Peterborough United to face League One rivals in first round of the FA Cup

Action from Posh v Oxford earlier this month.Action from Posh v Oxford earlier this month.
Action from Posh v Oxford earlier this month.
Peterborough United will play League One rivals Oxford United in the first round of the FA Cup.

The teama have met twice before in the competition with Posh winning 4-2 at London Road in 1958 and Oxford winning 2-0 at their old Manor Ground in 1983.

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Oxford were known as Headington United in 1958 when both clubs were in non-league football. Dennis Emery (2), Billy Hails and Jim Rayner scored for Posh.

Oxford knocked Posh out of the Carabao Cup at the Kassam Stadium last season. Posh beat Oxford 2-0 in a League One match at the Weston Homes Stadium earlier this month.

The tie will be played between November 6-9.

Full draw: Leyton Orient vs Newport County, Havant & Waterlooville vs Cray Valley Paper Mills, Sunderland vs Mansfield Town, Bolton Wanderers vs Crewe Alexandra, Oxford United vs Peterborough United, Exeter City vs AFC Fylde,

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Tonbridge Angels vs Bradford City, Walsall vs Bristol Rovers, Rochdale vs Chesterfield, Swindon Town vs Darlington,

Barnet vs Burton Albion, Wigan Athletic vs Chorley, Tranmere Rovers vs Accrington Stanley, Oxford City vs Northampton Town, Maldon & Tiptree vs Morecambe, Bromley vs Yeovil, Torquay United vs Crawley Town, Eastbourne Borough vs Blackpool, Cheltenham Town vs South Shields, Stevenage vs Concord Rangers, Harrogate Town vs Skelmersdale United, Gillingham vs Woking, Charlton Athletic vs Plymouth Argyle, Hayes & Yeading United vs Carlisle United, FC United of Manchester vs Doncaster Rovers, Salford City vs Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United vs Solihull Moors, Hull City vs Fleetwood Town,

Colchester United vs Marine, Barrow vs AFC Wimbledon, Dagenham & Redbridge vs Grimsby Town, Cambridge United vs Shrewsbury Town, Brackley Town vs Bishop’s Stortford/St Albans City, Eastleigh vs MK Dons, Hampton & Richmond Borough vs Oldham Athletic, Boreham Wood vs Southend United, Ipswich Town vs Portsmouth, Port Vale vs King’s Lynn Town, Lincoln City vs Forest Green Rovers, Banbury United vs Canvey Island.

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