NON-LEAGUE Chesterfield will host League One leaders Portsmouth in the first round of the FA Cup.
The draw for the first round was made on Sunday afternoon as EFL clubs and non-league sides learned who stands between them and the next stage of the competition.
GettyThe draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on Sunday afternoon[/caption]
One of the standout ties saw Chesterfield – who beat Kettering 5-0 in the fourth qualifying round on Saturday – drawn at home to Championship-chasing Pompey.
Meanwhile, League Two outfit Wrexham will travel to fellow fourth-tier side Mansfield.
And in a classically romantic FA Cup tie, eighth-tier Cray Valley will travel to The Valley to face League One side Charlton.
Oxford United are the second-highest ranked team behind Portsmouth as they sit just one point behind the South Coast side in League One.
They have been drawn at home to Maidenhead United – third-bottom in the National League.
Other big clubs hosting non-league opposition include Bolton taking on Solihull Moors and Barnsley hosting Horsham.
A total of 40 games were drawn, with 32 non-league sides still in the competition.
The ties will take place between Friday, November 3 and Monday, November 6.
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Premier League teams do not enter the competition until the third round in January.
Last year’s best FA Cup performance from a side in the third tier or below came from Grimsby as they reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Brighton.
Full draw:
Curzon Ashton vs Avely or BarnetAlfreton Town vs WorthingChesterfield vs PortsmouthBolton Wanderers vs Solihull MoorsExeter City vs Wigan AthleticLeyton Orient vs Carlisle UnitedKidderminster vs Fleetwood TownHereford vs GillinghamEbsfleet United or Slough Town vs Grimsby TownCharlton Athletic vs Cray ValleyOxford vs Maidenhead UnitedNewport County vs Oldham AthleticSwindon Town vs Aldershot TownCrewe Alexandra vs Derby CountyMansfield Town vs WrexhamMarine vs Harrowgate TownBarnsley vs HorshamPort Vale vs Burton AlbionPeterborough United vs Salford CityEastleigh vs Boreham WoodBradford City vs Wycombe WanderersBillericay Town or Sheppey United vs WalsallShrewsbury Town vs Colchester UnitedBristol Rovers vs Chelmsford City or Whitby TownLincoln City vs MorecambeSutton United vs AFC FyldeReading vs MK DonsDoncaster Rovers vs Accrington StanleyChester vs York City or Needham MarketScarborough Athletic or Oxford City vs Forest Green RoversNotts County vs Crawley TownStockport County vs Worksop TownYeovil Town vs GatesheadStevenage vs Tranmere RoversBraintree Town or Chesham United vs MaidstoneBromley vs BlackpoolAFC Wimbledon vs Cheltenham TownCambridge United vs BracknellNorthampton Town vs BarrowRamsgate vs Hemel Hempstead or Woking Creator – [#item_custom_dc:creator]
