{"id":496822,"date":"2025-10-13T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/496822\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:42:11","slug":"the-emirates-fa-cup-first-round-proper-draw-for-2025-26-season-has-been-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/496822\/","title":{"rendered":"The Emirates FA Cup First Round Proper draw for 2025-26 season has been made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    The Emirates FA Cup first round proper will take place in the first week of November 2025&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p><strong>The Emirates FA Cup first round proper draw for the 2025-26 season has been made, with ties scheduled to take place around the weekend of Saturday 1 November 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shown live by UK broadcast partner TNT Sports, the draw saw clubs from the EFL Leagues One and Two join the competition and pitted against the teams who have progressed through the qualifying rounds in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The draw was made by former West Ham striker Michail Antonio and Joel Ward, who was part of the Crystal Palace squad who won the Cup last season.<\/p>\n<p>There will 40 ties in total, with the full schedule and broadcast picks to be confirmed in due course.<\/p>\n<p>Winning clubs at this stage of the competition will receive \u00a345,000 from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefa.com\/competitions\/thefacup\/prize-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2025-26 prize fund<\/a>, with losing teams also picking up \u00a315,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Draw<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong> Weston Super Mare v Aldershot Town<br \/><strong>2<\/strong> Salford City v Lincoln City<br \/><strong>3<\/strong> Luton Town v Worthing or Forest Green Rovers<br \/><strong>4<\/strong> Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley<br \/><strong>5<\/strong> Colchester United v MK Dons<br \/><strong>6<\/strong> Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County<br \/><strong>7<\/strong> Wigan Athletic v Hemel Hempstead Town<br \/><strong>8<\/strong> Newport County v Gillingham<br \/><strong>9<\/strong> Cheltenham Town v Bradford City<br \/><strong>10<\/strong> Barnsley v York City<br \/><strong>11<\/strong> Reading v Carlisle United<br \/><strong>12<\/strong> Bromley v Bristol Rovers<br \/><strong>13<\/strong> Peterborough United v Cardiff City<br \/><strong>14<\/strong> Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town<br \/><strong>15<\/strong> Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers<br \/><strong>16<\/strong> Tamworth v Leyton Orient<br \/><strong>17<\/strong> Stevenage v Chesterfield<br \/><strong>18<\/strong> Boreham Wood v Crawley Town<br \/><strong>19<\/strong> Farnham Town or Sutton United v AFC Telford United<br \/><strong>20<\/strong> Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town<br \/><strong>21<\/strong> Chelmsford City v Braintree Town<br \/><strong>22<\/strong> Spennymoor Town v Barrow<br \/><strong>23<\/strong> Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle<br \/><strong>24<\/strong> FC Halifax Town v Exeter City<br \/><strong>25<\/strong> Slough Town v Altrincham or Harborough Town<br \/><strong>26<\/strong> Wealdstone v Southend United<br \/><strong>27<\/strong> Rotherham United v Swindon Town<br \/><strong>28<\/strong> Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United<br \/><strong>29<\/strong> Buxton v Chatham Town<br \/><strong>30<\/strong> Burton Albion v Banbury United or St Albans City<br \/><strong>31<\/strong> Woking or Brackley Town v Notts County<br \/><strong>32<\/strong> Blackpool v Scunthorpe United<br \/><strong>33<\/strong> Cambridge United v Morecambe or Chester<br \/><strong>34<\/strong> AFC Wimbledon v Gateshead<br \/><strong>35<\/strong> Mansfield Town v Harrogate Town<br \/><strong>36<\/strong> Macclesfield v AFC Totton or Truro City<br \/><strong>37<\/strong> South Shields v Shrewsbury Town<br \/><strong>38<\/strong> Fleetwood Town v Barnet<br \/><strong>39<\/strong> Port Vale v Maldon &amp; 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