The big boys from League One and League Two have now entered the FA Cup as the First Round draw has taken place.
The club we are now following on our Road to Wembley, South Shields, managed by none other than Kevin Phillips, pulled off a major shock in the last round as they beat Scunthorpe United. Their reward is a home tie against League One outfit Forest Green Rovers who have found life tough in the third tier so far this season.
But the tie of the round sees Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich Town, the 1978 winners of this competition travel to Bracknell Town in the seventh tier of English football. That is a tie that shows exactly what the FA Cup is all about.
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Elsewhere, Hereford FC, now in the sixth tier have got a plum tie as they host League One giants and 2008 winners Portsmouth at Edgar Street. Danny Cowley will be hoping to avoid the upsets that his Lincoln City side were so famous for when he was a non-league manager.
Meanwhile Alvechurch, where the draw took place on BBC Two, were made to wait but they will face Cheltenham Town away from home. Coalville Town’s reward for beating Notts County is a trip to the Valley to take on Charlton Athletic, Curzon Ashton face League One Cambridge United and Needham Market will visit Burton Albion. There's also the possibility of a Wrexham vs Chester derby, should they both come through their replays.
You can see the full draw below.
FA Cup First Round Draw:
South Shields vs Forest Green Rovers
Bolton Wanderers vs Barnsley
Boreham Wood vs Eastleigh
Curzon Ashton vs Cambridge United
Maidenhead United vs Dagenham and Redbridge
Crawley Town vs Accrington Stanley
Solihull Moors vs Hartlepool United
Kidderminster or AFC Fylde vs Gillingham
Peterborough United vs Salford City
Sutton United vs Farnborough
Grimsby Town vs Plymouth Argyle
MK Dons vs Yeovil or Taunton
The tie is due to take place on Saturday, November 5th.
More details will be released in due course.
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Ebbsfleet United vs FC Halifax Town
Carlisle United vs Tranmere Rovers
Bracknell Town vs Ipswich Town
Hendon or Chippenham vs Lincoln City
Sheffield Wednesday vs Morecambe
Hereford vs Portsmouth
Shrewsbury Town vs York City
Buxton vs Merthyr Town
Charlton Athletic vs Coalville Town
Weymouth vs AFC Wimbledon
Newport County vs Colchester United
Stockport County vs Swindon Town
Doncaster Rovers vs King’s Lynn
Altricham or Gateshead vs Stevenage
Fleetwood Town vs Oxford City
Burton Albion vs Needham Market
Bradford City vs Harrogate Town
Port Vale vs Exeter City
Torquay or Hampton and Richmond vs Derby County
Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale
Wycombe vs Walsall
Blyth Spartans or Wrexham vs Oldham or Chester
Crewe Alexandra vs Leyton Orient
Barnet vs Chelmsford
Woking vs Oxford United
Chesterfield vs Northampton
Cheltenham vs Alvechurch
Barrow vs Mansfield
