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FA Cup First Round Draw Completed as 48 Teams Enter The Competition
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Published 18:59 13 Oct 2025 GMT+1

FA Cup First Round Draw Completed as 48 Teams Enter The Competition

The FA Cup first round draw has been completed.

Nasir Jabbar

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The FA Cup first round draw has been completed as all 48 teams from League One and League Two have entered the competition.

The time for EFL clubs to enter the FA Cup has come around as they join the 32 non-league clubs who progressed from the qualifying rounds.

The draw includes League One leaders Stevenage, as well as Bradford City, Cardiff City and Stockport Country.

Not to mention League Two's Walsall, who lead the way, Swindon Town, Gillingham and Grimsby Town, who beat Manchester United in the Carabao Cup second round.

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South Shields, Wealdstone, Weston-super-Mare and Chelmsford City are among the non-league teams in the FA Cup first round.

The draw took place ahead of Worthing's clash against Robbie Savage's Forest Green Rovers in the fourth round of qualifying.

Crystal Palace beat Manchester City in last season's FA Cup final. Image: Getty
Crystal Palace beat Manchester City in last season's FA Cup final. Image: Getty

FA Cup first round draw in full:

Weston-super-Mare vs. Aldershot Town

Salford City vs. Lincoln City

Luton Town vs. Worthing or Forest Green Rovers

Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United vs. Accrington Stanley

Colchester United vs. MK Dons

Tranmere Rovers vs. Stockport County

Wigan Athletic vs. Hemel Hempstead Town

Newport County vs. Gillingham

Cheltenham Town vs. Bradford City

Barnsley vs. York City

Reading vs. Carlisle United

Bromley vs. Bristol Rovers

Peterborough United vs. Cardiff City

Oldham Athletic vs. Northampton Town

Crewe Alexandra vs. Doncaster Rovers

Tamworth vs. Leyton Orient

Stevenage vs. Chesterfield

Boreham Wood vs. Crawley Town

Farnham Town or Sutton United vs. Telford United

Bolton Wanderers vs. Huddersfield Town

Chelmsford City vs. Braintree Town

Spennymoor Town vs. Barrow

Wycombe Wanderers vs. Plymouth Argyle

Halifax Town vs. Exeter City

Slough Town vs. Altrincham or Harborough Town

Wealdstone vs. Southend United

Rotherham United vs. Swindon Town

Grimsby Town vs. Ebbsfleet United

Buxton vs. Chatham Town

Burton Albion vs. Banbury United or St Albans City

Woking or Brackley Town vs. Notts County

Blackpool vs. Scunthorpe United

Cambridge United vs. Morecambe or Chester

Wimbledon vs. Gateshead

Mansfield Town vs. Harrogate Town

Macclesfield vs. AFC Totton or Truro City

South Shields vs. Shrewsbury Town

Fleetwood Town vs. Barnet

Port Vale vs. Maldon & Tiptree

Eastleigh vs. Walsall

When are the FA Cup first round games?

The FA Cup first round is set to take place on the weekend of Saturday, November 1.

Matches are expected to be played across several dates around that weekend.

When do Premier League and Championship teams enter the FA Cup?

Premier League and Championships teams, including holders Crystal Palace, who beat Manchester City 1-0 in last season's FA Cup final, enter the competition in the third round.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Football, FA Cup

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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