The FA Cup Round 1 kicks off the proper section of the World’s greatest knockout Cup competition this weekend after many rounds and months of qualifying.
At this stage just the third and fourth tier sides from League One and Two join the ragtag bunch of Non League and Semi Professional Non League teams that have made it this far. Some have been in the competition for a long time before FA Cup Round 1 even starts.
Most people don’t really give a stuff about the FA Cup until the big teams join in Round 3. By then a handful of Non League teams remain, and the terms minnow will be thrown around like Origin Bolter in the NRL. There will be loads of feel good stories too about Non League players day jobs, like Rob the Baker, Geoff the Banker, and Rob the Plumber. Not to forget “Magic of the Cup”.
So why not get involved at this stage of the competition. You’ve already missed enough by missing all the qualifying rounds. And there’s also plenty of games on ESPN on Foxtel to enjoy. Some from grounds which hold fewer than a food line at an EPL ground.
As FA Cup Round 1 and 2 interest usually lies in the Non League teams that are left, here to save you time is the list of the lesser knowns.
FA Cup Round 1 Non League Teams
Team | Division | Tier | Position | Pts to Leader |
Alfreton | National League North | 6th | 16th / 22 | -20 |
Altrincham | National League North | 6th | 21st / 22 | -30 |
Barrow | National League Premier | 5th | 5th / 24 | -6 |
Boreham Wood | National League Premier | 5th | 9th / 24 | -10 |
Brackley Town | National League North | 6th | 7th / 22 | -10 |
Braintree | National League Premier | 5th | 22nd / 24 | -28 |
Chesham United | Southern Premier League | 7th | 7th / 24 | -14 |
Curzon Ashton | National League North | 6th | 19th / 22 | -23 |
Dagenham & Redbridge | National League Premier | 5th | 3rd / 24 | -4 |
Dartford | National League South | 6th | 6th / 22 | -10 |
Dover | National League Premier | 5th | 7th / 24 | -9 |
Eastbourne Borough | National League South | 6th | 14th / 22 | -10 |
Eastleigh | National League Premier | 5th | 8th / 24 | -10 |
Halifax | National League North | 6th | 5th / 22 | -7 |
Harrow Borough | Ryamn Premier League | 7th | 19th / 24 | -17 |
Kidderminster | National League North | 6th | 3rd / 22 | -6 |
Lincoln City | National League Premier | 5th | 2nd / 24 | -4 |
Macclesfield | National League Premier | 5th | 10th / 24 | -10 |
Maidstone United | National League Premier | 5th | 16th / 24 | -18 |
Merstham | Ryamn Premier League | 7th | 16th / 24 | -15 |
Solihull Moors | National League Premier | 5th | 15th / 24 | -18 |
Spennymoor Town | Northern Premier League | 7th | 9th / 24 | -9 |
St Albans City | National League South | 6th | 4th / 22 | -9 |
Stamford | Northern Premier League Div 1 Sth | 8th | 20th / 22 | -20 |
Stockport | National League North | 6th | 11th / 22 | -13 |
Stourbridge | Northern Premier League | 7th | 12th / 22 | -12 |
Sutton United | National League Premier | 5th | 13th / 24 | -15 |
Taunton Town | Southern Div 1 South/West | 8th | 12th / 22 | -20 |
Westfield FC | Combined Counties Premier | 9th | 2nd / 23 | -13 |
Whitehawk | National League South | 6th | 11th / 22 | -18 |
Woking | National League Premier | 5th | 21st / 24 | -27 |
Non League Teams that can make it to the big payday.
The goal for most of the teams in the FA Cup at this stage is to keep going for as long as possible. Especially if they make it to the third round when the EPL and Championship big boys come into the competition. All of them hoping for a Manchester United away draw to fill coffers to unprecedented levels.
Here are our top ten sides that could make the 3rd Round and possibly even further. We picked five teams before 3rd Qualifying Round that could make this round – we got three right.
Braintree Town
Dover Athletic
Sutton Utd
Altrincham
Macclesfield
Whitehawk
Alfreton
Boreham Wood
Barrow
St Albans City
FA Cup Round 1 Australian TV Times
Sat 6:55am EST – ESPN 508 – Eastleigh v Swindon Town
Sat 11:25pm EST – ESPN 508 – Merstham v Oxford United
Sun 1:55am EST – ESPN 508 – Bolton v Grimsby Town
Mon 0:55am EST – ESPN 508 – Alfreton Town v Newport County
Tue 6:40am EST – ESPN2 509 – Southport v Fleetwood Town
FA Cup Round 1 Gurgler Selections
CUPSETS
ALFRETON to beat Newport County
DRAW – Lincoln v Altrincham
MORECAMBE to beat Coventry
BOREHAM WOOD to beat Notts County
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HOME COMFORTS
MILLWALL to beat Southend
BOLTON to beat Grimsby
BRADFORD to beat Accrington
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE to beat Halifax
GILLINGHAM to beat Brackley
MILTON KEYNES to beat Spennymoor
PETERBOROUGH to beat Chesham
WHITEHAWK to beat Stourbridge
BLACKPOOL to beat Kidderminster
HARTLEPOOL to beat Stamford
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AWAY PAYS
SWINDON to beat Eastleigh
OXFORD to beat Merstham
WIMBLEDON to beat Bury
SUTTON to beat Dartford
LUTON to beat Exeter
PLYMOUTH to beat Mansfield
DONCASTER to beat Oldham
CURZON ASHTON to beat Westfield
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