The draw for the second round of the FA Cup has been made, with League One leaders Stockport County handed a home tie against Cambridge United.
Forty teams entered the draw following the weekend’s first-round fixtures after Leyton Orient scraped past non-league Tamworth in the final first-round contest
Crystal Palace won the 2024/25 FA Cup, beating Manchester City 1-0 in the final
Jack Wilshere’s Luton Town managed to come out on top in a seven-goal thriller against Robbie Savage’s Forest Green Rovers in the pick of the first-round action, and have earned a trip to League Two Fleetwood.
Grimsby Town were unable to continue their heroics in the Carabao Cup after being eliminated by Premier League outfit Brentford, but they will have a chance to continue a second cup run after being handed a favourable tie against National League side Wealdstone.
The lowest-ranked team in the competition, Slough Town, who sit 21st in the National League South, will be at home to Macclesfield.
Premier League and Championship sides join the competition from the third round.
FA Cup second-round draw in full
Luton beat Forest Green Rovers to progress to the second round of the FA Cup
Slough Town vs MacclesfieldGrimsby Town vs WealdstoneSutton United vs Shrewsbury TownSwindon Town vs Bolton WanderersChelmsford City vs Weston-Super-MarePeterborough United vs BarnsleyBoreham Wood vs Newport CountyMK Dons vs Oldham AthleticWigan Athletic vs BarrowFleetwood Town vs Luton TownSalford City vs Leyton OrientAccrington Stanley vs Mansfield TownStockport County vs Cambridge UnitedBrackley Town vs Burton AlbionBlackpool vs Carlisle UnitedGateshead vs WalsallExeter City vs Wycombe WanderersCheltenham Town vs BuxtonChesterfield vs Doncaster RoversPort Vale vs Bristol Rovers
FA Cup 2025/26 round dates
Second Round: Saturday 6 December 2025
Third Round: Saturday 10 January 2026
Fourth Round: Saturday 14 February 2026
Fifth Round: Saturday 7 March 2026
Quarter-FInal: Saturday 4 April 2026
Semi-Final: Saturday 25 April 2026
Final: Saturday 16 May 2026
