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" CARDIFF CITY TO PLAY AWAY IN FA CUP "

Thu Oct 09, 2025 9:00 pm

CARDIFF CITY TO PLAY PETERBOROUGH UNITED AWAY IN FA CUP FIRST ROUND

MATCH TO BE PLAYED ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER


BBC Sport and TNT Sports have the TV rights and will announce their selections shortly.



FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW IN FULL

AFC Wimbledon v Gateshead

Barnsley v York City

Blackpool v Scunthorpe United

Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town

Boreham Wood v Crawley Town

Bromley v Bristol Rovers

Burton Albion v Banbury United or St Albans City

Buxton v Chatham Town

Cambridge United v Morecambe or Chester

Chelmsford City v Braintree Town

Cheltenham Town v Bradford City

Colchester United v MK Dons

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

Eastleigh v Walsall

Farnham Town or Sutton United v AFC Telford United

FC Halifax Town v Exeter City

Fleetwood Town v Barnet

Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley

Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United

Luton Town v Worthing or Forest Green Rovers

Macclesfield v AFC Totton or Truro City

Mansfield Town v Harrogate Town

Newport County v Gillingham

Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town

Peterborough United v Cardiff City

Port Vale v Maldon & Tiptree

Reading v Carlisle United

Rotherham United v Swindon Town

Salford City v Lincoln City

Slough Town v Altrincham or Harborough Town

South Shields v Shrewsbury Town

Spennymoor Town v Barrow

Stevenage v Chesterfield

Tamworth v Leyton Orient

Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County

Wealdstone v Southend United

Weston Super Mare v Aldershot Town

Wigan Athletic v Hemel Hempstead

Woking or Brackley Town v Notts County

Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Thu Oct 09, 2025 9:07 pm

Hope we don't draw newport ffs. The reaction will be catastrophic if he fields the kids

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Thu Oct 09, 2025 10:20 pm

This is the trouble by dropping into this league - More league and cup games .

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Fri Oct 10, 2025 7:22 am

Anyone home

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:38 am

Einstein wrote:Anyone home


Personally would prefer an away game at a non league side.

Dread to think how empty the stadium would be for a home game against someone like Gateshead.

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:49 am

All relative isn't it. Someone like Merthyr would be delighted to be in this round. It's a grim sign of the times for me.

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Sat Oct 11, 2025 9:41 am

If we draw a non league side away thats guaranteed to be on TV as we are arguably the biggest league side in the first round.

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Sat Oct 11, 2025 10:00 am

TopCat CCFC wrote:This is the trouble by dropping into this league - More league and cup games .


Top Cat and that’s where I disagreed with BBM he says he wanted a small squad,that will prove wrong

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:25 pm

All the final qualifying round matches scheduled before the draw have now taken place, with Worthing v Forest Green Rovers being played on Monday night.

Seven of the games played will go to a replay.




TEAMS IN THE FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW


Accrington Stanley
AFC Wimbledon
Barnet
Barnsley
Barrow
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City
Bristol Rovers
Bromley
Burton Albion
Cambridge United
Cardiff City
Cheltenham Town
Chesterfield
Colchester United
Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers
Exeter City
Fleetwood Town
Grimsby Town
Gillingham
Harrogate Town
Huddersfield Town
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
Luton Town
Mansfield Town
MK Dons
Newport County
Northampton Town
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle
Port Vale
Reading
Rotherham United
Salford City
Shrewsbury Town
Stevenage
Stockport County
Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Wigan Athletic
Wycombe Wanderers
AFC Telford
AFC Totton or Truro City
Aldershot Town
Altrincham or Harborough Town
Banbury United or St Albans City
Boreham Wood
Braintree Town
Buxton
Carlisle United
Chatham Town
Chelmsford City
Eastleigh
Ebbsfleet United
FC Halifax
Farnham Town or Sutton United
Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United
Gateshead
Hemel Hempstead Town
Macclesfield
Maldon & Tiptree
Morecambe or Chester
Scunthorpe United
Slough Town
South Shields
Southend United
Spennymoor Town
Tamworth
Wealdstone
Weston-super-Mare
Woking or Brackley Town
Worthing or Forest Green Rovers
York City

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Sun Oct 12, 2025 11:15 am

gwentbluebirds wrote:Hope we don't draw newport ffs. The reaction will be catastrophic if he fields the kids


We are number 13 and Newport are number 31

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Sun Oct 12, 2025 11:16 am

gwentbluebirds wrote:Hope we don't draw newport ffs. The reaction will be catastrophic if he fields the kids


We are number 13 and Newport are number 31

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Sun Oct 12, 2025 11:19 am

rontom wrote:
gwentbluebirds wrote:Hope we don't draw newport ffs. The reaction will be catastrophic if he fields the kids


We are number 13 and Newport are number 31


Here is the full set of numbers

The first round draw of this season's Emirates FA Cup takes place on Monday, with Cardiff entering as ball number Thirteen

The draw will take place live on TNT Sports 1, discovery+ and on the TNT Sports YouTube page during the pre-match coverage of Worthing v Forest Green Rovers from approximately 6.30pm.

Ties are to be played around the weekend of Saturday 1 November.

A full list of ball numbers is below:

1. Accrington Stanley
2. AFC Wimbledon
3. Barnet
4. Barnsley
5. Barrow
6. Blackpool
7. Bolton Wanderers
8. Bradford City
9. Bristol Rovers
10. Bromley
11. Burton Albion
12. Cambridge United
13. Cardiff City
14. Cheltenham Town
15. Chesterfield
16. Colchester United
17. Crawley Town
18. Crewe Alexandra
19. Doncaster Rovers
20. Exeter City
21. Fleetwood Town
22. Gillingham
23. Grimsby Town
24. Harrogate Town
25. Huddersfield Town
26. Leyton Orient
27. Lincoln City
28. Luton Town
29. Mansfield Town
30. Milton Keynes Dons
31. Newport County
32. Northampton Town
33. Notts County
34. Oldham Athletic
35. Peterborough United
36. Plymouth Argyle
37. Port Vale
38. Reading
39. Rotherham United
40. Salford City
41. Shrewsbury Town
42. Stevenage
43. Stockport County
44. Swindon
45. Tranmere Rovers
46. Walsall
47. Wigan Athletic
48. Wycombe Wanderers
49. AFC Telford United
50. Macclesfield
51. Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United
52. Carlisle United
53. York City
54. Buxton
55. Morecambe or Chester
56. South Shields
57. Tamworth
58. Scunthorpe United
59. Gateshead
60. Spennymoor Town
61. FC Halifax Town
62. Altrincham or Harborough Town
63. Worthing or Forest Green Rovers
64. Maldon & Tiptree
65. Woking or Brackley Town
66. Wealdstone
67. Slough Town
68. Boreham Wood
69. Eastleigh
70. Southend United
71. Ebbsfleet United
72. Braintree Town
73. Chatham Town
74. Weston Super Mare
75. Hemel Hempstead Town
76. Banbury United or St Albans City
77. Chelmsford City
78. AFC Totton or Truro City
79. Aldershot Town
80. Farnham Town or Sutton United

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Sun Oct 12, 2025 6:59 pm

Wealdstone for me so we get to see "You want Some" :bluebird:

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Sun Oct 12, 2025 10:51 pm

barnet blue wrote:
TopCat CCFC wrote:This is the trouble by dropping into this league - More league and cup games .


Top Cat and that’s where I disagreed with BBM he says he wanted a small squad,that will prove wrong


Spot On and I am with you on this one - the transfer window we should have added more for the many games ahead .

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Mon Oct 13, 2025 11:31 am

Weston away sounds good

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Mon Oct 13, 2025 12:27 pm

Trouble with being in round one is we could meet div 1 teams in 1st and 2nd rounds if get that far! Double chance of going out before big boys.

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Mon Oct 13, 2025 5:48 pm

CARDIFF CITY TO PLAY PETERBOROUGH AWAY IN FA CUP FIRST ROUND

MATCH TO BE PLAYED ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER


BBC Sport and TNT Sports have the TV rights and will announce their selections shortly.

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Mon Oct 13, 2025 5:50 pm

The #Bluebirds will face Peterborough United, away, in the First Round of the 2025/26 @EmiratesFACup!

Ties will be played October 31st - November 3rd. Full match confirmation will follow in due course.

Re: " CARDIFF CITY TO PLAY AWAY IN FA CUP "

Mon Oct 13, 2025 5:57 pm

FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW IN FULL

AFC Wimbledon v Gateshead

Barnsley v York City

Blackpool v Scunthorpe United

Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town

Boreham Wood v Crawley Town

Bromley v Bristol Rovers

Burton Albion v Banbury United or St Albans City

Buxton v Chatham Town

Cambridge United v Morecambe or Chester

Chelmsford City v Braintree Town

Cheltenham Town v Bradford City

Colchester United v MK Dons

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

Eastleigh v Walsall

Farnham Town or Sutton United v AFC Telford United

FC Halifax Town v Exeter City

Fleetwood Town v Barnet

Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley

Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United

Luton Town v Worthing or Forest Green Rovers

Macclesfield v AFC Totton or Truro City

Mansfield Town v Harrogate Town

Newport County v Gillingham

Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town

Peterborough United v Cardiff City

Port Vale v Maldon & Tiptree

Reading v Carlisle United

Rotherham United v Swindon Town

Salford City v Lincoln City

Slough Town v Altrincham or Harborough Town

South Shields v Shrewsbury Town

Spennymoor Town v Barrow

Stevenage v Chesterfield

Tamworth v Leyton Orient

Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County

Wealdstone v Southend United

Weston Super Mare v Aldershot Town

Wigan Athletic v Hemel Hempstead

Woking or Brackley Town v Notts County

Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

Re: " CARDIFF CITY TO PLAY AWAY IN FA CUP "

Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:03 pm

Whoever we got would be winnable and that's the case with this draw.

Won't be an embarrassment if we lose, like if we did to a non league team, so not that disappointed.

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:36 pm

TopCat CCFC wrote:
barnet blue wrote:
TopCat CCFC wrote:This is the trouble by dropping into this league - More league and cup games .


Top Cat and that’s where I disagreed with BBM he says he wanted a small squad,that will prove wrong


Spot On and I am with you on this one - the transfer window we should have added more for the many games ahead .

I think BBM was told from above that "he wants a small squad".

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:02 pm

MikeO76 wrote:
TopCat CCFC wrote:
barnet blue wrote:
TopCat CCFC wrote:This is the trouble by dropping into this league - More league and cup games .


Top Cat and that’s where I disagreed with BBM he says he wanted a small squad,that will prove wrong


Spot On and I am with you on this one - the transfer window we should have added more for the many games ahead .

I think BBM was told from above that "he wants a small squad".

That’s how I read it; and Tan must be elated at the job BBM has done with mainly youngsters so far! :ayatollah:

Re: " FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW "

Mon Oct 13, 2025 10:52 pm

MikeO76 wrote:
TopCat CCFC wrote:
barnet blue wrote:
TopCat CCFC wrote:This is the trouble by dropping into this league - More league and cup games .


Top Cat and that’s where I disagreed with BBM he says he wanted a small squad,that will prove wrong


Spot On and I am with you on this one - the transfer window we should have added more for the many games ahead .

I think BBM was told from above that "he wants a small squad".


Let's hope this works out before he Jan transfer window .