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The teams that do make it through the Fourth Qualifying Round will earn themselves £12,500 for the privilege. That is a tidy sum for any non-league club and a good run in the FA Cup often sets up some of the smaller clubs at that level for a season or two.
The Cumbrians will be hoping to make the Third Round of the competition for the first time since the 2000-01 season when they were given a dream tie. A repeat of that draw when over 15,000 packed into Brunton Park to see a Sylvian Wiltord goal clinch a 1-0 victory for Arsenal would be very nice.
Not only is it 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 :
Fourth Round Qualifying Winners - £12,500
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 First Round Proper the draw is NOT regionalised so if the Blues are given an away day we could find ourselves anywhere from Hartlepool to Yeovil.
The draw will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Cumbria, the FA website and ITV1 in a special programme broadcast betweem 1pm and 1.30pm, and Blues fans will be on tenterhooks as we wait for the number ELEVEN ball to appear and the name of Carlisle United to be read out.
The full list of draw numbers is as follows :
1 Accrington Stanley
2 AFC Bournemouth
3 Aldershot Town
4 Barnet
5 Bradford City
6 Brentford
7 Brighton & Hove Albion
8 Bristol Rovers
9 Burton Albion
10 Bury
11 Carlisle United
12 Charlton Athletic
13 Cheltenham Town
14 Chesterfield
15 Colchester United
16 Crewe Alexandra
17 Dagenham & Redbridge
18 Darlington
19 Exeter City
20 Gillingham
21 Grimsby Town
22 Hartlepool United
23 Hereford United
24 Huddersfield Town
25 Leeds United
26 Leyton Orient
27 Lincoln City
28 Macclesfield Town
29 Millwall
30 Milton Keynes Dons
31 Morecambe
32 Northampton Town
33 Norwich City
34 Notts County
35 Oldham Athletic
36 Port Vale
37 Rochdale
38 Rotherham United
39 Shrewsbury Town
40 Southampton
41 Southend United
42 Stockport County
43 Swindon Town
44 Torquay United
45 Tranmere Rovers
46 Walsall
47 Wycombe Wanderers
48 Yeovil Town
49 Hinckley United or Histon
50 Nuneaton Town or Kendal Town
51 FC Halifax Town or Wrexham
52 Gateshead or Southport
53 Workington or Rushden & Diamonds
54 Mansfield Town or Altrincham
55 Buxton or Stourbridge
56 Blyth Spartans or AFC Telford United
57 Ilkeston Town or Tamworth
58 Lincoln United or Cambridge United
59 Kettering Town or Redditch United
60 Northwich Victoria or FC United of Manchester
61 Barrow or Chester City
62 Kidderminster Harriers or Fleetwood Town
63 York City or Bedworth United
64 Hendon or Woking
65 Gloucester City or Lowestoft Town
66 Farnborough or Salisbury City
67 Mangotsfield United or Forest Green Rovers
68 Crawley Town or AFC Wimbledon
69 Oxford City or Bury Town
70 Bromley or Ebbsfleet United
71 Chelmsford City or Stevenage Borough
72 Aylesbury or Wealdstone
73 Dover Athletic or Eastleigh
74 Hayes & Yeading United or Staines Town
75 Luton Town or Grays Athletic
76 Oxford United or Thurrock
77 Bath City or AFC Totton
78 Paulton Rovers or Chippenham Town
79 Tooting & Mitcham United or Eastbourne Borough
80 Hampton & Richmond Borough or Sutton United