The FA Cup second round draw takes place on Monday 9 November at around 6.45pm, with 10 non-league sides still hoping to reach the third round proper. The draw is being held at Bolitho Park, home of seventh-tier Plymouth Parkway, before they host Berkhamsted in the final first round tie.
Among the non-league clubs in the draw are Wimborne Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Dover Athletic, Plymouth Parkway or Berkhamsted, AFC Fylde, Barrow, Carlisle United, Guiseley and Salisbury. The winners of the second round will receive £79,500 in prize money, with £21,200 guaranteed for the losing sides.
Ball numbers and how to watch
The ball numbers for the second round draw are as follows: 1 Dover Athletic, 2 Mansfield Town, 3 Exeter City, 4 Luton Town, 5 Bristol Rovers, 6 Oldham Athletic, 7 Kidderminster Harriers, 8 Leyton Orient, 9 Wycombe Wanderers, 10 Milton Keynes Dons, 11 Newport County, 12 Rotherham United, 13 Barnet, 14 Rochdale, 15 Barnsley, 16 Plymouth Parkway or Berkhamsted, 17 Chesterfield, 18 Barrow, 19 AFC Fylde, 20 Crewe Alexandra, 21 Stevenage, 22 Burton Albion, 23 Stockport County, 24 Port Vale, 25 Cheltenham Town, 26 Colchester United, 27 Eastleigh, 28 Reading, 29 Wimborne Town, 30 Plymouth Argyle, 31 Blackpool, 32 Sutton United, 33 Grimsby Town, 34 Leicester City, 35 Bradford City, 36 York City, 37 Notts County, 38 Wigan Athletic, 39 Carlisle United and 40 Salisbury.
The draw is live on TNT Sports 1, with Karen Carney and Joel Ward, and is also available on the TNT Sports YouTube channel and via the HBO Max app for subscribers. Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley, a two-time FA Cup finalist, will appear live on TNT Sport ahead of the draw.
Tie details and prize money
The 20 second-round matches are scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 5 December, with around eight shown on TNT Sports and a couple on the BBC. Under rules introduced in 2024, ties go to extra time and penalties if needed. The winners advance to the third round, where Premier League and Championship clubs enter, with that draw taking place towards the end of the second-round weekend.
Berkhamsted boss Chris Devane told BBC Three Counties Radio that his players will be kept away from the draw to focus on their tie against Plymouth Parkway. Devane said he will handle press and TV interviews himself so the squad can concentrate on the football. Berkhamsted knocked out Southend United in the first round proper, banking £20,625 in prize money. The winners of Monday's tie will collect £47,750, with £15,800 going to the losers, and both clubs receive £50,000 for the tie being selected for TV broadcast. The part-time squad travelled to Devon on Sunday and are due back on Tuesday, with many players taking unpaid leave from work.
