The FA Cup first round draw has now taken place, it was done on Monday night and since then all but replay has taken place to pretty much confirm the full fixture list for the weekend of Saturday 5th November 2016. The only game still to be played is Gateshead vs Alfreton Town which takes place tonight at 7.45pm, whoever wins that will get a home tie against Newport who are currently bottom of the football league.
The lowest ranked non-league team, who are from the ninth tier of the football league structure, are Westfields who have been given a home tie against Curzon Ashton from the sixth tier. Some big names now join the competition, like Bolton, Blackpool, Sheffield United as both Division 1 and Division 2 join this great competition.
After six rounds so far, with an Extra Preliminary Round and a Preliminary Round starting way back in August, before the four standard qualifying rounds got us to where we are now. Here is the FA Cup 1st Round draw:
Blackpool v Kidderminster 15:00
Bolton v Grimsby 15:00
Boreham Wood v Notts County 15:00
Bradford v Accrington 15:00
Braintree v Eastbourne Borough 15:00
Bury v Wimbledon 15:00
Cambridge v Dover 15:00
Charlton v Scunthorpe 15:00
Cheltenham v Crewe 15:00
Colchester v Chesterfield 15:00
Crawley v Bristol Rovers 15:00
Dag & Red v Halifax 15:00
Dartford v Sutton United 15:00
Eastleigh v Swindon 15:00
Exeter v Luton 15:00
Gillingham v Brackley Town 15:00
Hartlepool v Stamford 15:00
Lincoln City v Altrincham 15:00
Maidstone United v Rochdale 15:00
Mansfield v Plymouth 15:00
Merstham v Oxford Utd 15:00
Millwall v Southend 15:00
MK Dons v Spennymoor Town 15:00
Morecambe v Coventry 15:00
Northampton v Harrow Borough 15:00
Oldham v Doncaster 15:00
Peterborough v Chesham United 15:00
Port Vale v Stevenage 15:00
Portsmouth v Wycombe 15:00
Sheff Utd v Leyton Orient 15:00
Shrewsbury v Barnet 15:00
Southport v Fleetwood 15:00
St Albans City v Carlisle 15:00
Stockport v Woking 15:00
Taunton Town v Barrow 15:00
Alfreton or Gateshead v Newport 15:00
Walsall v Macclesfield 15:00
Westfields v Curzon Ashton 15:00
Whitehawk v Stourbridge 15:00
Yeovil v Solihull Moors 15:00
Live TV fixtures are still to be decided, I just hope they choose the correct ones where there is a chance of an upset to give the viewing public a good games. If you’re not already off to your own teams games this weekend, then have a look at the fixture list to see if there is a local game near you.
Westfields the lowest ranked team celebrating qualification for the First Round proper
