FA Cup: Newport, Wrexham and Merthyr learn first round opponents
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Welsh football clubs Newport County, Wrexham and Merthyr Town have learned who they will - or could - face in the FA Cup first round from 4-7 November.
Newport County will host League Two rivals Colchester United.
Wrexham will host National League rivals Oldham Athletic or Chester if they beat National League North Blyth Spartans in Tuesday night's replay at the Racecourse.
The Martyrs go to National League North Buxton.
Wrexham and Blyth meet again after Saturday's 1-1 draw.
If Chester can see off Oldham in their Tuesday replay, it would set up Phil Parkinson's side with a chance to renew their rivalry with National League North the Blues.
Merthyr, who play in the Southern League Premier South Division, the seventh tier of the English pyramid, beat Folkestone Invicta 2-1 at Penydarren Park on Saturday to earn their place in Monday night's draw.
The south Wales valleys club will be in the first round for the first time since 2005.
FA Cup first-round draw
South Shields v Forest Green Rovers
Bolton Wanderers v Barnsley
Boreham Wood v Eastleigh
Curzon Ashton v Cambridge United
Maidenhead United v Dagenham and Redbridge
Crawley Town v Accrington Stanley
Solihull Moors v Hartlepool United
Kidderminster Harriers or AFC Fylde v Gillingham
Peterborough United v Salford City
Sutton United v Farnborough
Grimsby Town v Plymouth Argyle
Milton Keynes Dons v Yeovil Town or Taunton Town
Ebbsfleet United v FC Halifax Town
Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers
Bracknell Town v Ipswich Town
Hendon/Chippenham Town v Lincoln City
Sheffield Wednesday v Morecambe
Hereford v Portsmouth
Shrewsbury Town v York City
Buxton v Merthyr Town
Charlton Athletic v Coalville Town
Weymouth v AFC Wimbledon
Newport County v Colchester United
Stockport County v Swindon Town
Doncaster Rovers v King's Lynn Town
Altrincham/Gateshead v Stevenage
Fleetwood Town v Oxford City
Burton Albion v Needham Market
Bradford City v Harrogate Town
Port Vale v Exeter City
Torquay United/Hampton and Richmond v Derby County
Bristol Rovers v Rochdale
Wycombe Wanderers v Walsall
Blyth Spartans/Wrexham v Oldham Athletic or Chester
Crewe Alexandra v Leyton Orient
Barnet v Chelmsford City
Woking v Oxford United
Chesterfield v Northampton Town
Cheltenham Town v Alvechurch
Barrow v Mansfield Town