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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 ex-Chelsea and Manchester United stars John Hollins and Paul Parker.
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 Yeovil.
The draw will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Cumbria, the FA website and Sky Sports News and Blues fans will be on tenterhooks as we wait for the number NINE 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 | Bradford City |
5 | Brentford |
6 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
7 | Bristol Rovers |
8 | Bury |
9 | Carlisle United |
10 | Cheltenham Town |
11 | Chester City |
12 | Chesterfield |
13 | Crewe Alexandra |
14 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
15 | Darlington |
16 | Doncaster Rovers |
17 | Gillingham |
18 | Grimsby Town |
19 | Hartlepool United |
20 | Hereford United |
21 | Huddersfield Town |
22 | Leeds United |
23 | Leyton Orient |
24 | Lincoln City |
25 | Luton Town |
26 | Macclesfield Town |
27 | Mansfield Town |
28 | Millwall |
29 | Milton Keynes Dons |
30 | Morecambe |
31 | Northampton Town |
32 | Nottingham Forest |
33 | Notts County |
34 | Oldham Athletic |
35 | Peterborough United |
36 | Port Vale |
37 | Rochdale |
38 | Rotherham United |
39 | Shrewsbury Town |
40 | Southend United |
41 | Stockport County |
42 | Swansea City |
43 | Swindon Town |
44 | Tranmere Rovers |
45 | Walsall |
46 | Wrexham |
47 | Wycombe Wanderers |
48 | Yeovil Town |
49 | Evesham United or Halifax Town |
50 | Corby Town or Droylsden |
51 | Kendal Town or Altrincham |
52 | Rushden & Diamonds or Solihull Moors |
53 | Burton Albion or Tamworth |
54 | Histon or Bamber Bridge |
55 | Stafford Rangers or Cambridge United |
56 | Southport or Northwich Victoria |
57 | Farsley Celtic or Barrow |
58 | Bradford (Park Avenue) or Gainsborough Trinity |
59 | Workington or Boston United |
60 | York City or Rushall Olympic |
61 | Kidderminster Harriers or Vauxhall Motors |
62 | Harrogate Railway or Harrogate Town |
63 | Chasetown or Nuneaton Borough |
64 | Weymouth or Hitchin Town |
65 | AFC Hornchurch or Team Bath |
66 | Maidenhead United or Hayes & Yeading United |
67 | Salisbury City or Stevenage Borough |
68 | Merthyr Tydfil or Oxford United |
69 | Hampton & Richmond Borough or Wealdstone |
70 | Bath City or Torquay United |
71 | Crawley Town or Aldershot Town |
72 | Chippenham Town or Horsham |
73 | Eastleigh or Forest Green Rovers |
74 | Eastbourne Borough or Bromley |
75 | Ware or Tonbridge Angels |
76 | Folkestone Invicta or Billericay Town |
77 | Grays Athletic or Lewes |
78 | Woking or Staines Town |
79 | Ebbsfleet United or Exeter City |
80 | Havant & Waterlooville or Leighton Town |