Everything you need to know about the FA Cup second-round proper draw

Emirates FA Cup

Bristol Rovers will be ball number 12 in the 2025/26 Emirates FA Cup second round proper draw.

Supporters can watch the draw on TNT Sports 1, discovery+ and on the TNT Sports YouTube page ahead of the final match of the round between Tamworth and Leyton Orient, with the draw set to start at approximately 6.45pm GMT.

The Pirates progressed to the second round of the competition after beating fellow Sky Bet League Two team Bromley over the weekend, with Fabrizio Cavegn and Joel Cotterill netting in a 2-1 victory for the Gas.

The Pirates reached the third round of the Emirates Cup last term, beating Weston-super-Mare and Barnsley before losing to Ipswich Town at Portman Road.

There are 40 teams in the draw, with the games set to be played around the weekend of Saturday 6 December.

 

All the ball numbers:

1. Weston Super Mare
2. Salford City
3. Luton Town
4. Accrington Stanley
5. Milton Keynes Dons
6. Stockport County
7. Wigan Athletic
8. Newport County
9. Cheltenham Town
10. Barnsley
11. Carlisle United
12. Bristol Rovers
13. Peterborough United
14. Oldham Athletic
15. Doncaster Rovers
16. Tamworth or Leyton Orient
17. Chesterfield
18. Boreham Wood
19. Sutton United
20. Bolton Wanderers
21. Chelmsford City
22. Barrow
23. Wycombe Wanderers
24. Exeter City
25. Slough Town
26. Wealdstone
27. Swindon Town
28. Grimsby Town
29. Buxton
30. Burton Albion 
31. Brackley Town
32. Blackpool
33. Cambridge United
34. Gateshead
35. Mansfield Town
36. Macclesfield
37. Shrewsbury Town 
38. Fleetwood Town
39. Port Vale
40. Walsall
 

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2025/26 Away Kit
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