Non-league Dover Athletic draw 2021 FA Cup winners Leicester City in second round

Non-league Dover Athletic will host 2021 FA Cup winners Leicester City in the second round of the 2026-27 competition, headlining a draw that also handed seventh-tier Wimborne Town a home tie against League One Bradford City.

Wimborne, a Dorset part-time side making their first-ever appearance at this stage after beating Crawley Town 2-0 in the first round, face a Bradford side that arrived on the back of a 7-0 demolition of Marine FC. Manager Tim Sills was bullish after the draw: “I can feel the stress levels of the people back at the club as they get ready to do it all again. We can’t wait to hopefully produce another magical moment. I said a home tie against anyone I’d be happy with — but to come up against a club with such history and a huge club. It’s going to be a different challenge.”

Elsewhere among the non-league stories, seventh-tier Guiseley — who knocked out National League Sutton United 1-0 — host League One Notts County, while fifth-tier Kidderminster Harriers, who thrashed League One Doncaster 3-0, travel to Barrow.

2013 winners Wigan Athletic face an all-League One tie against Barnsley, and Grimsby Town — who only scraped past eighth-tier Stafford Rangers on penalties — meet Oldham Athletic, who eliminated Sheffield Wednesday in extra time.

Forty teams entered the second round, with 20 ties to be played across the weekend of 5-6 December. Premier League and Championship clubs join the competition at the third-round stage. The draw was made before the outstanding first-round tie between seventh-tier Plymouth Parkway and Berkhamsted, the lowest-ranked side remaining; the winner of that match will face Barnet at home.

FA Cup second-round ties in full

Chesterfield vs Cheltenham Town; Guiseley vs Notts County; Wigan Athletic vs Barnsley; Exeter City vs Stevenage; Plymouth Parkway/Berkhamsted vs Barnet; York City vs Carlisle United; Crewe Alexandra vs Plymouth Argyle; AFC Fylde vs Luton Town; Barrow vs Kidderminster Harriers; Colchester United vs Mansfield Town; Rochdale vs Newport County; Dover Athletic vs Leicester City; Port Vale vs Leyton Orient; Grimsby Town vs Oldham Athletic; Shrewsbury Town vs Burton Albion; Salisbury vs Blackpool; Wimborne Town vs Bradford City; Rotherham United vs Bristol Rovers; Reading vs Stockport County; Wycombe Wanderers vs MK Dons.