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FA Cup first round draw as League One and League Two clubs learn opponents

mirror.co.uk, 17 October 2022, 18:25
Sides from Leagues One and Two have entered the FA Cup as the first round proper nears with Sheffield Wednesday taking on Morecambe and Portsmouth being drawn against Hereford The FA Cup first round ties will take place in early November

Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth, Ipswich Town and their fellow football league sides will all enter the FA Cup after the draw for the first round was made.

One of the most historic tournaments in football will welcome 48 sides from Leagues One and Two as it continues its journey to Wembley in June next year. Liverpool are the current holders, but with no Premier League or Championship involvement until the third round teams from lower down the pyramid will assume the limelight.

Wednesday, arguably the biggest name in the first round, will play Morecambe whilst League One pace setters Plymouth Argyle have been drawn against Grimsby Town. Ryan Reynolds continues to bring Hollywood to football and his Wrexham side, who must first beat Blyth Spartans in a replay, could face Oldham Athletic or Chester.

Coalville Town made their own piece of FA Cup history by knocking out Notts County, who are the first winners of the competition since 1904 to be ousted in the qualifying rounds. Alvechurch, who sit 19th in the seventh tier of the football pyramid, have been drawn with Cheltenham Town.

Teams from the National League and below have been aiming to reach the landmark round, with ties taking place on November 5-6. For several outfits a tie on the road, especially those selected by broadcasters, can be huge money spinners.

FA Cup first round ties

South Shields vs Forest Green Rovers

Bolton Wanderers vs Barnsley

Boreham Wood vs Eastleigh

Curzon Ashton vs Cambridge Utd

Maidenhead Utd vs Dagenham & Redbridge

Crawley Town vs Accrington Stanley

Solihull Moors vs Hartlepool Utd

Kidderminster or Fylde vs Gillingham

Peterborough Utd vs Salford City

Sutton Utd vs Farnborough

Grimsby Town vs Plymouth Argyle

MK Dons vs Yeovil or Taunton

Ebbsfleet Utd vs FC Halifax Town

Carlisle Utd vs Tranmere Rovers

Bracknell Town vs Ipswich Town

Hendon or Chippenham vs Lincoln City

Sheffield Weds 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 Utd

Stockport County vs Swindon Town

Doncaster Rovers vs King's Lynn Town

Altrincham 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 & Richmond vs Derby County

Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale

Wycombe Wanderers vs Walsall

Blyth Spartans or Wrexham vs Oldham or Chester

Crewe vs Leyton Orient

Barnet vs Chelmsford City

Woking vs Oxford Utd

Chesterfield vs Northampton Town

Cheltenham Town vs Alvechurch

Barrow vs Mansfield

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