FA CUP organisers have confirmed the ball numbers for the first round – which means the draw is not far away!
64 non-professional sides had dreams of keeping their cup run alive before the start of the fourth round qualifying fixtures.
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Each winning team earns a spot in the hat along with some extra funds in the kitty for making it to the first proper round.
However, this also comes with a potential clash against a League One or League Two side who now enter the fray.
So fans are eager to know what ball number to keep an eye on for when the draw gets made.
FA Cup first round draw ball numbers
Here are the all-important ball numbers for the FA Cup first round draw:
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
When is the FA Cup first round draw?
The FA Cup first round draw will take place on Monday, October 13.
It is scheduled to get underway during the coverage of Worthing vs Forest Green Rovers which starts at 6:30pm BST while the actual match starts at 7:30pm.
Fans can tune into the FA Cup first round draw via TNT Sports 1.
However, fans can stream the entire action for free on TNT Sports’ YouTube channel.
Alternatively, SunSport will have coverage of the draw through our live blog.
FA Cup fourth round qualifying schedule
North
Darlington v AFC Telford United
Macclesfield v Stamford
Gainsborough Trinity v Hartlepool United
Carlisle United v Boston United
Rochdale v York City
Runcorn Linnets v Buxton
Morecambe v Chester
South Shields v Spalding United
Tamworth v Hyde United
Scunthorpe United v King’s Lynn Town
Aveley v Gateshead
Spennymoor Town v Billericay Town
Southport v Halifax Town
Altrincham v Harborough Town
South
Worthing v Forest Green Rovers
Maldon & Tiptree v Flackwell Heath
Woking v Brackley Town
Wealdstone v Whitstable Town
Slough Town v Enfield Town
Eastbourne Borough v Boreham Wood
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Eastleigh
Southend United v Folkestone Invicta
Ebbsfleet United v Solihull Moors
Braintree Town v Farnborough
Tonbridge Angels v Chatham Town
Weston Super Mare v Needham Market
Hemel Hempstead Town v Yeovil Town
Banbury United v St Albans City
Chelmsford City v Chippenham Town
AFC Totton v Truro City
Dorking Wanderers v Aldershot Town
Farnham Town v Sutton United
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