The BBC and BT Sport have selected their televised ties for the first round of the 2015/16 Emirates FA Cup as the world’s oldest domestic cup competition gets into full swing next month.
Salford City play host to Notts County in front of the BBC cameras on Friday, November 6, with this first round clash match kicking off at 7.55pm and the programme on BBC Two starting at 7.30pm.
Northern Premier League Premier Division side Salford, who are part-owned by five former Manchester United players, beat Southport to reach the first round proper for the first time.
League Two Notts County entered the competition at this round.
Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs, the Neville brothers Gary and Phil, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt agreed a deal to take over Salford – who are in the seventh tier of English league football – in March 2014.
The BBC follows their involvement with the club in Class Of ’92: Out Of Their League, a two-part documentary which starts on Thursday, October 29, at 9.00pm on BBC One.
Evo-Stik League Southern division Didcot Town, along with Northwich Victoria the lowest-ranked side in the competition, take on League Two side Exeter City, live on BT Sport, at 12.00pm on Sunday, November 8, with coverage kicking off at 11.30am on BT Sport 1.
Finally, on Monday, November 9, FC United of Manchester welcome Chesterfield and BT Sport’s cameras to Broadhurst Park for a 7.45pm kick-off.
In addition to the three live TV ties, the BBC’s FA Cup Final Score returns this season, starting at 2.00pm on Sunday, November 8, where a eight further ties will be featured with all the goals and action as it happens, live on BBC One.
The BBC will be showing highlights of all Saturday’s games online from 5.15pm, while comprehensive highlights of all the weekend’s fixtures will be shown on BBC Two on Sunday evening at 6.30pm.
BBC Sport again shares live coverage of the FA Cup with BT Sport this season, as part of four-year deal running through to 2017-18, after the two broadacsters secured a multi-million pound rights deal in the summer of 2013.
The BBC will broadcast the first pick of matches from the first and second rounds, while BT Sport will screen at least two live matches during the opening two rounds, as well as replays if required.
From rounds three to six, BBC TV will show the first pick games and BT Sport the second choice, plus a selection of two other matches from rounds 3-5, with the third and fourth picks alternating between the two broadcasters each round, while both will share two quarter-final matches each.
The first pick of the replays during this phase of the competition will alternate between the BBC and BT, with the BBC screening one match while BT has the option of screening at least two other games.
The BBC has first pick of the semi-finals with the other being screened by BT Sport, with both channels sharing live coverage of the 2016 FA Cup Final at Wembley in late-May.
In addition, one other live FA Cup tie featuring Welsh teams during the early rounds of the competition will be televised by either Welsh-language channel S4C or on BBC Cymru Wales.
Follow all the excitement of this season’s FA Cup live on the BBC and BT Sport from now through to the showpiece final at Wembley Stadium.
For more details about this season’s FA Cup, visit www.thefa.com/thefacup.
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| FRIDAY 6th NOVEMBER |
| SALFORD CITY v NOTTS COUNTY 1st Round | 19:55 |
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| SUNDAY 8th NOVEMBER |
| DIDCOT TOWN v EXETER CITY 1st Round | 12:00 |
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| FA Cup Final Score Instant goal clips from eight ties | 14:00 |
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| MONDAY 9th NOVEMBER |
| FC UNITED OF MAN. v CHESTERFIELD 1st Round | 19:45 |
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