When is FA Cup draw? Date, start time, ball numbers, TV channel and live stream for first round | OneFootball

48 EFL clubs enter the fray for competition proper after non-league teams battle through gruelling qualifying schedule

FA Cup qualifying has almost reached its conclusion as the first round finally moves into view for the 2025/26 season.

Non-league hopefuls up and down the country have been battling it out for weeks now in a bid to reach the competition proper and hope of landing a plum tie against opponents from either League One or League Two.

While Premier League and Championship clubs still do not enter the fray until the third round, there are still plenty of high-profile opponents awaiting if they can just get over that last hurdle.

64 clubs are involved this weekend in the fourth qualifying round, which is split geographically into northern and southern sections.

The lowest-ranked side left in contention are ninth-tier Whitstable Town of the Southern Counties East Premier Division, who travel to face Wealdstone of the National League.

When is the FA Cup first round draw?

The draw for the first round proper of the 2025/26 FA Cup takes place on Monday October 13, 2025, before Worthing host Robbie Savage’s National League leaders Forest Green Rovers in the fourth stage of qualifying at the Sussex Transport Community Stadium.

Proceedings are due to begin at approximately 6:40pm BST, with host Becky Ives joined by former West Ham forward Michail Antonio and ex-Crystal Palace stalwart Joel Ward.

Where to watch FA Cup first round draw

TV channel: The FA Cup draw is being shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1 ahead of Worthing vs Forest Green Rovers, coverage of which begins at 6:30pm for a 7:30pm kick-off.

Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also watch the draw live online via the Discovery+ app and website. Live coverage is also available through the TNT Sports YouTube page.

When will FA Cup first round matches take place?

First round games are scheduled to take place across the weekend of November 1/2, 2025.

FA Cup first round ball numbers

1. Accrington Stanley

2. AFC Wimbledon

3. Barnet

4. Barnsley

5. Barrow

6. Blackpool

7. Bolton Wanderers

8. Bradford City

9. Bristol Rovers

10. Bromley

11. Burton Albion

12. Cambridge United

13. Cardiff City

14. Cheltenham Town

15. Chesterfield

16. Colchester United

17. Crawley Town

18. Crewe Alexandra

19. Doncaster Rovers

20. Exeter City

21. Fleetwood Town

22. Gillingham

23. Grimsby Town

24. Harrogate Town

25. Huddersfield Town

26. Leyton Orient

27. Lincoln City

28. Luton Town

29. Mansfield Town

30. Milton Keynes Dons

31. Newport County

32. Northampton Town

33. Notts County

34. Oldham Athletic

35. Peterborough United

36. Plymouth Argyle

37. Port Vale

38. Reading

39. Rotherham United

40. Salford City

41. Shrewsbury Town

42. Stevenage

43. Stockport County

44. Swindon

45. Tranmere Rovers

46. Walsall

47. Wigan Athletic

48. Wycombe Wanderers

49. Darlington or AFC Telford United

50. Macclesfield or Stamford

51. Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United

52. Carlisle United or Boston United

53. Rochdale or York City

54. Runcorn Linnets or Buxton

55. Morecambe or Chester

56. South Shields or Spalding United

57. Tamworth or Hyde United

58. Scunthorpe United or King’s Lynn Town

59. Aveley or Gateshead

60. Spennymoor Town or Billericay Town

61. Southport or FC Halifax Town

62. Altrincham or Harborough Town

63. Worthing or Forest Green Rovers

64. Maldon & Tiptree or Flackwell Heath

65. Woking or Brackley Town

66. Wealdstone or Whitstable Town

67. Slough Town or Enfield Town

68. Eastbourne Borough or Boreham Wood

69. Hampton & Richmond Borough or Eastleigh

70. Southend United or Folkestone Invicta

71. Ebbsfleet United or Solihull Moors

72. Braintree Town or Farnborough

73. Tonbridge Angels or Chatham Town

74. Weston Super Mare or Needham Market

75. Hemel Hempstead Town or Yeovil Town

76. Banbury United or St Albans City

77. Chelmsford City or Chippenham Town

78. AFC Totton or Truro City

79. Dorking Wanderers or Aldershot Town

80. Farnham Town or Sutton United