The Emirates FA Cup First Round Proper Awaits! Weekend of 7 November 🏆
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ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic titled “First Round TV picks,” listing four televised fixtures with club crests: Friday 6 November: Oxford City v Leicester City, kick-off 7.45pm GMT on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max. Saturday 7 November: Altrincham v Notts County, kick-off 5.30pm GMT on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, BBC Two and iPlayer. Saturday 7 November: Peterborough United v Reading, kick-off 8pm GMT on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max. Sunday 8 November: Stafford Rangers v Grimsby Town, kick-off 12pm GMT on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic titled “First Round TV picks,” listing four more televised fixtures with club crests: Sunday 8 November: Cray Wanderers v Stockport County, kick-off 2.15pm GMT on TNT Sports 3, HBO Max, BBC Two and iPlayer. Sunday 8 November: Wimborne Town v Crawley Town, kick-off 3pm GMT on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max. Sunday 8 November: Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday, kick-off 5.15pm GMT on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max. Monday 9 November: Plymouth Parkway v Berkhamsted, kick-off 7.30pm GMT on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic showing a throwback Instagram post from Virgil van Dijk (@virgilvandijk), dated 6 January 2017. A Southampton player in a red club tracksuit and headphones walks into a ground with his kit bag, followed by teammates. Caption: “I thought I would see what all the Instagram fuss was about” with two laughing emojis.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic showing a throwback Instagram post from Junior Kroupi (@juniorkroupi22), dated 6 June 2023. A young FC Lorient player in a green training bib warms up on the pitch at night, with a teammate behind. Caption: “Adrénaline” with a firecracker emoji.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic showing a throwback Instagram post from John McGinn (@johnmcginn7), dated 15 December 2012. A young St Mirren player in a black and red kit dribbles the ball past a Celtic player in green and white hoops, in front of a packed stand. Caption: “Me and Wanyama.”
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic styled as an Instagram feed, with story bubbles for the Emirates FA Cup, Wigan Athletic and Wembley Stadium across the top, and a fourth story showing Ben Watson celebrating. Below, an FA Cup final photo shows Wigan’s Ben Watson in a black and yellow kit leaping highest to head the ball above Manchester City defenders in light blue, while teammates watch on.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic styled as an Instagram post. At the top, Crystal Palace players in red and blue kits kneel together in celebration on the pitch. Below is the post’s like bar showing 15.7K likes, and a partly hidden caption from @eastmamba ending “...you” with heart and eagle emojis and “#ykn.” The FA Cup trophy, with red Emirates ribbons, stands in the foreground, overlapping the post.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic styled as an iPhone AirDrop pop-up reading “‘Emirates FA Cup’ would like to share a photo,” with Accept and Decline buttons. Behind the pop-up, Youri Tieleman’s smiling in a 2021 FA Cup Final shirt makes a heart shape with his hands.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic styled as an iPhone share screen with “1 Photo Selected.” The selected photo shows Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker in green diving to make a save in front of the net. On either side are a photo of him biting a winner’s medal and a close-up of the ball hitting the net. Share options for AirDrop, Messages, Mail and Notes sit along the bottom.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic styled as an iPhone photo album titled “Favourites, 197 items,” with a grid of nine liked FA Cup photos. They show a Crystal Palace player holding the trophy, a Liverpool player shooting, Everton players lifting the cup in a 1990s final, Plymouth Argyle players celebrating in front of their fans, Chelsea players celebrating a goal, a fan holding up a tinfoil replica of the trophy, Manchester United players lifting the cup, fans embracing a player in a pitch invasion, and a manager raising the trophy at Wembley.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic with the headline “Take a look behind the badge.” The FA Cup trophy, with red Emirates ribbons, stands on the pitch at Wembley, with the Leicester City and Swindon Town crests blurred in the background.
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic explaining the Notts County crest: two magpies perched on a football above the year 1862, with black and white stripes below. Three labelled sections read: “The Magpies: The central symbol represents the club’s famous nickname, ‘The Magpies’, which stems from the black-and-white colours.” “The Year: This commemorates the club’s traditional foundation year. Notts County are recognised as the world’s oldest professional football club.” “Black & White Stripes: The bottom of the shield mirrors the iconic black-and-white striped shirts the club adopted in 1890. These stripes inspired Italian giants Juventus to adopt their black-and-white kit.”
ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic explaining the York City crest: a shield shaped like a gatehouse, with five lions on a red and white design. Three labelled sections read: “The Bootham Bar: The prominent structure on the crest represents Bootham Bar, one of the historic medieval gatehouses of the city walls of York.” “The Lions: The lions featured with the gatehouse pay direct homage to the City of York Coat of Arms, which displays five lions passant guardant on the red cross of St George. The lions symbolise York’s historical support and loyalty to the English monarchy.” “The ‘Y’ & Castle Elements: The crest features a white ‘Y’ for York alongside castle battlements reflecting the city’s fortifications.”