FA Cup draw live first round updates as Football League clubs enter competition

15 October 2023 , 14:57

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Who will lift the FA Cup trophy in May? (Image: PA)

The draw for the first round of the 2023-24 FA Cup will see a host of big names in the Football League in the hat.

Manchester City beat their fiercest rivals Manchester United in May to lift the trophy and within a matter of months, the qualifying rounds of the competition got underway.

Non-league sides up and down the country have been action and it is now time for the first round proper with teams in League One and Two entering the fray.

Among the sides in the hat are Wigan, who lifted the trophy after beating Manchester City 10 years ago, and League One leaders and 2008 winners Portsmouth.

The likes of Bolton, Derby and Reading will also be out to avoid an upset if they are drawn to take on one of the many non-league sides still in the competition.

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You can follow all the action from the FA Cup first round draw with Mirror Football.

15:57Nathan Ridley

Goodbye

Thanks for joining us on our live blog for the FA Cup first round draw!

Stay tuned to Mirror Football when the ties take place in three weeks' time.

Until then, take care.

15:18Nathan Ridley

Standout ties

That's a tasty draw for plenty of sides.

Chesterfield host Portsmouth in a battle of the National League and League One table-toppers.

Charlton Athletic will welcome eighth-tier Cray Valley Paper Mills in a London derby.

Horsham are also off to Barnsley for a cracking trip.

And Billericay or Sheppey face Walsall.

14:55Nathan Ridley

First round draw in full

The ties are as follows...

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Curzon Ashton vs Aveley or Barnet
Alfreton Town vs Worthing
Chesterfield vs Portsmouth
Bolton Wanderers vs Solihull Moors
Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic
Leyton Orient vs Carlisle United
Kidderminster Harriers vs Fleetwood Town
Hereford vs Gillingham
Ebbsfleet United or Slough Town vs Grimsby Town
Charlton Athletic vs Cray Valley Paper Mills
Oxford United vs Maidenhead United
Newport County vs Oldham Athletic
Swindon Town vs Aldershot Town
Crewe Alexandra vs Derby County
Mansfield Town vs Wrexham
Marine vs Harrogate Town
Barnsley vs Horsham
Port Vale vs Burton Albion
Peterborough vs Salford
Eastleigh vs Boreham Wood
Bradford vs Wycombe
Billericay Town or Sheppey United vs Walsall
Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United
Bristol Rovers vs Chelmsford City or Whitby Town
Lincoln City vs Morecambe
Sutton United vs AFC Fylde
Reading vs Milton Keynes Dons
Doncaster Rovers vs Accrington Stanley
Chester vs York City or Needham Market
Scarborough or Oxford City vs Forest Green Rovers
Notts County vs Crawley Town
Stockport County vs Worksop Town
Yeovil Town vs Gateshead
Stevenage vs Tranmere Rovers
Braintree Town or Chesham vs Maidstone
Bromley vs Blackpool
AFC Wimbledon vs Cheltenham Town
Cambridge United vs Bracknell Town
Northampton vs Barrow
Ramsgate vs Hemel Hempstead or Woking

14:50Nathan Ridley

Dates of the first round ties

Ties will be played over the weekend of Saturday, November 4.

We'll bring you the full list imminently.

14:49Nathan Ridley

Final three

Cambridge United vs Bracknell Town

Northampton vs Barrow

Ramsgate vs Hemel Hampstead or Woking

14:49Nathan Ridley

Almost complete

Yeovil Town vs Gateshead

Stevenage vs Tranmere

Braintree or Chesham vs Maidstone

Bromley vs Blackpool

AFC Wimbledon vs Cheltenham

14:47Nathan Ridley

Plenty of same league ties

Doncaster Rovers vs Accrington Stanley

Chester vs York City or Needham Market

Scarborough or Oxford City vs Forest Green

Notts County vs Crawley

Stockport vs Worksop Town

14:46Nathan Ridley

Rattling through the ties

Shrewsbury vs Colchester

Bristol Rovers vs Chelmsford City or Whitby Town

Lincoln City vs Morecambe

Sutton vs AFC Fydle

Reading vs MK Dons

14:44Nathan Ridley

Sheppey's potential tie

Eastleigh vs Borehamd Wood

Bradford City vs Wycombe

Billericay or Sheppey vs Walsall

14:43Nathan Ridley

Horsham get a big trip

Barnsley vs Horsham

Port Vale vs Burton Albion

Peterborough vs Salford

14:42Nathan Ridley

Wrexham's draw decided

Crewe vs Derby

Mansfield vs Wrexham

Marine vs Harrogate

14:41Nathan Ridley

We keep going

Oxford United vs Maidenhead

Newport County vs Oldham

Swindon vs Aldershot

14:41Nathan Ridley

What a draw for Cray Valley!

Charlton vs Cray Valley Paper Mills

A great tie!

14:40Nathan Ridley

We keep going

Kiddeminster Harriers vs Fleetwood

Hereford vs Gillingham

Ebbsfleet or Slough vs Grimsby

14:39Nathan Ridley

Next three

Bolton Wanderers vs Solihull Moors

Exeter vs Wigan

Leyton Orient vs Carlisle

14:39Nathan Ridley

First three

Curzon Ashton vs Aveley or Barnet

Alfreton vs Worthing

Chesterfield vs Portsmouth

14:38Nathan Ridley

Balls in the pot

Paul Parker will draw the home teams, Jobi McAnuff the away sides.

Let's go.

14:31Nathan Ridley

Here we go

The programme has kicked off and we're almost ready for the draw!

14:20Nathan Ridley

10 minutes to go

The draw is coming up shortly!

Who are you hoping your club gets?

14:14Nathan Ridley

All ball numbers

Here are the numbers for today's draw - and get ready, there's a lot of them...

1. Accrington Stanley
2. AFC Wimbledon
3. Barnsley
4. Barrow
5. Blackpool
6. Bolton Wanderers
7. Bradford City
8. Bristol Rovers
9. Burton Albion
10. Cambridge United
11. Carlisle United
12. Charlton Athletic
13. Cheltenham Town
14. Colchester United
15. Crawley Town
16. Crewe Alexandra
17. Derby County
18. Doncaster Rovers
19. Exeter City
20. Fleetwood Town
21. Forest Green Rovers
22. Gillingham
23. Grimsby Town
24. Harrogate Town
25. Leyton Orient
26. Lincoln City
27. Mansfield Town
28. Milton Keynes Dons
29. Morecambe
30. Newport County
31. Northampton Town
32. Notts County
33. Oxford United
34. Peterborough United
35. Port Vale
36. Portsmouth
37. Reading
38. Salford City
39. Shrewsbury Town
40. Stevenage
41. Stockport County
42. Sutton United
43. Swindon Town
44. Tranmere Rovers
45. Walsall
46. Wigan Athletic
47. Wrexham
48. Wycombe Wanderers
49. Scarborough Athletic or Oxford City
50. Oldham Athletic
51. Marine
52. Worksop Town
53. AFC Fylde
54. Hereford
55. York City or Needham Market
56. Solihull Moors
57. Chesterfield
58. Alfreton Town
59. Chester
60. Chelmsford City or Whitby Town
61. Curzon Ashton
62. Kidderminster Harriers
63. Gateshead
64. Aldershot Town
65. Maidstone United
66. Ramsgate
67. Aveley or Barnet
68. Hemel Hempstead Town or Woking
69. Horsham
70. Eastleigh
71. Yeovil Town
72. Bromley
73. Maidenhead United
74. Braintree Town or Chesham United
75. Bracknell Town
76. Worthing
77. Boreham Wood
78. Cray Valley (PM)
79. Ebbsfleet United o Slough Town
80. Billericay Town or Sheppey United

13:53Nathan Ridley

Look out for Cray Valley Paper Mills

Definitely the best name in the draw, Greenwich-based Cray Valley Paper Mills are in the hat after beating Enfield Town 5-2 yesterday.

The Millers play in the eighth tier and alongside Kentish duo Ramsgate and Sheppey United are joint-lowest ranked sides left in the competition.

Liam Prenderville

Who's in the hat?

As mentioned, League One and Two clubs are in the mix and that includes two winners from the last 15 years in Portsmouth and Wigan.

The Latics famously beat Manchester City at Wembley in 2013 while Nwankwo Kanu scored the only goal as Pompey lifted the trophy in 2008.

They will be joined by the likes of Derby, Bolton and Wrexham, who are on the rise under their Hollywood owners in League Two.

The lowest ranked sides left in the competition all come from the Isthmian League South East division, with Ramsgate, Cray Valley and Sheppey United all dreaming of a glamour tie.

FA Cup draw live first round updates as Football League clubs enter competition

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Liam Prenderville

Welcome

It is time for the first round draw for the 2023-24 FA Cup.

Manchester City won the famous competition back in May after they edged out rivals Manchester United on their way to a historic treble.

The Premier League champions will enter the fray in the third round alongside the rest of the top flight and Championship clubs but this is the stage for League One and Two sides to make their mark.

There are a number of former winners in the hat while a host of non-league clubs will be eyeing an upset, and a hefty boost to their finances, with clubs picking up ?40,000 from the prize fund.

Follow all the action from the FA Cup first round draw with Mirror Football.

Liam Prenderville

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