Guide to First Round Draw – Sport Grill

Following completion of Qualifying rounds, here is a guide to the First Round draw of 2022-23 FA Cup.

After two months of six qualifying rounds – of which two rounds were preliminary stages – several Non-League teams have secured a spot in the opening round proper of this season’s FA Cup, where they will aim to cause cupsets in chase of a shock FA Cup title.

All 48 clubs across League One and League Two meanwhile will enter the competition at this stage, including Stockport County and Derby County amongst various EFL clubs involved in this stage of the tournament.

Now, here is a full guide to everything that you need to know ahead of the First Round draw in 2022-23 FA Cup.

 

When is the First Round Draw?

The draw for the First Round of this season’s FA Cup will take place on Monday 17 October 2022, with coverage live on BBC Two from 7pm GMT, with the draw commencing at approximately 7:15pm.

 

How Many Teams Are In The Draw?

Although there will be 40 ties drawn, 87 teams will be involved in the draw due to seven Fourth Qualifying Round ties needing to be replayed.

All 48 clubs across League One and League Two will be involved in the draw for the first time this season, as they enter the competition at this First Round stage as is tradition for teams in third and fourth tiers of the national football pyramid.

Ball Number	Team
1	Accrington Stanley
2	AFC Wimbledon
3	Barnsley
4	Barrow
5	Bolton Wanderers
6	Bradford City
7	Bristol Rovers
8	Burton Albion
9	Cambridge United
10	Carlisle United
11	Charlton Athletic
12	Cheltenham Town
13	Colchester United
14	Crawley Town
15	Crewe Alexandra
16	Derby County
17	Doncaster Rovers
18	Exeter City
19	Fleetwood Town
20	Forest Green Rovers
21	Gillingham
22	Grimsby Town
23	Harrogate Town
24	Hartlepool United
25	Ipswich Town
26	Leyton Orient
27	Lincoln City
28	Mansfield Town
29	MK Dons
30	Morecambe
31	Newport County
32	Northampton Town
33	Oxford United
34	Peterborough United
35	Plymouth Argyle
36	Port Vale
37	Portsmouth
38	Rochdale
39	Salford City
40	Sheffield Wednesday
41	Shrewsbury Town
42	Stevenage
43	Stockport County
44	Sutton United
45	Swindon Town
46	Tranmere Rovers
47	Walsall
48	Wycombe Wanderers
49	Oldham/Chester
50	Kidderminster Harriers/AFC Fylde
51	King’s Lynn Town
52	York City
53	South Shields
54	Solihull Moors
55	Curzon Ashton
56	Blyth Spartans/Wrexham
57	Altrincham/Gateshead
58	Chesterfield
59	Alvechurch
60	Buxton
61	Coalville Town
62	Halifax Town
63	Hereford
64	Torquay United/Hampton & Richmond Borough
65	Yeovil Town/Taunton Town
66	Maidenhead United
67	Eastleigh
68	Ebbsfleet United
69	Woking
70	Dagenham & Redbridge
71	Hendon/Chippenham Town
72	Weymouth
73	Oxford City
74	Bracknell Town
75	Boreham Wood
76	Barnet
77	Needham Market
78	Chelmsford City
79	Merthyr Town
80	Farnborough

 

Teams to Watch Out For

There will be several teams to watch out for across the draw, including Derby County who feature at this stage of the competition for the first time since 1985-86 season, with the Rams seeded as ball number 16 in the draw.

National League’s Boreham Wood who reached the Fifth Round last season but lost away at Everton will be seeded as ball number 75 in the pot.

Seventh-tier Needham Market FC have reached the First Round for the very first time in their history and will be placed as ball number 77 in the draw.

Bracknell Town, Coalville Town and South Shields have all reached this stage for only the second time in their history, with both teams seeded as ball numbers 74, 61 and 53 respectively.

Hendon – playing in seventh tier – are the lowest-ranked team amongst those involved in the replays following a 2-2 draw against Chippenham Town, and have been handed ball number 71.

 

When Will First Round Ties Be Played?

First Round ties will be played across the weekend of 4-7 November 2022 with winning teams awarded £41,000 plus a place in the Second Round.

Should replays be required, ties will be replayed across midweek of 15-16 November 2022.

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