FOREST GREEN will face National League leaders Macclesfield Town at home in the FA Cup first round next month.

The two sides met three times last season, FGR winning both times in the league, including a 3-0 win at home with goals from Christian Doidge, Liam Noble and Mark Ellis, while The Silkmen knocked Rovers out of the FA Trophy with a 1-0 win at Moss Rose.

Forest Green and Macclesfield met in the FA Cup back in 2001 at the same stage when current manager Mark Cooper got on the scoresheet twice.

Having scored an 82nd minute penalty to make it 2-2 away from home, Cooper opened the scoring in the first half of the replay at home, only for Kevin Keen to haul the visitors back level four minutes later before they went on to progress 11-10 on penalties.

Rovers, who made it to the second round the season before, fell at the fourth qualifying round last season away at Sutton United.

The first round will take place over the weekend of November 3-6, with winning clubs receiving £18,000 from the FA’s prize fund.

Draw in full

Stevenage vs Nantwich/Kettering

Bradford City vs Chesterfield

Port Vale vs Oxford United

Newport County vs Walsall

Morecambe vs Hartlepool

Yeovil Town vs Southend United

Peterborough United vs Tranmere Rovers

Cambridge United vs Sutton United

Forest Green Rovers vs Macclesfield Town

AFC Fylde vs Kidderminster Harriers

Luton Town vs Portsmouth

Shrewsbury Town vs Aldershot Town

Hereford vs AFC Telford

Guiseley vs Accrington Stanley

Blackburn Rovers vs Barnet

East Thurrock/Ebbsfleet vs Doncaster Rovers

Leatherhead vs Brackley/Billericay

Boreham Wood vs Blackpool

Shaw Lane vs Mansfield Town

Colchester United vs Oxford City

Plymouth Argyle vs Grimsby Town

AFC Wimbledon vs Lincoln City

Rochdale vs Dover/Bromley

Coventry City vs Maidenhead United

Chorley/Boston United vs Fleetwood Town

Carlisle United vs Oldham Athletic

Notts County vs Bristol Rovers

Dartford vs Swindon Town

Cheltenham Town vs Maidstone United/Enfield Town

Woking/Concord Rangers vs Bury

Crewe Alexandra vs Rotherham United

Gillingham vs Dagenham and Redbridge/Leyton Orient

Hyde United vs MK Dons

Gainsborough Trinity vs Slough Town

Solihull/Ossett vs Wycombe

Northampton vs Scunthorpe

Chalton Athletic vs Truro City

Wigan Athletic vs Crawley Town

Gateshead vs Bath City/Chelmsford

Exeter City vs Heybridge Swifts