The Draw For The FA Cup First Round Has Been Made

By Sam Elliott

The draw for the first round of this season’s FA Cup has taken place as excitement builds.

As always, we have some pulsating ties to look forward to next month.

National League promotion hunters Bromley head to Rotherham United.

Boston United’s reward if they can see off Stratford is a big home game with Shrewsbury Town.

Kidderminster Harriers face Grimsby Town in an exciting match up.

Stockport County fans are sure to travel to Bolton Wanderers in massive numbers.

FC Halifax Town will welcome Maidenhead United if they beat Pontefract while National League big boys Chesterfield and Southend United are drawn together.

Solihull Moors will be inspired by Chorley for their trip to Wigan Athletic.

Charlton Athletic will welcome the winner of Torquay United and Havant & Waterlooville

Ebbsfleet United are away at Leyton Orient while Marske or Gateshead play host to Altrincham.

The ties will be held between Friday 5 and Monday 8 November.

Winning clubs will earn £22,629 from the competition prize fund.

The draw in full:
Bradford City vs Exeter City
Sunderland vs Mansfield Town
Dorking Wanderers or Hayes & Yeading vs Sutton United
Sheffield Wednesday vs Plymouth Argyle
Carlisle United vs Horsham
Dover Athletic or Yate Town vs Yeovil Town or Weymouth
Scunthorpe United vs Doncaster Rovers
Rotherham United vs Bromley
Portsmouth vs Harrow Borough
Gillingham vs Cheltenham Town
Morecambe vs Newport County
Banbury United vs Barrow
AFC Sudbury vs Colchester United
Fleetwood Town vs Burton Albion
Northampton Town vs Cambridge United
Corinthian-Casuals or St Albans City vs Forest Green Rovers
Boston or Stratford vs Shrewsbury Town
Pontefract or Halifax Town vs Maidenhead United
Chesterfield vs Southend United
Rochdale vs Tamworth or Notts County
Kidderminster Harriers vs Grimsby Town
Wigan Athletic vs Solihull Moors
Boreham Wood vs Eastleigh or Folkestone Invicta
York or Morpeth vs Kettering or Buxton
Ipswich Town vs Oldham Athletic
AFC Wimbledon vs Brackley or Guiseley
Harrogate Town vs Marine or Wrexham
Hartlepool United vs Wycombe Wanderers
King’s Lynn vs Walsall
Bolton Wanderers vs Stockport County
Crewe Alexandra vs Swindon Town
Charlton Athletic vs Torquay United or Havant & Waterlooville
Oxford United vs Bristol Rovers
Crawley Town vs Tranmere Rovers
Leyton Orient vs Ebbsfleet United
Milton Keynes Dons vs Stevenage
Lincoln City vs Bowers & Pitsea
Port Vale vs Accrington Stanley
Marske or Gateshead vs Altrincham

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