The Live Blog: The FA Cup First Round Draw Is Made

By Sam Elliott

The FA Cup draw has been made - and of course it has thrown up some cracking games!

The first round ties will take place on the second weekend in November. In the coming weeks a number of matches will be selected for live broadcast.

The prize money on offer at this stage now stands at its highest ever.

There is £36,000 up for grabs for the winners of next months’ games - plus of course the chance to be one game away from the Premier League big boy.

The draw:
Maidstone v Macclesfield
Ebbsfleet v Cheltenham
Swindon v York
Torquay United v Woking
Aldershot T v Bradford City
Alfreton Town v Fleetwood
Chorley v Doncaster
Southport v Boreham W or Dagenham
Chesterfield v Billericay or Taunton
Barnet v Bristol Rovers
Bury v Dover
Gillingham v Hartlepool
Tranmere v Hemel or Oxford
Shrewsbury v Salford
Guiseley v Cambridge United
Yeovil Town v Stockport County
Morecambe v Warrington or FC Halifax
Hampton v Oldham
Bromley v Peterborough
Chippenham or Maidenhead v Portsmouth
Weston v Wrexham or Harrogate
Hitchin or Leatherhead v Solihull Moors
Sutton United v Slough Town
Rochdale v Gateshead

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