Town have drawn League Two Oldham Athletic at home in the first round of the FA Cup.

The clubs have drawn one another in the FA Cup twice previously, in 1953/54 and 1963/64, both in round three.

On the first occasion the teams drew 3-3 at Portman Road - Neil Myles, Billy Reed and Tom Garneys the scorers - before the Blues won 1-0 away in the replay via a Garneys goal.

And in 1964 Town won 6-3 at home - the scoreline having been 5-2 at half-time - with Gerry Baker hitting a hat-trick and Danny Hegan two after Joe Broadfoot had given the Blues an early lead.

The most recent meeting between the sides was a 4-0 Town victory in the second tier in April 1997 when Mick Stockwell, Geraint Williams, Neil Gregory and James Scowcroft were on the scoresheet.

The Latics are currently 21st in the fourth tier but beat Stevenage 3-0 at home yesterday.

The tie will see centre-halves George Edmundson and Cameron Burgess play against one of their former clubs, the latter having spent time on loan at Boundary Park while with Fulham.

The 40 first-round ties will be played over the weekend of Saturday 6th November.

Last year Town were beaten 3-2 by Portsmouth in the first round at Portman Road.

Two seasons ago the Blues defeated Lincoln City 1-0 in a first round replay, ending their 15-match winless run in the competition stretching back to January 2010, before losing 2-1 to Coventry in a second round replay at home having drawn 1-1 at St Andrew’s.

Elsewhere, AFC Sudbury drew Colchester United at home.

FA Cup First Round
1 Bradford City v Exeter City
2 Sunderland v Mansfield Town
3 Dorking Wanderers or Hayes & Yeading v Sutton United
4 Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle
5 Dagenham & Redbridge v Salford City
6 Carlisle United v Horsham
7 Dover Athletic or Yate Town v Yeovil Town or Weymouth
8 Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers
9 Rotherham United v Bromley
10 Portsmouth v Harrow Borough
11 Gillingham v Cheltenham Town
12 Morecambe v Newport County
13 Banbury United v Barrow
14 Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion
15 AFC Sudbury v Colchester United
16 Northampton Town v Cambridge United
17 Corinthian Casuals or St Albans City v Forest Green
18 Boston United or Stratford Town v Shrewsbury Town
19 Pontefract Collieries or Halifax Town v Maidenhead United
20 Chesterfield v Southend United
21 Rochdale v Tamworth or Notts County
22 Kidderminster Harriers v Grimsby Town
23 Wigan Athletic v Solihull Moors
24 Boreham Wood v Eastleigh or Folkestone Invicta
25 York City or Morpeth Town v Kettering Town or Buxton
26 Ipswich Town v Oldham Athletic
27 AFC Wimbledon v Brackley Town or Guiseley
28 Harrogate Town v Marine or Wrexham
29 Hartlepool United v Wycombe Wanderers
30 King’s Lynn Town v Walsall
31 Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town
32 Bolton Wanderers v Stockport County
33 Charlton Athletic v Torquay United or Havant & Waterlooville
34 Oxford United v Bristol Rovers
35 Crawley Town v Tranmere Rovers
36 Leyton Orient v Ebbsfleet United
37 Milton Keynes Dons v Stevenage
38 Lincoln City v Bowers & Pitsea
39 Port Vale v Accrington Stanley
40 Marske United or Gateshead v Altrincham

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Wickets added 13:40 - Oct 17 Can we try and take this game seriously please ! Oh i forgot "its the league that counts ".
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Radlett_blue added 13:59 - Oct 17 Another chance for Cuckoo to pick a reserve XI, go out feebly to lower league opposition & then say "the team I picked should have been good enough to win the game".
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Edmundo added 14:05 - Oct 17 Could be worse: this is winnable, and lots of previous links, e.g. Ian Marshall, Joe Royle. COYB let's go on a run!!
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herfie added 14:05 - Oct 17 Time to just concentrate on the Cup - ‘cos, let's face it, anything from the league is becoming a rapidly fading dream! Groundhog manager, groundhog team……. But recognise I should resist becoming over optimistic😜
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ringwoodblue added 14:23 - Oct 17 As we've proven over recent years, it doesn't matter what league or league position our opponents are in, we can't take a win for granted so really hope Cook plays a very strong side so that Oldham don't become the next in a very long line of lower league teams to dump us out of the cup.
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SickParrot added 14:27 - Oct 17 What a great draw for Oldham. PC will change all 11 players from our previous game, we will play with no cohesion and fail to match Oldham's desire resulting in yet another early cup exit.
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rgp1 added 14:55 - Oct 17 I suspect the under 12s might get the nod for this one as the under 9s will be playing the following Tuesday against col who in the pizza cup which incidentally may get moved if Sudbury are on tv on the Sunday or Monday.
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budgieplucker added 14:59 - Oct 17 Perhaps AFC Sudbury can switch their tie with Colchester to Portman Road, and we can all go and see that match instead and support Sudbury, for a treat!!!!
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OwainG1992 added 15:07 - Oct 17 Jesus the hysteria on this page gets worse. Whatever 11 we pick will likely be stronger than Oldham. Will we win? Let's wait and see. Stop flouncing.
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Linkboy13 added 15:22 - Oct 17 Another cup game where we throw the towel in . Won't bother with this one. I know Cook will pick a team that on paper looks good enough to win but the problem is it's another line up that probably hasn't played together before.
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Linkboy13 added 15:22 - Oct 17 Another cup game where we throw the towel in . Won't bother with this one. I know Cook will pick a team that on paper looks good enough to win but the problem is it's another line up that probably hasn't played together before.
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dirtydingusmagee added 16:22 - Oct 17 ive always liked the FA cup comp but for last decade or so the club just seems to have no interest in silverware , Cups have been treated as a nuisance because promotion is the aim . Well thats gone well hasnt it !. Idont see fans of other clubs moaning because they are having a good cup run ,I dont see the fans turning up at Wembley in tears because they have made a final !Come on ITFC, LETS HAVE A GO, we dont seem to have any real desire to do well despite the new owners , still no real passion , no grit, no balls. The fans deserve more than weve had over recent years, too long apathy has been the clubs strong [point .

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ChrisR added 16:38 - Oct 17 Surely even our 2nd 11 should be good enough ? Need a Cup run to maintain interest as no chance of promotion, and also to give more games to all the squad ? But wait , I can hear it already , Town 2-0 up at half time , 2-2 draw as usual , and defeat away after scoring first . Sound familiar ?
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RobsonWark added 18:16 - Oct 17 Please Paul Cook play your BEST team for this match. No chopping and changing players to save them for the next league game. We didn't win the FA Cup and UEFA Cup by changing our team for the cup competitions. The team will only get better if the same best players play week in week out.
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midastouch added 18:37 - Oct 17 I'm gutted with that draw as I was really hoping we were going to pull one of the big boys out of the hat such as Pontefract Collieries, Corinthian Casuals, Folkestone Invicta or Bowers & Pitsea!
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carlisleaway added 19:17 - Oct 17 First game I watched ITFC was in the 3rd round FA Cup back in 1964 against Oldham Won 6-3 with Gerry Baker scoring a hat trick
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ThaiBlue added 19:17 - Oct 17 I dont think we will b able to oldham
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planetblue_2011 added 20:33 - Oct 17 Not really bothered who we get can't get excited about town at the minute. It will be a great game Sudbury vs Col U. Kind of a derby game, they are not far away from each other at all.
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EatonBlue added 21:21 - Oct 17 carlisleaway - wasn't the 6-3 game played in thick fog and from behind the goal you could only see as far as halfway? Fans are said to have had no idea of the score at the end!
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algarvefan added 23:37 - Oct 17 What a miserable bunch you lot are on here, moan, drip, moan. I have supported Town for over 60 years, love watching games, love football, never supported anyone else. Life's not that bad guys, come on cheer up, enjoy your football and have a laugh or two and a beer after the games. You only come this way once and moaning helps nobody, least of all yourself.
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carlisleaway added 00:56 - Oct 18 No I sat in the chicken run…old East Stand and cannot remember any fog, but raining with goals
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shakytown added 02:31 - Oct 18 Might as well put the Ladies team out for a game. They have more balls than the men we have signed and that includes the moron in charge. Cook out now!!!!!!!
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ericclacton added 08:48 - Oct 18 lucky old oldham they got a free pass to the next round.
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sydneytown added 09:50 - Oct 18 Was my first game as well cant remember too much about it We played stoke at home in the next round 1_1 then lost replay 1 0
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istanblue added 22:45 - Oct 18 The two most depressing clubs in the EFL. Guaranteed to be 0-0 in both the home game and inevitable replay.
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