FA Cup second round draw: Leicester City face Dover Athletic trip
FA Cup second round draw: Leicester City face Dover Athletic

The FA Cup second round draw has paired former holders Leicester City with a trip to non-league Dover Athletic, leaving smaller clubs potentially one win away from a lucrative tie against a Premier League side.

The Foxes, who were relegated from the Championship last season, will face the sixth-tier outfit in the next round.

Full second round draw

  • Chesterfield v Cheltenham Town
  • Guiseley v Notts County
  • Wigan Athletic v Barnsley
  • Exeter City v Stevenage
  • Plymouth Parkway/Berkhamsted v Barnet
  • York City v Carlisle
  • Crewe Alexandra v Plymouth Argyle
  • AFC Fylde v Luton Town
  • Barrow v Kidderminster Harriers
  • Colchester v Mansfield Town
  • Rochdale v Newport County
  • Dover Athletic v Leicester City
  • Port Vale v Leyton Orient
  • Grimsby Town v Oldham Athletic
  • Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion
  • Salisbury v Blackpool
  • Wimborne Town v Bradford City
  • Rotherham v Bristol Rovers
  • Reading v Stockport County
  • Wycombe Wanderers v MK Dons

Fixture context

Leicester City's relegation from the Championship places them in the draw alongside numerous non-league sides, with Dover Athletic among the lowest-ranked teams remaining.

The draw sets up potential giant-killing opportunities, as clubs like Guiseley, Salisbury, and Wimborne Town are now within one match of facing Premier League opposition in the third round.