The draw for the FA Cup first round proper has been made with a number of eye-catching ties involving EFL and non-league clubs to be played at the start of November.
All 24 clubs from League One and League Two will enter the competition following the conclusion of the six qualifying rounds which featured 640 non-league clubs in total.
One of the standout fixtures sees League One leaders Portsmouth travel to Chesterfield to take on the National League pace-setters, managed by their old boss Paul Cook.
Fellow National League high-fliers Bromley and Solihull Moors also have fixtures against League One opponents to look forward to, with the former hosting Blackpool and the latter taking on Bolton Wanderers.
Elsewhere, League Two frontrunners Stockport are in action against Northern Premier League outfit Worksop Town, while Cray Valley and Horsham of the Isthmian League can look forward to games against Charlton Athletic and Barnsley respectively.
Wrexham are up against fellow League Two promotion chasers Mansfield Town.
The first round fixtures will be played between Friday 3 November to Monday 6 November and the prize money for the winners of each tie stands at £40,000.
Premier League and Championship clubs will enter the competition in the third round, which is scheduled to take place on the first weekend of January.
Here’s the first-round draw in full:
FA Cup first round draw in full
- 1 Curzon Ashton vs Aveley or Barnet
- 2 Alfreton Town vs Worthing
- 3 Chesterfield v Portsmouth
- 4 Bolton Wanderers vs Solihull Moors
- 5 Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic
- 6 Leyton Orient vs Carlisle United
- 7 Kidderminster Harriers vs Fleetwood Town
- 8 Hereford vs Gillingham
- 9 Ebbsfleet United or Slough Town vs Grimsby Town
- 10 Charlton Athletic vs Cray Valley Paper Mills
- 11 Oxford United vs Maidenhead United
- 12 Newport County vs Oldham Athletic
- 13 Swindon Town vs Aldershot Town
- 14 Crewe Alexandra vs Derby County
- 15 Mansfield Town vs Wrexham
- 16 Marine vs Harrogate Town
- 17 Barnsley vs Horsham
- 18 Port Vale vs Burton Albion
- 19 Peterborough United vs Salford City
- 20 Eastleigh vs Boreham Wood
- 21 Bradford City vs Wycombe Wanderers
- 22 Billericay Town or Sheppey United vs Walsall
- 23 Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United
- 24 Bristol Rovers vs Chelmsford City or Whitby Town
- 25 Lincoln City vs Morecambe
- 26 Sutton United vs AFC Fylde
- 27 Reading vs Milton Keynes Dons
- 28 Doncaster Rovers vs Accrington Stanley
- 29 Chester vs York City or Needham Market
- 30 Scarborough Athletic or Oxford City vs Forest Green Rovers
- 31 Notts County vs Crawley Town
- 32 Stockport County vs Worksop Town
- 33 Yeovil Town vs Gateshead
- 34 Stevenage vs Tranmere Rovers
- 35 Braintree Town or Chesham United vs Maidstone United
- 36 Bromley vs Blackpool
- 37 AFC Wimbledon vs Cheltenham Town
- 38 Cambridge United vs Bracknell Town
- 39 Northampton Town vs Barrow
- 40 Ramsgate vs Hemel Hempstead or Woking
What round do Premier League clubs enter the competition?
Premier League clubs enter the FA Cup at the third round stage.
Fixtures featuring top-flight teams will be played on the weekend commencing Saturday 6 January 2024.
When is this season’s final?
The 2023-24 FA Cup final will take place on Saturday 25 May 2024 at Wembley Stadium.
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