FA Cup Second Round Draw Details

The FA Cup

First up for the Cumbrians is the first round step of defeating the Black Country side at Brunton Park on Saturday afternoon though, but not only is the competition a good chance to progress to the third round for a potential payday but there is also the opportunity to stick £45,000 in the coffers on the way.

The prize fund, which in these times of recession is down by about 5% to 10% in each "proper" round from last season, breaks down thus :


First Round Proper Winners - £18,000
Second Round Proper Winners - £27,000
Third Round Proper Winners - £67,500
Fourth Round Proper Winners - £90,000
Fifth Round Proper Winners - £180,000
Sixth Round Proper Winners - £360,000
Semi-Final Losers - £450,000
Semi-Final Winners - £900,000
Final Loser - £900,000
Final Winner - £1,800,000


In the Second Round Proper the draw is NOT regionalised so if the Blues win through tomorrow and are given an away day we could find ourselves anywhere from Hartlepool to Yeovil. The draw will be broadcast live on ITV1 and the FA website at around 2pm following the Southport v Sheffield Wednesday tie, and if we can get past Tipton Town then Blues fans will be on tenterhooks as we wait for the number THIRTY-ONE ball to appear and the name of Carlisle United to be read out.

As for the draw itself, well that will be made from Wembley Stadium by two Presenters of ITV's Daybreak, Dan Lobb, a Southampton fan, and Kate Garraway, who follows Gillingham. One of the ball numbers already down to one side as the first cup shock of the opening round came at Spotland this evening when Evo-Stik Premier League outfit FC United of Manchester defeated Rochdale 3-2 thanks to a controversial injury time goal from Mike Norton.



The full list of draw numbers being as follows :

1 Colchester United or Bradford City
2 Corby Town or Luton Town
3 Harrow Borough or Chesterfield
4 Notts County or Gateshead
5 Stevenage or Milton Keynes Dons
6 Southport or Sheffield Wednesday
7 Rotherham United or York City
8 Havant & Waterlooville or Droylsden
9 Bury or Exeter City
10 Cheltenham Town or Morecambe
11 Hayes & Yeading United or Wycombe Wanderers
12 Dagenham & Redbridge or Leyton Orient
13 AFC Wimbledon or Ebbsfleet United
14 Lincoln City or Nuneaton Town
15 Mansfield Town or Torquay United
16 Hereford United or Hythe Town
17 AFC Bournemouth or Tranmere Rovers
18 Chelmsford City or Hendon
19 Swindon Supermarine or Eastwood Town
20 Rushden & Diamonds or Yeovil Town
21 Southampton or Shrewsbury Town
22 Cambridge United or Huddersfield Town
23 Burton Albion or Oxford United
24 Gillingham or Dover Athletic
25 Tamworth or Crewe Alexandra
26 Darlington or Bristol Rovers
27 Guiseley or Crawley Town
28 Brighton & Hove Albion or Woking
29 Macclesfield Town or Southend United
30 FC United of Manchester
31 Carlisle United or Tipton Town
32 Dartford or Port Vale
33 Forest Green Rovers or Northampton Town
34 Fleetwood Town or Walsall
35 Barnet or Charlton Athletic
36 Plymouth Argyle or Swindon Town
37 Accrington Stanley or Oldham Athletic
38 Hartlepool United or Vauxhall Motors
39 Stockport County or Peterborough United
40 Brentford or Aldershot Town

games to be played over the weekend of Saturday 27th November