The FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic cup competition, returns for its 145th edition in the 2025/26 season, igniting dreams of giant-killings and glory for underdogs nationwide. Established in 1871, it remains the pinnacle of English football's romantic ethos, where non-league minnows can topple Premier League giants This season's first round proper marks the entry of 48 EFL clubs from League One and League Two, joining 32 qualifiers from lower divisions The draw for the FA Cup first round proper takes place on Monday, October 13, 2025. It will begin at approximately 6.30pm BST. It follows on from Saturday's fourth qualifying round fixtures, that will determine which non-league sides are in the draw. One fixture, Worthing vs Forest Green Rovers, will, however take place on Monday after the official draw Ball numbers The 80 clubs in the draw are assigned the following ball numbers: EFL teams 1-48, non-league qualifiers 49-80. You can find the full list below 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. Darlington or AFC Telford United 50. Macclesfield or Stamford 51. Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United 52. Carlisle United or Boston United 53. Rochdale or York City 54. Runcorn Linnets or Buxton 55. Morecambe or Chester 56. South Shields or Spalding United 57. Tamworth or Hyde United 58. Scunthorpe United or King’s Lynn Town 59. Aveley or Gateshead 60. Spennymoor Town or Billericay Town 61. Southport or FC Halifax Town 62. Altrincham or Harborough Town 63. Worthing or Forest Green Rovers 64. Maldon & Tiptree or Flackwell Heath 65. Woking or Brackley Town 66. Wealdstone or Whitstable Town 67. Slough Town or Enfield Town 68. Eastbourne Borough or Boreham Wood 69. Hampton & Richmond Borough or Eastleigh 70. Southend United or Folkestone Invicta 71. Ebbsfleet United or Solihull Moors 72. Braintree Town or Farnborough 73. Tonbridge Angels or Chatham Town 74. Weston Super Mare or Needham Market 75. Hemel Hempstead Town or Yeovil Town 76. Banbury United or St Albans City 77. Chelmsford City or Chippenham Town 78. AFC Totton or Truro City 79. Dorking Wanderers or Aldershot Town 80. Farnham Town or Sutton United I'm hoping for Flackwell Heath at home but we will probably get Morecambe away So it's all eyes on Maldon & Tiptree v Flackwell Heath 15.00 TODAY The first round proper ties are scheduled across the weekend of November 1-2, 2025, with kick-off times set for 3pm GMT on Saturday, November 1, and selected matches on Sunday, November 2. All fixtures will be confirmed post-draw, subject to broadcast selections
I want Yeovil to win today and hope we get them away as it's not far from me and my mate is a season ticket holder at Yeovil so i'll get a lift to the game.
