Wimborne Town to Host Bradford City in FA Cup Second Round

What changed

Wimborne Town will host Bradford City in the second round of the FA Cup. The seventh-tier side reached this stage for the first time after beating Crawley Town, while Bradford, seventh in League One, arrive after a 7-0 win over Marine.

The round begins the weekend of 4 December. Winners receive £79,500; losing clubs receive £21,200.

Why it matters

This is the kind of draw that makes the FA Cup feel properly unpredictable. Wimborne have earned a home tie against a club three divisions higher, with the chance to turn one impressive afternoon into a major financial lift.

Bradford will be expected to progress, but the setting changes the mood. Wimborne get the crowd, the occasion and a rare shot at a League One opponent on their own ground. Bradford get a fixture where anything less than a win will make the 7-0 result against Marine feel like a distant memory.

The wider draw also brings Leicester City to Dover Athletic, Salisbury to Blackpool, AFC Fylde to Luton Town and Guiseley to Notts County. The second round has plenty of uneven pairings, but Wimborne-Bradford is the clearest meeting of a club chasing a dream and one trying to avoid becoming part of it.