FA Cup First Round 2026-27: TV Picks, Kick-Off Times in UK and US, All 40 Ties

The FA Cup first round runs from Friday, Nov. 6, to Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, with 8 ties live on Turner Network Television (TNT) Sports, according to The Football Association (The FA). Two of them are also on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Two. Kick-off times are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the UK time after clocks went back on Oct. 25.

Converted for U.S. readers, the first televised tie, Oxford City v Leicester City, is at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) on Friday. The table below gives all eight, and the full list of 40 ties and the dates up to the final follow.

What are the FA Cup first round TV picks and kick-off times?

The FA confirmed the picks on Oct. 22, 2026. The eight ties are on TNT Sports and Home Box Office (HBO) Max, and the FA gave the times in GMT. The U.S. clocks go back on Sunday, Nov. 1, so for Nov. 6 to 9 Eastern Time is 5 hours behind GMT and Pacific Time is 8 hours behind. We worked those columns out ourselves.

Date	Tie	UK (GMT)	ET	PT	Channel per The FA
Fri., Nov. 6	Oxford City v Leicester City	7:45pm	2:45 p.m.	11:45 a.m.	TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max
Sat., Nov. 7	Altrincham v Notts County	5:30pm	12:30 p.m.	9:30 a.m.	TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max; BBC Two and iPlayer from 5:15pm
Sat., Nov. 7	Peterborough United v Reading	8pm	3 p.m.	noon	TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max
Sun., Nov. 8	Stafford Rangers v Grimsby Town	12pm	7 a.m.	4 a.m.	TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max
Sun., Nov. 8	Cray Wanderers v Stockport County	2:15pm	9:15 a.m.	6:15 a.m.	TNT Sports 3 and HBO Max; BBC Two and iPlayer
Sun., Nov. 8	Wimborne Town v Crawley Town	3pm	10 a.m.	7 a.m.	TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max
Sun., Nov. 8	Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday	5:15pm	12:15 p.m.	9:15 a.m.	TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max
Mon., Nov. 9	Plymouth Parkway v Berkhamsted	7:30pm	2:30 p.m.	11:30 a.m.	TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max

The home club is named first. The FA’s page does not name a U.S. broadcaster, so check your local listings for U.S. coverage. For the clock change behind the 5-hour gap, see our guide to the UK and Europe clock change.

What time do the other FA Cup first round ties kick off?

The FA says all other fixtures remain scheduled at 3pm on Saturday 7 November unless The FA states otherwise. That is 3pm GMT, 10 a.m. ET and 7 a.m. PT. The FA’s TV page does not say whether any of the other 32 ties will move.

Which clubs are in the FA Cup first round draw?

The FA made the draw on Monday 19 October 2026 and numbered the 40 ties. The list is as the FA printed it, home club first, with Association Football Club (AFC) kept in club names as printed; the draw page spells one tie “Altincham v Notts County”, which the FA’s TV page gives as Altrincham v Notts County.

No.	Tie	No.	Tie
1	Dover Athletic v Wealdstone	21	Oxford United v Stevenage
2	Mansfield Town v Macclesfield	22	Burton Albion v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
3	Huddersfield Town v Exeter City	23	Cray Wanderers v Stockport County
4	Luton Town v Forest Green Rovers	24	Port Vale v Scunthorpe United
5	Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United	25	Cheltenham Town v FC Halifax Town
6	Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday	26	Colchester United v Worcester City
7	Kidderminster Harriers v Doncaster Rovers	27	Eastleigh v Shrewsbury Town
8	Leyton Orient v Harborough Town	28	Peterborough United v Reading
9	Accrington Stanley v Wycombe Wanderers	29	Wimborne Town v Crawley Town
10	MK Dons v Swindon Town	30	Plymouth Argyle v Alvechurch
11	Newport County v Walsall	31	Hornchurch v Blackpool
12	Bromley v Rotherham United	32	Guiseley v Sutton United
13	Barnet v Tranmere Rovers	33	Stafford Rangers v Grimsby Town
14	Fleetwood Town v Rochdale	34	Oxford City v Leicester City
15	Barnsley v Aldershot	35	Bradford City v Marine
16	Plymouth Parkway v Berkhamsted	36	York City v Northampton Town
17	Chesterfield v Yeovil Town	37	Altrincham v Notts County
18	Gillingham v Barrow	38	Boreham Wood v Wigan Athletic
19	Harrogate Town v AFC Fylde	39	Carlisle United v Salford City
20	Crewe Alexandra v AFC Wimbledon	40	Salisbury v Sholing

How much prize money and TV money do clubs get?

The FA says all 16 clubs in the eight televised ties receive a live television broadcast fee of 50,000 pounds. Winning clubs in the first round receive 47,750 pounds and losing clubs 15,800 pounds from the prize fund. Prize money for later rounds is not in the sources we used.

When is the FA Cup second round draw?

The draw for the Second Round Proper is live before Plymouth Parkway v Berkhamsted on Monday 9 November on TNT Sports, per The FA, with further details to be announced in advance. Pencil it onto the November 2026 printable calendar.

What are the FA Cup round dates after the first round?

The FA’s 2026-27 round dates for the rounds that follow:

Round	Date
First Round Proper	Sat., Nov. 7, 2026
Second Round Proper	Sat., Dec. 5, 2026
Third Round Proper	Sat., Jan. 9, 2027
Fourth Round Proper	Sat., Feb. 13, 2027
Fifth Round Proper	Sat., Mar. 6, 2027
Quarter-final	Sat., Apr. 3, 2027
Semi-final	Sat., Apr. 24, 2027
Final	Sat., May 22, 2027 (Wembley Stadium)

The second round falls on the December 2026 printable calendar. The printable below keeps the TV picks and these dates on one page. For another UK cup this season, see the Carabao Cup fourth round schedule.

Is there a printable FA Cup first round schedule?

Yes. The one-page sheet lists the eight televised ties in UK, Eastern and Pacific time and the round dates to the final on May 22, 2027. Fireworks plans that week? See the Bonfire Night 2026 rules.