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The teams that do make it through the Fourth Qualifying Round will earn themselves £10,000 for the privilege. That is a tidy sum for any non-league club to receive and a good run in the FA Cup often sets up some of the smaller clubs at that level for a season or two.
They won't have long thing to think about the money though as 20 minutes after the final whistle has gone they will be glued to the TV or radio to see who they have drawn in the next round.
The draw for the First Round Proper will be made from FA headquarters in Soho Square at 5.10pm on Saturday evening and will be hosted by Sir Trevor Brooking, while the balls will be drawn by England Rugby Union World Cup winners Will Greenwood and Neil Back.
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 £40,000 in the coffers on the way. The prize fund breaks down thus :
Fourth Round Qualifying Winners - £10,000
First Round Proper Winners - £16,000
Second Round Proper Winners - £24,000
Third Round Proper Winners - £40,000
Fourth Round Proper Winners - £60,000
Fifth Round Proper Winners - £120,000
Sixth Round Proper Winners - £300,000
Semi-Final Winners - £900,000
Competition Winner - £1,000,000
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 Torquay.
The draw will be broadcast live on the FA website, the BBC and Sky Sports News and Blues fans will be on tenterhooks as we wait for the number TWELVE 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 - Barnet
4 - Blackpool
5 - Boston United
6 - Bradford City
7 - Brentford
8 - Brighton & Hove Albion
9 - Bristol City
10 - Bristol Rovers
11 - Bury
12 - Carlisle United
13 - Cheltenham Town
14 - Chester City
15 - Chesterfield
16 - Crewe Alexandra
17 - Darlington
18 - Doncaster Rovers
19 - Gillingham
20 - Grimsby Town
21 - Hartlepool United
22 - Hereford United
23 - Huddersfield Town
24 - Leyton Orient
25 - Lincoln City
26 - Macclesfield Town
27 - Mansfield Town
28 - Millwall
29 - Milton Keynes Dons
30 - Northampton Town
31 - Nottingham Forest
32 - Notts County
33 - Oldham Athletic
34 - Peterborough United
35 - Port Vale
36 - Rochdale
37 - Rotherham United
38 - skunk United
39 - Shrewsbury Town
40 - Stockport County
41 - Swansea City
42 - Swindon Town
43 - Torquay United
44 - Tranmere Rovers
45 - Walsall
46 - Wrexham
47 - Wycombe Wanderers
48 - Yeovil Town
49 - Barrow/Marine
50 - Stafford Rangers/Scarborough
51 - Tamworth/Harrogate Town
52 - Gainsborough Trinity/Whitley Bay
53 - Kings Lynn/Hucknall Town
54 - Newcastle Benfield/York City
55 - Fleetwood Town/Wisbech Town
56 - Rushden & Diamonds/Altrincham
57 - Burton Albion/Halifax Town
58 - Northwich Victoria/Cambridge United
59 - Farsley Celtic/Cambridge City
60 - Southport/Kettering
61 - Kidderminster Harriers/Droylsden
62 - Moor Green/Morecambe
63 - Worcester City/Basingstoke Town
64 - Crawley Town/Lewes
65 - Dover Athletic/Bishop's Stortford
66 - Hungerford Town/Weymouth
67 - Woking/Potters Bar Town
68 - Maidenhead United/Merthyr Tydfil
69 - Welling United/Clevedon Town
70 - Stevenage Borough/Forest Green Rovers
71 - Tonbridge Angels/Newport County
72 - Dagenham & Redbridge/Oxford United
73 - Yeading/St Albans City
74 - Haverhill Rovers/Aldershot Town
75 - Exeter City/AFC Wimbledon
76 - AFC Sudbury/Leatherhead
77 - Chelmsford/Gravesend & Northfleet
78 - Grays Athletic/Bromley
79 - Fisher Athletic/Salisbury City
80 - Brackley Town/Havant & Waterlooville