Always feels a bit disrespectful to call this the start of the 'FA Cup proper', doesn't it? There's a hell of a lot more teams in the qualifying rounds than there are now, in the *ahem* First Round Propah.
Anyway, the draw for the first round took place on Monday night, featuring two teams from the eighth tier of the English pyramid and one that won the UEFA Cup (quite) a few years back.
Let's go!
Maldon & Tiptree are the lowest ranked of the 70 teams playing in the first round of the competition this season, and they'll be trucking it an hour up the A12 (well, west on the A12 at least) to face League Two's Leyton Orient.