COLCHESTER United will travel to play League One side Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup first round.
The U's will visit Salop at the Croud Meadow, as they look to make progress in this season's competition, following today's draw.
The first round proper will be held between Friday November 3 and Monday November 6, with clubs at this stage picking up £40,000 from the competition's prize fund.
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Shrewsbury currently lie 18th in League One, with four wins, two draws and six defeats in their opening 12 games.
The last time Colchester faced Shrewsbury in the FA Cup was in December, 2005.
Goals from Jamie Cureton and Chris Iwelumo secured a 2-1 win for Phil Parkinson's side at Gay Meadow, despite David Edwards' strike.
Colchester's last game against Shrewsbury was in February, 2016.
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The League One game finished as a 0-0 draw, at the JobServe Community Stadium.
Colchester have faced Shrewsbury a total of 50 times, in all competitions.
The U's have won 16 of those games, Salop 22 with 12 of the matches finishing in draws.
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