FA Cup second-round draw in full FA as Wimborne face Bradford and 2021 winners Leicester draw non-league Dover Athletic

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10 Nov 2026 • 7:03 AM MYT
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FA Cup second-round draw in full FA as Wimborne face Bradford and 2021 winners Leicester draw non-league Dover Athletic

Seventh-tier Wimborne Town face League One Bradford City at home in the FA Cup second round, with the minnows bidding for another upset after seeing off League Two Crawley 2-0 at the weekend.

The Dorset part-timers face another step up in opposition in their first-ever appearance in the second round, with Bradford fresh from a 7-0 victory over Marine FC at the weekend.

Non-league Dover Athletic have been drawn against 2021 winners Leicester City, seventh-tier Guiseley - who upset National League Sutton United 1-0 - are at home to League One Notts County, and fifth-tier Kidderminster Harriers, who thrashed League One Doncaster 3-0, face a trip to Barrow.

2013 champions Wigan Athletic have been drawn in an all-League One clash with Barnsley while Grimsby Town, who only narrowly scraped past eighth-tier Stafford Rangers in a penalty shootout, face Oldham Athletic, who beat Sheffield Wednesday in extra time.

Wimborne manager Tim Sills said after the draw ceremony: “I can feel the stress levels of the people back at the club as they get ready to do it all again! We can’t wait to hopefully produce another magical moment.

“I said a home tie against anyone I'd be happy with - but to come up against a club with such history and a huge club. It's going to be a different challenge, they trounced Marine at the weekend and we'll he hoping to put on a show again.”

40 teams remained in the FA Cup for the second round, with 20 fixtures to be played before the entry of Premier League and Championship sides in the third round.

The draw took place before the final first-round tie between seventh-tier Plymouth Parkway and Berkhamsted, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition. The winner of that match will be at home to Barnet.

The 20 FA Cup second-round matches will be held across the weekend of 5-6 of December, with the third-round draw presumed to take place on the evening of Monday 7 December.

FA Cup second-round ties in full

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