FA Trophy First Round Proper Draw

THE draw for the First Round Proper of The FA Trophy was made at Wembley this lunchtime, with the Vanarama Conference big guns now entering the competition.

Holders Cambridge United will not be defending their crown after promotion to the Football League but Conference leaders Barnet have been handed a tricky trip to Concord Rangers.

Last season’s beaten finalists Gosport Borough, meanwhile, have been drawn away at Basingstoke Town after Saturday’s 3-0 win at Peacehaven & Telscombe.

The 32 First Round clashes will take place on Saturday, December 13, with winning clubs picking up £5,000 from The FA’s prize fund.

FA Trophy First Round Draw in full:

1 Nuneaton Town v Grimsby Town

2 Hyde v Spennymoor Town

3 Altrincham v Macclesfield Town

4 AFC Fylde v Gainsborough Trinity

5 Guiseley or Rushall Olympic v Chorley or Stalybridge Celtic

6 Lincoln City v Alfreton Town

7 North Ferriby United v Boston United

8 Gateshead v Halesowen Town

9 Worcester City v FC Halifax Town

10 Southport v Wrexham

11 Ramsbottom United v Stockport County

12 Bradford (Park Avenue) v Kidderminster Harriers

13 AFC Telford United v Chester

14 Barwell or FC United Of Manchester v Harrogate Town

15 Aldershot Town v Burgess Hill Town

16 Weymouth v Havant & Waterlooville

17 Bishop’s Stortford v Torquay United

18 Lowestoft Town v Dover Athletic

19 Ebbsfleet United v Welling United

20 St Albans City or Wealdstone v Hayes & Yeading United

21 Wimborne Town v Oxford City

22 Bedford Town or Weston Super Mare v Farnborough

23 Dartford v Solihull Moors

24 Woking v Eastleigh

25 Hemel Hempstead Town v Sutton United

26 Basingstoke Town v Gosport Borough

27 Tonbridge Angels or Bromley v Leiston

28 Forest Green Rovers v Merthyr Town or Didcot Town

29 Bristol Rovers v Gloucester City or Bath City

30 Maidenhead United v Staines Town or Poole Town

31 Braintree Town v St Neots Town or AFC Sudbury

32 Concord Rangers v Barnet

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