The road to Wembley edges one step closer when the draw for the FA Cup first round proper takes place on Monday evening.
The 32 remaining teams from the recent six qualifying rounds go into the hat and will be accompanied by a further 48 teams from league One and Two.
A whopping 40 first-round ties will take place across the first weekend of November to kick off another FA Cup campaign in earnest.
For many of English football’s minnows, the short-term plan is to reach the third round where their hopes of landing a plum tie against a Championship or Premier League club becomes more likely.
However, two challenging rounds await before the dream of playing at Old Trafford or Anfield can become a reality.
Who can follow in Crystal Palace’s footsteps and get their hands on the trophy in 2026?
Where to follow the FA Cup first round draw?
The draw will take place on Monday, October 13 at 6:30pm.
It will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, discovery+ and on the TNT Sports YouTube page.
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FA Cup draw ball numbers
1. Accrington Stanley 2. AFC Wimbledon 3. Barnet 4. Barnsley 5. Barrow 6. Blackpool 7. Bolton Wanderers 8. Bradford City 9. Bristol Rovers 10. Bromley 11. Burton Albion 12. Cambridge United 13. Cardiff City 14. Cheltenham Town 15. Chesterfield 16. Colchester United 17. Crawley Town 18. Crewe Alexandra 19. Doncaster Rovers 20. Exeter City 21. Fleetwood Town 22. Gillingham 23. Grimsby Town 24. Harrogate Town 25. Huddersfield Town 26. Leyton Orient 27. Lincoln City 28. Luton Town 29. Mansfield Town 30. Milton Keynes Dons 31. Newport County 32. Northampton Town 33. Notts County 34. Oldham Athletic 35. Peterborough United 36. Plymouth Argyle 37. Port Vale 38. Reading 39. Rotherham United 40. Salford City 41. Shrewsbury Town 42. Stevenage 43. Stockport County 44. Swindon 45. Tranmere Rovers 46. Walsall 47. Wigan Athletic 48. Wycombe Wanderers 49. AFC Telford United 50. Macclesfield 51. Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United 52. Carlisle United 53. York City 54. Buxton 55. Morecambe or Chester 56. South Shields 57. Tamworth 58. Scunthorpe United 59. Gateshead 60. Spennymoor Town 61. FC Halifax Town 62. Altrincham or Harborough Town 63. Worthing or Forest Green Rovers 64. Maldon & Tiptree 65. Woking or Brackley Town 66. Wealdstone 67. Slough Town 68. Boreham Wood 69. Eastleigh 70. Southend United 71. Ebbsfleet United 72. Braintree Town 73. Chatham Town 74. Weston-super-Mare 75. Hemel Hempstead Town 76. Banbury United or St Albans City 77. Chelmsford City 78. AFC Totton or Truro City 79. Aldershot Town 80. Farnham Town or Sutton United The FA Cup first round proper draw takes place on MondayHow does the FA Cup draw work?
There are no seeds in the FA Cup draw.
Instead, all rounds of club football’s oldest cup competition are drawn at random to determine which sides will be pitched against each other with the exception of the final.
Each club in the draw will be assigned a number corresponding to a ball that will be put into a container. Balls will be picked out one at a time to determine the first round fixtures.
Usually one person will draw the home teams and another will draw the away teams which means it is entirely possible that a team could play every game at home or away up until the semi-final and final which will be staged at Wembley.
How many rounds are in the FA Cup?
There are 12 rounds in the FA Cup which are split into qualifying and official competition.
The qualifiers consist of six rounds that take place over the first three months of the season due to the large presence of non-league clubs.
Meanwhile, the six official rounds take place with the introduction of Football League and Premier League clubs.
It is broken down as follows:
Extra preliminary round – Level 8 (lowest ranked 96 clubs), 9 and 10 clubs Preliminary round – Level 8 clubs (64 highest ranked clubs) First qualifying round – Level 7 clubs Second qualifying round – Level 6 clubs Third qualifying round – No clubs added Fourth qualifying round – Level 5 clubs Official first round – League One and League Two clubs added Official second round – No clubs added Official third round – Premier League and Championship clubs added Official fourth round – No clubs added Official fifth round – Knockout round The finals – Quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals GettyCrystal Place are the current holders following their success over Man City in May[/caption]Does the FA Cup still have replays?
Replays have long been a part of the FA Cup and even existed in the final with the last one taking place in 1993 when Arsenal beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1.
But as of the 2024/25 season, replay was abolished from the first round proper onwards.Replays are still in place for the six qualifying rounds
Can clubs qualify for European football via the FA Cup?
There is no Champions League access as a reward for winning the FA Cup however teams are awarded a spot in the Europa League should they lift the prestigious trophy.
What is the FA Cup schedule?
First Round Proper: Saturday 1 November 2025 Second Round Proper: Saturday 6 December 2025 Third Round Proper: Saturday 10 January 2026 Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 14 February 2026 Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 7 March 2026 Quarter Final: Saturday 4 April 2026 Semi-Final: Saturday 25 April 2026 The Final: Saturday 16 May 2026Hence then, the article about fa cup first round draw live date start time confirmed ball numbers and where to watch was published today ( ) and is available on talksport ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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