When is the FA Cup first round draw? Date, how to watch and ball numbers - as Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Bradford City and Doncaster enter while York City and Halifax qualify

Ben McKenna
By Ben McKenna
Published 15th Oct 2022, 16:21 BST
Updated 17th Oct 2022, 11:46 BST
The first round draw for this season’s FA Cup will be held on Monday evening, following the conclusion of the final qualifying round ties.

Every club from League One and League Two will join 32 non-league clubs who progress from the fourth round qualifying stages to put 80 teams in the hat.

The draw will be shown live on BBC Two from around 7.15pm. Fans can also watch the draw online via the official Emirates FA Cup Twitter and Facebook social media pages.

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Five new Yorkshire clubs will enter the draw, with Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers and Harrogate Town joining from League Two while Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday enter from the third tier.

The FA Cup first-round draw will take place on Monday night. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)The FA Cup first-round draw will take place on Monday night. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
The FA Cup first-round draw will take place on Monday night. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

York City and FC Halifax Town both reached the first round as they won 2-1 at Bury AFC and 3-0 at St Ives Town respectively.

The prize money for winning a first round tie is £41,000. A number of sides drew their fourth-round qualifying ties, with replays set to be held in midweek.

The first round proper will be played on the weekend of November 5, with ties likely to be spread between Friday, November 4 and Sunday, November 6.

What are the ball numbers?

1. Accrington Stanley

2. AFC Wimbledon

3. Barnsley

4. Barrow AFC

5. Bolton Wanderers

6. Bradford City

7. Bristol Rovers

8. Burton Albion

9. Cambridge United

10. Carlisle United

11. Charlton Athletic

12. Cheltenham Town

13. Colchester United

14. Crawley Town

15. Crewe Alexandra

16. Derby County

17. Doncaster Rovers

18. Exeter City

19. Fleetwood Town

20. Forest Green Rovers

21. Gillingham

22. Grimsby Town

23. Harrogate Town

24. Hartlepool United

25. Ipswich Town

26. Leyton Orient

27. Lincoln City

28. Mansfield Town

29. Milton Keynes Dons

30. Morecambe

31. Newport County AFC

32. Northampton Town

33. Oxford United

34. Peterborough United

35. Plymouth Argyle

36. Port Vale

37. Portsmouth

38. Rochdale AFC

39. Salford City

40. Sheffield Wednesday

41. Shrewsbury Town

42. Stevenage

43. Stockport County

44. Sutton United

45. Swindon Town

46. Tranmere Rovers

47. Walsall

48. Wycombe Wanderers

49. Oldham Athletic AFC or Chester

50. Kidderminster Harriers or AFC Fylde

51. King’s Lynn Town

52. York City

53. South Shields

54. Solihull Moors

55. Curzon Ashton

56. Blyth Spartans or Wrexham

57. Altrincham or Gateshead

58. Chesterfield

59. Alvechurch

60. Buxton

61. Coalville Town

62. FC Halifax Town

63. Hereford

64. Torquay United or Hampton & Richmond Borough

65. Yeovil Town or Taunton Town

66. Maidenhead United

67. Eastleigh

68. Ebbsfleet United

69. Woking

70. Dagenham & Redbridge

71. Hendon or Chippenham Town

72. Weymouth

73. Oxford City

74. Bracknell Town

75. Boreham Wood

76. Barnet

77. Needham Market

78. Chelmsford City

79. Merthyr Town

80. Farnborough

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