Guide to the first round draw of 2026-27 FA Cup as the competition properly gets underway.
Over the last few months, numerous Non League have done battle to secure their places in the hat for the First Round Proper, which could see them face a glamourous home tie against EFL opposition as League One and League Two clubs enter the competition.
Now, here is a guide to everything that you must know about the First Round draw in the 2026-27 FA Cup.
When is the First Round Draw?
The First Round draw will be held at 6:35pm BST on Monday 19 October live on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max and TNT Sports YouTube channel in the UK, with
How Many Teams will be in the Draw?
91 clubs will be involved in the draw as 48 clubs from League One and League Two join the competition at this stage, alongside the 21 definite qualifiers from the Fourth Qualifying Round – with 11 further Fourth Round Qualifiers having gone to replays.
| Ball Number | Team |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon |
| 3 | Barnet |
| 4 | Barnsley |
| 5 | Blackpool |
| 6 | Bradford City |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers |
| 8 | Bromley |
| 9 | Burton Albion |
| 10 | Cambridge United |
| 11 | Cheltenham Town |
| 12 | Chesterfield |
| 13 | Colchester United |
| 14 | Crawley Town |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 17 | Exeter City |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town |
| 19 | Gillingham |
| 20 | Grimsby Town |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town |
| 22 | Leicester City |
| 23 | Leyton Orient |
| 24 | Luton Town |
| 25 | Mansfield Town |
| 26 | MK Dons |
| 27 | Newport County |
| 28 | Northampton Town |
| 29 | Notts County |
| 30 | Oldham Athletic |
| 31 | Oxford United |
| 32 | Peterborough United |
| 33 | Plymouth Argyle |
| 34 | Port Vale |
| 35 | Reading |
| 36 | Rochdale |
| 37 | Rotherham United |
| 38 | Salford City |
| 39 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 40 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 41 | Stevenage |
| 42 | Stockport County |
| 43 | Swindon Town |
| 44 | Tranmere Roves |
| 45 | Walsall |
| 46 | Wigan Athletic |
| 47 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 48 | York City |
| 49 | Harborough Town |
| 50 | Chorley/Worcester City |
| 51 | Gateshead/Stafford Rangers |
| 52 | Halifax Town |
| 53 | Guiseley |
| 54 | Barrow/Gloucester City |
| 55 | Marine |
| 56 | Scunthorpe United |
| 57 | Macclesfield/Anstey Normads |
| 58 | Altrincham/FC United of Manchester |
| 59 | Bury/Harrogate |
| 60 | Spalding Utd/Alvechurch |
| 61 | AFC Rushden & Diamond |
| 62 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 63 | Carlisle United |
| 64 | AFC Fylde |
| 65 | Salisbury |
| 66 | Sutton United |
| 67 | Chesham United/Forest Green Rovers |
| 68 | Leatherhead/Yeovil |
| 69 | Bedford Town/Cray Wanderers |
| 70 | Hornchurch |
| 71 | Aldershot/Tadley Calleva |
| 72 | Oxford City |
| 73 | Wimborne Town |
| 74 | Wealdstone |
| 75 | Boreham Wood |
| 76 | Eastleigh |
| 77 | Berkhamsted |
| 78 | Sholing |
| 79 | Plymouth Parkway |
| 80 | Dover Athletic |
When is the First Round Taking Place?
The First Round will take place across 6-9 November with selected matches live on BBC and TNT Sports in the UK, with the winning teams awarded a place in the Second Round.
There will be no replays from this round onwards following a rule change in order to reduce fixture congestion introduced in the 2024-25 season.
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