The draw for the Emirates FA Cup first round proper was made on Monday evening, as clubs from the EFL's Leagues One and Two join the competition for the first time. There are 40 ties at this stage of the competition and due to COVID-19 restrictions, all ties in the first round proper will be played behind closed doors. And 16 fixtures will be broadcast across domestic broadcast partners BBC and BT Sport, with the remaining 24 fixtures made available for live streaming by the host club in the UK. Further details will be announced in due course Ties will take place on Saturday 7, Sunday 8 and Monday 9 November 2020. The draw 1 Leyton Orient v Newport County 2 Havant & Waterlooville v Cray Valley (PM) 3 Sunderland v Mansfield Town 4 Bolton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra 5 Oxford United v Peterborough United 6 Exeter City v AFC Fylde 7 Tonbridge Angels v Bradford City 8 Walsall v Bristol Rovers 9 Rochdale v Chesterfield 10 Swindon Town v Darlington 11 Barnet v Burton Albion 12 Wigan Athletic v Chorley 13 Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley 14 Oxford City v Northampton Town 15 Maldon & Tiptree v Morecambe 16 Bromley v Yeovil Town 17 Torquay United v Crawley Town 18 Eastbourne Borough v Blackpool 19 Cheltenham Town v South Shields 20 Stevenage v Concord Rangers 21 Harrogate Town v Skelmersdale United 22 Gillingham v Woking 23 Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle 24 Hayes & Yeading United v Carlisle United 25 FC United of Manchester v Doncaster Rovers 26 Salford City v Hartlepool United 27 Scunthorpe United v Solihull Moors 28 Hull City v Fleetwood Town 29 Colchester United v Marine 30 Barrow v AFC Wimbledon 31 Dagenham & Redbridge v Grimsby Town 32 Cambridge United v Shrewsbury Town 33 Brackley Town v Bishop's Stortford or St Albans City 34 Eastleigh v MK Dons 35 Hampton & Richmond Borough v Oldham Athletic 36 Boreham Wood v Southend United 37 Ipswich Town v Portsmouth 38 Port Vale v King's Lynn Town 39 Lincoln City v Forest Green Rovers 40 Banbury United v Canvey Island
Good morning. I hope you don't mind someone from "the dark side" commenting on this thread. It's a strange FA Cup first round for all the clubs concerned and must be hugely disappointing for all the minnows that made this far. They play goodness knows how many qualifying games in the hope of drawing an EFL club in the first round thus boosting their finances and giving their players some excellent experiences. I feel gutted for them that they will have to play in empty grounds. That's not a comment on the governments decision one way or the other, I'm just sorry that these players will be missing out. Tough draw for the only Welsh club in at this stage. Hope you're all keeping well and safe.