FA Cup first round draw pairs Sheffield Wednesday with Oldham as ninth-tier Tadley Calleva dream of Barnsley upset

The FA Cup first round draw has handed Sheffield Wednesday a local derby against Oldham Athletic, while League One leaders Bradford City will host Merseyside outfit Marine when ties are played on the first weekend of November.

The first round marks the entry of clubs from Leagues One and Two, bringing in several former winners. Wednesday have won the trophy three times, while 2013 champions Wigan Athletic and 2021 winners Leicester City are also in the draw. The Foxes, enduring a difficult spell after dropping to the third tier, face Oxford City.

Among the most compelling ties is the all-seventh-tier clash between Plymouth Parkway and Berkhamsted, both making the first round for the first time in their histories. Berkhamsted secured their place with a 2-1 win over Southend, and one of the two sides will carry their dream into the second round.

Ninth-tier Tadley Calleva remain the lowest-ranked side still in the competition and, subject to a replay against Aldershot Town, could face Barnsley in the first round proper — a potential giant-killing story in the making. Eighth-tier AFC Rushden & Diamonds, founded in 2011 following the demise of the original club, take on Burton Albion.

Sholing also make their first-round debut, while Peterborough United — managed by Robbie Savage, whose son Charlie is in the squad — have been drawn against Reading.

FA Cup first round ties

Dover Athletic vs Wealdstone; Mansfield Town vs Macclesfield or Anstey Nomads; Huddersfield Town vs Exeter City; Luton Town vs Chesham United or Forest Green Rovers; Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge United; Oldham Athletic vs Sheffield Wednesday; Kidderminster Harriers vs Doncaster Rovers; Leyton Orient vs Harborough Town; Accrington Stanley vs Wycombe Wanderers; MK Dons vs Swindon Town; Newport County vs Walsall; Bromley vs Rotherham United; Barnet vs Tranmere Rovers; Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale; Barnsley vs Aldershot Town or Tadley Calleva; Plymouth Parkway vs Berkhamsted; Chesterfield vs Leatherhead or Yeovil Town; Gillingham vs Barrow or Gloucester City; Bury or Harrogate Town vs AFC Fylde; Crewe Alexandra vs AFC Wimbledon; Oxford United vs Stevenage; Burton Albion vs AFC Rushden & Diamonds; Bedford Town or Cray Wanderers vs Stockport County; Port Vale vs Scunthorpe United; Cheltenham Town vs FC Halifax Town; Colchester United vs Chorley or Worcester City; Eastleigh vs Shrewsbury Town; Peterborough United vs Reading; Wimborne Town vs Crawley Town; Plymouth Argyle vs Spalding United or Alvechurch; Hornchurch vs Blackpool; Guiseley vs Sutton United; Gateshead or Stafford Rangers vs Grimsby Town; Oxford City vs Leicester City; Bradford City vs Marine; York City vs Northampton Town.