Draw for the Third Round of the 2011/12 FA Cup

Dec 4, 2011
Steve Rogerson

Manchester City have been drawn at home to Manchester United - Photo by Steve Rogerson

The FA Cup third round draw was made at Wembley on Sunday 4 December 2011. This article gives the full draw and picks out some of the more interesting ties.

The draw for the third round of the English FA Cup was made at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 4 December 2011. This is the round when the big teams from the Premiership and Championship enter the tournament to join the 20 survivors from the lower divisions who have navigated their way through the earlier rounds.

The second round results mean that some non-league teams are still left in the hat, notably Welsh club Wrexham who won away at Brentford and Tamworth who beat fellow non-leaguers Gateshead. And Chelmsford City, Fleetwood Town and Salisbury City could be there if they win their replays.

Third round ties will be played over the weekend of 7 and 8 January 2012. The fourth round will be on 28 and 29 January and the fifth round on 18 and 19 February. The quarter finals will take place on 17 and 18 March followed by the semi-finals at Wembley on 14 and 15 April and the final itself at Wembley on 5 May 2012.

The FA Cup Third Round Draw in Full

Arsenal v Leeds United
Barnsley v Swansea City
Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brighton & Hove Albion v Wrexham
Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa
Chelmsford City or Macclesfield Town v Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea v Portsmouth
Coventry City v Southampton
Crawley Town v Bristol City
Dagenham & Redbridge or Walsall v Millwall
Derby County v Crystal Palace
Doncaster Rovers v Sutton United or Notts County
Everton v Tamworth
Fleetwood Town or Yeovil v Blackpool
Fulham v Charlton Athletic
Gillingham v Stoke City
Hull City v Ipswich Town
Liverpool v Southend United or Oldham Athletic
Manchester City v Manchester United
MK Dons v Queens Park Rangers
Middlesbrough v Shrewsbury Town
Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers
Norwich City v Burnley
Nottingham Forest v Leicester City
Peterborough United v Sunderland
Reading v Stevenage
Sheffield United v Salisbury City or Grimsby Town
Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham United
Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic
Tottenham Hotspur v Cheltenham Town
Watford v Bradford City
West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City

FA Cup Third Round Ties to Watch Out For

The big match of the round had to be holders Manchester City at home to their neighbours Manchester United. But there are other local derbies to look out for such as Nottingham Forest playing Leicester City, Fulham against Charlton Athletic and Birmingham City against Wolverhampton Wanderers. There is also the mouth-watering prospect of old rivals Arsenal and Leeds United coming face to face. Non-league Tamworth have been rewarded with a trip to Premiership side Everton.