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Like the FA Cup itself, the clubs from the Premier League and Championship are introduced at this stage which sees 32 ties played.
Last season we were drawn at Scunthorpe in this round and won 4-1 at Glanford Park before losing 5-1 in the fourth round against a very strong Manchester United side at Turf Moor. Michael King, Liam Newman and Dominic Knowles were the scorers at Scunthorpe, plus an own goal. Joe McKee got our consolation goal in the defeat to Manchester United.
A trip to Port Vale is a tough one; they are currently one place and one point behind us in the Youth Alliance League North West Conference, and with a game in hand. Grimsby play in the North East Conference and are currently in fifth place.
Vale are expected to be favourites to win through to the tie which must be played by 11th December.
The full draw
West Ham v AFC Wimbledon or Aldershot
Blackburn v Reading
Doncaster v Middlesbrough
Dulwich Hamlet or Yeovil v Newcastle
Port Vale or Grimsby v Burnley
Watford v Swindon or Coventry Phoenix
Leicester v Macclesfield or Hartlepool
Sunderland v Chelsea
Arsenal v Huddersfield or Darlington
Oldham or Sheffield Wednesday v Manchester City
Brighton or Torquay v Derby
Notts County or Shrewsbury v Liverpool
Barnsley v Tottenham
Bristol City v Birmingham
Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa
Wigan v Stoke
Millwall v Carlisle or Wrexham or Walsall
QPR v Nottingham Forest
Bolton v Tranmere or Crewe
Fulham v West Brom
Leeds v Scunthorpe
Norwich v Charlton or Bury Town
Hull v Rushden & Diamonds or Wycombe
Southend or Brentford v Coventry
Everton v Wolves
Blackpool v Cambridge or Exeter
Preston v Swansea
Cardiff v Crystal Palace
Woking or Cheltenham v Sheffield United
Bradford City v Southampton
Manchester United v Portsmouth
Ipswich v Peterborough or Statford Town