Time for the 25/26 FA Trophy First Round Proper draw now following a very busy weekend of Third Qualifying Round action.
It was a busy weekend as the FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round got underway, with 88 new non league teams entering at that stage, joining the winners from the Second Qualifying Round, and there were plenty of goals and a few penalty shootouts across the 64 games.
The biggest attendance in the Third Qualifying Round came in the fixture where league below Hendon caused a shock winning 1-0 against Dulwich Hamlet, with 1,185 fans present.
The First Round Proper Round sees 32 ties drawn out. Once again, there are no replays, so any match which end in a draw after 90 minutes will be decided via a penalty shootout.
National League North and South teams will enter in the Second Round Proper, then the National League in the Third Round Proper.
Teams who win in the First Round Proper Round will pick up £3,000, while the losers pick up £775, a full list of prize money and dates for each round can be seen below…
FA TROPHY FIRST ROUND PROPER DRAW
1. Hyde United v Silsden or Stocksbridge Park Steels
2. Clitheroe v Stockton Town
3. Workington v Bamber Bridge or FC United of Manchester
4. Prescot Cables or Lancaster City v Guiseley
5. Dunston v Hebburn Town
6. Bradford (Park Avenue) v Runcorn Linnets or Morpeth Town
7. Spalding United v Corby Town
8. Leek Town v Bromsgrove Sporting
9. Ilkeston Town v St Ives Town
10. Anstey Nomads v Stratford Town
11. Redditch United v Gainsborough Trinity
12. Alvechurch v Worcester City
13. Harborough Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
14. Sittingbourne v Cray Valley (PM)
15. Real Bedford v Ashford United
16. Brentwood Town v Welling United
17. Leatherhead v Canvey Island
18. AFC Sudbury v Leiston
19. Wingate & Finchley v Cheshunt
20. Stanway Rovers v Harrow Borough
21. Tilbury v Hadley
22. Waltham Abbey v Chatham Town
23. Billericay Town v Bishop’s Stortford
24. St Albans City v Hanwell Town
25. Burgess Hill Town v Folkestone Invicta
26. Walton & Hersham v Hendon
27. Bracknell Town v Banbury United
28. Basingstoke Town v Dorchester Town
29. Plymouth Parkway v Poole Town
30. Wimborne Town v AFC Portchester
31. Gloucester City v Havant & Waterlooville
32. Farnham Town v Bishop’s Cleeve
Season 2025-26
Payments made from The FA’s prize fund
First round qualifying: Winners receive £1500, losers receive £400
Second round qualifying: Winners receive £2250 losers receive £575
Third round qualifying: Winners receive £2450, losers receive £625
First round: Winners receive £3000, losers receive £775
Second round: Winners receive £3750, losers receive £1000
Third round: Winners receive £4500, losers receive £1250
Fourth round: Winners receive £5250, losers receive £1500
Fifth round: Winners receive £6000, losers receive £1750
Quarter Final: Winners receive £7500, losers receive £2000
Semi-Final: Winners receive £15,000, losers receive £5000
Final runners-up: £30,000
Final winners: £60,000
Amounts are per winning club in each round.
Round Dates
Preliminary Round: Saturday 23 August 2025
First Round Qualifying: Saturday 6 September 2025
Second Round Qualifying: Saturday 20 September 2025
Third Round Qualifying: Saturday 4 October 2025
First Round Proper: Saturday 25 October 2025
Second Round Proper: Saturday 15 November 2025
Third Round Proper: Saturday 13 December 2025
Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 10 January 2026
Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 31 January 2026
Sixth Round Proper: Saturday 28 February 2026
Semi-Final: Saturday 28 March 2026
The Final: Sunday 17 May 2026
MATCH DATES
The default date for matches in the Second Round Qualifying is Saturday 20 September 2025, kick-off
3.00pm.
There are no replays. When a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the winner shall be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with the procedure adopted by The International Football Association Board.
If a match is postponed, this must be rescheduled and played within the postponement window.
FA TROPHY THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND
Bradford (Park Avenue) (8) 2–1 Heaton Stannington (8) – 163
Worcester City (7) 2–2 (3–0 p) Rugby Town (8) – 561
Hyde United (7) 1–0 Warrington Town (7) – 396
Ashton United (7) 1–2 Clitheroe (8) – 226
Dunston (8) 2–1 Warrington Rylands (7) – 241
Workington (7) P–P F.C. United of Manchester (7)
Stockton Town (7) 2–0 Lower Breck (8) – 409
Silsden (8) P–P Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)
Widnes (7) W/O Bamber Bridge (7) – NA
Bridlington Town (8) 2–4 Guiseley (7) – 417
Whitby Town (7) 1–2 Hebburn Town (7) – 281
Prescot Cables (7) P–P Lancaster City (7)
Evesham United (7) 0–2 Ilkeston Town (7) – 295
Gainsborough Trinity (7) 3–2 Shifnal Town (8) – 417
Barwell (7) 0–3 Bromsgrove Sporting (7) – 150
Sporting Club Inkberrow (8) 1–2 Stratford Town (7) – 250
Rushall Olympic (7) 0–2 Spalding United (7) – 202
Anstey Nomads (8) 3–2 Stourbridge (7) – 215
Quorn (7) 2–2 (3–5 p) Corby Town (8) – 264
Real Bedford (7) 3–1 Stamford (7) – 278
AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) 3–1 Malvern Town (8) – 300*
Halesowen Town (7) 1–2 Leek Town (7) 699
St Ives Town (7) 1–0 Kettering Town (7) 332
Basford United (8) 0–0 (4–5 p) Alvechurch (7) 171
Harborough Town (7) 2–0 Hednesford Town (7) – 501
Cleethorpes Town (7) 0–0 (4–5 p) Redditch United (7) – 133
Stanway Rovers (8) 0–0 (5–3 p) Uxbridge (7) – 88
Royston Town (7) 0–3 Welling United (7) – 288
Hanwell Town (7) 2–1 Grays Athletic (8) – 212
Westfield (8) 1–2 Brentwood Town (7) – 165
Leatherhead (8) 4–1 Ramsgate (7) – 489
Aveley (7) 0–2 St Albans City (7) – 250
Carshalton Athletic (7) 1–2 Cheshunt (7) – 312
Broadbridge Heath (7) 1–3 Billericay Town (7) – 176
Hadley (8) 2–1 Dartford (7) – 238
Harrow Borough (8) 3–1 Witham Town (8) – 122
Lewes (7) 1–2 Leiston (7) – 479
Cray Valley Paper Mills (7) 1–0 Berkhamsted (7) – 113
AFC Sudbury (7) 4–0 Bury Town (7) – 461
Chertsey Town (7) 1–2 Tilbury (8) – 410
Burgess Hill Town (7) 1–1 (4–3 p) Potters Bar Town (7) – 402
Bishop’s Stortford (7) 4–0 Cray Wanderers (7) – 266
Wingate & Finchley (7) 4–1 VCD Athletic (8) – 67
Chatham Town (7) 0–0 (4–2 p) Needham Market (7) – 402
Ashford United (8) 3–3 (4–2 p) Biggleswade (8) – TBC
Hayes & Yeading United (8) 0–0 (3–4 p) Walton & Hersham (7) – 220
Sittingbourne (8) 1–0 Hashtag United (7) – 299
Waltham Abbey (8) 6–0 Walthamstow (8) – 198
Whitehawk (7) 0–2 Canvey Island (7) – 234
Dulwich Hamlet (7) 0–1 Hendon (8) – 1,185
AFC Dunstable (8) 1–3 Folkestone Invicta (7) – 118
Bracknell Town (7) 6–3 Hungerford Town (7) – 349
Basingstoke Town (7) 2–1 Shaftesbury (8) – 338
Hartpury University (8) 0–0 (4–5 p) Gloucester City (7) – 550
Plymouth Parkway (7) 3–2 Gosport Borough (7) – 217
Dorchester Town (7) 4–0 Bideford (8) – TBC
Thame United (8) 0–1 Banbury United (7) – 190
Bishop’s Cleeve (8) 2–1 Sholing (7) – TBC
Yate Town (7) 1–2 Poole Town (7) – TBC
AFC Portchester (8) 2–1 Taunton Town (7) – 230
Chichester City (7) 2–4 Farnham Town (7) – 602
Havant & Waterlooville (7) 4–2 Tiverton Town (7) – 286
Wimborne Town (7) 2–0 Weymouth (7) – 722
Runcorn Linnets (8) 7–0 Bury (8) – 825
Runcorn Linnets VS Morpeth Town
Workington AFC VS FC United of Manchester
Silsden AFC VS Stocksbridge Park Steels
Prescot Cables VS Lancaster City
FA TROPHY SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS
Tie – Home team – (level) – Score – Away team – (level) – Att.
3 – Stalybridge Celtic (8) 0–3 Lower Breck (8) – 517
7 – Bridlington Town (8) 2–0 North Ferriby (8) – 645
18 – Biggleswade (8) 3–0 Hitchin Town (8) – 316
20 – Enfield (8) 1–3 AFC Dunstable (8) – 98
34 – Harrow Borough (8) 4–0 Jersey Bulls (8) – 166
1 – Heaton Stannington (8) 4–0 Newton Aycliffe (8) – 287
2 – Bradford (Park Avenue) (8) 2–0 Consett (8) – 196
4 – Witton Albion (8) 0–1 Dunston (8) – 308
5 – Runcon Linnets (8) A–A Bury (8) – 1,005
6 – Congleton Town (8) 1–3 Clitheroe (8) – 374
8 – Silsden (8) 3–0 Nantwich Town (8) – 144
9 – Shifnal Town (8) 2–1 Carlton Town (8) – 106
10 – Corby Town (8) 3–0 Sutton Coldfield Town (8) – 424
11 – Lincoln United (8) 0–2 Malvern Town (8) – 131
12 – Rugby Town (8) 3–2 Belper Town (8) – 242
13 – Coleshill Town (8) 3–4 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) – 111
14 – Bedworth United (8) 0–3 Anstey Nomads (8) – 152
15 – Matlock Town (8) 1–3 Basford United (8) – 459
16 – Sporting Club Inkberrow (8) 4–3 Stafford Rangers (8) – 171
17 – Grays Athletic (8) 2–0 Felixstowe & Walton United (8) – 194
19 – Welwyn Garden City (8) 2–2 (3–4 p) Tilbury (8) – 118
21 – Waltham Abbey (8) 4–1 Lowestoft Town (8) – 140
22 – Walthamstow (8) 5–3 Leighton Town (8) – 252
23 – Cambridge City (8) 3–3 (4–5 p) Witham Town (8) – 381
24 – Stanway Rovers (8) 3–0 Mildenhall Town (8) – 94
25 – Hadley (8) 2–2 (7–6 p) Ascot United (8) – 122
26 – Leatherhead (8) 2–0 Kingstonian (8) – 450
27 – East Grinstead Town (8) 1–2 VCD Athletic (8) – 133
28 – Deal Town (8) 2–3 Ashford United (8) – 454
29 – Hayes & Yeading United (8) 5–1 Southall (8) – 205
30 – Broadbridge Heath (8) 2–1 Bedfont Sports (8) – 75
31 – Crowborough Athletic (8) 1–6 Sittingbourne (8) – 242
32 – Beckenham Town (8) 2–5 Hendon (8)
33 – Westfield (8) 1–1 (4–3 p) Bognor Regis Town (8) – 152
35 – Swindon Supermarine (8) 1–1 (4–5 p) Bideford (8) – 225
36 – Hartpury University (8) 4–2 Portishead Town (8) – 113
37 – Thame United (8) 3–1 Winchester City (8) – 102
38 – Fareham Town (8) 2–5 Bishop’s Cleeve (8) – 189
39 – Shaftesbury (8) 2–2 (4–1 p) Falmouth Town (8) – 125
40 – AFC Portchester (8) 3–0 Tavistock (8) – 225
LIST OF ALL THE FA TROPHY FINALS AND WINNERS
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up | Result | Att |
| 1970 | Macclesfield Town | Telford United | 2-0 | 28,000 |
| 1971 | Telford United | Hillingdon Borough | 3-2 | 29,500 |
| 1972 | Stafford Rangers | Barnet | 3-0 | 24,000 |
| 1973 | Scarborough | Wigan Athletic | 2-1(aet) | 23,000 |
| 1974 | Morecambe | Dartford | 2-1 | 19,000 |
| 1975 | Matlock Town | Scarborough | 4-0 | 21,000 |
| 1976 | Scarborough | Stafford Rangers | 3-2(aet) | 21,000 |
| 1977 | Scarborough | Dagenham | 2-1 | 21,500 |
| 1978 | Altrincham | Leatherhead | 3-1 | 20,000 |
| 1979 | Stafford Rangers | Kettering Town | 2-0 | 32,000 |
| 1980 | Dagenham | Mossley | 2-1 | 26,000 |
| 1981 | Bishop’s Stortford | Sutton United | 1-0 | 22,578 |
| 1982 | Enfield | Altrincham | 1-0(aet) | 18,678 |
| 1983 | Telford United | Northwich Victoria | 2-0 | 22,071 |
| 1984 | Northwich Victoria | Bangor City | 1-1(aet) | 14,200 |
| Replay at Stoke City FC | 2-1 | 5,805 | ||
| 1985 | Wealdstone | Boston United | 2-1 | 20,775 |
| 1986 | Altrincham | Runcorn | 1-0 | 15,700 |
| 1987 | Kidderminster Harriers | Burton Albion | 0-0(aet) | 23,617 |
| Replay at West Bromwich Albion FC | 2-1 | 15,685 | ||
| 1988 | Enfield | Telford United | 0-0(aet) | 21,328 |
| Replay at West Bromwich Albion FC | 3-2 | 7,005 | ||
| 1989 | Telford United | Macclesfield Town | 1-0(aet) | 19,576 |
| 1990 | Barrow | Leek Town | 3-0 | 21,492 |
| 1991 | Wycombe Wanderers | Kidderminster Harriers | 2-1 | 34,842 |
| 1992 | Colchester United | Witton Albion | 3-1 | 32,254 |
| 1993 | Wycombe Wanderers | Runcorn | 4-1 | 32,968 |
| 1994 | Woking | Runcorn | 2-1 | 15,818 |
| 1995 | Woking | Kidderminster Harriers | 2-1(aet) | 17,815 |
| 1996 | Macclesfield Town | Northwich Victoria | 3-1 | 8,672 |
| 1997 | Woking | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1-0(aet) | 24,376 |
| 1998 | Cheltenham Town | Southport | 1-0 | 26,837 |
| 1999 | Kingstonian | Forest Green Rovers | 1-0 | 20,037 |
| 2000 | Kingstonian | Kettering Town | 3-2 | 20,034 |
| 2001 | Canvey Island | Forest Green Rovers | 1-0 | 10,007 |
| 2002 | Yeovil Town | Stevenage Borough | 2-0 | 18,809 |
| 2003 | Burscough | Tamworth | 2-1 | 14,625 |
| 2004 | Hednesford Town | Canvey Island | 3-2 | 6,635 |
| 2005 | Grays Athletic | Hucknall Town | 1-1(aet) | 8,116 |
| Grays Athletic won 6-5 on kicks from the penalty mark | ||||
| 2006 | Grays Athletic | Woking | 2-0 | 13,997 |
| 2007 | Stevenage Borough | Kidderminster Harriers | 3-2 | 53,262 |
| 2008 | Ebbsfleet United | Torquay United | 1-0 | 40,186 |
| 2009 | Stevenage Borough | York City | 2-0 | 27,110 |
| 2010 | Barrow | Stevenage Borough | 2-1(aet) | 21,223 |
| 2011 | Darlington | Mansfield Town | 1-0(aet) | 24,668 |
| 2012 | York City | Newport County | 2-0 | 19,844 |
| 2013 | Wrexham | Grimsby Town | 1-1(aet) | 35,266 |
| Wrexham won 4-1 on kicks from the penalty mark | ||||
| 2014 | Cambridge United | Gosport Borough | 4-0 | 18,120 |
| 2015 | North Ferriby | Wrexham | 3-3 | 14,585 |
| North Ferriby won 5-4 on kicks from the penalty mark | ||||
| 2016 | FC Halifax Town | Grimsby Town | 1-0 | 46,781 |
| 2017 | York City | Macclesfield Town | 3-2 | 38,224 |
| 2018 | Brackley Town | Bromley | 1-1(aet) | 31,430 |
| Brackley Town won 5-4 on kicks from the penalty mark | ||||
| 2019 | AFC Fylde | Leyton Orient | 1-0 | 42,962 |
| 2020 | Harrogate Town | Concord Rangers | 1-0 | N/A as game BCD |
| 2021 | Hornchurch | Hereford | 3-1 | 6000 |
| 2022 | Bromley | Wrexham | 1-0 | 46,111 |
| 2023 | FC Halifax Town | Gateshead | 1-0 | 27,374 |
| 2024 | Gateshead | Solihull Moors | 2-2(aet) | 19,964 |
| Gateshead won 5-4 on kicks from the penalty mark | ||||
| 2025 | Aldershot Town | Spennymoor Town | 3-0 | TBC |
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