FA Cup draw sees Harrogate Town at home to Blackpool, Bradford City hosting Oldham while Doncaster Rovers and Hull City hit the road

Harrogate Town have been handed an opportunity to pull off an FA Cup shock after being drawn at home to League One Blackpool in the second round.
HOME TIE: Harrogate Town's Mark Beck (right) celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Skelmersale on Friday. Picture: Danny Lawson/PAHOME TIE: Harrogate Town's Mark Beck (right) celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Skelmersale on Friday. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA
HOME TIE: Harrogate Town's Mark Beck (right) celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Skelmersale on Friday. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

Simon Weaver’s side, in action against Yorkshire rivals Hull City in the group stages of the EFL Trophy tonight, eased past non-league Skelmersdale 4-1 on Friday, while Blackpool won on the road 3-0 at Eastbourne two days later.

Hull, who ended the Cup hopes of visitors Fleetwood Town with a 2-0 win on Saturday, will travel to Stevenage, who only made it into the hat after edging out non-league Concord Rangers 5-4 on penalties.

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Bradford will get a second opportunity to take on Oldham Athletic in Cup football after tonight after being drawn against the Latics, again at home.

Darren Moore's Doncaster Rovers will travel to Carlisle United in the second round of the FA Cup. Picture Howard Roe/AHPIXDarren Moore's Doncaster Rovers will travel to Carlisle United in the second round of the FA Cup. Picture Howard Roe/AHPIX
Darren Moore's Doncaster Rovers will travel to Carlisle United in the second round of the FA Cup. Picture Howard Roe/AHPIX

Doncaster Rovers – 5-1 winners at FC United of Manchester in the first round – again hit the road for another potentially tricky tie, this time at Carlisle United, currently sitting fifth in League Two, but who only booked their place in Round Two with a win on penalties at Hayes and Yeading.

Elsewhere, Chorley’s reward for knocking Wigan out is a tie against Peterborough.

Chorley overcame the League One side, winners of the competition as recently as 2013, 3-2 after extra time on Sunday and will now travel to London Road to face Posh - the highest-ranked team remaining in the competition.

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Eighth-tier sides Canvey Island, the lowest ranked club still involved, and Marine both have home ties against Boreham Wood and Havant & Waterlooville respectively.

King’s Lynn, in the second round for the first time in their history, will travel to 2008 winners Portsmouth.

Full FA Cup second round draw: Stevenage v Hull City, Harrogate Town v Blackpool, Tranmere Rovers v Brackley Town, Barrow or AFC Wimbledon v Crawley Town, Stockport County v Yeovil Town, Plymouth Argyle v Lincoln City, Portsmouth v Kings Lynn Town, Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra, Peterborough United v Chorley, Morecambe v Solihull Moors, Shrewsbury Town v Oxford City, Mansfield Town v Dagenham & Redbridge, Newport County v Salford City, Marine v Havant & Waterlooville, Gillingham v Exeter City, Canvey Island v Boreham Wood, Carlisle United v Doncaster Rovers, Barnet v MK Dons, Bristol Rovers v Darlington, Bradford City v Oldham Athletic.

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