Cobblers ball number confirmed for FA Cup first round draw

The FA Cup first round draw will take place on Monday.

The fourth qualifying round ties are taking place this weekend before League One and League Two sides enter the competition, including Northampton. Cobblers, who are ball number 28, have a terrible recent record in the competition, failing to get beyond the first round in each of the last six seasons. They were beaten 3-1 by Oldham last season.

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The Emirates FA Cup first round proper draw will be made on Monday 19 October, live on TNT Sports. Hosted by Matt Smith, the draw will be made by Martin Keown and Fara Williams and it will be available to watch on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, and on the TNT Sports YouTube channel. The show will start at 6.30pm BST and the draw will be made at approximately 6.35pm BST.

The first round proper will be played around the weekend of November 6th/7th/8th.

The ball numbers are listed below:

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

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