FA Cup first round draw details confirmed as Sheffield Wednesday wait to discover opponents
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup will take place this Monday.
Sheffield Wednesday will discover who they will face in the first round of the FA Cup on Monday evening.
It has been announced that the draw will take place at approximately 6.35 pm and will be available to watch on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max and the TNT Sports YouTube channel. The programme will begin at 6.30 pm.
Following their relegation from the Championship last season, Wednesday will enter the FA Cup at the first-round stage this season, alongside their 23 League One counterparts and all 24 League Two clubs.
The first round of the competition will take place over the weekend of 7–8 November, meaning Wednesday’s first FA Cup outing of the season will be sandwiched between a League One home clash against Blackpool and their final group-stage fixture in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy against Accrington Stanley.
The Owls, who last entered the FA Cup at the first round stage in 2022/23 before enjoying a run to the fourth round, exited the competition at the first hurdle last season after a youthful team was beaten 2-0 by Premier League side Brentford at Hillsborough at the third-round stage.
With the draw scheduled to take place on Monday, following the conclusion of this weekend’s fourth qualifying round ties, the ball numbers have been confirmed, with Wednesday assigned ball No. 39.
FA Cup first round draw ball numbers in full:
1. Accrington Stanley
2. AFC Wimbledon
3. Barnet
4. Barnsley
5. Blackpool
6. Bradford City
7. Bristol Rovers
8. Bromley
9. Burton Albion
10. Cambridge United
11. Cheltenham Town
12. Chesterfield
13. Colchester United
14. Crawley Town
15. Crewe Alexandra
16. Doncaster Rovers
17. Exeter City
18. Fleetwood Town
19. Gillingham
20. Grimsby Town
21. Huddersfield Town
22. Leicester City
23. Leyton Orient
24. Luton Town
25. Mansfield Town
26. Milton Keynes Dons
27. Newport County
28. Northampton Town
29. Notts County
30. Oldham Athletic
31. Oxford United
32. Peterborough United
33. Plymouth Argyle
34. Port Vale
35. Reading
36. Rochdale
37. Rotherham United
38. Salford City
39. Sheffield Wednesday
40. Shrewsbury Town
41. Stevenage
42. Stockport County
43. Swindon Town
44. Tranmere Rovers
45. Walsall
46. Wigan Athletic
47. Wycombe Wanderers
48. York City
49. Harborough Town or Spennymoor Town
50. Chorley or Worcester City
51. Gateshead or Stafford Rangers
52. FC Halifax Town or South Shields
53. Leiston or Guiseley
54. Barrow or Gloucester City
55. Hartlepool United or Marine
56. Boston United or Scunthorpe United
57. Macclesfield or Anstey Nomads
58. Altrincham or FC United Of Manchester
59. Bury or Harrogate Town
60. Spalding United or Alvechurch
61. AFC Rushden & Diamonds or Morecambe
62. Kidderminster Harriers or Solihull Moors
63. Carlisle United or Tamworth
64. AFC Fylde or Atherton Collieries
65. Salisbury or Eastbourne Borough
66. Sutton United or Truro City
67. Chesham United or Forest Green Rovers
68. Leatherhead or Yeovil Town
69. Bedford Town or Cray Wanderers
70. Uxbridge or Hornchurch
71. Aldershot Town or Tadley Calleva
72. Torquay United or Oxford City
73. Wimborne Town or Chelmsford City
74. Wealdstone or Worthing
75. Boreham Wood or Woking
76. Eastleigh or Brentwood Town
77. Southend United or Berkhamsted
78. Sholing or SE Dons
79. Plymouth Parkway or Chertsey Town
80. Dover Athletic or Dorking Wanderers