Berks vs Bucks in the world’s oldest cup competition
Reading have been handed a home draw in the first round of the 2023-24 Emirates FA Cup, and will host MK Dons on the weekend of Saturday 4 November.
It is our first time entering the competition at this stage since 2001 – Paul Parker drew the home teams out of the hat and gave the Royals a fixture at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, while former Reading captain Jobi McAnuff picked the away sides out and drew MK Dons’ number.
It will be just the fourth time in our history that we have met MK Dons in any competition – they last came to Berkshire in 2016, and we won on penalties after the EFL Cup fixture had finished 2-2 after extra time.
The draw means we will have four consecutive fixtures on home turf – after upcoming league fixtures against Fleetwood Town and Portsmouth, we then host the Dons for a cup tie before welcoming Bristol Rovers for our rescheduled League One game.
Full information for this fixture – including confirmation of the exact date and kick-off time, as well as ticketing details – will follow in due course.
FA Cup first round draw
- Curzon Ashton v Aveley or Barnet
- Alfreton Town v Worthing
- Chesterfield v Portsmouth
- Bolton Wanderers v Solihull Moors
- Exeter City v Wigan Athletic
- Leyton Orient v Carlisle United
- Kidderminster Harriers v Fleetwood Town
- Hereford v Gillingham
- Ebbsfleet United or Slough Town v Grimsby Town
- Charlton Athletic v Cray Valley (PM)
- Oxford United v Maidenhead United
- Newport County v Oldham Athletic
- Swindon Town v Aldershot Town
- Crewe Alexandra v Derby County
- Mansfield Town v Wrexham
- Marine v Harrogate Town
- Barnsley v Horsham
- Port Vale v Burton Albion
- Peterborough United v Salford City
- Eastleigh v Boreham Wood
- Bradford City v Wycombe Wanderers
- Billericay Town or Sheppey United v Walsall
- Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United
- Bristol Rovers v Chelmsford City or Whitby Town
- Lincoln City v Morecambe
- Sutton United v AFC Fylde
- Reading v Milton Keynes Dons
- Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley
- Chester v York City or Needham Market
- Scarborough Athletic or Oxford City v Forest Green Rovers
- Notts County v Crawley Town
- Stockport County v Worksop Town
- Yeovil Town v Gateshead
- Stevenage v Tranmere Rovers
- Braintree Town or Chesham United v Maidstone United
- Bromley v Blackpool
- AFC Wimbledon v Cheltenham Town
- Cambridge United v Bracknell Town
- Northampton Town v Barrow
- Ramsgate v Hemel Hempstead or Woking