When is FA Cup first-round draw? Date, time, ball numbers, TV channel and FREE live stream as 48 EFL sides enter the hat
THE draw for the FA Cup first-round proper will take place on Monday night.
48 EFL clubs from League One and League Two begin their campaigns at this stage, alongside the 32 non-league teams who have progressed through qualifying.
Premier League and Championship sides will join the iconic competition from the third round stage in the new year.
But before that, teams from the lower end of the footballing pyramid will battle it out in the first-round proper.
SunSport has all the information you need ahead of the huge draw.
When is FA Cup first-round draw?
- The FA Cup first-round draw will take place on Monday, October 14.
- The draw will take place from 7pm BST.
- Bradford City’s Valley Parade will host proceedings.
What TV channel is the FA Cup first-round draw on and can it be live streamed FREE?
- The FA Cup first-round draw will be broadcast live on BBC Two.
- You can live stream the event for FREE on the BBC iPlayer website/app.
- Alternatively, SunSport’s live blog will provide full coverage of the draw.
FA Cup first-round ball numbers
The ball numbers for the FA Cup first round are as follows:
1. Accrington Stanley
2. AFC Wimbledon
3. Barnsley
4. Barrow
5. Birmingham City
6. Blackpool
7. Bolton Wanderers
8. Bradford City
9. Bristol Rovers
10. Bromley
11. Burton Albion
12. Cambridge United
13. Carlisle United
14. Charlton Athletic
15. Cheltenham Town
16. Chesterfield
17. Colchester United
18. Crawley Town
19. Crewe Alexandra
20. Doncaster Rovers
21. Exeter City
22. Fleetwood Town
23. Gillingham
24. Grimsby Town
25. Harrogate Town
26. Huddersfield Town
27. Leyton Orient
28. Lincoln City
29. Mansfield Town
30. Milton Keynes Dons
31. Morecambe
32. Newport County
33. Northampton Town
34. Notts County
35. Peterborough United
36. Port Vale
37. Reading
38. Rotherham United
39. Salford City
40. Shrewsbury Town
41. Stevenage
42. Stockport County
43. Swindon Town
44. Tranmere Rovers
45. Walsall
46. Wigan Athletic
47. Wrexham
48. Wycombe Wanderers
49. Rushall Olympic or Peterborough Sports
50. Tamworth
51. Oldham Athletic
52. Hartlepool United or Brackley Town
53. Kettering Town
54. Altrincham or Solihull Moors
55. Rochdale
56. Scarborough Athletic
57. York City
58. Harborough Town
59. Curzon Ashton
60. Gainsborough Trinity or Boston United
61. Hednesford Town or Gateshead
62. Alfreton Town
63. Guiseley
64. Taunton Town or Maidenhead United
65. Horsham
66. Aldershot Town
67. Southend United
68. Sutton United
69. Boreham Wood
70. Weston Super Mare
71. Wealdstone
72. Dagenham & Redbridge
73. Barnet
74. Chesham United
75. Tonbridge Angels
76. Woking
77. Forest Green Rovers
78. Maidstone United
79. Worthing
80. Braintree Town
When will FA Cup first-round ties take place?
- FA Cup first-round ties will take place between Friday, November 1 and Monday, November 4.