When is the FA Cup first round?
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The 2025-26 FA Cup first-round fixtures will take place around the weekend of Saturday, 1 November.
All 48 teams from League One and Two will join the 32 non-league teams who progress from the qualifying rounds.
Premier League and Championship teams enter the FA Cup in the third round.
The first round draw took place on Monday, 13 October.
It was held before Robbie Savage's Forest Green Rovers beat Worthing 4-1 in the fourth round of qualifying.
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What are the fixtures?
Weston-super-Mare v Aldershot Town
Salford City v Lincoln City
Luton Town v Forest Green Rovers
Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley
Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons
Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County
Wigan Athletic v Hemel Hempstead Town
Newport County v Gillingham
Cheltenham Town v Bradford City
Barnsley v York City
Reading v Carlisle United
Bromley v Bristol Rovers
Peterborough United v Cardiff City
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers
Tamworth v Leyton Orient
Stevenage v Chesterfield
Boreham Wood v Crawley Town
Farnham Town or Sutton United v AFC Telford United
Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town
Chelmsford City v Braintree Town
Spennymoor Town v Barrow
Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle
Halifax Town v Exeter City
Slough Town v Altrincham or Harborough Town
Wealdstone v Southend United
Rotherham United v Swindon Town
Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United
Buxton v Chatham Town
Burton Albion v Banbury United or St Albans City
Woking or Brackley Town v Notts County
Blackpool v Scunthorpe United
Cambridge United v Morecambe or Chester
AFC Wimbledon v Gateshead
Mansfield Town v Harrogate Town
Macclesfield v AFC Totton or Truro City
South Shields v Shrewsbury Town
Fleetwood Town v Barnet
Port Vale v Maldon & Tiptree
Eastleigh v Walsall
What are the FA Cup round dates?
The fixtures for each round will take place across the following weekends:
First Round: Saturday, 1 November
Second Round: Saturday, 6 December
Third Round: Saturday, 10 January
Fourth Round: Saturday, 14 February
Fifth Round: Saturday, 7 March
Quarter-final: Saturday, 4 April
Semi-final: Saturday, 25 April
Final: Saturday, 16 May
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