FA Cup First Round Proper draw dangles League One carrot for Maidenhead United

Magpies will host League One side if they can get past Taunton Town on Tuesday night

The 2024/25 FA Cup First Round Proper draw has thrown up an EFL League One challenge for Maidenhead United should they progress through a replay.

The Magpies host Taunton Town of the Southern League Premier Division South on Tuesday night at York Road in an FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round replay with the prize of a home tie with Crawley Town on offer.

Reece Smith scored for Maidenhead in Somerset on Saturday but his goal was cancelled out late in the second half by Taunton’s David Duru.

Meanwhile, Reading FC’s current status as an League One side means the Royals are now part of the First Round draw and Ruben Selles’ side drew Fleetwood Town at home.

The FA Cup First Round Proper draw for Berkshire

Reading FC vs Fleetwood Town
Taunton Town OR Maidenhead United v Crawley Town

FA Cup First Round ties are due to be played over the weekend of Friday 1st and Monday 4th November.

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Tom Canning

Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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