Rovers home tie for Latics

George Elokobi

ATHLETIC have been handed a home draw against Doncaster Rovers in the first round of the FA Cup.

Stephen Robinson's side will face the Sky Bet League Two club, relegated last year but riding high in second place in their division after a positive start.

Athletic last faced the South Yorkshire club, managed by Darren Ferguson, in the competition in the 2014-15 season.

A late George Elokobi own goal in that second-round tie saw Athletic exit the competition 1-0 on home soil.

Athletic got to the second-round stage last season, beating Mansfield after a replay initially, before losing 1-0 at Sheffield United and missing out on a money-spinning tie away at Manchester United.

Non-league Curzon Ashton set up an away-day at Westfields ­- the lowest-ranked club left in the competition ­- after defeating York 2-1 in a replay last night.

The ties will be played over the weekend of November 5-6.

The draw ­-
Sheffield United v Leyton Orient, Millwall v Southend , Dagenham & Redbridge v FC Halifax Town, Merstham v Oxford United, Taunton/Hemel Hempstead v Barrow, Southport v Fleetwood, Yeovil v Solihull Moors, Stockport County v Torquay/Woking, Dartford v Sutton United, Walsall v Macclesfield, Port Vale v Stevenage, Northampton v Harrow Borough/Margate, Cambridge United v Dover Athletic, Westfields v Curzon Ashton, MK Dons v Spennymoor Town, Gillingham v Brackley Town, Alfreton/Gateshead v Newport, Portsmouth v Wycombe, Maidstone United v Rochdale, Bury v AFC Wimbledon, St Albans City v Carlisle, Boreham Wood v Notts County, Mansfield v Plymouth, Braintree Town v Eastbourne Borough, Hartlepool v Wrexham/Stamford, Bolton v Grimsby, Bradford v Accrington, ATHLETIC v Doncaster, Eastleigh v Swindon, Shrewsbury v Barnet, Morecambe v Coventry, Crawley v Bristol Rovers, Whitehawk v Stourbridge, Colchester v Chesterfield, Lincoln City/Guiseley v Altrincham, Exeter v Luton, Charlton v Scunthorpe, Cheltenham v Crewe, Peterborough v Chesham, Blackpool v Kidderminster.