FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW, BBC MONDAY 16th OCTOBER 7PM

The draw for the First Round of this years Emirates FA Cup will be made later on tonight, another sure sign that Winter is soon to be upon us. While we are currently struggling in the league it will be good to mount a reasonable Cup run for a change as I'm still suffering at work from the defeat last season to Sutton United. 

There are 80 Numbers in the "hat" for the first round proper, the draw is live on BBC Two at 7pm hosted by Mark Chapman, Lynsey Hipgrave will supervise the draw with Dean Saunders and Kelly Smith drawing the numbers. Plenty of non league interest and stories from amongst the 32 sides that have made it from qualifying, these include Truro FC who managed a 2-0 success against Hampton and Richmond which ensured they became the first Cornish club to reach the first round of the FA Cup since 1969.

The three lowest ranked sides are from tier eight and are Northern Premier League outfit Hyde United who booked their place with a 2-0 away victory at Scarborough Athletic. Ossett Town, from the same league, are in the hat following a 1-1 draw at National League Solihull Moors and are joined by Isthmian League Division One North side Heybridge Swifts after their 4-2 win at Haringey Borough.

AFC Wimbledon are ball No.2. A home draw would also be nice for a change, and I just hope we avoid the Franchise scum for obvious reasons, in fact I wouldn't mind hosting Aldershot (Ball No.66) perhaps.

The Full 1st round draw will appear here during the evening as the ties are confirmed ... matches to be played over the period of 3rd - 6th November.

Stevenage	vs	Nantwich Town or Kettering Town
Bradford City	vs	Chesterfield
Port Vale	vs	Oxford United
Newport County	vs	Walsall
Morecambe	vs	Hartlepool United
Yeovil Town	vs	Southend United
Peterborough United	vs	Tranmere Rovers
Cambridge United	vs	Sutton United
Forest Green Rovers	vs	Macclesfield Town
AFC Fylde	vs	Kidderminster Harriers
Luton Town	vs	Portsmouth
Shrewsbury Town	vs	Aldershot Town
Hereford	vs	AFC Telford
Guisley	vs	Accrington Stanley
Blackburn Rovers	vs	Barnet
East Thurrock United or Ebblesfleet	vs	Doncaster Rovers
Leatherhead	vs	Brackley Town or Billericay Town
Boreham Wood	vs	Blackpool
Shaw Lane Assoc	vs	Mansfield Town
Colchester United	vs	Oxford City
Plymouth Argyle	vs	Grimsby Town
AFC Wimbledon	vs	Lincoln City
Rochdale	vs	Dover Athletic or Bromley
Coventry City	vs	Maidenhead United
Chorley or Boston United	vs	Fleetwood Town
Carlisle United	vs	Oldham Athletic
Notts County	vs	Bristol Rovers
Dartford	vs	Swindon Town
Cheltenham Town	vs	Maidstone United or Enfield Town
Woking or Concord Rangers	vs	Bury
Crewe Alexandra	vs	Rotherham United
Gillingham	vs	Dagenham and Redbridge or Leyton Orient
Hythe United	vs	MK Franchise
Gainsborough Trinity	vs	Slough Town
Solihull Moors or Osset Town	vs	Wycombe Wanderers
Northampton Town	vs	Scunthorpe United
Charlton Athletic	vs	Truro City
Wigan Athletic	vs	Crawley Town
Gateshead	vs	Bath City or Chelmsford City
Exeter City	vs	Heybridge Swifts