FA Cup 1st Round

[Royals and Racers]

Away to Kidderminster

[Clyde1998]

Milton Keynes at home.

[tidus_mi2]

Of all the potential interesting draws we could have got and we got that.

Good experience for the kids I suppose.

[Clyde1998]

First round draw
Curzon Ashton [6] v Aveley [6] or Barnet [5]
Alfreton Town [6] v Worthing [6]
Chesterfield [5] v Portsmouth [3]
Bolton Wanderers [3] v Solihull Moors [5]
Exeter City [3] v Wigan Athletic [3]
Leyton Orient [3] v Carlisle United [3]
Kidderminster Harriers [5] v Fleetwood Town [3]
Hereford [6] v Gillingham [4]
Ebbsfleet United [5] or Slough Town [6] v Grimsby Town [4]
Charlton Athletic [3] v Cray Valley Paper Mills [8]
Oxford United [3] v Maidenhead United [5]
Newport County [4] v Oldham Athletic [5]
Swindon Town [4] v Aldershot Town [5]
Crewe Alexandra [4] v Derby County [3]
Mansfield Town [4] v Wrexham [4]
Marine [7] v Harrogate Town [4]
Barnsley [3] v Horsham [7]
Port Vale [3] v Burton Albion [3]
Peterborough United [3] v Salford City [4]
Eastleigh [5] v Boreham Wood [5]
Bradford City [4] v Wycombe Wanderers [3]
Billericay Town [7] or Sheppey United [8] v Walsall [4]
Shrewsbury Town [3] v Colchester United [4]
Bristol Rovers [3] v Chelmsford City [6] or Whitby Town [7]
Lincoln City [3] v Morecambe [4]
Sutton United [4] v AFC Fylde [5]
Reading [3] v Milton Keynes Dons [4]
Doncaster Rovers [4] v Accrington Stanley [4]
Chester [6] v York City [5] or Needham Market [7]
Scarborough Athletic [6] or Oxford City [5] v Forest Green Rovers [4]
Notts County [4] v Crawley Town [4]
Stockport County [4] v Worksop Town [7]
Yeovil Town [6] v Gateshead [5]
Stevenage [3] v Tranmere Rovers [4]
Braintree Town [6] or Chesham United [7] v Maidstone United [6]
Bromley [5] v Blackpool [3]
AFC Wimbledon [4] v Cheltenham Town [3]
Cambridge United [3] v Bracknell Town [7]
Northampton Town [3] v Barrow [4]
Ramsgate [8] v Hemel Hempstead Town [6] or Woking [5]

[Royal_jimmy]

Very dull draw

[From Despair To Where?]

That's an absolutely top draw for Cray Valley Paper Mills.

[Ascotexgunner]

At least we are at home.

[Clyde1998]

I'd guess the following games are potential TV matches:

Chesterfield [5] v Portsmouth [3]
Bolton Wanderers [3] v Solihull Moors [5]
Charlton Athletic [3] v Cray Valley Paper Mills [8]
Crewe Alexandra [4] v Derby County [3]
Marine [7] v Harrogate Town [4]
Barnsley [3] v Horsham [7]
Billericay Town [7] or Sheppey United [8] v Walsall [4]
Bristol Rovers [3] v Chelmsford City [6] or Whitby Town [7]
Stockport County [4] v Worksop Town [7]
Bromley [5] v Blackpool [3]
Cambridge United [3] v Bracknell Town [7]

[Clyde1998]

That's an absolutely top draw for Cray Valley Paper Mills.

One of the best draws they could've got - only a three mile trip too.

[Clyde1998]

At least we are at home.

Tbf, I think playing Milton Keynes away would've been better from a fans point of view. On paper, we should get through that tie at least.

There's seven non-league teams guaranteed to be in the second round - two guaranteed to be from the National League regional leagues or lower. If we do get through, we could still get an interesting FA Cup draw this season...

[Loafer]

Very dull draw

god you are so oxf*rd annoying

just oxf*rd off

[Silver Fox]

We are ball 37 this afternoon

In a row?

[Sutekh]

At least we are at home.

Tbf, I think playing Milton Keynes away would've been better from a fans point of view. On paper, we should get through that tie at least.

There's seven non-league teams guaranteed to be in the second round - two guaranteed to be from the National League regional leagues or lower. If we do get through, we could still get an interesting FA Cup draw this season...

Trouble is Reading have to give half the gate money to the franchise. Still at least it's not away from home so they might have a chance of winning.

The cameras will opt for Chesterfield, Billericay or Sheppey and Charlton.

[Franchise FC]

At least we are at home.

Tbf, I think playing Milton Keynes away would've been better from a fans point of view. On paper, we should get through that tie at least.

There's seven non-league teams guaranteed to be in the second round - two guaranteed to be from the National League regional leagues or lower. If we do get through, we could still get an interesting FA Cup draw this season...

Trouble is Reading have to give half the gate money to the franchise. Still at least it's not away from home so they might have a chance of winning.

The cameras will opt for Chesterfield, Billericay or Sheppey and Charlton.

That’s handy, I could do with a few quid

[NathStPaul]

You fo have to laugh at that draw. Sums it all up really.

[NathStPaul]

Exciting draw for Bracknell though. Shame it wasn't a home draw though.

[Sanguine]

Stat attack fwiw, with the lowest ranked sides this year into the first round being from the eighth tier, like Cray Valley Paper Mills - only two teams, Chasetown in 2007/08, and Marine in 2020/21, from that level of the pyramid have ever reached the third round of the FA Cup. Marine's tie with Spurs infamously played behind not very closed doors during covid, as fans stood in their back gardens to watch over tiny, or non-existent, stands.

Second season in a row that Bracknell have made the first round, which is some going for a seventh tier side.

[Royal Ginger]

Bromley v Blackpool for TV surely?

[From Despair To Where?]

Stat attack fwiw, with the lowest ranked sides this year into the first round being from the eighth tier, like Cray Valley Paper Mills - only two teams, Chasetown in 2007/08, and Marine in 2020/21, from that level of the pyramid have ever reached the third round of the FA Cup. Marine's tie with Spurs infamously played behind not very closed doors during covid, as fans stood in their back gardens to watch over tiny, or non-existent, stands.

Second season in a row that Bracknell have made the first round, which is some going for a seventh tier side.

Down one side of Marine's Rossett Park ground, you will see numbers written on the perimeter fence. These correspond to the house numbers on Rossett Rd so they know which gardens to retrieve stray balls from.

[Sutekh]

Exciting draw for Bracknell though. Shame it wasn't a home draw though.

Have to work on their performances/results in the first round though. Made it 3 times in their history and are still waiting to score a goal. Sadly can't see it improving at the Abbey Stadium but then it is the cup.....