"The Football Association bases the ball numbers for each FA Cup draw primarily on the tie numbers from the previous round. For example, the first two teams drawn out of the hat in the third-round draw will be tie number one. The winner of that game will subsequently be ball number one in the fourth-round draw. Wolves, who progressed with a 6-1 win against Shrewsbury, will be ball number one in this season's fourth-round draw as they were involved in tie number one."
"This system is used throughout the competition at various stages, but with a couple of exceptions. For the third-round draw, when 44 Premier League and Championship clubs enter, teams take numbers one to 44 in alphabetical order. The remaining 20 ball numbers are given to the winners of the previous ties, so the winner of tie number one in the FA Cup second round is ball number 45, for example."
The Football Association bases the ball numbers for each FA Cup draw primarily on the tie numbers from the previous round. Early-drawn teams in a round become the tie number for that match and the winner takes the corresponding ball number in the next draw. Wolves will be ball number one in the fourth-round draw after winning tie one. When higher-tier clubs enter, the incoming clubs take the first set of ball numbers in alphabetical order, and the remaining ball numbers are assigned to earlier-tie winners in tie number order. The same alphabetical rule applies when League One and League Two teams enter in the first round.
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