by the 48 teams from League One and League Two.
Among the eye-catching ties are an encounter between fierce foes MK Dons and Wimbledon, while Harrogate Town host Wrexham having drawn twice with the Welsh club in the league last season. Four-time winners Bolton travel to Walsall.
The 40 first-round fixtures will be held on the first weekend of November as another campaign in the world’s oldest cup competition begins.
Find out the details of every tie in our live blog below:
FA Cup first round draw
The first tie is...
Rotherham vs Cheltenham Town
FA Cup first round draw
Plenty of plum ties for the non-league clubs to target, from four-time winners Bolton to Birmingham City, flying high at the top of League One.
FA Cup first round draw
Right, it’s almost go time. On drawing duties tonight will be former Bradford City player and manager Stuart McCall, and Danny Webber, once of Watford and Sheffield United, among other clubs.
Hednesford Town the lowest-ranked side in the hat
A home 1-1 draw against Gateshead has earned Hednesford Town a replay, ensuring that the eight-tier club are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition. They went all the way to the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1997, falling to a narrow defeat to then-Premier League Middlesbrough - could another cup run be on the cards?
Which teams have made it through qualifying?
Aside from those 12 sides, another 20 have made it through the four qualifying rounds, including York City, Southend United and Rochdale.
Several National League sides are already out of the competition, including Eastleigh, Fylde and Yeovil Town.
The non-league sides who are definitely in the pot for the next round of the competition are as follows:
York City
Barnet
Forest Green
Gateshead
Rochdale
Curzon Ashton
Boreham Wood
Maidstone United
Woking
Guiseley
Oldham Athletic
Chesham United
Horsham
Sutton United
Braintree Town
Alfreton Town
Tonbridge
Worthing
Southend United
Dagenham & Redbridge
Tamworth
Kettering Town
Weston-super-Mare
Wealdstone
Aldershot Town
Scarborough Athletic
Which ties are still to be played?
32 teams come through the four qualifying rounds to get here, though there are still six ties to be played on 15 October. These are listed below (all kick-off at 7.45pm BST):
Maidenhead United v Taunton Town
Boston United v Gainsborough Trinity
Solihull Moors v Altrincham
Brackley Town v Hartlepool
Peterborough Sports v Rushall Olympic
Gateshead v Hednesford Town
What are the FA Cup fixture dates?
The first-round ties will be played between Friday 1 November 2024 and Monday 4 November 2024.
The main dates for the remaining rounds are as follows:
First Round Proper: Saturday 2 November 2024
Second Round Proper: Saturday 30 November 2024
Third Round Proper: Saturday 11 January 2025
Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 8 February 2025
Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 1 March 2025
Quarter Final: Saturday 29 March 2025
Semi Final - Saturday 26 April 2025
Final: Saturday 17 May 2025
What are the ball numbers for the draw?
- Accrington Stanley
- AFC Wimbledon
- Barnsley
- Barrow
- Birmingham City
- Blackpool
- Bolton Wanderers
- Bradford City
- Bristol Rovers
- Bromley
- Burton Albion
- Cambridge United
- Carlisle United
- Charlton Athletic
- Cheltenham Town
- Chesterfield
- Colchester United
- Crawley Town
- Crewe Alexandra
- Doncaster Rovers
- Exeter City
- Fleetwood Town
- Gillingham
- Grimsby Town
- Harrogate Town
- Huddersfield Town
- Leyton Orient
- Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town
- Milton Keynes Dons
- Morecambe
- Newport County
- Northampton Town
- Notts County
- Peterborough United
- Port Vale
- Reading
- Rotherham United
- Salford City
- Shrewsbury Town
- Stevenage
- Stockport County
- Swindon Town
- Tranmere Rovers
- Walsall
- Wigan Athletic
- Wrexham
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Rushall Olympic or Peterborough Sports
- Tamworth
- Oldham Athletic
- Hartlepool United or Brackley Town
- Kettering Town
- Altrincham or Solihull Moors
- Rochdale
- Scarborough Athletic
- York City
- Harborough Town
- Curzon Ashton
- Gainsborough Trinity or Boston United
- Hednesford Town or Gateshead
- Alfreton Town
- Guiseley
- Taunton Town or Maidenhead United
- Horsham
- Aldershot Town
- Southend United
- Sutton United
- Boreham Wood
- Weston Super Mare
- Wealdstone
- Dagenham & Redbridge
- Barnet
- Chesham United
- Tonbridge Angels
- Woking
- Forest Green Rovers
- Maidstone United
- Worthing
- Braintree Town
How can I watch the draw?
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the draw live on BBC Two, with coverage from 7pm BST. A live stream will be available via the BBC iPlayer.
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