The stand-out ties are probably Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United and Charlton v MK Dons, whilst the lowest-ranked team, Westfields have a home tie against Bury or AFC Wimbledon, provided they can get past Curzon Ashton in their replay. Bye!
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The FA Cup second-round draw in full
Ties to be played between Friday 2 December- Monday 5 December
Westfields or Curzon Ashton v Bury or AFC Wimbledon
Chesterfield v Wycombe Wanderers
Millwall v Braintree Town
Macclesfield Town v Oxford United
Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United
Blackpool v Gillingham or Brackley Town
Whitehawk or Stourbridge v Northampton Town
Boreham Wood or Notts County v Peterborough United
Cambridge United or Dover Athletic v Coventry City v Morecambe
Port Vale v Hartlepool United
Bristol Rovers or Crawley Town v Taunton or Barrow
Woking v Accrington Stanley
Lincoln City v Oldham Athletic
Luton Town v Yeovil Town or Solihull Moors
Sutton United v Cheltenham Town or Crewe
Eastleigh or Swindon v Halifax or Dagenham and Redbridge
Shrewsbury Town v Southport or Fleetwood Town
Charlton Athletic v MK Dons
Plymouth Argyle v Alfreton or Newport County
Carlisle United v Maidstone United or Rochdale
Carlisle United v Maidstone United or Rochdale
Plymouth Argyle v Alfreton or Newport County
Charlton Athletic v MK Dons
Shrewsbury Town v Southport or Fleetwood Town
Eastleigh or Swindon v Halifax or Dagenham and Redbridge
Sutton United v Cheltenham Town or Crewe
Luton Town v Yeovil Town or Solihull Moors
Lincoln City v Oldham Athletic
Woking v Accrington Stanley
Bristol Rovers or Crawley Town v Taunton or Barrow
Port Vale v Hartlepool United
Cambridge United or Dover Athletic v Coventry City v Morecambe
Boreham Wood or Notts County v Peterborough United
Whitehawk or Stourbridge v Northampton Town
Blackpool v Gillingham or Brackley Town
Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United
Macclesfield Town v Oxford United
Millwall v Braintree Town
Chesterfield v Wycombe Wanderers
Westfields or Curzon Ashton v Bury or AFC Wimbledon
Here we go then! On with the draw!
Former Everton striker Graeme Sharp will assist with the draw, here is is scoring against Elton John’s Watford in the 1984 FA Cup final at Wembley. Everton would go on to win 2-0.
We’re about five minutes away from the draw, due to take place before Southport v Fleetwood Town, which is the final first-round match of the ‘weekend.’
Whilst you wait, why not read Sean Ingle’s column, which includes details of a study that residents in Bury and Luton would be willing to pay more money in council tax to ensure their club stayed in the Football League.
For those in Bury the average was £1.79 a year, while for Luton it was £1.68. It doesn’t sound like much. But if those figures were reflected across each town’s populations, Barlow and Forrest calculated there was “an annual community benefit” of £242,200 for Bury and £275,758 for Luton – figures not captured by either club in its revenue from ticket sales.
For the full article, click here.
George Elokobi, renowned for having the best rig in football as well as gatecrashing this Mick McCarthy interview in 2011 after Wolves avoided relegation …
… scored twice for Braintree Town in their 7-0 drubbing of Eastbourne Borough - he’s on loan from Colchester United. I have no idea if he is still playing left-back or why he uses the hashtag #chop on all of his tweets. Any Braintree fans out there?
Greatful to be on the score sheet today and good win & performance by the lads, & a fine support by the fans #chop🔥 pic.twitter.com/mQxJ9wmobI
— George Elokobi (@georgeelokobi) November 5, 2016
The biggest shock of the first round came in the form of Macclesfield’s away win at League One Walsall. Elsewhere, there was plenty of nearly, as Curzon Ashton’s late equaliser meant that ninth-tier Westfields – the lowest ranked side left in the competition – will have to fight it out in a replay. Spennymoor Town gave MK Dons a huge fright at Stadium MK, but ultimately couldn’t force a replay, losing 3-2 after falling 3-0 down inside the first 14 minutes.
For more, catch up in our first-round round-up.
Preamble
The dream of a third-round tie away at Old Trafford, or Anfield, or Turf Moor. They can almost touch it, smell it. They, of course, are the 56 teams hoping to make it over the next FA Cup hurdle: the second round.
There 21 non-league teams ‘in the hat’. Nine of which are guaranteed to strut their stuff on the weekend of Saturday 3 December, and none of which have players that wear gloves this time of year. Probably.
The draw will take place at 7.10pm GMT, so in about 37 minutes. Any thoughts: ping them to michael.butler@theguardian.com or tweet @michaelbutler18.
The Hat
- Sheffield United
- Millwall
- Dagenham & Redbridge or FC Halifax Town
- Oxford United
- Taunton Town or Barrow
- Southport or Fleetwood Town
- Yeovil Town or Solihull Moors
- Woking
- Sutton United
- Macclesfield Town
- Port Vale
- Northampton Town
- Cambridge United or Dover Athletic
- Westfields or Curzon Ashton
- Milton Keynes Dons
- Gillingham or Brackley Town
- Alfreton Town or Newport County
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Maidstone United or Rochdale
- Bury or AFC Wimbledon
- Carlisle United
- Boreham Wood or Notts County
- Plymouth Argyle
- Braintree Town
- Hartlepool United
- Bolton Wanderers
- Accrington Stanley
- Oldham Athletic
- Eastleigh or Swindon Town
- Shrewsbury Town
- Morecambe or Coventry City
- Crawley Town or Bristol Rovers
- Whitehawk or Stourbridge
- Chesterfield
- Lincoln City
- Luton Town
- Charlton Athletic
- Cheltenham Town or Crewe Alexandra
- Peterborough United
- Blackpool
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