25/26 FA Cup Third Round Proper draw live and in full

The FA Cup Third Round Proper draw is here and we’ve got it in full and live as they get drawn out tie by tie this Monday evening.

The matches for the second round took place between the evening of Friday, December 5th, through to Monday, December 8th.

The winners of the second round will join the 44 teams from the Premier League and EFL Championship in the upcoming draw, scheduled for approximately 6.40pm GMT.

The fixtures for the third round of the 2025-26 season are scheduled to be played over the weekend of Saturday, January 10th, with the specific schedule to be announced at the earliest opportunity.

Pre-match coverage of the final second round tie between Brackley Town and Burton Albion will start at 6.30pm GMT on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+.

Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist will present the coverage, and the draw will be made by Joe Cole and Peter Crouch.

BALL NUMBERS:

1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Birmingham City
5. Blackburn Rovers
6. Brentford
7. Brighton & Hove Albion
8. Bristol City
9. Burnley
10. Charlton Athletic
11. Chelsea
12. Coventry City
13. Crystal Palace
14. Derby County
15. Everton
16. Fulham
17. Hull City
18. Ipswich Town
19. Leeds United
20. Leicester City
21. Liverpool
22. Manchester City
23. Manchester United
24. Middlesbrough
25. Millwall
26. Newcastle United
27. Norwich City
28. Nottingham Forest
29. Oxford United
30. Portsmouth
31. Preston North End
32. Queens Park Rangers
33. Sheffield United
34. Sheffield Wednesday
35. Southampton
36. Stoke City
37. Sunderland
38. Swansea City
39. Tottenham Hotspur
40. Watford
41. West Bromwich Albion
42. West Ham United
43. Wolverhampton Wanderers
44. Wrexham
45. Macclesfield
46. Grimsby Town
47. Shrewsbury Town
48. Swindon Town
49. Weston Super Mare
50. Barnsley
51. Boreham Wood
52. Milton Keynes Dons
53. Wigan Athletic
54. Fleetwood Town
55. Salford City
56. Mansfield Town
57. Cambridge United
58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion
59. Blackpool
60. Walsall
61. Exeter City
62. Cheltenham Town
63. Doncaster Rovers
64. Port Vale

👇 THE FA CUP THIRD ROUND PROPER DRAW 👇

Wolves v Shrewsbury Town
Doncaster Rovers v Southampton
Tottenham v Aston Villa
Port Vale v Fleetwood Town
Preston North End v Wigan Athletic
Ipswich Town v Blackpool
Wrexham v Nottingham Forest
Charlton Athletic v Chelsea
Manchester City v Exeter City
West Ham United v QPR
Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford
Fulham v Middlesbrough
Everton v Sunderland
Liverpool v Barnsley
Burnley v Millwall
Norwich City v Walsall
Portsmouth v Arsenal
Derby County v Leeds United
Swansea City v West Brom
Salford City v Swindon Town
Boreham Wood v Burton Albion
Grimsby Town v Weston-super-Mare
Hull City v Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United v Bournemouth
MK Dons v Oxford United
Cheltenham Town v Leicester City
Cambridge United v Birmingham City
Bristol City v Watford
Stoke City v Coventry City
Macclesfield v Crystal Palace
Manchester United v Brighton
Sheffield United v Mansfield Town

FA CUP SECOND ROUND RESULTS:

Tie – Date – Home team (tier) – Score – Away Team (tier)
5 December 2025 – Salford City (4) 4–0 Leyton Orient (3)
6 December 2025 – Accrington Stanley (4) 2–2 (a.e.t.)(1–3 p) Mansfield Town (3)
6 December 2025 – Chelmsford City (6) 0–2 Weston-super-Mare (6)
6 December 2025 – Cheltenham Town (4) 6–2 Buxton (6)
6 December 2025 – Exeter City (3) 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers (3)
6 December 2025 – Fleetwood Town (4) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Luton Town (3)
6 December 2025 – Grimsby Town (4) 4–0 Wealdstone (5)
6 December 2025 – Milton Keynes Dons (4) 3–1 Oldham Athletic (4)
6 December 2025 – Peterborough United (3) 0–1 Barnsley (3)
6 December 2025 – Port Vale (3) 1–0 Bristol Rovers (4)
6 December 2025 – Stockport County (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Cambridge United (4)
6 December 2025 – Swindon Town (4) 4–0 Bolton Wanderers (3)
6 December 2025 – Wigan Athletic (3) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Barrow (4)
6 December 2025 – Sutton United (5) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Shrewsbury Town (4)
6 December 2025 – Chesterfield (4) 1–2 Doncaster Rovers (3)
7 December 2025 – Slough Town (6) 1–3 (a.e.t.) Macclesfield (6)
7 December 2025 – Boreham Wood (5) 3–0 Newport County (4)
7 December 2025 – Gateshead (5) 0–2 Walsall (4)
7 December 2025 – Blackpool (3) 4–1 Carlisle United (5)
8 December 2025 – Brackley Town (5) 1-3 Burton Albion (3)

Here’s how fans reacted to the 25/26 FA Cup Third Round Proper draw live and in full…

@Joe__Monty: Worst FA Cup 3rd round draw in my lifetime and its deserved purely due to the draw being done behind a paywall. Nice one TNT. Real money spinner that. #FACupdraw

@MPE14: You got to be over the moon if you are a Macclesfield fan! That’s an unbelievable draw for them.. they will be well up for it and rightly so😃 #cpfc #mfc #facupdraw #facup

@scott1874_: Fa cup draw has been fucking awful, scripted all over. Competition has lost its importance badly

@YouBearsssssss: Remember when the FA Cup 3rd round draw used to be the highlight of the Season… people crowded around TVs now its not even on terrestrial TV and people just dont care 😴 Worst Draw of all time that…. #FACup #EmiratesFACup

@JamesNelson1993: I’m all for not changing the heritage of the FA Cup, but given the recent years where it seems to be dying a death. How about seeding the top teams so the smaller clubs get those chances of playing someone ‘big’? #FACup #facupdraw

@charliekeegan: Made up for Exeter City to have such an brilliant Third Round draw in the FA Cup 🏆 A few stories have been coming out over the last few weeks about financial stresses, and ties like this will help them feel much calmer about their future plans with the money they will generate.

@DaveGroundHops: How are TNT saying Spurs v Villa is the tie of the round? Not Weston Super Mare in their first ever 3rd round tie away to EFL Grimsby? Not non league Macclesfield hosting defending champions Palace? #facup #facupdraw

@juniorjones179:
FA Cup Standouts
Wrexham v Notts Forest
Charlton v Chelsea
Man City v Exeter
West Ham v QPR
Liverpool v Barnsley
Portsmouth v Arsenal
Boreham Wood v Brackley
Grimsby v Weston Supermare
Macclesfield v Palace
Macclesfield so close to United then 4 balls left #FACup #FACupDraw

PREVIOUS FA CUP FINALS:

2025: Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester City
2024: Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United
2023: Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United
2022: Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (Liverpool win 6-5 after penalty shootout)
2021: Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City
2020: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
2019: Manchester City 6-0 Watford
2018: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
2017: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
2016: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United (AET)
2015: Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa
2014: Arsenal 3-2 Hull City (AET)
2013: Manchester City 0-1 Wigan Athletic
2012: Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
2011: Manchester City 1-0 Stoke City
2010: Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth
2009: Chelsea 2-1 Everton
2008: Cardiff City 0-1 Portsmouth
2007: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (AET)
2006: Liverpool 3-3 West Ham United (AET) – Liverpool win 3-1 on penalties
2005: Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United (AET) – Arsenal win 5-4 on penalties
2004: Manchester United 3-0 Millwall
2003: Arsenal 1-0 Southampton
2002: Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea
2001: Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool
2000: Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
1999: Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United
1998: Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle United
1997: Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough
1996: Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool
1995: Everton 1-0 Manchester United
1994: Manchester United 4-0 Chelsea

1993: Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (AET)
Replay: Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday (AET)

1992: Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
1991: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Nottingham Forest (AET)

1990: Manchester United 3-3 Crystal Palace (AET)
Replay: Manchester United 1-0 Crystal Palace

1989: Everton 2-3 Liverpool
1989: Liverpool 3-2 Everton (AET)
1988: Wimbledon 1-0 Liverpool
1987: Coventry City 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur (AET)
1986: Liverpool 3-1 Everton
1985: Manchester United 1-0 Everton (AET)
1984: Everton 2-0 Watford

1983: Manchester United 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (AET)
Replay: Manchester United 4-0Brighton and Hove Albion

1982: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Queens Park Rangers (AET)
Replay: Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Queens Park Rangers

1981: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester City (AET)
Replay: Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Manchester City

1980: West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal
1979: Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United
1978: Ipswich Town 1-0 Arsenal
1977: Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
1976: Southampton 1-0 Manchester United
1975: West Ham United 2-0 Fulham
1974: Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United
1973: Sunderland 1-0 Leeds United
1972: Leeds United 1-0 Arsenal
1971: Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool (AET)

1970: Chelsea 2-2 Leeds United (AET)
Replay: Chelsea 2-0 Leeds United

1969: Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City
1968: West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Everton (AET)
1967: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea
1966: Everton 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
1965: Liverpool 2-1 Leeds United (AET)
1964: West Ham United 3-2 Preston North End
1963: Manchester United 3-1 Leicester City
1962: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Burnley
1961: Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Leicester City
1960: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Blackburn Rovers
1959: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Luton Town
1958: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Manchester United
1957: Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
1956: Manchester City 3-1 Birmingham City
1955: Newcastle United 3-1 Manchester City
1954: West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Preston North End
1953: Blackpool 4-3 Bolton Wanderers
1952: Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal
1951: Newcastle United 2-0 Blackpool
1950: Arsenal 2-0 Liverpool

1946 – 1949 (Competition cancelled between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War)

1949: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Leicester City
1948: Manchester United 4-2 Blackpool
1947: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Burnley (AET)
1946: Derby County 4-1 Charlton Athletic (AET)
1939: Portsmouth 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1938: Preston North End 1-0 Huddersfield Town (AET)
1937: Sunderland 3-1 Preston North End
1936: Arsenal 1-0 Sheffield United
1935: Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 West Bromwich Albion
1934: Manchester City 2-1 Portsmouth
1933: Everton 3-0 Manchester City
1932: Newcastle United 2-1 Arsenal
1931: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Birmingham City
1930: Arsenal 2-0 Huddersfield Town
1929: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Portsmouth
1928: Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Huddersfield Town
1927: Cardiff City 1-0 Arsenal
1926: Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester City
1925: Sheffield United 1-0 Cardiff City
1924: Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa
1923: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 West Ham United
1922: Huddersfield Town 1-0 Preston North End
1921: Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1920: Aston Villa 1-0 Huddersfield Town (AET)

1910 – 1915 (Competition cancelled until 1920 due to the First World War)1915: Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea

1914: Burnley 1-0 Liverpool
1913: Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland

1912: Barnsley 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
Replay: Barnsley 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

1911: Bradford City 0-0 Newcastle United
Replay: Bradford City 1-0 Newcastle United

1910: Newcastle United 1-1 Barnsley
Replay: Newcastle United 2-0 Barnsley

1909: Manchester United 1-0 Bristol City
1908: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Newcastle United
1907: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Everton
1906: Everton 1-0 Newcastle United
1905: Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United
1904: Manchester City 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
1903: Bury 6-0 Derby County

1902: Sheffield United 1-1 Southampton
Replay: Sheffield United 2-1 Southampton

1901: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Sheffield United
Replay: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Sheffield United

1900: Bury 4-0 Southampton
1899: Sheffield United 4-1 Derby County
1898: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Derby County
1897: Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
1896: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1895: Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
1894: Notts County 4-1 Bolton Wanderers
1893: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Everton
1892: West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Aston Villa
1891: Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Notts County
1890: Blackburn Rovers 6-1 Sheffield Wednesday
1889: Preston North End 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1888: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Preston North End
1887: Aston Villa 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

1886: Blackburn Rovers 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
Replay: Blackburn Rovers 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

1885: Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Queens Park, Glasgow
1884: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Queens Park, Glasgow
1883: Blackburn Olympic 2-1 Old Etonians (AET)
1882: Old Etonians 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
1881: Old Carthusians 3-0 Old Etonians
1880: Clapham Rovers 1-0 Oxford University
1879: Old Etonians 1-0 Clapham Rovers
1878: Wanderers 3-1 Royal Engineers*
1877: Wanderers 2-1 Oxford University (AET)

1876: Wanderers 1-1 Old Etonians (AET)
Replay: Wanderers 3-0 Old Etonians

1875: Royal Engineers 1-1 Old Etonians (AET)
Replay: Royal Engineers 2-0 Old Etonians

1874: Oxford University 2-0 Royal Engineers
1873: Wanderers 2-0 Oxford University
1872: Wanderers 1-0 Royal Engineers

* The Cup won outright but restored to the Association

Teams with most titles

Arsenal – 14
Manchester United – 13
Tottenham Hotspur – 9
Liverpool – 8
Aston Villa – 7
Chelsea – 7
Manchester City – 7
Blackburn Rovers – 6
Newcastle United – 6
Wanderers – 5
West Bromwich Albion – 5
Everton – 5

In total, 44 different clubs have won the competition through its history. Manchester United did become the first club claiming ten titles after winning in 1999.

Teams with most finals

Manchester United – 22
Arsenal – 21
Chelsea – 16
Liverpool – 16
Newcastle United – 14
Manchester City – 14
Everton – 13
Aston Villa – 11
West Bromwich Albion – 10

Arsenal did become the first club to reach 20 finals in 2017.