FA Cup draw in full: First-round fixtures confirmed as non-league sides learn fate

The FA Cup first-round draw is complete, with some fascinating ties set as football’s oldest competition gets underway in earnest.The heavy hitters of Leagues One and Two enter the competition at this stage, with Championship and Premier League candidates coming in round three.There are a number of non-league outfits still in contention, five of which are at this stage of the competition for the first time. The Northamptonshire side AFC Rushden & Diamonds play their league football at step eight and upset Morecambe at the weekend to reach this stage.Tadley Calleva, though, are currently the lowest-ranked side in the contest. They play at step nine and twice came from behind to force Aldershot into a replay, which will take place on Tuesday afternoon.All the non-league sides in contention here will be keen to replicate last season’s heroics by Macclesfield, who dumped out the holders Crystal Palace in the third round.Matches in the FA Cup first round will be held across and around the weekend of November 7/8, 2026.FA Cup first-round draw in fullDover Athletic vs WealdstoneMansfield Town vs Macclesfield or Anstey NomadsHuddersfield Town vs Exeter CityLuton Town vs Chesham United or Forest Green RoversBristol Rovers vs Cambridge UnitedOldham Athletic vs Sheffield WednesdayKidderminster Harriers vs Doncaster RoversLeyton Orient vs Harborough TownAccrington Stanley vs Wycombe WanderersNewport County vs WalsallBromley vs Rotherham UnitedBarnet vs Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town vs RochdaleBarnsley vs Aldershot or Tadley CallevaPlymouth Parkway vs BerkhamsteadChesterfield vs Leatherhead or Yeovil TownGillingham vs Barrow or Gloucester City Bury or Harrogate Town vs AFC FyldeCrewe Alexandra vs AFC WimbledonOxford United vs StevenageBurton Albion vs Rushden & DiamondsBedford Town or Cray Wanderers vs Stockport CountyPort Vale vs Scunthorpe UnitedCheltenham Town vs FC Halifax TownColchester United vs Chorley or Worcester CityEastleigh vs Shrewsbury TownPeterborough United vs ReadingWimborne Town vs Crawley TownPlymouth Argyle vs Spalding United or AlvechurchGuiseley vs Sutton UnitedGateshead or Stafford Rangers vs Grimsby TownOxford City vs Leicester CityYork City vs Northampton TownAltrincham or FC United of Manchester vs Notts CountyBoreham Wood vs Wigan AthleticCarlisle United vs Salford City