2025-26 FA Cup First-Round Draw Scheduled
The first-round draw for the 2025-26 FA Cup will take place on Monday, 13 October at 18:30 BST.
This event will occur just before Worthing competes against Robbie Savage's Forest Green Rovers in the fourth round of qualifying.
A total of 48 teams from League One and Two will join the 32 non-league teams that have advanced from the qualifying rounds.
Premier League and Championship teams will enter the FA Cup in the third round.
The fixtures for the first round are set to take place during the weekend of Saturday, 1 November.
Farnham Town and Sutton United will be featured live on Saturday, 11 October at 12:30pm BST on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, competing for a spot in Monday's draw.
Ball Numbers for the First-Round Draw
The following are the ball numbers for the first-round draw:
Accrington Stanley
AFC Wimbledon
Barnet
Barnsley
Barrow
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City
Bristol Rovers
Bromley
Burton Albion
Cambridge United
Cardiff City
Cheltenham Town
Chesterfield
Colchester United
Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers
Exeter City
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
Grimsby Town
Harrogate Town
Huddersfield Town
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
Luton Town
Mansfield Town
Milton Keynes Dons
Newport County
Northampton Town
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle
Port Vale
Reading
Rotherham United
Salford City
Shrewsbury Town
Stevenage
Stockport County
Swindon
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Wigan Athletic
Wycombe Wanderers
Darlington or AFC Telford United
Macclesfield or Stamford
Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United
Carlisle United or Boston United
Rochdale or York City
Runcorn Linnets or Buxton
Morecambe or Chester
South Shields or Spalding United
Tamworth or Hyde United
Scunthorpe United or King's Lynn Town
Aveley or Gateshead
Spennymoor Town or Billericay Town
Southport or FC Halifax Town
Altrincham or Harborough Town
Worthing or Forest Green Rovers
Maldon & Tiptree or Flackwell Heath
Woking or Brackley Town
Wealdstone or Whitstable Town
Slough Town or Enfield Town
Eastbourne Borough or Boreham Wood
Hampton & Richmond Borough or Eastleigh
Southend United or Folkestone Invicta
Ebbsfleet United or Solihull Moors
Braintree Town or Farnborough
Tonbridge Angels or Chatham Town
Weston Super Mare or Needham Market
Hemel Hempstead Town or Yeovil Town
Banbury United or St Albans City
Chelmsford City or Chippenham Town
AFC Totton or Truro City
Dorking Wanderers or Aldershot Town
Farnham Town or Sutton United
FA Cup Round Dates
First Round: Saturday, 1 November
Second Round: Saturday, 6 December
Third Round: Saturday, 10 January
Fourth Round: Saturday, 14 February
Fifth Round: Saturday, 7 March
Quarter-final: Saturday, 4 April
Semi-final: Saturday, 25 April
Final: Saturday, 16 May
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